Top rated Local history museums in Weymouth

Experience the best that Weymouth has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 18 places from Local history museum category.

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D-Day Centre & WW2 Museum - Portland, Dorset
War museum
👍👍 What an amazing museum, absolutely fantastic. Extremely informative with guides willing to answer any questions you may have. Stunning displays of military equipment most of which you can sit in, guns and weapons you can hold. The tank, the spitfire, the hospital truck, all the vehicles, truly amazi...
4.80 (745 reviews) (~21.64 km from centre)
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Red House Museum and Gardens
Museum
18th-century workhouse featuring art exhibitions & cultural events, plus a cafe, a shop & gardens.
4.70 (228 reviews) (~39.24 km from centre)
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RNLI Poole Old Lifeboat Museum
Museum
👍👍 What would we do without them! A very informative little museum that tells such a story of bravery and human compassion, please if you visit don't forget to leave a donation just a swipe of a credit card leaves just £3 we all need to contribute. A little piece of maritime history...... 👍 A must vis...
4.70 (147 reviews) (~25.1 km from centre)
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Winchester Cathedral
Cathedral
Medieval Anglican cathedral with a 15th-century screen and a Norman crypt holding modern sculpture.
4.60 (8.8K reviews) (~79.44 km from centre)
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Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery
Museum
Diverse collections, from art to anthropology, housed in ornate, Victorian, Gothic revival building.
4.60 (2.2K reviews) (~84.41 km from centre)
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Underfall Yard Visitor Centre
Maritime museum
Revitalized Victorian harbour with an interactive visitor centre, tours & a breakfast/lunch cafe.
4.60 (653 reviews) (~80 km from centre)
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The Spring Arts & Heritage Centre
Art center
Venue staging music, theatre and film shows, with a visual arts gallery, museum, shop and cafe.
4.60 (347 reviews) (~95.88 km from centre)
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Fairlynch Museum & Arts Centre
Museum
👍👍 Really interesting museum the staff are very friendly and knowledgeable, worth a visit
4.60 (51 reviews) (~70.92 km from centre)
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Winchester City Museum
Museum
👍 Small museum highlighting the history of Winchester and the wider area. Tickets are reasonable and last the year although I struggle to see the repeatability of this unless they have specific events
4.50 (258 reviews) (~79.39 km from centre)
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Bursledon Windmill
Museum
Restored 5-storey Georgian windmill that used to grind flour, with a wildlife-rich pond and wood.
4.50 (163 reviews) (~73.32 km from centre)
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Weston Museum
Local history museum
Exhibits on local history and seaside holidays, plus adjacent cottage with circa 1900-styled rooms.
4.50 (143 reviews) (~80.32 km from centre)
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Westbury Manor Museum
Museum
👍👍 It’s Was Brilliant in The Museum There Not Much There Like It’s Use to Be
4.50 (110 reviews) (~81.83 km from centre)
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Westgate Museum
Museum
Medieval gates front this ancient Tudor & Stuart building with exhibits in a former debtor's prison.
4.50 (101 reviews) (~79.2 km from centre)
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Teign Heritage - Teignmouth & Shaldon Museum
Museum
Exhibits on the region's past showcased in a contemporary, family-friendly setting with a gift shop.
4.50 (93 reviews) (~84.86 km from centre)
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Somerset Coalfield Life at Radstock Museum
Museum
👍👍 Radstock museum is a really well maintained, and superbly curated museum in the mining town of Radstock. Located over two floors there is enough local information here to satisfy the most curious of minds, and with some excellent interactive and physical displays there is plenty to keep the kids en...
4.50 (44 reviews) (~60.92 km from centre)
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Portland Social Club
Social club
4.40 (65 reviews) (~22.58 km from centre)
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Rockbourne Roman Villa
Museum
Ancient Roman villa, bath house, living quarters and history from the Iron Age to the 5th-century.
4.30 (115 reviews) (~41.86 km from centre)
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Weymouth Museum
Local history museum
👍 The normal Museum by the harbour is closed for refurbishment until 2025. This pop up museum holds a nice variety of artifacts of the seaside. A lovely group of curators are at hand to discuss the exhibits and your memories if Weymouth.
4.20 (62 reviews) (~18.13 km from centre)
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