The Tank Museum - Bovington Camp, Dorset, UK
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The Tank Museum houses this special type of motor vehicle.
Waymark Code: WM4XM2
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/10/2008
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Located on Bovington Camp this museum is a popular tourist location. It is dedicated to tanks and has the world's finest collection. There are 300 tanks and supporting artefacts. The history of the tank is related from the first tank built to the modern Challenger 2.
The website describes the history of the site:
'Bovington is the home of the tank; a British invention which has changed the world.
Bovington became the tank testing and training base for the British Army in 1916, and the Royal Armoured Corps remain here today.
On the conclusion of WWI, the fields on which the museum now stands were turned into a giant scrap yard, where hundreds of tanks brought back from France were dumped to await the attentions of the scrap man.
Public interest in the site grew and, so it is believed, when Rudyard Kipling visited in 1923 he suggested that a proper Museum be established. This marked the beginning of the Tank Museum - and these early tanks form the basis of our collection today.'
Primary Vehicle Category: Other
Hours of Operation:
The Tank Museum is open daily 10.00 - 17.00
Cost of Admission: 11.00 (listed in local currency)
Physical address of Museum:
The Tank Museum
Bovington, Dorset United Kingdom
BH20 6JG
Museum Website: [Web Link]
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