Museums in Dorchester Dorchester is lucky to have many different museums to visit, all dotted close to the Town Centre. At the top of town there is The Keep Military Museum which is housed in a spectacular old Keep and easy to spot as you arrive in Dorchester from the West. Further down the main road on the left is the Dorset County Museum, again, housed in another beautiful building. From there,... 

The Keep Military Museum is situated on the main road heading towards Bridport and is an easy landmark to spot.  Designed to look like a Norman Castle and built out of local stone from Portland, construction was finished in 1879. Originally a gatehouse for the Depot Barracks of the Dorsetshire Regiment and it also served as the County Armoury.  Read More →