Archives: Museums & Visitor Centres

The Etches Collection

The Etches Collection: Museum of Jurassic Marine Life opened in the village of Kimmeridge in October 2016. The museum houses the remarkable collection of one man?s passion, bringing to life the stories from deep time through an amazing collection of marine fossils, many of which are unique to science. Steve Etches, a local Kimmeridge fossil…

Wareham Town Museum

Wareham Town Museum’s geology display shows how the Wytch Farm oil field (the largest onshore oilfield in western Europe) is closely linked to the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. The oil was generated in the Lower Jurassic rocks that are exposed around Lyme Regis, but in Purbeck they have been buried deep under-ground, deep enough…

Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre

Fairlynch Museum

Honiton Museum

Sidmouth Museum

Swanage Museum & Heritage Centre

The Fine Foundation Heritage Centre, Beer