Attractions

Splashdown is on Tower Park in Poole, at the eastern gateway to the UNESCO World Heritage designated, Jurassic Coast that begins beyond one of the…

Portland has been a source of fine building stone for centuries, and the island bears the scars of efforts to pull it from the ground.…

The Hive Beach Café offers a selection of locally sourced produce, from home made cakes to high quality fresh local seafood, caught from across Lyme…

Now open every Wednesday to Sunday, 11am to 4pm until 1st November 2020.

Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Wild Seas Centre sits on the shoreline…

The displays, animations and films in the Lulworth Cove Visitor Centre tell the story of Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door, two of the most…

Find out about the history of quarrying on Portland and the world renowned building stone which has been used in many iconic buildings around…

The geology of the Jurassic Coast shows that the period of Earth’s history known as the Triassic was a time of hardship, with deserts stretching…

Seaton Jurassic will reopen on Friday 28th May 2021 at 10am.

Sammii Gs overlooks the historic Bridport Harbour. To our left is the iconic East Cliff, recently made famous with its appearance in the Broadchurch TV…

At the Fairlynch Museum (one of only a few thatched museums in the UK), you can find out about the ancient red cliffs of Budleigh…

We are currently open everyday 10.30am-3.30pm, with last entry 3.20pm. Visit the Centre to see our amazing fossil collections and find out how to discover…

A famous natural arch and a beautiful secluded cove; their existence owed to the collision of continents and the birth of the Alps. If you…

Set beside the River Otter in one of Devon’s most beautiful valleys , a warm welcome awaits you at Otterton Mill. Milling has taken place…

Discover over 60 hidden sculptures in Tout Quarry, one of only two remaining on Portland where the famous Portland Stone was quarried using old…

Moonfleet sails daily from Portland Marina in Dorset, out into Weymouth Bay and to remarkable destinations along the Jurassic Coast, Dorset’s beautiful coastline! The Moonfleet…

Now Open Daily from 10am - 4pm At The Fine Foundation Chesil Beach Centre, you can learn more about the formation of this huge barrier beach…

West Bay Discovery Centre tells the story of West Bay past and present featuring information, static and interactive displays, oral history and walking trails. There…

There really is something to delight and inspire everyone at Lyme Regis Museum. Enjoying a stunning seafront location on the world-famous Jurassic Coast with fantastic…

Durlston Country Park offers imposing views of Jurassic limestone sea cliffs which sweep round into two bays where rocks record the entire Cretaceous period. Located…

Notice from Beaminster Museum: Our building project continues into Spring 2021.  Although building our two-storey extension at the rear is complete, COVID restrictions are hampering…

After one of the most successful exhibitions ever hosted at Dorchester, Dippy on Tour, the Museum is now closed for major refurbishment until the summer…

The small Jurassic Coast gallery in Bridport Museum boasts some wonderful specimens of local fossils including ammonites, starfish and even a plesiosaur. All of these…

In the Swanage Museum and Heritage Centre, formerly the old seafront market building, you can see dinosaur footprints and discover more about the local stone industry,…

“Look round and read great nature’s open book” Durlston Country Park occupies a headland just south of Swanage. Within its grounds lie beautiful wildflower…

Seaton Tramway operates narrow gauge heritage trams between Seaton, Colyford and Colyton in East Devon's glorious Axe Valley, travelling alongside the River Axe estuary through…

Lyme Bay RIB Charter is a Multi Award Winning company based in West Bay Harbour, Dorset. Running three bespoke built passenger carrying RIBs, (rigid inflatable…

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…

RED Rock Leisure are a Windsurfing and paddle board school situated in Exmouth Devon. They teach schools, groups, juniors and adults from beginners to advanced.…

Cumulus Outdoors run exciting and fun filled residential trips on the Jurassic Coast for schools and youth groups, choose between our hard-top Residential…

The Jurassic Coast is famous the world over for fossils. Fossil hunting and collecting is a tradition that goes back centuries in the area around…

Exmouth is the gateway to the oldest section of the Jurassic Coast, offering a fantastic display of 250 million year old Triassic…

Hidden away in Purbeck, within a stone's throw of the Jurassic Coast, is the Spyway Dinosaur Footprints. Nestled alongside a working quarry and easily accessible…

Come to the Fine Foundation Heritage Centre Beer to discover the story of the local geology, from the pebbles on the beach to the famous…

Discover the lost world of the Triassic period by travelling back 235 million years when life-sustaining rivers flowed through the deserts and allowed the earliest…

The history of the village of Beer revolves around the Beer Quarry Caves, which have been worked by hand since Roman times. Work in…

As the Jurassic Period drew to a close, sea levels were falling. Shallow tropical seas gave way to coastal plains and for a brief period…

Fossils from the inland area near Honiton are much younger than those just a bit further south on the Jurassic Coast. At Honiton Museum come…

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…

City Cruises Poole have a variety of cruises on offer to the public, departing from Poole Quay. From trips around Europe’s largest natural harbour with…

The Jurassic Coast is one of the most important sites in the world for fossils from the Triassic period. Through the study of bones, teeth…