Field Trip: Bradford on Avon Museum & Walk: Discover the Geology & Heritage of the Bradford on Avon
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Entry Fee
Members: Free
Visitors: £3.00
Date and Time
10:00
Location
Bradford on Avon Library, Bridge St, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1BY
Field Trip Description
10am-10:45am: Bradford on Avon Museum It is a small museum packed with interesting objects that tell the story of the local area, both its natural history and industrial heritage. Of special interest to geologists will be the local crinoid fossils and information on the underground stone quarries. The Museum has a gift shop.
11:00am-12:45pm: After visiting the museum, we will take a short walk around Bradford on Avon visiting some of the sites of geological interest; building stones, quarry sites and springs. Adapted depending on the weather!
1:00pm: Lunch in one of the local cafés for those who wish to stay longer.
Nearest postcode is BA15 1BY.
Grid Reference ST 826608
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Museum entry is free but welcomes donations. If coming by car it is recommended to park in the Station Car Park (Zone B)
A taster from the Bradford on Avon Museum exhibitions…
Fossil crinoids – Apiocrinites parkinsoni – collected less than a mile away from the museum in the 19 th Century.
Mushroom picking in the disused underground stone quarries..but we won’t be doing this!
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