Bring Fossils to Life at The Etches Collection, Kimmeridge Bay

Bring Fossils to Life at The Etches Collection, Kimmeridge Bay

Bring Fossils to Life at The Etches Collection, Kimmeridge Bay
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150 million years ago, the Dorset coast was a shallow, tropical sea patrolled by huge marine reptiles, predators and fish.

All that remains today are fossils, which can be found on Kimmeridge Bay beach or seen on display at the nearby Etches Collection Museum of Jurassic Marine Life.

 

The Etches Collection Museum of Jurassic Life

The Etches Collection Museum of Jurassic Marine Life, Kimmeridge Bay, DorsetThe brilliance of this museum is that it displays the fossils and then brings them to life in multiple ways…

 

 

 

 

The Etches Collection Museum of Jurassic Marine Life, Kimmeridge Bay, Dorsetdrawing the animals around them to illustrate which body part the fossil came from

 

 

 

 

The Etches Collection Museum of Jurassic Marine Life, Kimmeridge Bay, Dorsetproviding specimens you can touch

 

 

 

 

 

The Etches Collection Museum of Jurassic Marine Life, Kimmeridge Bay, Dorsetshowing you the workroom where fossils are removed from rocks

 

 

 

 

 

The Etches Collection Museum of Jurassic Marine Life, Kimmeridge Bay, Dorsetusing CGI to show you what the creatures could have looked millions of years ago

 

 

 

 

The Etches Collection Museum of Jurassic Marine Life, Kimmeridge Bay, Dorsetproviding hands-on, child-friendly activities like fossil excavation, puzzles, colouring and painting

 

 

 

 

The Etches Collection Museum of Jurassic Marine Life, Kimmeridge Bay, Dorsetposing a Mesozoic Murder Mystery for you to solve – can you use fossils to work out who ate the plesiosaur?

 

 

 

 

Find Fossils For Yourself

The Etches Collection Museum of Jurassic Marine Life, Kimmeridge Bay, DorsetIt also encourages you to go down to Kimmeridge Bay beach and find fossils yourself.

 

 

 

 

Great Value

The Etches Collection Museum of Jurassic Marine Life, Kimmeridge Bay, DorsetThe Etches Collection is interactive, modern, fun and informative.

It is also great value, as one ticket gives you free entry for a year, and compact, so there are no problems with short attention spans. 

 

 

6 Out of 5!

The Etches Collection Museum of Jurassic Marine Life, Kimmeridge Bay, DorsetI asked my children how they would rate The Etches Collection and Kimmeridge Bay out of 5 and they said, “6”, which sums it up perfectly – we love coming here.

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Further Information

Nearest Town: Kimmeridge
County: Dorset
Nearest Postcode: BH20 5PE

Adult Cost Range: £5 to £9.99
Child Cost Range: £0 to £4.99
Free if: Under 5 years or with a ticket bought in the last 12 months.

Opens: Daily

Where to Eat: Cafe, picnic area and a nearby restaurant. 
Facilities: Cafe, shop, picnic area, toilets and accessible toilets.

How Long We Spent There: 1 hour
Buggies: Buggy friendly

Parking: There is good sized car park.
Cost of Parking: Free

Information Written: November 2019

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