A lively organisation of over 2,000 members, it was Dorset’s first conservation organisation established to collect, preserve, research and exhibit …
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Feb 20, 2025
Really enjoyed it. Well laid out and very interesting with enough interactive stuff to keep the kids interested. Café was really nice and all the stuff lovely.Full review by Fiona H
Feb 17, 2025
The exhibition is small but very informative, I learned a lot I didn’t know about the gladiators lives ect. A few real exihibits on show, and things for the children to dress up in. Well worth lookin…Full review by Linda B
Feb 14, 2025
What an interesting museum this is. Living in Weymouth for over 20 yrs and as it is Valentine's Day,we bought each other a membership,as we have never been there before. Like I said, Interesting, Edu…Full review by Tourist10123637558
Is there somewhere in the museum to eat our own picnic food?
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no food is allowed in the museum itself but they do have a small tea room on site but think it does not permit your own food. There is always Borough Gardens a short walk away …
no food is allowed in the museum itself but they do have a small tea room on site but think it does not permit your own food. There is always Borough Gardens a short walk away where you can take picnic and it also has a play area eith swings etc for children to play on and a cafe
Do you have to book separately to see dippy please or do you just book normal tickets for the museum?
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Dippy is free. You can either pre-book or just turn-up. Suggest you turn/up on the half hour, as pre-book slots are on the hour. If you want to do the rest of the museum you will need to pay.