The Tank Museum Archive has recently received a large donation of letters that give a moving insight into the life of one young soldier at the start of WWII….
Tank Museum Releases Christmas Advert
The Tank Museum releases Tanks for the Christmas Memories advert….
November on YouTube
November 2023 – Every Friday we release new videos about tanks and tank warfare on The Tank Museum’s YouTube channel….
Exclusive Meet & Greet With Sabaton Bass Player
Sabaton bass guitarist Pär Sundström will take part in an exclusive meet and greet and Q&A session at Museum on 13th November. …
Tank Pull for Departing Director
The Tank Museum’s outgoing Director was honoured in a traditional tank-pulling ceremony on his final day at the helm of the Dorset charity….
Tanks and Graffiti
Art-inspired half term activities at The Tank Museum include the Exhibition Team adding graffiti to a M4A4 Sherman….
A Dorset Christmas
Get festive at The Tank Museum with fun-filled days of shopping, live entertainment, and a visit from Santa in his tank, 18-19 November 2023….
History Rocks Film Premiere
The Tank Museum is part of the global initiative, History Rocks, to screen the world premiere of the film “The War to End All Wars” by metal band Sabaton….
New Christmas Knits Launched
The Tank Museum’s Christmas jumper and knitted tank top design has been released for 2023….
October Half Term Art-A-Tank
Get creative with Art-A-Tank, The Tank Museum’s art inspired activities this half term and discover Dorset’s biggest day out!…
October on YouTube
October 2023 – Every Friday we release new videos about tanks and tank warfare on The Tank Museum’s YouTube channel….
Valentine: What’s in a name?
No other tank bears such an un-war like name as The Valentine. But despite its somewhat ironic nomenclature, the Valentine Infantry Tank was an inspired, if not risky development….
100 Years of the Royal Tank Regiment
The Royal Tank Regiment celebrates one hundred years of being granted the distinction of using the title of `Royal’ in their name on 18th October 2023….
One Week to go until On Track Event
One week to go until The Tank Museum’s annual wellbeing event On Track, designed to support Armed Forces Community and emergency services personnel….
British Sign Language Tour Returns to the Museum
The Tank Museum is delighted to announce the date of the next free BSL tour on 7th October 2023….
Harbour School Model Display
Tank models made by Harbour School pupils can now be seen on display in The Tank Museum’s Tanks for the Memories Exhibition….
Tiger Day Autumn was a sell out event!
4500 visitors attended the last Tiger Day of 2023 at The Tank Museum to see the world’s only running Tiger I tank in action….
Morty’s Daredevil – The First Tank Action
Captain Harold Mortimore led his tank Daredevil across no man’s land. This was the first tank in history to see action on a battlefield….
Re-published Tanks At Flers Book
The Tank Museum has collaborated with historian Stephen Pope to re-publish Trevor Pidgeon’s definitive book on that historic battle….
Tanks at Flers
The Battle of the Somme commenced with a vast British attack on 1 July 1916. On that first day of battle, the bloodiest in the history of the British Army, there were over 57,000 British casualties….


