Merry Christmas from all of the team at Dorset History Centre! We hope you have a peaceful and relaxing festive season, and we look forward to welcoming you to Dorset History Centre in 2026. — A reminder of our opening hours over this festive period: We will be open with our usual opening hours (9am-5pm)… Read more Merry Christmas from Dorset History Centre
It’s that season where we start to think about whether we will get snow for Christmas. We thought we’d look back through the archives at snow in Dorset over the years. Weymouth bay saw ice in 1963, cars being dug out, picturesque Dorset cottages and fields covered in a gentle white sprinkling like icing sugar… Read more Dreaming of a White Christmas…
Over a couple of weeks in November and December 2025 we undertook our now annual Collections Fortnight. This is a time we close to the public to work on our collections behind-the-scenes, addressing projects we otherwise would not be able to when we are open. This year was a complicated year, as short-term plans had… Read more Collections Fortnight 2025: What Did We Do?
Brownsea Island was acquired by the National Trust in 1962 and opened to the public in 1963. Since then it has served as a valuable nature reserve and a popular scenic retreat for holiday makers. Its success as a significant Dorset landmark is owed in no small part to the efforts of the volunteers that… Read more The Early Days of the Brownsea Island Volunteer Wardens
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