Museums & Galleries · Lyme Regis
Beaminster Museum
📍 DT8 3NB
Photo: Ian S (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Revamped Geology and Pre-History displays
- Summer exhibition on Beaminster's 18th century fire engine
- Bronze Age gold and Roman bronze bust on show
- Stone-Age hand axes over 250,000 years old
- Agriculture Corner with a mocked-up bygone barn
Housed in a converted 19th-century Congregational chapel, Beaminster Museum tells the story of 170 million years of life in rural West Dorset, from ancient fossils and Stone-Age hand axes to Roman, Bronze Age and Iron Age finds. You can explore reworked Geology and Pre-History displays, a summer exhibition on Beaminster's historic fire engine, an Agriculture Corner, and exhibits on the area's flax and sailcloth industry. It suits anyone curious about local history, geology or family research, with a dedicated research team on hand. The museum is entirely volunteer run and open seasonally. Based in Beaminster, Dorset, it sits among 43 bookable places to stay within 5 miles, with Crewkerne station 4.9 miles away for travel.
Practical details
- Open
- Open for Summer 2026 until 1 November
- Booking
- Horn Park Quarry can be visited by prior arrangement
From the attraction's own website on 20 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Gift Shop
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🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to Beaminster Museum into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Crewkerne 4.9 miles
- Maiden Newton 7.6 miles
- Chetnole 8.2 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page