Swanage & Kimmeridge
We will travel by coach to the train station at Swanage to board the train for a short trip to Corfe Castle where we will re-join our coach for a drive to Kimmeridge.
There will be the opportunity to lunch in the local Clavell’s Restaurant. (They have suggested that you might like to pre-order your meal to help them. Visit www.clavellsrestaurant.co.uk to see the menu). Or you may prefer to bring a packed lunch.
Kimmeridge is a small village but a short walk towards the sea will take you to Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Fine Foundation Wild Seas Centre with interactive displays, aquaria and shop.
After lunch we will visit the Etches Collection, Museum of Jurassic Marine Life, where, amongst many other fossils, the world famous Pliosaur skull is on display (as featured on the ‘Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster’ documentary which is still available to watch on BBC iPlayer).
We will start with a talk and a question and answer session with Steve Etches himself and then we will be able to visit the museum and hopefully also see Big Sara, the newest and largest addition to The Etches Collection’s fossil family. Big Sara is an Allosaurus skeleton, cousin of the T-Rex, and top of the dinosaur food chain during the Kimmeridgian period.
Returning from Kimmeridge at approximately 4.00 pm
Charges and booking details are in the April 2026 Newsletter.
