Dorchester Abbey Museum
You can explore some highlights from our collection online here.
The Museum has displays in the oak-panelled, 16th century Old School Room in the Abbey Guest House and in the Abbey’s Cloister Gallery.
You can explore the museum website here.
The Museum
We are usually open from Easter Saturday until the end of September. The Opening Times are as follows:
Saturdays, Sundays & BH Mondays, Wednesday and Thursdays 2pm – 5pm
Group visits will be by appointment only
Our Museum volunteers look forward to seeing you during the season.
If you would like to become a volunteer do come into the Museum when it is open and find out more about what we do.
For further details please contact museum@dorchester-abbey.org.uk
‘The best small museum I have ever visited’
‘A delightful local museum run by volunteers’
The Cloister Gallery
The story of the Abbey: If Stones Could Speak
An acclaimed display of the medieval stonemason’s craft
Open 8.00 am – 6.00 pm (summer) / 8.00 am – dusk (winter)
Admission: FREE
‘Fascinating insights into local history’
