Fossil Hunting Trips with Junior Geo
- Join Junior Geo Geologist Bill Verkaik on a fossil hunt for a great family day out.
- No experience required. We will show you where to find fossils, and help you to identify your finds.
- Not suitable for children under 5 years.
- Under 18s must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
- Adults: £10, Children (under 16) £5.
- Gift vouchers available
- Private fossil trips for groups and schools available.
Guided Fossil Hunts
Fossil Hunt Gift Voucher
We now offer fossil hunt gift vouchers so you can buy a day out for someone else.
It could be as a birthday or Christmas present or simply to give a treat to someone special.
Our fossil hunting trips take place along the Jurassic Coast in Dorset and they are a great family day out.
Check our front page for the upcoming fossil hunt dates.
Seatown, Dorset: Saturday 1st June 2013, 13:30-16:30
Seatown is a great place for fossil hunting in rocks that are 189 million years old.
The most common fossils are ammonites & belemnites but you can also find crinoids and ichthyosaur teeth and bones.
An excellent day out for family groups. No experience necessary.
The trip starts and finishes near the Anchor Pub which is right on the beach.
Details will be sent by email 1 week prior to the event.
Seatown, Dorset: Saturday 27th Jul 2013, 12:00-15:00
Seatown is a great place for fossil hunting in rocks that are 189 million years old.
The most common fossils are ammonites & belemnites but you can also find crinoids and ichthyosaur teeth and bones.
An excellent day out for family groups. No experience necessary.
The trip starts and finishes near the Anchor Pub which is right on the beach.
Details will be sent by email 1 week prior to the event.
Seatown, Dorset: Saturday 10th August 2013, 10:30-13:30
Seatown is a great place for fossil hunting in rocks that are 189 million years old.
The most common fossils are ammonites & belemnites but you can also find crinoids and ichthyosaur teeth and bones.
An excellent day out for family groups. No experience necessary.
The trip starts and finishes near the Anchor Pub which is right on the beach.
Details will be sent by email 1 week prior to the event.
De Luxe Junior Fossil Hunting Kit
This fossil hunting kit has all you need for a good day out fossil hunting.
This kits includes 1 free child ticket on a public Junior Geo Fossil hunt.
Included:
- Canvas haversack with shoulder strap and Junior Geo badge
- Top quality, British-made, half pound geology hammer
- British-made cold chisel
- Junior protective glasses
- Sarah Hough design note book
- Magnifying hand-lens for getting close to the smallest fossils
- Pack of 10 plastic sample bags
There's plenty of room in the bag for your equipment and sandwiches plus your fossil finds.
Junior Fossil Hunting Kit
This is a standard kits which includes:
- Top quality, British-made, half pound geology hammer
- British-made cold chisel
- Junior protective glasses