Beaminster Museum

Beaminster Museum Beaminster Museum is a fascinating small museum about the history of this part of West Dorset, with plenty to see and do for all ages.

Admission free - donations welcome! See website for latest info

Join our expert local historian for a tour of Beaminster as you have never seen it. Sunday 13th September, 4pm to 5:30pm...
30/08/2026

Join our expert local historian for a tour of Beaminster as you have never seen it. Sunday 13th September, 4pm to 5:30pm. A special event organised for Heritage Open Days.

Pre-booking is essential - please email [email protected] to book your place on this strictly-limited tour, get payment and meet point details. All proceeds go to Beaminster Museum, a registered charity.

Beaminster Museum is open every day this bank holiday weekend - come and explore the history of West Dorset whatever the...
28/08/2026

Beaminster Museum is open every day this bank holiday weekend - come and explore the history of West Dorset whatever the weather and, while you are here, browse our fantastic range of local crafts and cards - not sold anywhere else in Beaminster.

Opening times: Sat 10:30-4, Sun 2-4:30, BH Mon 10:30-4.

We do love a fossil in Beaminster Museum - come and take a look at our collection from Horn Park Quarry, the smallest Na...
28/08/2026

We do love a fossil in Beaminster Museum - come and take a look at our collection from Horn Park Quarry, the smallest National Nature Reserve in the UK and an official World Reference site for stratigraphy.

We are open every day this bank holiday weekend and all the way to the end of October half term (see opening times below)

Tues, Thurs, Sat, Bank Holidays: 10:30am - 4:00pm
Sun: 2:00pm to 4:30pm

Entry is FREE but as a completely volunteer-run community museum, donations are always welcome.

26/08/2026

A 3D exploration of a Roman dagger found on Waddon Hill, held by Bridport Museum.

This beautiful bronze axe head was found in the 19th century on Waddon Hill - a Roman fort and before that an Iron Age c...
12/08/2026

This beautiful bronze axe head was found in the 19th century on Waddon Hill - a Roman fort and before that an Iron Age camp. It was donated to Dorchester Museum and Art Gallery in 1953 and, after a bit of research and digging in the archives, we have now put it on display in Beaminster Museum, on loan from DMAG.

Come and find out more about the ancient past of our area. We are open at the following times:

Tues, Thurs, Sat, Bank Holidays: 10:30am - 4:00pm
Sun: 2:00pm to 4:30pm

Entry is FREE but as a completely volunteer-run community museum, donations are always welcome.

Did you know that Halstock has an ancient past? The Romano-British villa at Halstock dates from the 2nd century and was ...
10/08/2026

Did you know that Halstock has an ancient past? The Romano-British villa at Halstock dates from the 2nd century and was occupied until at least the end of the 4th century. On the site there had previously been a settlement of the local tribe, the Durotriges. Building was done in several phases. By the 3rd century there were three ranges of buildings around a central courtyard which had an ornamental pond. The west range formed the main residence; the north and south ranges had large single-aisled halls. The north was fronted by a long portico. The piece of column by this case may have been part of it.

The Medusa head mosaic roundel from Halstock Villa was sketched in 1818 by Thomas Rackett, before it was destroyed at the time by treasure seekers. It was redrawn in 2005 by Stephen R. Cosh.

Come and find out more about the ancient past of our area. We are open at the following times:

Tues, Thurs, Sat, Bank Holidays: 10:30am - 4:00pm
Sun: 2:00pm to 4:30pm

Entry is FREE but as a completely volunteer-run community museum, donations are always welcome.

TWO weeks ago today Beaminster Museum were at the Corn Exchange in Blandford to meet the King. We have the official pho...
30/07/2026

TWO weeks ago today Beaminster Museum were at the Corn Exchange in Blandford to meet the King. We have the official photos now and they remind us that it really did happen. We were asked to go along along with other Dorset charities to present to the King and Queen as they visited the town. We talked about flax, a crop that employed thousands of people from around Bridport, Beaminster and Crewkerne around the early 1800s in the growing, the processing, and the weaving of the yarn, to make linen articles - from clothes to sails.

Come and see the story at Beaminster Museum. We are open at the following times:

Tues, Thurs, Sat, Bank Holidays: 10:30am - 4:00pm
Sun: 2:00pm to 4:30pm

Entry is FREE but as a completely volunteer-run museum with no financial support from the council, donations are always welcome.

Come along to Beaminster Museum Card and Gift Shop and help support local crafts people. We have handmade crafts and car...
29/07/2026

Come along to Beaminster Museum Card and Gift Shop and help support local crafts people. We have handmade crafts and cards to suit all budgets.

The museum is a few minutes from the Square, just around the corner from The Ollerod. The shop is open the same hours as the museum itself and is just inside the entrance.

We are open at the following times:
Tues, Thurs, Sat, Bank Holidays: 10:30am - 4:00pm
Sun: 2:00pm to 4:30pm

Entry to the shop is FREE!
Entry to the museum is also FREE ... but as a completely volunteer-run museum with no financial support from the council, donations are always welcome.

Planning what to do with the family in West Dorset this summer? Come along to Beaminster Museum on Whitcombe Road to fi...
22/07/2026

Planning what to do with the family in West Dorset this summer? Come along to Beaminster Museum on Whitcombe Road to find some family fun. We cover so much, from fossils to firefighters and we have photo trails, art activities, and dressing up. Great for the whole family.

We are open at the following times:
Tues, Thurs, Sat, Bank Holidays: 10:30am - 4:00pm
Sun: 2:00pm to 4:30pm

Entry is FREE but as a completely volunteer-run museum with no financial support from the council, donations are always welcome.

Beaminster is a lovely small town in West Dorset, surrounded by beautiful rolling countryside and villages. It even ha...
21/07/2026

Beaminster is a lovely small town in West Dorset, surrounded by beautiful rolling countryside and villages. It even has its own museum which, to quote some of the visitor comments from earlier this year, is "fantastic", with "excellent exhibitions", is "very informative", and there is "lots to see". We are family-friendly and FREE.

The museum is open at the following times:
Tues, Thurs, Sat, Bank Holidays: 10:30am - 4:00pm
Sun: 2:00pm to 4:30pm

Entry is FREE but as a completely volunteer-run museum with no financial support from the council, donations are always welcome.

See picture for map of how to get to us.

Address

Beaminster
DT83NB

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10:30am - 4pm
Thursday 10:30am - 4pm
Saturday 10:30am - 4pm
Sunday 2pm - 4:30pm

Telephone

+441308863623

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