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Current Events - 2008

Exhibitions, Fossil hunts and other events

February 2008

Title and descriptionWhenContact details, booking arrangements and any charges.
Fossil walk
- Shanklin

mid-Cretaceous marine sediments of the Lower Greensand.
Monday 18th

1 pm
Contact Dinosaur Isle on (01983) 404344 to reserve a place, or book at the museum shop.

Booking essential.

Adults £3.60, Children (ages 3 to 15) £2.20, Family (2+2) £11, Concession (pensioners/ students) £3.

Keep your ticket from Dinosaur Isle and meet at the site. Shop staff will advise of the location on booking.
Fossil walk
- Yaverland

Lower Cretaceous terrestrial, fluvial and marine sediments from the Wealden.
Tuesday 19th

1 pm
As above, but meet at Dinosaur Isle.
Fossil walk
- Yaverland

Lower Cretaceous terrestrial, fluvial and marine sediments from the Wealden.
Wednesday 20th

2 pm
As above, but meet at Dinosaur Isle.
Fossil walk
- Brook Bay

Lower Cretaceous terrestrial, fluvial and marine sediments from the Wealden.
Thursday 21st

2 pm
As Shanklin.
Fossil walk
- Brook Bay

Lower Cretaceous terrestrial, fluvial and marine sediments from the Wealden.
Friday 22nd

2:30 pm
As Shanklin.

March 2008

Title and descriptionWhenContact details, booking arrangements and any charges.
Fossil walk
- Yaverland

Lower Cretaceous terrestrial, fluvial and marine sediments from the Wealden.
Good Friday

Friday 21st

2 pm
Contact Dinosaur Isle on (01983) 404344 to reserve a place, or book at the museum shop.

Booking essential.

Adults £3.60, Children (ages 3 to 15) £2.20, Family (2+2) £11, Concession (pensioners/ students) £3.


April 2008

Title and descriptionWhenContact details, booking arrangements and any charges.
Fossil walk
- Brook Bay

Monday 7th

2:30 pm

Contact Dinosaur Isle on (01983) 404344 to reserve a place, or book at the museum shop.

Booking essential.

Adults £3.90, Children (ages 3 to 15) £2.30, Family (2+2) £12, Concession (pensioners/ students) £3.50.

Keep your ticket from Dinosaur Isle and meet at the site. Shop staff will advise of the location on booking.
Fossil walk
- Brook Bay

Tuesday 8th

3 pm

as above
Fossil walk
- Shanklin

Wednesday 9th

10 am

as above
Fossil walk
- Yaverland

Thursday 10th

10 am

Meet at Dinosaur Isle
Fossil walk
- Yaverland

Friday 11th

10 am

Meet at Dinosaur Isle
Fossil walk
- Shanklin

Monday 14th

10 am

as Shanklin above
Fossil walk
- Yaverland

Tuesday 15th

1:30 pm

Meet at Dinosaur Isle
Fossil walk
- Yaverland

Wednesday 16th

1:30 pm

Meet at Dinosaur Isle
Fossil walk
- Brook Bay

Thursday 17th

2 pm

as Brook Bay above
Fossil walk
- Brook Bay

Friday 18th

2 pm

As Brook Bay above

May 2008

Title and descriptionWhenContact details, booking arrangements and any charges.

DINOSTROLL
A half-hour story time for young
children and parents, followed by a guided walk along Sandown beach, then reduced entry to Dinosaur Isle museum.

Meet at Sandown Library.
(OS Grid Ref SZ 6013 8438).
Finish at Dinosaur Isle.

Saturday
10th

11 am
Contact Elspeth Jackson (Libraries) on (01983) 203880.

Contact Elspeth Jackson or Sandown Library on (01983) 402748 for tickets.

For museum entry - Children (ages 3 - 15) pay £2.95, one adult free per paying child, extra adults at £4.95

Adult Learners' Week - the geology and fossils of Yaverland.

Learn about some of the Island's
oldest rocks, and the fossils they
contain, during a walk along this
beautiful section of coastline. 
The artists amongst you may feel
inspired by the colours and textures in the cliffs - for those wishing to learn in a new, non-classroom based environment, this may be the spark to learn more about past environments in an active way.

Meet at Dinosaur Isle.

Saturday 17th

1:30pm

Contact Dinosaur Isle on (01983) 404344 to reserve a place, or book at the museum shop.

Booking essential.

Adults £3.90, Children (ages 3 to 15) £2.30, Family (2+2) £12, Concession (pensioners/ students) £3.50.

GEOLOGY WALK - COMPTON BEACH

Learn about the geology of this ancient coastline with the National Trust and Dinosaur Isle.

Meet at Hanover Point Car park
(OS Grid Ref SZ 3780 8405).

Sunday
18th

2:30 pm
Contact the National Trust at the Mottistone office on (01983) 741020 for further details.

Adults £2.00
Fossil walk
- Shanklin
Monday 26th
 
10 am.
Contact Dinosaur Isle on (01983) 404344 to reserve a place, or book at the museum shop.

Booking essential.

Adults £3.90, Children (ages 3 to 15) £2.30, Family (2+2) £12, Concession (pensioners/ students) £3.50.

Keep your ticket from Dinosaur Isle and meet at the Lazy Waves Cafe, Shanklin Esplanade.
Fossil walk
- Brook Bay
Tuesday 27th

10am.
As Shanklin, but meet at the gravel car-park, Brook Bay.
Fossil walk
- Brook Bay
Wednesday 28th

10 am
As Shanklin, but meet at the gravel car-park, Brook Bay.
Fossil walk
- Yaverland
Thursday 29th

10 am
As Monday, but meet at Dinosaur Isle
Fossil walk
- Shanklin
Friday 30th

10:30 am
See Mondays' detail


June 2008



July 2008

Title and descriptionWhenContact details, booking arrangements and any charges.

2008 - Summer display.

The 2008 display is currently being planned and built. Excellent specimens of Hypsilophodon foxii, a small but agile plant-eating dinosaur from the Isle of Wight will be on display. These will be supplemented by new models and interpretation of the environment it lived in. H. foxii is named after the Reverend Fox of Brighstone. Come along and learn about the story of this remarkable dinosaur, currently unique to the Isle of Wight.

The display is planned to open during July.
Normal entrance admission applies; there is no extra charge for summer exhibitions.

Contact Steve Hutt for further details.


August 2008



September 2008

Title and descriptionWhenContact details, booking arrangements and any charges.
DINORIDE

A short mountain bike ride along the seafront and sandy beach at Yaverland to the base of Culver cliff.

A healthy ride on sand for an introduction to the geology and fossils of this section of Island coastline. 

Part of the Isle of Wight Cycling Festival. Mountain bikes essential. 

Click here for more details about the I.W. Cycling Festival

Saturday 20th

10 am.

Cost:
Adults £3.90, Student/Pensioner £3.50, Family (2+2) £12.00,
Kids (ages 3-15) £2.30

Pre-booking essential for this trip.

Telephone (01983) 404344 for a place, or visit us at Dinosaur Isle.


October 2008

Title and descriptionWhenContact details, booking arrangements and any charges.
A FRIGHT AT THE MUSEUM

The museum will be transformed for an evening of ghouls and ghosties and things that go bump in the night.
Friday 31 st

6 pm to 8:30 pm (to be confirmed)

Contact the museum on (01983) 404344 nearer the time for details.

Watch this space for prices.


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Dinosaur Isle,
Culver Parade,
Sandown,
Isle of Wight
PO36 8QA

Tel: +44 (0)1983 404344
Fax: +44 (0)1983 407502
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