School and group bookings

We are looking forward to meeting your group. We can’t wait to design you a great learning experience. We will fill it with interesting facts and opportunities to get involved with natural history items from the past!

Get in contact as soon as possible, places book up fast.

Did you know?

The Isle of Wight is the most important site in Europe for dinosaur fossils; and of major importance for fossils from the Paleogene.

To enquire or book your learning experience, please contact us. Email dinosaur@iow.gov.uk and we will be happy to help.

Our School and Group Bookings services include:

  • Group visits to the museum
  • Talks designed on specific topics
  • Field trips to beach localities

All of the services on offer can be tailored to specific requirements.

Please be aware that beach visits are determined by the tides. We will advise you when you book when these will be available.

Talks can cover topics such as:

  • Rocks and minerals,
  • Fossils,
  • Dinosaurs,
  • Coastal erosion,
  • Taxonomy,
  • Evolution.

Risk assessments are available for all our activities.

Group of students on the beach taking part in a fossil walk
Group of students taking part in a fossil walk