Where to find fossils in England

Here are some places that you can find fossils in England, and some museums where you can look at fossils.

Fossil hunting can be a dangerous process. Some good sites are beaches, since the sea erodes the cliffs where the fossils are. But you can be cut off by the tide coming in, or an eroding cliff can end up falling on you! Also serious fossil hunters often use geological hammers to break up rocks. These can be dangerous, and in some places they are forbidden. These fossil hunting sites give safety tips. They also give a lot more information about where you can go and what you should do.

Museums

Some of these museums have large collections of fossils. Some offer a fun introduction to dinosaurs for families. Some have small collections of local fossils. They may identify any fossils that you find or local fossil walks. Consult their websites or contact them to find out about them and what they offer. The map shows where they are.

Good places to hunt fossils

Some of these websites are rather technical, and some are just tourist information. Still they indicate where the good places are and what you may find. I suggest that you contact local museums for more information, and these might even run local fossil walks or workshops for hunting fossils. Consult the general information websites for more areas, and more information about these areas.

Finally, you can buy excellent, cheap fossils at many rock shops and museum shops around the country, especially near known fossil locations. It doesn't have the thrill of finding your own, but the quality is likely to be better! It is an excellent way to handle fossils and learn about them.