The Dinosaur Museum is open  most days of the Christmas and New Year holidays. It is open daily up until, and including, Wednesday 23rd December. The Musem is then closed from 24th to 26th December inclusive. The Dinosaur Museum reopens on Sunday 27th December and is then open daily including Bank Holiday Monday and New Year’s Day for the rest of the festive break. Opening times are from 10am to 4.30pm. The Museum is in the centre of historic Dorchester a gateway town to the Jurassic Coast.


Why not make a day of it in Dorchester and visit some of its other attractions. The internationally renowned Tutankhamun Exhibition, the enchanting Teddy Bear Museum with its special Bears at Christmas display and the Terracotta Warriors Museum are all open on the same days. There’s lots to see and do in Dorchester this Christmas.