The 39th Regiment of Foot and 1st Battalion The Dorsetshire Regiment Empire and New Worlds. We are very happy to announce that the museum will now be open on Sundays until the end of September! Normal opening hours apply. Please do come and visit us, with fun for all the family. We will be open from Monday to Saturday, with pre-booking essential until further notice.

Under the command of Brigadier Roy Urquhart (later to win fame at Arnhem), they became known within the Eighth Army as "Roy's Boys". After a very successful landing, they advanced rapidly. We would like to thank everyone who has supported The Keep Military Museum over the past 18 months. It has been a very difficult time for everyone.

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Jan Frances

Sep 25, 2021

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Interesting military museum at the Top of the Town. Spiral staircase up to 3 floors of exhibits, final flight takes you out onto the roof. Fantastic 360 degrees view over Dorchester and surrounding countryside. Reasonable entry fee, good value, friendly welcome. Well worth a visit.

Lewis Holman

Sep 06, 2021

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Lovely place loads to do any had an amazing time not the biggest off museum but dose pack a lot into the small space.

Ribka Karunia Tahir

Sep 06, 2021

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Amazing & vast collections, beautiful place!
Quiet museum, allows the visitors to enjoy their time!
Rich history, mesmerizing details!

LunarPurin

Aug 26, 2021

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Cheap to enter, and easy to spend hours here. Absolute tons of stuff and what a museum should be. It cost no more than £6 for two adults to enter, and it's deceptively huge. Tons of medals, tons of artifacts, a lift for wheelchair access, more than I could ever ask for with the price I paid. Not to mention an affordable gift shop that sells some very nice items at affordable prices, if not a steal.

Richard Cox

Aug 19, 2021

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Wow what a place , amazing displays.full of history .price was £7 each per adult . Well worth it

Kirk Harper

Jun 11, 2021

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Great military museum, reasonably priced and inside an incredible building. Pleasant staff and great place to visit if you like anything to do with history or the military. I think you could spend between 30 minutes to 2 hours here

Tim Rosenburgh

Jan 02, 2020

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Great museum of military history in Dorchester spread over four floors.
Fantastic views from the roof.
If you gift your admission your ticket is valid for 12 months so you can visit as many times as you like.
There is a small car park at the rear and a pay and display car park next to it.
The museum explains about the Devon and Dorset regiments from the past to the present.
It also tells about the First and Second World wars including the Boer war.

Steve R.

Sep 12, 2019

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Had a really nice couple of hours here and could have spent a lot more time. A wealth of information and interesting exhibits and free return tickets valid for 12 months. Very reasonable prices and worth every penny.

Shawn B.

Sep 21, 2017

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A great museum and well worth the price of admission. Go with plenty of time so that you can enjoy all the history, artifacts, and displays. It's crazy how much they're able to pack into just 3 floors. Go on a nice day for a great view of Dorchester from the roof!