One of prehistory’s most fearsome predators is set to go on display at a museum in Dorset.

A fossilised lobster claw has inspired a lifelong passion for palaeontology.

A newly identified ichthyosaur from the UK’s Jurassic Coast is rewriting part of the prehistoric playbook. Nicknamed the “Sword Dragon of Dorset,” the three-meter-long marine reptile lived during a ...

Young artists aged 0–25 in Dorset invited to enter The Box’s ‘Where’s Your Head At?’ art competition on emotion, supported by ...

A museum group is looking for new members as it prepares to host a heritage talk. The Friends of Chippenham Museum group, launched in June 2012, support the museum through fundraising, promoting ...

Discover Wimborne returns April 2026 with nearly 200 events, workshops, tours and family activities, plus new sports and youth festivals. Free guide available.

The Wiltshire Museum in Devizes will host John Piper in the South Country from March 7 to June 7, focusing on the celebrated British artist’s connection to Wiltshire and Dorset. The exhibition is the ...

Beaulieu Spring Autojumble 2026 in Hampshire features a vintage market, classic car park, club displays, Morris Minor anniversaries and Land ...

A 17th century shipwreck has been excavated by archaeologists and university students on a popular Dorset beach.

Now archaeologists and students have gathered on Studland beach in Dorset to excavate what is believed to be part of the 17th ...

Archaeologists have successfully excavated a section of a 17th century shipwreck that was uncovered by winter storms on the edge of a nudist beach. At such a critical moment in US history, we need ...

Archaeologists are calling for volunteers to help explore 800 years of history beneath a former bowling alley in Weymouth in ...