Planet Earth

 

 

This is the extraordinary life story of Planet Earth from it's earliest beginnings. The exhibition is one of the finest of it's type in the country and is home to a unique collection of fossils, minerals and crystals up to 500 million years old.

 

 

Enter the Dinosaur Safari and relive the Jurassic era with life size dinosaurs towering overhead among the plants and vegetation. Hear the sounds of the Jurassic Age and stand your ground against the most ferocious dinosaur of all time – the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

 

 

71% of our planet is covered by the oceans and out Water Zone illustrates the amazing life that lives in our oceans.

 

 

Follow the progress of man through the centuries. Our extraordinary portrayal of Neanderthal man is enthralling, with a large collection of tools illustrating the complex society that existed.