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The Dinosaur Museum

Museum

Icen Way
DORCHESTER
Dorset
DT1 1EW

Tel: +44 01305 269880

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Dinosaur

Fossils, skeletons, life-size dinosaur reconstructions plus hands-on and multimedia displays provide great family fun at this award winning museum.

Opening Times

Open All Year
Summer Opening (01/04/2012 - 30/09/2012)
DayTimes
Monday10:0017:00
Tuesday10:0017:00
Wednesday10:0017:00
Thursday10:0017:00
Friday10:0017:00
Saturday10:0017:00
Sunday10:0017:00
Winter Opening (01/10/2012 - 31/03/2013)
DayTimes
Monday10:0016:00
Tuesday10:0016:00
Wednesday10:0016:00
Thursday10:0016:00
Friday10:0016:00
Saturday10:0016:00
Sunday10:0016:00

Prices

Ticket TypeTicket Tariff
Adult£6.99 per ticket
Child£5.50 per ticket
Family£23.50 per ticket
Senior£5.99 per ticket
Student£5.99 per ticket
Under 3'sFree

Note: Prices are a guide only and may change on a daily basis.

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