Runswick Bay with The Rock Showman

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Date/Time
Date(s) - 24 September 2021
10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Location
Runswick Bay

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SUITABILITY RATING – Ideal for families, beginners, and amateurs. Suitable for younger children and for adults with mobility issues. Mostly even ground, tour takes place along a LONG sandy beach 

START LOCATION – Benches across from “The Cafe Near the Beach” Runswick Bay, TS13 5HT

PARKING – A small, busy car park can be found at the bottom of the hill near the start position. Runswick Car Park, Bank Bottom Hill, TS13 5HT
Parking may be required at top of hill on busy days – arrive 20 mins early!

This is a 2 hour tour starting from the Cafe near the Beach in the heart of the picturesque seaside village of Runswick Bay, North Yorkshire. One of the UK’s hotspots for fossil collectors, Runswick Bay Beach has some great stories contained within its rocks. Ammonites, Belemnites, fossil wood, marine reptile bones and coprolites can all be found as we travel along the sandy pebble strewn beach that has recently been voted the best beaches in Britain.

Our tour guide will teach you how to hunt for these Jurassic gems and share stories of deep time in a spectacular natural location

The tour finishes on the beach after 2 hours.

 

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