FAMILIES who use Julia’s House enjoyed a roar-some night at the museum sleeping alongside Dippy the Dinosaur.

Mums, dads, siblings and children took their sleeping bags and pyjamas to the Dorset County Museum to sleep next to Dippy’s gigantic skeleton in the Victorian Hall.

The world-famous Diplodocus from the Natural History Museum is currently on a three-year tour of the UK.

Guests could also choose to sleep in other areas in the museum such as the cinema, Gallery and Archaeology.

Children and other guests also joined in Jurassic-themed workshops and songs and watched Dinosaur movies such as Jurassic World and Dino Time.

They then settled down to hot chocolate and biscuits before the museum was locked for the night.

Maria Carroll, sibling worker for Julia’s House, said: “We all had so much fun staying overnight at the Museum. There wasn’t much sleep involved though as everyone was too excited! We heard lots of mysterious noises in the main hall –we weren’t quite sure whether it was people snoring or whether the museum was actually coming alive!”

The event was run by the Jurassic Coast Trust, the charity responsible for managing the World Heritage site.