"great days out for all the family"
"great days out for all the family" |
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Days Out in Dorset |
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| Royal Signals Museum |
Blandford Dorset DT11 8RH 01258 482 248 |
Spies,
Codes & Secret Agents. ENIGMA, Codes and Code Breaking; Special
Operations Executive & Special Forces. A family attraction showing
through interactive displays, the science and technology of military
communications. VOTED BEST FAMILY VALUE.  |
| Dorset County Museum |
High
West Street Dorchester Dorset DT1 1XA 01305 262735 |
The
Dorset County Museum is a great place to find out about local writers,
geology and archaeology. With video displays, activity carts and free
audio-guides it's the ideal place to bring kinds on a wet day. Be it
Roman mosaics or dinosaur footprints.
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| Mummies |
Amarna
Centre, Alington Street, Dorchester, Dorset. 01305 269741 |
3000 years of
ancient Egyptian embalming are celebrated in this unique exhibition .A
superb collection of unwrapped Royal Mummies, including Rameses the great,
mummified sacred animals, death-masks and other treasures has been specially
recreated |
| The Dorset Teddy Bear Museum |
Antelope
Walk, Dorchester, Dorset. DT1 1BE. 01305 263200 |
See
hundreds of teddy bears from throughout the last century displayed in
atmospheric and evocative settings. Then visit Edward Bear and his extended
family of human-sized teddy bears in their home! |
| The Tutankhamun Exhibition |
High
West Street, Dorchester, Dorset. DT1 1UW 01305 269571 |
Experience
the wonder & excitement of the world's greatest discovery of ancient
treasure. Tutankhamun's tomb, treasure, and mummified body are superbly
recreated using sight, sound, & smell. |
The Dinosaur Museum |
Icen
Way, Dorchester, Dorset. DT1 1EW 01305 269880 |
Britain's
award winning dinosaur museum has an exciting mix of actual fossils, skeletons,
life-size dinosaur reconstructions with video, hands on and computer displays.
It's great family fun. |
Athelhampton House |
Athelhampton,
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Athelhampton is one of the finest
15th century manor houses and is surrounded by one of the great architectural
gardens of England. The glorious gardens are Grade 1 listed and date from
1891 whilst the house itself was built by Sir William Martyn in 1485 |
Compton |
164
Canford Cliffs Rd, Canford Cliffs, Poole, Dorset, BH13 7ES 01202 700778 |
Gardens,
Restaurants and Retail set in 10 acres with spectacular views overlooking
Poole Harbour, Brownsea Island and the Purbeck Hills. Wander around
the magnificent individually themed gardens including the famous Italian
and Japanese |
