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Mendip ROCKS! Festival of Geology
Date:
17 September - 29 October 2016
Event type:
Field trip, Geology walk, Lecture, Social event
Venue:
Somerset Earth Science Centre
Event status:
EVENT CLOSED
A six week festival to celebrate the fascinating geology of the Mendips Hills.
Events suitable for everyone:
- Family fun days with rock and fossil activities
- Guided walks
- Tours of working and disused quarries
- Earth Science School - 3 days of escorted field trips with author of "The Geology of Somerset" Dr Peter Hardy, to learn about the 420 million year history of the Mendip Rocks.
- Festival finale "Underground and Overground in the Mendip Hills, day of lectures and lunch at Wells Museum.
See the programme of events and discover lots more events taking place during Mendip ROCKS!
Target audience
Adults/amateur geologists/no prior knowledge needed
Venue
Somerset Earth Science Centre
Moons Hill Quarry
Stoke St Michael
Radstock
Somerset
BA3 5JU
Cost
Most Free, donations welcome and some a small charge
Further information
For more information on the festival and events visit the Somerset Earth Science Center website