Tank Museum

One of the Tank Museum's halls, housing the exhibitions

The Tiger Collection exhibition at The Tank Museum

World War I Commemoration at the Tank Museum

The Tank Museum brings history to life, with the world’s best collection of tanks and explosive live displays.

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Open 7 days a week, 10am – 5pm. Closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day.

Linsay Road, Bovington, BH20 6JG

The Tank Museum brings history to life, with the world’s best collection of tanks and explosive live displays.

Our exhibitions tell the story of armoured warfare spanning over 100 years of history. Exploring ten powerful exhibitions, you will come face to face with almost 300 armoured vehicles. This unique collection includes the world’s first ever tank, the feared German Tiger and the modern Challenger 2.

“The Tank Story” details tank history from its birth in 1915 to the present in a modern exhibition. “Battlegroup Afghanistan” transports you to today’s front line as combat veterans give their accounts alongside the vehicles used on operations today. In “The Discovery Centre” you’ll see the breadth of our vehicle collections as well as seeing who tanks are made in “Tank Factory”.

The Tank Museum’s First World War Centenary exhibition, “Tank Men”, tells the stories of the first men who fought bravely in these revolutionary machines. Let the “The Trench Experience” take you back in time to the trenches of the First World War, whilst “Warhorse to Horsepower” examines the role of horses in war.

There are special events going on throughout the year at The Tank Museum including TANKFEST, Tiger Day and the Vintage Christmas Festival and Craft Fayre, as well as special activity programmes during the School Holidays.

TANKFEST, on the last weekend of June, is the world’s best display of historic moving armour! With stalls, food, entertainment and activities as well, this is an event for the whole family.

Don’t miss the explosive Tanks in Action Displays, every weekday during the School Holidays. Watch in awe as tanks roll into action in our arena, with thundering engines and life-like explosions!

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Upcoming events

february

15feb - 16All DaySouth West Model Show, Spring Edition

Event Details

See live remote control model displays, Daleks and discover everything you need to know about scale modelling at The Tank Museum, 15-16 February 2020.

Surrounded by real tanks and armoured vehicles, scale modellers will be showcasing their creations and sharing their hints and tips for creating the perfect models. There will also be live displays of remote control models, including remote control aeroplane demonstrations.

Visitors will have the chance to see models from across the spectrum, including boats, planes, cars, and of course, tanks! Various talks will be on offer, answering all your modelling questions. Learn key techniques, including painting, airbrushing, and choosing the right kit and tools.

Arts University Bournemouth will be attending to present talks on a range of model making skills and techniques which support the different areas of professional model making. PLUS the Charity Dalek Squad are offering a running audience with a Dalek Q&A session.

Included over the weekend are ground floor access tours within the Museum’s Vehicle Conservation Centre, a fantastic opportunity to get up close with vehicles usually not accessible to the public. The Museum’s exhibitions will also be open, including a guided tour of the ‘Tommy in the Trenches’.

Events Manager, Rosanna Dean said, “For generations, people have made model kits and been inspired to visit The Tank Museum to see the real thing. This event combines two great passions; modelling and military history.”

For those inspired by the display, there will also be the opportunity to purchase kits and accessories.

The Museum will be open from 10.00am to 5.00pm. Annual Passes and Season tickets are valid. You can see the full weekend programme here: https://www.tankmuseum.org/whats-on/events/bovevt67366