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MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS/ EVENTS 2012

blue dino printDilys The Dinosaur Trail, Southampton
blue dino printNatural History Museum, London
blue dino printDurlston Castle, Dorset
blue dino printWatchet Museum, Somerset
blue dino printHastings Museum and Art Gallery, Hastings
blue dino printHertford Museum, Herts
blue dino printNational Museum of Wales, Cardiff
blue dino printLyme Regis Museum, Lyme
blue dino printCharmouth Heritage Coast Centre, Dorset
blue dino printNational Stone Centre, Derbyshire
blue dino printGeowalks, in Scotland
blue dino printBanbury Museum, Oxfordshire
blue dino printLoggerheads Country Park, Denbighshire
blue dino printScottish Mining Museum
blue dino printDinosaur Isle, Sandown, Isle of Wight
blue dino printDinosaur Coast, North Yorkshire


Dilys The Dinosaur’s Trail
at Royal Victoria Country Park, Netley Abbey, Southampton SO31 5GA.

Sat 2 – Sun 10 June. Join Dilys the Dinosaur on her hunt for fossils. Complete the trail to win a prize. £1.50 per trail.

Wed 6 June 2.00pm ‘Dead and Alive!!’ Come and explore fossils from the Dinosaur era and meet some of their scaly and furry ‘living ‘ decendants.

£2 adult £1 child
For more information phone 023 8045 5157.

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Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD.

Scott’s Last Expedition: Explore Robert Falcon Scott’s epic Terra Nova expedition to Antarctica in a new exhibition which goes beyond the journey to the South Pole and the death of the polar party, revealing powerful tales of endurance their many scientific achievements. The Terra Nova returned from Antarctica with crates, jars and bottles containing a large number of zoological and geological specimens, contributing to what is now known about the continent.

The exhibition reunites for the first time real artefacts used by Scott and his team, together with scientific specimens collected on the 1910–1913 expedition. Visitors can also walk around a life-size representation of Scott’s base-camp hut that still survives in Antarctica.

Dates and times: Until 2 September, 2012, 10.00am–17.50pm (last admission 17.15).
Admission: Adult £8, child and concessions £5.00.

tel: 020 7942 5000
www.nhm.ac.uk/scott

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Durlston Castle, Lighthouse Road, Swanage, Dorset BH19 2JL
Displays include The Rock - get up close to the fossils from Durlston bay, an Audio Visual presentation, and Gary Breeze’s timeline of 4.5 billion years in a short walk! Parking fee but no entry charges. More details tel: 01929 424443.

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Watchet Museum
The Market House, Market Street, Watchet, Somerset TA23 0AN
Fossils in Watchet! Watchet is fortunate in its geology, lying on local lias rocks, set down 200-215 million years ago with a variety of fossils. The lower liassic sedimentary beds were formed in the first part of the Jurassic, merging with the end of the earlier Upper Triassic period. The Museum displays locally-found fossils: ammonites and Gryphaea, fossilised coral, fish, oysters and plants. enquiries@watchetmuseum.co.uk.

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Hastings Museum & Art Gallery, Johns Place, Bohemia Road, Hastings, TN34 1ET
Collection includes Dinosaurs, Archaeology, Natural Sciences, Science and Technology, Social History, Weapons and War. Tel: 01424 781155.

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Hertford Museum, 18 Bull Plain, Hertford, Herts SG14 1DT
Hertford Museum has lots of ‘hands on’ activities for families together with displays of natural history and geology. Check their website for further details of events:

www.hertfordmuseum.org
tel: 01992 582686
email: hertfordmuseum@btconnect.com

Opening times 10am-5pm Tuesday – Saturday.

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National Museum of Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff
The extensive collections provide evidence for how the Wales we know today has evolved over 700 million years. These specimens record how Wales has drifted from the southern hemisphere to its present-day setting 52° north of the equator. Free entry. www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/cardiff/.

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Lyme Regis Museum, Bridge Street, Lyme Regis DT7 3QA
The Museum stands in the heart of the town and is built on the site of the home of Lyme’s renowned fossilist, Mary Anning. Find out about Lyme’s early and maritime history, its internationally important geology and its fossils.

