DORSET & SOMERSET COUNTY UK CONTACTS

 

Dorset History Centre

Address: Dorset History Centre, Bridport Road, Dorchester DT1 1RP

Telephone: 01305 250550 Fax 01305 257184

Opening Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm, Wednesday 10.00am - 5.00pm, Saturday 9.30am - 12.30pm

Closed for all Bank Holidays

Advance booking recommended.

E-mail: archives@dorset-cc.gov.uk

Web Site: http://www.dorset-cc.gov.uk/archives

 

Somerset Record Office

Address: Somerset Archive and Record Service, Obridge Road, Taunton TA2 7PU

Telephone: 01 823 337 600 (Appointments only) Fax: 01 823 325 402

Opening Hours:

The Record Office is open throughout the year with the exception of Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, all bank holidays and during our annual closure (see below).  

Monday

10.30am - 5.00 pm

Tuesday - Thursday

9.00 am - 5.00 pm

Friday

9.00 am - 5.00 pm

Alternate Saturdays

9.15 am - 12.15 pm

E-mail: archives@somerset.gov.uk

Web Site: http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/

Note:

The Record Office is open on about 24 Saturdays each year, from 9.15am to 12.15pm. The office is closed on Saturdays before Bank Holidays. It is closed for annual stocktaking during the first full week of February and the preceding week. Documents required for use on a Saturday morning must be ordered by noon on Friday.