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Weymouth - Jurassic walks etc
DA9
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Apart from the Jurassic skyline, can anyone recommend a Jurassic walk/ beach etc for a dinosaur mad 5 year old to visit?
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Charmouth next to Lyme Regis is good for finding fossils mate. Sift through the shingle at the shoreline as the waves disturb it, there’s loads there.3
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https://www.thedinosaurmuseum.com/buy-tickets-online
Is in Dorchester. Could be fun.
£8.50 adults, £6.50 kids.1 -
What DM said.
They even do guided hunts there.
With a 5 year old you could pop out to one of the shops early doors, buy a nice ammonite and help your lad 'find' it in the clays.
He wont forget that in a hurry.6 -
Alternatively you could always take him to The Millers on a Friday night, there's always a few brontosauruses roaming about in there.7
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Cracking ideaA-R-T-H-U-R said:What DM said.
They even do guided hunts there.
With a 5 year old you could pop out to one of the shops early doors, but a nice ammonite and help your lad 'find' it in the clays.
He wont forget that in a hurry.2 -
Kimmeridge Bay may be a bit too far from you (It's towards Wareham), but worth looking at. Plenty of fossils to pick up and plenty to find on the clay beds (look at tide times if going - there's also a fossil collection in the village).4
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Might be too far in the future if you are on holiday.
http://www.portlandmuseum.co.uk/event/dino-day-3/?instance_id=361 -
Chesil Beach. Bivalves literally lying on the beach amongst the pebbles
Lyme Regis is good for bigger fossils, but you tend to only find pieces unless you're organised, and have tools3 -
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Monkey World down there too, unless he's only interested in dinosaurs.
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And Bovington Tank Museum .Curb_It said:Monkey World down there too, unless he's only interested in dinosaurs.
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Curb_It said:
Monkey World down there too, unless he's only interested in dinosaurs.
Both cracking places to visit. Bovington has one of only two complete working Tiger tanks from WW2.Fanny Fanackapan said:
And Bovington Tank Museum .Curb_It said:Monkey World down there too, unless he's only interested in dinosaurs.
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Fixed it for you!DA9 said:Apart from the Jurassic skyline, can anyone recommend a Jurassic walk/ beach etc for a dinosaur mad 50 year old to visit?
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A big chunk of Chesil beach is closed through the summer to protect nesting Terns. I don't think it's that much that a 5 year old would feel restricted though.Leroy Ambrose said:Chesil Beach. Bivalves literally lying on the beach amongst the pebbles
Lyme Regis is good for bigger fossils, but you tend to only find pieces unless you're organised, and have tools2 -
Not dinosaurs, but the swannery at Abbotsbury is a good place to visit. Kids can feed the swans. There's also a children's farm nearby.
https://abbotsbury-tourism.co.uk/swannery/1 -
I live 3 miles fromLulworth Cove, if the range walks are open try Fossil Woods to the left Lulworth as you face the sea, Monkey World & The Dorchester Museum are nearby would be great for a 5 year old + his dad/GDad3
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Durdle Door is good fun.3
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Take a day off from fossels and visit the Swanage Railway for a trip to Corfe and the castle, there are at least 3 Charlton supporters who are volunteers on the railway.3
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Not for this week but the O2 have a walking with dianosaurs in a couple of weeks.
£30 for a family of four. Looks brilliant for kids if they wouldn't be terrified.
https://www.theo2.co.uk/events/detail/walking-with-dinosaurs?cid=THEO2_Internal_WWD_HPTO_Organic_301017
https://tickets.axs.com/shop/#/FAM00-8cf6-49fb-b7c8-95f9df3f9537/shop/search?skin=theo2&lang=en&locale=en-GB&preFill=1&eventid=345090&ec=O2L180814&src=AEGAXS1_WMAIN&fbShareURL=www.axs.com/uk/events/345090/walking-with-dinosaurs-tickets?&ref=evs_fb1
