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Directory of Free Stuff
Some of the free entry places in England that you can
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English Family Entry Attractions, Heritage Sites, Events,
Museums, Galleries. Listed by county. Free things to do with Kids
England - Dorset
There are 10 free entry listings in Dorset
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Corfe Castle Museum
The Town Hall, West Street
Corfe Castle, Wareham
Dorset, BH20 5HB
1 Mar-30 Nov, daily, 1000-1800;
1 Dec-28 Feb, Sat, Sun, 1000-1600
Admission is free.
Gillingham Museum
Chantry Fields, Gillingham
Dorset, SP8 4UA
All year, Mon Tue, Thu, Fri, 1000-1700; sat, 0930-1230. Closed Bank Hols, 25 Dec-2 Jan
Admission is free.
Tel: 01747 823176
RNLI Headquarters and Museum
West Quay Road, Poole
Dorset, BH15 1HZ
All year, Mon-Fri, 0900-1700. Closed Sat, Sun, Bank hols.
Admission is free.
Tel: 01202 662228
Fax: 01202 663189
Scaplen's Court Museum
High Street, Poole
Dorset, BH15 1DA
Aug, Mon-Sat, 1000-1700, Sun, 1200-1700.
Garden open Jun-Sep, daily, 1300-1600
Admission is free.
Tel: 01202 262600
Fax: 01202 262622
Swanage Museum at the Tithe Barn
Tithe Barn, Church Hill
Swanage, Dorset, BH19 1HU
The late Tony Parsons presented the Tithe Barn to Swanage to create a museum and arts centre. The building is at least 300 years old. The exhibits relate to the town of Swanage and its history; they include a 1930’s Dispensing Chemists shop, a reconstruction of stone quarrying, a period grocer’s shop, the Calkin fossil and archaeological collection and maritime models.
Easter week; late May to early Oct
Mon - Sat , 1000 - 1600, Sun, 1400 - 1600
Admission is free.
Tel: 01929 423174
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Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum
Tolpuddle, Dorchester
Dorset, DT2 7EH
Packed with illustrative displays, this new state-of-the-art interactive exhibition tells the Tolpuddle Martyrs story.
Apr - Oct, Tues - Sat, 1000 - 1730; Sun 1100 - 1730
Nov - Mar, Tues - Sat, 1000 - 1600; Sun 1100 - 1600
Closed Mon except Bank Holidays
Admission is free.
Tel: 01305 848237
Fax: 01305 848237
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Walford Mill Craft Centre
Stone Lane, Wimborne
Dorset, BH21 1NL
Walford Mill Craft Centre is a converted mill 400 mtr north of the market town of Wimborne by the river Allen. The Centre has a gallery which has eight or so different exhibitions during the year and also offers the best of contemporary craft work for sale in the shop, particularly work produced in the local area.
There are a number of workshops on the site where craftsmen may usually be seen at work. These are silk weaving, stained glass and jewellery - these craftsmen all have work for sale as well as taking commissions.
Open daily from 1000 to 1700, 1200 to 1700 on Sun
(closed on Mon from Jan-Mar).
Admission is free.
The Centre has an adjacent car park and a licensed bistro and there are facilities for disabled visitors.
Tel: 01202 841 400
Fax: 01202 841 460
Wareham Town Museum
Town Hall, East Street
Wareham, Dorset, BH20 4NS
9 Apr-31 Oct, Mon-Sat, 1300-1600
Admission is free.
Tel: 01929 553448
Fax: 01929 553521
Water Supply Museum
Wessex Water plc
Sutton Poyntz Pumping Station
Sutton Poyntz, Weymouth
Dorset, DT3 6LT
Admission is free.
Tel: 01305 832634
Fax: 01305 834287
Below this line, in the grey area, we are adding alternative days out to the free listings that DoFreeStuff is renowned for. This is to help you plan your family days out. The attractions listed below make a charge for admission!
Abbotsbury Swannery, Abbotsbury
Blandford Forum Museum, Blandford Forum
Bournemouth Aviation Museum, Christchurch
Bredy Farm Old Farming Collection, Bridport
Brewers Quay, Weymouth
Bridport Museum, Bridport
Corfe Castle, nr Wareham
Corfe Castle Model Village, Wareham
Deep Sea Adventure, Weymouth
Dinosaur Museum (The), Dorchester
Dinosaurland, Lyme Regis
Dorset County Museum, Dorchester
Dorset Heavy Horse Centre, Verwood
Dorset Teddy Bear Museum, Dorchester
Farmer Palmer's, Nr Poole
Keep Military Museum, Dorchester
Kingston Lacy, Wimborne
Kingston Maurward Gardens and Animal Park, Dorchester
Lyme Regis Philpot Museum, Lyme Regis
Mill House Cider Museum, A Dorset Collection of Clocks, Dorchester
Monkey World, Wareham
Nothe Fort, Weymouth
Oceanarium, Bournemouth
Portland Castle - English Heritage, Portland
Portland Museum, Portland
Priest's House Museum and Garden, Wimborne Minster
Purbeck Toy and Musical Boxes and Vintage End of Pier, Wareham
Red House Museum & Garden, Christchurch
Royal Signals Museum, Blandford Forum
Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
East Cliff, Bournemouth
Dorset, BH1 3AA
All year, Tue-Sun, 1000-1700.
Closed Good Fri (9 Apr), 25 Dec
Used to be FREE - Currently charging an admission to the museum – it is a trail period until 30th September 2011.
Tel: 01202 451800
Fax: 01202 451851
Scaplen's Court Museum, Poole
Shaftesbury Abbey, Museum and Garden, Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury Town Museum, Shaftesbury
Sherborne Castle, Sherborne
Sherborne Museum, Sherborne
Southern Electric Museum The Old Power Station, Christchurch
Stapehill Abbey Crafts & Gardens, Ferndown
Swanage Railway, Swanage
Tutankhamun Museum, Dorchester
Wareham Town Museum, Wareham
Wolfeton House, Dorchester
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