Jurassic Coast Ambassador Sarah Acton is the Jurassic Coast’s poet-in-residence, and her East Devon residency is being hosted by Beer Village Heritage in June, Fairlynch Museum, Budleigh Salterton in July, Exmouth Museum in August and Sidmouth Museum in September. Sarah will be taking inspiration from each place, and exhibits within the museums’ collections, to create…
John Wokersien is a Trustee of the Jurassic Coast Trust, as well as an active Ambassador in the Exmouth area. Here, he writes about the Jurassic Coast Mural which was recently unveiled in Exmouth. I have been involved with the Jurassic Coast since before the inception of the World Heritage Site. In that time, there…
Golden colours and the taste of the sea – this dish from the chefs at Hive Beach Café captures the essence of a great day by the sea side. Serves 4 Two small fish. These could be monkfish, sea bass or mackerel, depending on the season A handful of king prawns A handful of mussels…
Tony Lambert is a Jurassic Coast Ambassador from Branscombe. Here he writes about his latest guided walk from Branscombe to Beer, undertaken earlier this month. Our annual July guided walk from Branscombe to Beer and back, a collaborative effort between the Jurassic Coast Trust and the National Trust, was a great success this year. We welcomed…
Jurassic Coast Ambassador Sarah Acton is the Jurassic Coast’s new poet-in-residence, and her East Devon residency is being hosted by Beer Village Heritage in June, Fairlynch Museum, Budleigh Salterton in July, Exmouth Museum in August and Sidmouth Museum in September. Sarah will be taking inspiration from each place, and exhibits within the museums’ collections, to…
Residents and visitors are being invited to have their say about four key areas of development planned for the popular coastal town of West Bay. The Dorset Coast Forum, working with the Bridport and West Bay Coastal Community Team (CCT) and four project teams led by The Jurassic Coast and Dorset AONB teams, Dorset County…
Purbeck Ice Cream has teamed up with the Jurassic Coast Trust on an exciting new range of ice cream flavours. Due to launch this autumn, the new flavours will inspire people with Purbeck’s ancient stories of dinosaurs and marine reptiles, whilst raising much-needed funds to help look after the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. Based…
We are spoilt for choice living on the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, so we are sharing some of our favourite things to do in and around Bridport – though narrowing the list down to 10 was not easy! We hope you enjoy our suggestions; they are all free unless otherwise stated. Go fossiling Just…
Colin Bentley is an East Devon-based fine artist working on a three-year art project in collaboration with the Jurassic Coast Trust. In the latest of his regular blogs, Colin shares his experiences of the coast’s changing seasons, and how they’re reflected in his artwork. The seasons are rapidly changing on the Jurassic Coast. This has always…