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a Museum in the town of Dorchester, in the county of Dorset

The Keep Military Museum, Dorchester, Dorset

About The Keep Military Museum

This exciting keep is the home of the Military Museum of Devon and Dorset. Here visitors with a keen interest in all things military can learn of the military service men and women of Dorset and Devon, their lives and times. There are rich portrayals featuring The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, The Dorset Regiment, The Devonshire Regiment, The Dorset Yeomanry, The Dorset Militia, The Royal Devon Yeomanry, and 94 Field Regiment R.A.

The feast set before your eye's includes the very latest technological interactive displays, uniforms including ceremonial, medals, and weapons used over the past three hundred years. There are paintings, photographs and books, together with an archive section available to those attempting to research family or military history.

The museum, although military based offers something for everyone, it fully depicts the proud service traditions upheld by centuries of men and women of Dorset and Devon.

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Nearby travel help

Dorchester West Station(0.5 miles, 0.7 km)
Dorchester South Station(0.6 miles, 1.0 km)
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M5 Junction 25(34.2 miles, 55.1 km, direction NW)
M5 Junction 24(36.0 miles, 57.9 km, direction NW)
Exeter Airport(42.9 miles, 69.1 km, direction W)
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