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On a visit to the Teddy Bear Museum children can compare lives and homes from the Edwardian times to the present day.
The Teddy Bear Museum | Dorchester, Dorset
The Teddy Bear Museum
Winter Opening Times
NOVEMBER
OPEN WEEKENDS ONLY
11AM – 3PM
DECEMBER
CLOSED ALL MONTH
INCLUDING CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
WE REOPEN ON 2 JANUARY 2027
WEEKENDS ONLY
11AM – 3PM
until February School Half Term
when we are open as usual every day
EXCLUSIVE SCHOOL BOOKED VISITS
ARE AVAILABLE DURING THE WEEK
FURTHER INFO CALL 01305 269741
The Dorset Teddy Bear Museum is Dorchester's wonderful family museum, with Edward Bear and his family of people-sized bears, in Teddy Bear House. Meet all the family and enjoy the Museum's wonderful collection of teddy bears.
From the earliest antique teddy bears to today's TV favourites, over 100 years of teddy bears are displayed within the Museum that range from early antique bears to modern favourites from all parts of the teddy bear world.
England's unique Teddy Bear Museum is a fun family museum that will charm and delight teddy bear lovers of all ages. It's an enchanting treat not to be missed!
There are bears of all kinds and all sizes to thrill everyone from the very young to the young at heart. A visit is a journey through childhood's memory lane. All the bears are waiting to greet you!
You'll want to take them all home - so be sure to visit the museum's charming period shop – a must for teddy bear collectors and lovers stocking new and vintage teddy bears including Steiff, Merrythought, Dean's, Gund & many more.
Our Teddy Shop
The museum's charming period shop is ideal for Teddy bear collectors and all those who love teddy bears.
Explore the Museum
From the earliest teddies to today's TV favourites, there are hundreds of cute teddy bears waiting to meet you.
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