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Welcome to the English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark - One of Earth's Extraordinary Places! A beautiful landscape of dramatic changes, of exploration, discovery and fun.
UNESCO Global Geoparks share the story of our Planet.
A Geopark is an area of globally recognised, unique geological interest designated by UNESCO. A place where you can touch a very special part of the Earth's story and be amazed by the extraordinary landscapes, mountains, coastlines, places and people.
Our Geopark, covering the entire area of Torbay, is Naturally Inspiring. It shares stories of a landscape untouched by glaciation unseen elsewhere in the world. Stories of tropical seas and scorching deserts, raised beaches and drowned forests, hippopotami and mammoth, straight-tusked elephant and sabre-toothed tiger, cave bear and earliest man...
News from the Geopark
25 Mar
Over the weekend of 8-9 June 2019, Torbay Amateur Radio Society (TARS) will be joining radio stations from around the world to exchange greetings with GB6GEO over the airwaves. During the special communications weekend, the English Riviera UNSECO Global Geopark special event station will transmit live from Kent’s Cavern. Using a special event call sign GB6GEO, TARS will establish contact with other radio stations around Britain, Europe and the World.
5 Mar
The Artizan Gallery is a small independent fine art gallery dedicated to championing the work of local artists in the South West. For the second time in 2018, the gallery were able to secure space in the heart of Torquay’s town centre for their festive pop-up event the Artizan Winter Open.
5 Nov
Students from four primary schools in Torbay are to perform a promenade version of Shakespeare’s Macbeth underground in Kents Cavern
17 Oct
Join us at 12pm where pupils from White Rock Primary School will be at Cockington Court with The Junkman for a one hour worldwide celebration of Mother Earth. We will be linking up with other UNESCO Global Geopark locations from around the world. Click to read more.
13 Jul
Prize winning students from Korea visited the English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark for a research visit during July.
4 Jun
Torbay’s UNESCO Geopark reached out to the Bay’s international visitors by adding a welcome message in nine different languages on the 2018 Geopark festival leaflet.
27 May
To kick start the 10th Geopark Festival celebrations the English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark is delighted to launch the Earth Echoes film. This film documents the development of the incredible community-led opening ceremony of the 7th International Conference on UNESCO Global Geoparks held at the RICC in September 2016.
10 Mar
A large sign has been installed at the entrance to Torquay to celebrate the English Riviera's status as a UNESCO Global Geopark.
More news...
Events in the Geopark
1 Feb - 31 Dec
Torre Abbey
An exhibition of works and artefacts that help celebrate the rich maritime heritage of the Bay....
19 Jan - 31 Mar
Torre Abbey
A showcase of stunning images by the Torbay Photographic Society.
Open Tuesday to Sunday....
25 Feb - 20 May
Occombe Farm
Little tots; discover Occombe Farm this Spring with muddy fun, gardening duties, animal...
30 Mar - 28 Apr
Kent's Cavern
Family fun for the Easter holidays! Saturday 30th March - Sunday 28th April
Go underground this...
30 Mar - 28 Apr
Kent's Cavern
Cavog the Caveman has dropped some Easter Eggs in the cave. He needs your help to find them all...
30 Mar - 28 Apr
Kent's Cavern
Head to the craft centre to make your own little dino to take home with you (ideal for ages 3+,...
30 Mar - 28 Apr
Kent's Cavern
Reveal a secret word by finding all of the hidden Ice Age animals hidden around the woods. (ideal...
30 Mar - 28 Apr
Kent's Cavern
Discover tools and artefacts used and made by Stone Age people at our handling table. (ideal for...
30 Mar - 28 Apr
Kent's Cavern
Help to build a communal woodland shelter using natural materials. (ideal for ages 6+)
Prices...
30 Mar - 28 Apr
Kent's Cavern
Take part in this challenge to see if you have the stealth and accuracy of a young Neanderthal...
30 Mar - 28 Apr
Kent's Cavern
Head into our woodland area and discover the skills that Stone Age people needed to learn to...
30 Mar - 28 Apr
Kent's Cavern
Excavate sandboxes to uncover hidden fossils, you might even find some precious gemstones while...
30 Mar - 28 Apr
Kent's Cavern
Decorate your own tree cookie pendant for free at our crafts station. (Small charges apply, from...
30 Mar
Torbay
Lights Out for Earth Hour
As we go about our daily lives, it’s easy to forget that we...
6 - 22 Apr
Cockington
Cockington's letterboxing trail is back; this time with a twist for spring!
Scout around...
8 - 19 Apr
Occombe Farm
Meet the Occombe Farm animals and get a taste of what it's like to feed and care for them!
In...
8 - 22 Apr
Occombe Farm
CALLING ALL DINOSAUR HUNTERS!!
The Dino-Bunny has dropped dinosaur eggs all over the trail at...
13 Apr
Paignton
Join Torbay Cleaner Coasts Initiative for a few hours or any time you can spare for a beach clean...
13 Apr
Berry Head
Learn how to make expressive digital photographs of Berry Head's landscapes and nature with...
14 Apr
Cockington
Wild flower discovery and identifcation walk through Cockington
Wondering about wild flowers?...
17 Apr
Reach Outdoors Centre
Join our marine ranger and explore the incredible marine life that lives in Torbay's rock pools....
20 Apr
Berry Head
This morning walk with Mike Langman corresponds with the busy spring migration period of the...
20 Apr
Kent's Cavern
Learn about natural remedies discovered by ancient people that have been passed down through the...
22 Apr
Torbay
World Earth Day is a world-wide event that takes place every year, it is believed that more than 1...
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Meet our patron
Television's favourite geologist Prof. Iain Stewart is patron of the English Riviera Geopark.
Iain is the presenter of Journeys from the Centre of the Earth, the award winning BBC series Earth - The Power of the Planet and his current BBC series How Earth Made Us.
See what Iain has to say about his role as Geopark patron
Hong Kong Geopark
In November 2009, the English Riviera Geopark signed a partnership agreement with the Hong Kong Geopark, allowing both Geoparks to strengthen
their international relationship. Click here to find out more about our sister Geopark
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