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Tank Tracks to Tree Trunks as The Tank Museum Launches Campaign to Plant 5,000 Trees

Overhead view of visitors walking around the Tank Museum

A museum famous for its green machines is inviting visitors to support a campaign to help restore a Dorset-area woodland. In partnership with Forestry England,…

The Tank Museum Releasing Guide to Lawrence of Arabia’s Favorite Wartime Armored Car

Two Rolls-Royce armoured cars parked next to each other along the side of a road

The armored car beloved by Lawrence of Arabia is the subject of a new book by The Tank Museum – and military and war buffs…

M47 Patton Makes Running Debut at TANKFEST 2025

M47 Patton leading a row of tanks down a dirt path

Just a year after the Tank Museum launched a £50,000 fundraising campaign to revive its M47 Patton tank, the iconic Cold War-era vehicle roared back…

TANKFEST 2025 was a Sell-Out Success!

A King Tiger firing its gun

The world’s best display of historic moving armor wowed tank fans from around the world, with 24,000 visitors to this year’s sell-out event at the…

Iconic World War II Tanks United for the First Time at TANKFEST 2025

A King Tiger and Tiger 131 driving around a dirt track

Thousands of spectators witnessed two rare Second World War-era German Tiger tanks running together for the first time ever at a special display as part…

Have Your Name Published in The Tank Museum’s Brand New Guide to the A34 Comet!

"The Tank Museum Guide to the A34 Comet" atop an armored vehicle

The Tank Museum Guide to the A34 Comet, a brand-new publication with over 300 photographs and illustrations, is available for pre-order now at a special…

The Tank Museum Acquires Cold War-Era Charioteer

Charioteer parked outside a building

A new addition to the Tank Museum‘s collection, a Charioteer, arrived at the location last week. Recently acquired in Finland, the long-term plan is for…

Warrior Finds A New Home At The Tank Museum

Warrior 2 was gifted to the Museum by Bovington’s Armoured Trials and Development Unit (ATDU) in a formal ceremony. As custodians of the nation’s most…

From The Tank Museum: Popular David Fletcher Titles Reprinted

David Fletcher's The Great Tank Scandal

The Tank Museum is meeting a surge in demand for tank-related reading material by redesigning and re-publishing a series of classic David Fletcher titles. Following…

Sold-Out Tiger Day At The Tank Museum

Eager crowds gathered at a sold-out Tiger Day, for The Tank Museum’s latest “Covid-safe” event. Tiger 131, the world’s only operational Tiger I tank, ran…

From The Tank Museum: Exclusive Haynes Manuals Reprinted

side view of Matilda tank

The Matilda Haynes Manual, published by Haynes exclusively for The Tank Museum, shares an insight into the design, construction, and combat use of the Matilda…

Tank Museum To Host Militaria Fair and Auction

The Tank Museum is partnering with leading Dorset auction house Duke’s to present a new autumn militaria fair and auction. Taking place on 6th November…