FOSSIL HUNTING WALKS: Find your own 190-million-year-old fossils.

MARY ANNING WALKS: Explore the paths and streets of Old Lyme. Fossil walks (2½ - 3 hours): adults £9.00; children/students £5.00. Mary Anning walks (1 - 1½ hours): adults £6.00; children/students £3.00. Booking advisable for walks.

Contact Carole Halden at the Museum on 01297 443370/444463 email info@lymeregismuseum.co.uk.

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Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre
Lower Sea Lane, Charmouth, Dorset DT6 6LL
A world famous centre for fossil hunting, the Centre has displays about the coastline, a ‘Jurassic Theatre’, microscopes, fossils to touch and guided walks which include a 20 minute talk on fossils.

Price of Fossil Hunting Walks: Adult £7.00, Child £3.00, Seniors £3.00 and lasts about 2 hours. Booking advisable. Child Rockwatch members with a valid membership card can attend free of charge but adult members must pay.

For more details and to book all events: www.charmouth.org, phone 01297 560772 or email enquiries@charmouth.org.uk

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National Stone Centre, Porter Lane, Wirksworth, Derbyshire DE4 4LS
Crammed with ancient tropical reefs, rocks and minerals, centuries of industrial history, and full of wildlife treasures - a protected SSSI. In fifty acres, it contains six former quarries, four lime kilns and over one hundred and twenty disused lead mine shafts - Gem Panning, Discovery Centre with the 'Story of Stone', rock and mineral shop and café. Prices: Adults £1.00, Children 50p. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Open daily. 01629 824833 or www.nationalstonecentre.org.uk.

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Geowalks – uncovering Scotland’s geological past
Geowalks – uncovering Scotland’s geological past
Discover the secrets of the Scottish landscape and the stories the rocks have to tell. Millions of years ago volcanoes, great rivers and deserts formed the rocks beneath our feet. Join Angus Miller for a ‘walk back in time’. Details on: www.geowalks.co.uk/

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Banbury Museum, Spiceball Park Road, Banbury, Oxfordshire OX16 2PQ
Open: Monday to Saturday: 9.30am-17.00pm Friday: 10.30am-16.30pm.

For more details: Tel 01295 259855
email: dale.johnston@cherwell-dc.gov.uk www.cherwell-dc.gov.uk.

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Loggerheads Country Park, Nr Mold, Denbighshire CH7 5LH
Discovery Trails and Industrial Trails around the Country Park or even join in making Valentine things on February 14th! To register & for directions 01352 810614 or, at weekends, 01352 810586 or email: loggerheads.countrypark@denbighshire.gov.uk

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Scottish Mining Museum, Lady Victoria Colliery, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4QN.
Interactive displays telling the Story of Coal and its Social History.

Open daily 10.00am-4.00pm. Cost: £5.95 adult, £3.95 children and concessions.

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Dinosaur Isle, Sandown, Isle of Wight. Culver Parade, Sandown, Isle of Wight, PO36 8QA.
Displays of local fossils and dinosaurs including life-size reconstructions e.g. animatronic of a Neovenator with interactive displays including rubbings, sand pits and dinosaur smells. Or join a fossil trip to a local Island beach (apx. 2 hours). Venues: Yaverland, Brook or Shanklin. Open to all ages, but there are steps and soft sand on most sites. Must be pre-booked. Take collecting bags.

REDUCTIONS WITH A CURRENT ROCKWATCH MEMBERSHIP CARD.

Open daily 10.00am-4.00pm.

tel: (09183) 404344
email: dinosaur@iow.gov.uk
www.dinosaurisle.com

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Dinosaur Coast, North Yorkshire
The Yorkshire Coast and the North York Moors National Park organize fossil hunting trips led by local experts at various locations: Sandsend, Runswick Bay and Robin Hood Bay.

For details:
tel: 01723 383636/01723 232572
www.dinocoast.org.uk

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