Museums · South East England
The Etches Collection
The Etches Collection — museum in Dorset, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Norden · 5.0 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
The Etches Collection is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 2016. Wikidata describes it as: "museum in Dorset, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 50.6185°, -2.1193°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: South Dorset Coast SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Etches Collection (also known as the Museum of Jurassic Marine Life) is an independent fossil museum located in the village of Kimmeridge, Dorset, England. It is based on the lifetime collection of Steve Etches, a fossil hunter for whom some of his finds have been named, from the local area on the Jurassic Coast, a SSSI and World Heritage Site, especially around Kimmeridge Bay and the Kimmeridge Ledges.
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Background
Architecture
The museum building was opened in 2016 at a cost of £5 million to house a collection of over 2,000 fossil specimens so that they would remain accessible beyond the lifetime of Steve Etches.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 50.6185, -2.1193
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Kimmeridge
- Postcode
- BH20 5PH
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Dorset
- Established
- 2016
- Nearest railway station
- Norden — 5 km
- Opening
- Mo-Su 10:00-17:00
- Official site
- www.theetchescollection.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q39045477 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The Etches Collection (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: The Etches Collection building, Kimmeridge, Dorset.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Etches Collection?
- The Etches Collection is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BH20 5PH), in the parish of Kimmeridge.
- When was The Etches Collection built?
- Built or established in 2016.
- Is The Etches Collection a protected site?
- Yes — The Etches Collection is part of the South Dorset Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Dorset National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to The Etches Collection?
- The nearest railway station is Norden, about 5.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BH20 5PH.