Museum Events

National and regional museums run a wealth of walks and events linked to geology around the country. Some events have been added to our events calendar shown below but do check museum websites for the full programmes. Some offer reductions to current Rockwatch members. Booking in advance is usually necessary.

• Big Pit National Coal Museum – Blaenafon, Torfaen, Wales
• Buxton Museum – Derbyshire
• Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre – walks and other events – Dorset
• Dinosaur Isle – Isle of Wight
• Dinosaur Coast – North Yorkshire Moors National Park Walks or details from www.dinocoast.org.uk
• Dudley Museum – West Midlands
• Geowalks – uncovering Scotland’s past – Edinburgh
• Geowalks around Bude – North Cornwall. Bude Tourist Information: 01288 354240
• The Great North Museum – Newcastle upon Tyne
• The Horniman Museum – London
• Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery – Glasgow
• Lapworth Museum of Geology – Birmingham
• Loggerheads Country Park – Nr Mold, Denbighshire. Call 01352 810614 or email
• Lyme Regis Museum – fossil hunting walks – Dorset
• Manchester Museum
• National Coal Mining Museum
• National Museum of Scotland – Edinburgh
• National Museum of Wales – Cardiff
• National Slate Museum, Padarn Country Park, Llanberis – Snowdonia
• National Stone Centre
• Natural History Museum, London
• National Museum of Wales – Wales
• National Mining Museum – Scotland
• Oxford University Museum of Natural History
• Portland Museum
• Saffron Walden Museum
• The Scarborough Rotunda Museum – Scarborough
• Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences – Cambridge
• Watchet Museum – Somerset
• Whitby Museum
• World Museum – Liverpool
• Yorkshire Museum – York

Dates in the Diary

Museums often let us know if they have special events running and ask us to publicise them in our calendar and are shown below.