Dorset Teddy Bear Museum

Teddy bear museum in Dorset, England
50°42′56″N 2°25′58″W / 50.71547°N 2.43283°W / 50.71547; -2.43283TypeTeddy bear museumWebsiteThe Dorset Teddy Bear Museum website

The Dorset Teddy Bear Museum is a teddy bear museum in Dorchester, Dorset, southern England.[1][2]

The museum includes Teddy Bear House and displays antique and other teddy bears. Bears on display include Paddington Bear, Rupert Bear, and Winnie the Pooh.[3] The earliest bear dates from 1906, and there are also life-sized bears.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Dorset Teddy Bear Museum". Culture 24. UK. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  2. ^ David Else, Jolyon Attwooll, Charlotte Beech, and Oliver Berry, Great Britain, 7th edition. Lonely Planet, 2007. ISBN 978-1-74104-565-9. Page 279.
  3. ^ Dorset Teddy Bear Museum, Information Britain, UK.
  4. ^ Rachel Hayward, Museums at Night 2010: Family fun in Dorchester, Culture 24, UK, 16 May 2010.
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