| Dorset Teddy Bear Museum | |
| Coordinates: | 50.7155°N -2.4328°W |
| Location: | Dorchester, Dorset, England |
| Type: | Teddy bear museum |
| Website: | The Dorset Teddy Bear Museum website |
The Dorset Teddy Bear Museum is a teddy bear museum in Dorchester, Dorset, south west England.[1] [2]
The museum includes Teddy Bear House and displays antique and other teddy bears. It initially opened in 1990, in Bournemouth under the title of 'The Bournemouth Bears', but moved to a Victorian building in Dorchester in 1995 and is regarded as the oldest teddy bear museum in Britain.[3] The Dorset Teddy Bear Museum is owned by World Heritage, who also own The Terracotta Warriors Museum and The Tutankhamun Exhibition, also in Dorchester. Bears on display include Paddington Bear, Rupert Bear, and Winnie the Pooh.[4] The earliest bear dates from 1906, and there are also life-sized bears.[5]