Major update in King Tiger V2 restoration project 🔧>>Enjoy spooky-themed activities, trails and more this October Half Term>>

Experience The Biggest Day out In History

The Tank Museum brings the story of tanks and their crews to life in an awe-inspiring modern museum you will spend hours exploring…

Come face-to-face with over 300 tanks that shaped our history – and hear powerful stories from the soldiers that fought in them – in Dorset’s largest indoor attraction.

Visit Us

For a big day out at the Home of the Tank.

What’s On

Browse our events programme.

Online Shop

Shop models, books, clothing and even tank-shaped slippers.

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LATEST NEWS

Family Fun This October Half Term

This October Half Term, The Tank Museum has a packed programme of exciting challenges, interactive trails, and hands-on creative activities running from 24 October to 1 November 2026....

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Sweden Powers King Tiger Project

The Tank Museum’s ambition to return King Tiger V2 to running condition is now within reach, thanks to the loan of an engine and gearbox from Arsenalen and the Swedish Army Museum....

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Latest on YouTube - September 2026

Check out the latest new videos about tanks and tank warfare on The Tank Museum’s YouTube channels!...

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Dorset Christmas Market Returns

Get festive at The Tank Museum with two fun-filled days of a local craft market, live entertainment, and see Santa arrive in a tank, 14-15 November....

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New Tiger Book by Former Curator

Brand new book uncovers the political intrigue, competing personalities, industrial rivalries, and military ambitions that shaped history’s most notorious tank....
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