We Are Reopening Thursday 16th July and are "Good to Go"!!

Come on down to Kimmeridge and experience a Jurassic ocean - a time when the only thing you ever had to really worry about was as 12-metre long Pliosaur with massive teeth!!

We are open EVERY DAY from 10am - 5pm (last admissions 4.15pm)

BRAND NEW FOSSILS ON DISPLAY - A brand new species of plesiosaur called Kimmerosaurus, The pelvis of a giant Pliosaur whose bones indicate a massive predator over 10 metres in length and a specimen of Colymbosaurus representing the first specimen ever found with the jaws and teeth!!

We cannot wait to welcome you all back!!

Covid-19 Guidelines

The museum has the “Good to Go” kitemark. Social distancing and sanitisation measures are in place across the museum, designed to keep our visitors, staff and volunteers safe. We have implemented a one way system around the museum to help you navigate your way through the building to ensure safe distancing. Hand sanitiser stations are at key places throughout to enable visitors to sanitise hands before and after entering, please use these as you come into the museum, before entering the main gallery, halls, restrooms and as you leave the building. Our staff will be conducting regular cleaning protocols throughout the day. There is no requirement to pre-book however we will be monitoring the number of visitors in the Museum at one time to ensure we do not exceed the recommended amount of visitors for our floor space and if numbers do increase we may need to restrict access to ensure everyone’s safety. Our touchscreens or PalaeoGo tablets will not be available for the time being and we are restricting our fossil handling collection due to the Covid-19 transmission risks. If you have your own Smartphone you can download the PalaeoGo app and use this to enjoy our augmented 3D reptiles and dinosaurs. Please bear with us during this time as we are doing all we can to make sure your visit is as safe as possible, please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions at all.