Jurassic Coast Tours Guided fieldtrips in South West
Guided geological tours and fieldtrips of the Jurassic Coast and South West
England. Explore the geology, fossil hunting and fieldtrips in Devon, Dorset,
Cornwall, Charmouth, Lyme Regis and Portland.
Hi, I'm Chris Pamplin and I'd like to invite you to become geologists for a day
to explore the beautiful landscape and coastline of the West Country with me as
your guide.
Follow in the footsteps of Mary Anning collecting fossils at Lyme Regis and
Charmouth, marvel at the world heritage Jurassic Coastline where you can see
many rock types and stunning coastal scenery. Delve into the secret past of
Devon. Discover the ancient past of Dartmoor, Sidmouth and Torquay. Unearth tin
mining history in Cornwall and the fascinating rocks of the Lizard.
As your personal guide, I offer a selection of half day, full day, weekend or
three day tours. Ideally suited to group or geological society visits, and small
family groups. You may wish to include a trip as part of a holiday or
specifically book a longer fieldtrip. It may be a birthday treat!
Fieldtrips can be tailored to your needs or level of experience.
I provide the best itinerary for your visit and do all the worrying about tide
times, access and travel between sites.
You benefit from my in-depth local knowledge of the geology. I can help you find
suitable accommodation in the region, within your price range. Special deals
available for larger out of season groups.
Outdoor adventure starts here!
DEVON
This fieldtrip can be taken as a day trip or combined with the East Devon and
West Dorset trip to form a weekend.
Location:
Torbay, Dartmoor and the surrounding areas finishing on the coast near Dawlish.
AIM:
Devon is rich in geological diversity. Discover how Devon has traveled thousands
of miles, across the hemispheres passing through climatic belts, over the
geological time span of 400 to 225 million years. The Upper Palaeozoic. Visit
tropical reefs, volcanoes and arid deserts, all within the Torbay and Dartmoor
area. Find out how granite formed and how Dartmoor’s distinctive scenery of Tors
and vales developed.
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You will visit 8 sites.
This is a full day trip which can be tailored to whatever your level of
expertise and can be enjoyed by beginners or those studying for A' level or
degree in geology.
Sites are chosen for ease of access and risk assessments have been carried out
in line with recommendations by the Earth Science Teachers Association
EAST DEVON and WEST DORSET COASTLINE
This fieldtrip can be taken as a day trip or combined with the Devon or Dorset
trips to form a weekend visit to the area.
Location:
East Devon and West Dorset Coast.
Aim:
To link up ideas about plate tectonics with local examples illustrating the
journey that Britain has made across the major climatic belts. Study the marine
transgressions of the Mesozoic period. Fossil collecting
This trip covers the geological time period from 225 to 100 million years ago,
the Mesozoic. As Devon continues it’s journey through the climatic belts,
crossing the equator and entering the Northern Hemisphere, local rocks record a
change from hot arid desert landscapes to marine conditions. Collect fossils at
coastal resort of Lyme Regis, see the ammonite graveyard and stand on ancient
sea beds, preserved in the Blue Lias rocks of Dorset’s Coastline.
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Nominated for WORLD HERITAGE STATUS.
DORSET JURASSIC COASTLINE
The Dorset coastline is world famous for the near continuos sequence of rocks
from the Jurassic period. Find ammonites and other marine fossils at Charmouth
and visit Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre. Explore the Middle Jurassic behind
Chesil Beach and Portland’s unique quarrying history. See the beautiful coastal
scenery at Lulworth, where Upper Jurassic strata is folded to near vertical by
the Alpine folding event of 40 million years ago. Marvel at a private fossil
collection, at Kimmeridge.
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This fieldtrip can be combined with the East Devon and West Dorset trip to form
a weekend visit.
Location: Various sites along the Dorset Coast
One day visit: Environments
Two day:
Economic geology of the Dorset Coast.
Nominated for WORLD HERITAGE STATUS.
THE LIZARD and WEST CORNWALL
The Lizard and Geevor Tin Mine.
The Lizard is famous for the unusual rock known as Serpentine, part of an
ancient ocean floor complex which was pushed up, instead of down, when the
earth’s crustal plates collided to form the super continent of Pangaea. This
took place around the same time that the granites of the Cornubian batholith
were intruded. Part of the Variscan orogeny, 280 million years ago.
West Cornwall is a haven for mineral collectors, and the trip includes a visit
to Geevor tin mine, where we descend into the old mine workings. Minerals can be
collected, and we walk along the beautiful coastline to Pendeen, where the pump
houses are built into the cliff line.
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INFORMATION ON THE GUIDED TOURS, FIELD TRIPS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES:
Evening classes on geology and fossil hunting
South Devon and Dartmoor.
East Devon and West Dorset Coast.
Dorset's Jurassic Coastline.
The Lizard and West Cornwall. Evening classes in geology.
Short tours and boat trips.
CHILDREN CAN ALSO LEARN FROM THESE TOURS
Children love collecting fossils.
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