As early as last summer, the arrival of Dippy to Dorchester was celebrated with special planting in Borough Gardens.
Now the famous Diplodocus skeleton cast from the Natural History Museum is touring the country. Bringing Dippy home is the rationale for the exhibition’s first stop in Dorchester, Dorset. It’s close to the Jurassic Coast and birthplace of palaeontology.
Dippy stretches the length of the beautiful Victorian gallery at Dorset County Museum and the first floor gallery provides a wonderful opportunity to get really close to the exhibit.
Fun facts about Dippy:
Species Name: Diplodocus carnegii (meaning double-beam)
Length: 21.3m Width: 4.3m Height: 4.25
Number of Bones: 292
Age: 156-145 million years
Fossil location: North America, 1878
Entry to the museum to see Dippy is free and Dippy is on display until 7 May 2018. Well worth seeing! More information and ticket availability can be found on the Dorset Country Museum website.
For those living further afield, Dippy continues the tour by visiting:
- Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, 26 May – 9 September 2018
- Ulster Museum, 28 September 2018 – 6 January 2019
- Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, 22 January – 5 May 2019
- Great North Museum: Hancock, Newcastle upon Tyne, 18 May – 6 October 2019
- National Assembly for Wales, 19 October 2019 – 26 January 2020
- Number One Riverside, Rochdale, 10 February – 28 June 2020
- Norwich Cathedral, 11 July – 31 October 2020
the writer is a lonely hunter 
I can’t wait to meet him. Although entry is free, you do need to book a ticket in advance.