We went as my son is really into dinosaurs and especially made the trip to Dorchester over the recent Bank Holiday. It is seriously overpriced and pretty poor. It took us 20 minutes to go through pretty much everything. The tourist office should know how bad this place is. The website is slightly misleading with a skeleton of a dinosaur... more

I thought I was taking my son for an exciting but educational day out. I couldnt have been more wrond. I paid £17 for three of us to go into someones house and look at plastic toys nailed to the wall, and put our hands in a box with feathers in it. I could have done that at home for... more

How they can justify the price they charge i haveno idea. Please stay away from this poorly put together so called museum, might of been ok 25 years ago but very very amatuerish and poorly put together. Plastic toys nailed to walls, hot and sweaty. How the fire people allow them to pack the people in especially on a wet... more

Unbelievably bad and very overpriced. Most of the exhibits had a very home made / amateur feel about them, despite having to pay £25 for the family to get in. Can't think what they are spending the money on. Certainly not on air conditioning. The upstairs rooms were like a sauna, despite it being a cold, wet day. One of... more

Visited as a treat for our son who is 5 years old and what a shock. The admission price was not the shock, but the complete lack of content was! There was little to entertain a 5 year old and this 'educated' parent did his best! Believe me, at over £17.00 I tried to get the most out of the... more

A very rude man on the counter took £31 for my family to enter into what can only be described as a very old school. The walls have toy Dinosaurs nailed onto the walls and a few pictures on the wall. There are some buttons to press and boxes for kids to put there hands in to feel things. There... more

We have just returned from a trip to Dorset,which was lovely with one glaring exception. The Dinosaur Museum in Dorchester is without a doubt the worst museum I have been to and after 20 years of teaching youngsters and having my own child, I have been to a fair few. It is shabby, poorly presented (plastic toys screwed to the... more

I echo exactly the statements of all previous writers on this museum, apart from the one that gave it top marks - opinion of course which I am completely respectful of, but with respect, have you ever been to a museum before? If so your expectations of things must be very low. £5 too expensive per ticket, no up-keep, horrendous... more

Excellent very educational, very enjoyable. Spent the whole morning there. Chidren really loved it. As with all subjects parents must be willing to help and encourage their children ,and not just leave them to run about. We all look forward to visiting again. more