Bayeux Tapestry at The British Museum London
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For the first time since it was made nearly 1,000 years ago, the Bayeux Tapestry is returning to England.
For the first time since it was made nearly 1,000 years ago, the Bayeux Tapestry is returning to England.
For the first time since it was made nearly 1,000 years ago, the Bayeux Tapestry is returning to England.
Following a historic agreement with France, the 70-metre-long tapestry, depicting events leading up to the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, will be loaned to the British Museum from September 2026 to July 2027.
This monumental embroidery tells the dramatic story of a moment that changed England forever. No year in the country's history is more famous than 1066. It was the last time England was successfully invaded, and it is the year from which the modern monarchy dates itself. And there is no other object that is as instantly recognisable, as studied in schools and as copied by artists as the Bayeux Tapestry.
One of the wonders of the medieval world, the Tapestry offers a vision of life in 11th-century England both before and after the Conquest, from castles, warfare and ships to clothing, food and furniture. Likely commissioned by a Norman patron and made by English embroiderers, using manuscript drawings from Canterbury, the Tapestry is both a precious historical record and a remarkable work of art.
Sunday 15th Sept
Coach Departs Chickerell 06:30 - Portland 07:00 - Weymouth 07:30 - Dorchester 08:00
Stop Fleet Services 10:00 - 10:45
Arrive British Museum 12:45 approx
You will have time to get lunch in in The Museum and to explore the other General Museum exhibits
2 x entry slots into Bayeux Tapestry Exhibition at 15:40 & 15:50 (We have been advised by tThe Museum that the exhibition takes 45 mins to walk through)
Coach will depart from outside The British Museum at 17:00
Stop Fleet Services 19:00 - 19:45
Arrive back Dorchester 21:30 - Weymouth 21:55 - Portland - 22:25 - Chickerell - 22:50
INCLUSIVE COACH FARE AND EXHIBITION ENTRY:
JUST £82 PER PERSON
WE HAVE ONLY SECURED A LIMITED ALLOCATION OF TICKETS - FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED!
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Bere Regis Drax | Bere Regis, Drax Arms, West Street |
| Britannia Inn | Britannia Inn, Fortuneswell, Portland |
| Charlestown | The Alexandra Inn, Chickerell Road, Charlestown |
| Chickerell | Bluebird Garage, Chickerell Road |
| Dorchester South Station | Dorchester South Station bus stop |
| Dorchester TOT | Top O'Town Car Park (by cafe), Dorchester |
| Easton | Easton Square, Portland |
| Foords Corner | Foords Corner bus stop, Wyke Regis |
| Jestys Avenue | Bus stop end of Jestys Avenue on Littlemoor Road |
| Littlemead | Broadwey, Littlemead bus stop (Swan Inn) |
| Littlemoor Road Finches | Littlemoor Road, The Finches bus stop |
| Lodmoor Hill | Lodmoor Hill Bus Stop (near Post Office) |
| Lyndale bus stop | Wyke Regis, Lyndale Bus Stop |
| Nottington | Broadwey, Nottington Corner bus stop |
| Poundbury QMSE | Poundbury Queen Mother Square bus stop (Coach heading into Dorchester) |
| Radipole | Spa Hotel bus stop, Radipole |
| Redlands | Redlands, Opposite Garage |
| Sgt Bunn | St Bunn Bakery, Lanehouse Rocks Road |
| St Edmunds Church | St Edmunds Church, Lanehouse Rocks Road |
| St Johns Church | Weymouth, St Johns Church, outside Dentist |
| St Nicholas Church | Southlands Road bus stop on Buxton Road, Weymouth (former St Nicholas Church) |
| Victoria Square | Victoria Square bus stop, Portland |
| Westwey Road | Westwey Rd, Magistrates Court, Weymouth |
| Weymouth Bluebird | Weymouth, Outside Bluebird Office, K1 bus stop |
| Wyke Smuggler | Smugglers Inn, Wyke Regis |
