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Fully illustrated with colour or giving your time as a volunteer: www.jurassiccoast.org/donate to be back Visit Seaton Jurassic for the perfect family day out. Coast safely photographs, it will help you explore the stories Become a time traveller and unravel the story of of the coast for yourself. the Jurassic Coast. Join a Victorian explorer on Whilst every effort has been made to provide accurate information, Know your tides jurassiccoast.org/ the authors can accept no responsibility for any errors or omissions. Always go fossil collecting or beach walking on a falling tide You can buy a range of Jurassic Coast books, a journey through prehistoric worlds in a All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or enjoysafely guides, maps and tickets to events from our steampunk time ship. transmitted in any form or by any means including photocopying or recording, without the written permission of the copyright holder. 2016. online shop: www.jurassiccoast.org/shop Printed on a FSC certified sourced paper stock using plant based inks. Know your tides Front cover photo by Mark Bauer. Always go fossil collecting or beach walking on a falling tide www.jurassiccoast.org

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2 2 The Birthplace of 2 Palaeontology Walk in the steps of famous scientists and find your own fossils The Fleet Landslide Wilderness on the beaches at and Lyme Regis. Book on to a guided fossil walk and History that Rocks with or Charmouth Travel through time atSeaton Heritage Coast Centre to learn more Jurassic to learn about the about how fossils unlock story of the Jurassic Coast. Explore the Earth’s history. the wild and rugged Undercliffs National Nature Reserve. Visit the Wild Walks and Sandy Beaches pretty village of Beer and learn about its quarrying history at Beer Quarry Nearby Walks A Landscape Laboratory Cretaceous Chalk and Triassic Deserts Caves or the Beer Heritage Centre At 191 metres, is the highest and Unique Fossils point on the south coast of England and has Here you will find the oldest rocks on the beach. offers a magnificent vista over . Cove and are probably the wonderful views, regular of the Jurassic Coast, notable for most iconic and well known of the Jurassic Coast’s dolphin sightings and a Victorian The cliffs you can see from here record their distinctive red colour. Jump on the entire Jurassic period. many breath-taking landmarks. A walk between the folly castle turned visitor centre. a bus to visit this section of the coast. two offers spectacular views. Further east, discover the The coast from Durlston Head to Handfast Point Stagecoach takes you to all the main Nearby Walk West Bay Pier is the perfect place to hidden secrets of Kimmeridge at The Etches Collection records the entire 80 million years of the Cretaceous locations. Combine the bus with a boat The South West Coast Path guides you view the golden sandstone cliffs of - Museum of Jurassic Marine Life which displays a period. The sheer faced, white chalk sea stacks of trip from to Sidmouth for the through the hidden chasm of the Hooken West Bay and which The Great Beach and an Isle of Stone collection of the finest fossil specimens ever found in can be viewed from land or sea and best views of the stunning sea stacks of mark the eastern end of the Jurassic Coast World Landslide to the picturesque village of were laid down in shallow tropical seas, Visit the Fine Foundation Chesil Beach Centre to learn more about the Kimmeridgian Clay, including species new to science. Ladram Bay. These red rocks were formed in a Heritage Site. The best way to see them is by . 180 million years ago. this 18 mile long natural barrier beach, as well as the wildlife which Triassic desert between 250 and 230 million taking a boat trip from Poole or Swanage. years ago. There are sandy beaches at lives in and around the Fleet . Explore Portland and uncover Exmouth and Sandy Bay. the history of quarrying that has a legacy stretching around the world. Nearby Walk Nearby Fossil Interest Nearby Fossil Interest Nearby Fossil Interest Nearby Walk Take in the rich wildlife of the as Triassic beasts at Sidmouth Museum Fossil starfish at Bridport Museum. The World’s Biggest Bite, a giant pliosaur Experience the stunning diversity of Purbeck's scenery by you discover dramatic cliff quarries such as Dancing and Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter. skull and jaws, at Dorset County Museum in Dorchester. walking through the . Check for opening times. Ledge and on the South West Coast Path.