Dinosaur Museum (Dorchester)

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The Dinosaur Museum

The Dinosaur Museum is a museum presenting dinosaurs in Dorchester, the county town of Dorset, in southern England.

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The Dinosaur Museum is the only museum in mainland Britain dedicated purely to dinosaurs. [1] The museum is not far from the Jurassic Coast to the south, a World Heritage Site. The museum is based in Icen Way in central Dorchester. [2] It features an outdoor model of a triceratops that was renovated in 2012. [3] At Easter, the museum features a dinosaur Easter egg hunt. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Dinosaur Museum". Visit Dorset. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "The Dinosaur Museum". TripAdvisor . Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Dorchester Dinosaur Museum triceratops off for a makeover". Dorset Echo . 10 January 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  4. ↑ Meech, Ruth (23 March 2012). "Dorchester's Dinosaur Museum hosts an Easter egg hunt". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 26 December 2013.

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