Tiger Day Spring at The Tank Museum
Tiger Day Spring is on Saturday 22 April 2023. Tiger 131 only runs twice a year at Tiger Day – you can’t afford to miss it! See a WWII tank display and explore The Tank Museum on a day dedicated to…
Easter at the Tank Museum – Tanks for the Memories
Easter at The Tank Museum - fun for the whole family! From Saturday 1 April to Sunday 16 April, enjoy explosive live displays, tracked vehicle rides and our brand new exhibition, plus, a wide variety of activities to keep kids…
Quiet Mornings at The Tank Museum
Join us for a series of quiet mornings aimed at anyone who would appreciate a calmer visit to The Tank Museum. From 9am to 11am on 26 March, 17 June, 30 September and 10 December 2023, all sounds and interactives…
Watch the Tiger 1 tank in action at The Tank Museum’s autumn Tiger Day
See the world’s only running Tiger I tank in action during its last outing of 2022, at Tiger Day on 17 September at The Tank Museum. Tiger 131 runs only twice a year, on Tiger Day in April and September,…
See tanks in action at The Tank Museum!
Visitors to The Tank Museum can see tanks roll into action in the Museum’s arena every weekday during the school holidays, There are ‘Mobility, Firepower and Protection’ themed family-friendly activities taking place every day inside the Museum and the…
Children’s Fossil Competition 2022 – The Etches Collection
The Inaugural Children's Fossil Competition by The Etches Collection is open for entries! Have you ever found a fossil? Maybe you have a collection of fossils? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have your fossil on…
WW2 planes at TANKFEST 2021
There will be a flypast of two WW2 planes at TANKFEST 2021 later this month. An iconic WW2 Spitfire and Lancaster will participate in the flypast at TANKFEST 2021 at The Tank Museum, 17-20 September, courtesy of the RAF Battle…
The Tank Museum Shop wins – Best Online Shop and Shop of the Year
The Tank Museum Shop has scooped two major industry awards. The wins follow its impressive financial performance during the pandemic. The Dorset museum won Best Online Shop at the recent The Cultural Enterprises Awards. It won Shop of the Year at…
Travel back in time at Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum
There's the chance to travel back in time to Dorset in the Georgian era in a new exhibition at Shire Hall Historic Courthouse Museum in Dorchester. From 10 July until 4 September, the Museum is hosting ‘Georgian Dorset’, in partnership with Weymouth Museum.…
Sherborne Castle reopens its doors!
Sherborne Castle reopens its doors to visitors on 23 July.* Behind the scenes the team have been working hard to make the Castle sparkle. We invite you to bring the family and come and walk in the footsteps of Sir…