Somerset Earth Science Centre Museum & Open Day
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Somerset Earth Science Centre Museum & Open Day

By Somerset Earth Science Centre

See our wonderful collection of Mendip fossils, rocks, and minerals. Bring in your own rocks and fossils for identification by experts.

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Somerset Earth Science Centre

Moons Hill Quarry Mendip Road Stoke Saint Michael, Radstock BA3 5JU United Kingdom

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  • 4 hours, 30 minutes
  • In person

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No Refunds

About this event

Science & Tech • Science

🦖 Step Back in Time at the Geo Fun Day! 🪨

Join us for a fascinating day of geological fun as we showcase our amazing museum collection of Mendip fossils, rocks, and minerals! Got a mystery rock or fossil? Bring it along and our friendly local experts will be on hand to help you identify your treasures.

🎨 Family-friendly activities, including:

  • Geo crafting and rock painting
  • Fossil digs for budding paleontologists
  • Photo ops with Rexy and Roxy, our full-size T-Rex mascots!
  • Step Back in Time Geo Trail – explore the scenic lakeside trail and uncover prehistoric secrets for a chance to win a lucky dip prize!

🛍️ Pocket-money fossils and minerals available to buy

🍰 Tea and homemade cake by the lake

☕ Light refreshments available

💳 Card payments accepted

📅 No booking required, just drop in between 11am – 3:30pm

Free entry – donations warmly welcomed to support our work

🍰 Help us bake the right number of cakes – please let us know if you're coming!

Somerset Earth Science Centre, BA3 5JU, located at Moons Hill Quarry, Stoke St Michael. What3words ///thumb.diverged.alcove. Please reverse park.Eventbrite limits maximum booking per order to 1. You will need to make multiple bookings for groups of 2 or more people.

Frequently asked questions

Parking on site?

Yes, lots of parking in our car park, turn right off the Mendip Road, at entrance to Wainwright's Moons Hill Quarry, from Old Wells Road, turn first right then follow signs to top end of car park. Reverse park, and follow footpath round the lake to the Centre. DO NOT DRIVE into quarry!

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Oct 25 · 11:00 GMT+1