Visiting

The Priest's House Museum is set in an historic town house where a series of period rooms takes the visitor back through the centuries. From the 17th Century Hall to the Georgian Parlour and working Victorian Kitchen, our rooms show what life and work was like for people in the past.

The Museum tells the story of East Dorset from prehistoric to modern times. With hands-on activities in the Archaeology, Childhood and East Dorset Villages galleries, there is plenty to do and see!

At the Appointed Hour tours

The Museum offers a special guided tour, for groups of 10 or more. The tour takes approximately 30-45 minutes taking in the whole ground floor, after which groups are free to explore the four rooms upstairs, browse in the shop, enjoy the beautiful garden, a good cup of tea and a home-made cake in the Boat-house Tea Room.