The inaugural Run Jurassic, organised by White Star Running in collaboration with the Jurassic Coast Trust, has raised over £3,000 for the Trust, in support of its work to protect and educate people about the World Heritage Site. This was in spite of the second day of the event being called off due to adverse…
As England’s only Natural World Heritage Site, it won’t come as a surprise that there is a huge variety of things to do along the Jurassic Coast’s 95 miles of coastline. In this short piece we will be highlighting 5 of them, which can all be found within a 10-mile stretch on the borders between…
Purbeck Ice Cream and the Jurassic Coast Trust have teamed up to inspire families with one of Dorset’s most fascinating paleontological sites, the Dinosaur Footprints of Keates Quarry. Proceeds from sales of Purbeck Ice Cream’s Jurassic Range have sponsored free places for 100 children across 10 guided walks in 2019 to the footprints, which are…
The Jurassic Coast Trust is seeking public input into a new Partnership Plan, which will guide management of the World Heritage Site over the next five years. As part of this process, a series of public consultation days are scheduled across Dorset and East Devon in September. Locations include Exmouth, Sidmouth, Bridport, Lyme Regis and…
Well Trodden Wrong Ways – a new art exhibition exploring East Devon’s Jurassic Coast By Emma Molony, Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton The Jurassic Coast is 95 miles of evidence of 185 million years of the Earth’s history. Its path is trodden by 22 million visitors each year. Through sculpture, film, photography and drawing, artist Jo…
Exmouth’s new Tourist Information Service held an official launch party on Wednesday 21 August 2019 to celebrate the opening of its new premises in The Strand. Based at AJ’s Taxis just around the corner since May 2015, the Tourist Information Service has recently moved to dedicated premises at 45a The Strand, in the centre of…
Blog by Siobhan Lancaster of Sitting Spiritually Sitting Spiritually of Lyme Regis were delighted to become Business Partners of the Jurassic Coast Trust in early 2019. As the Trust’s Guy Kerr wrote about us then: Sitting Spiritually are our first Business Partner of their kind – a truly unique, locally based company who evidently put all…
The Jurassic Coast Trust is seeking public input into a new Partnership Plan, which will guide management of the World Heritage Site over the next five years. The new Partnership Plan will take in conservation and preservation of the Site, how the Site impacts on the local economy, and how the Site can play an…
The last weekend of September will see the launch of a brand new Jurassic Coast running event – Run Jurassic. Organised by White Star Running in collaboration with the Jurassic Coast Trust, the three-day event aims to be the “official” Jurassic Coast Running Festival, with a percentage of income from the event supporting the Trust’s…