History

A suspected Iguanodon footprint has been found at Brownsea Castle. Pictures: Iain A Wanless/Natural History Museum

Jogger finds dinosaur footprint hidden for 100 million years

A DINOSAUR footprint – hidden for between 110 and 140 million years – has been found after a ranger…

The cloth, made by a descendant of John Adams, is going under the hammer in Dorchester. Picture: Duke's auction house

Mutiny on the Bounty: Item made by John Adams’ descendant up at Dorset auction

AN item from Pitcairn Island – settled by mutineers from HMS Bounty and made by one of their descendants…

The letters tell the heartbreaking story of gunner, Alan 'Jim' Harris during the Second World War

“Keep your chin up and don’t fear for me”: Heartbreaking letters of WWII gunner revealed

A COLLECTION of heartbreaking letters written by a young tank gunner as he fought in the Second World War…

The War to End All Wars is being screened at the Tank Museum on November 5, 6, 8, and 13

Sabaton bassist Pär Sundström heading to Dorset – and you could meet him

SABATON bass player Pär Sundström is heading to Dorset – and fans have the chance to meet him. The musician…

The T3 563 team and Anthony Coulls, senior curator of Rail Transport and Technology at the National Railway Museum | Credit: Andre PM Wright

Full steam ahead: Victorian loco gets on track in Swanage

CHURCH bells rang out in Swanage when a unique Victorian steam locomotive hauled its first passenger train…

Clouds Hill is near the Tank Museum at Bovington. Picture: National Trust/Tony Gill

Last chance to visit Lawrence of Arabia’s Dorset house

THIS month is the last chance for 2023 to visit the Dorset house of legendary soldier TE Lawrence -…

Corfe Castle. Picture: National Trust/Paul Harris

Corfe Castle’s gruesome stories to be told in new exhibition

STORIES from the at-times gruesome past of a Dorset landmark will be told in a new exhibition. The National Trust…

The Hardy Monument, near Dorchester. Picture: National Trust/John Miller

Volunteers sought for Dorset’s Hardy Monument attraction

VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help visitors make the most of a trip to the Hardy Monument. The National Trust…

The Time Team back in Purbeck. Picture: Time Team

Time Team returns to Purbeck – 30 years on from Channel 4 show

TIME Team has been back in Purbeck to explore the ancient landscape – 30 years after the first ever…

Some of the new-look displays at the Corfe Castle Town Trust Museum

Corfe Castle Town Trust Museum displays get a rejig after two decades

DISPLAYS not changed for 20 years or so have been given a new lease of life at a county…