

NEWS FROM THE GEOPARK4 Dec
Visual Guides reassure as English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark Sites re-open
The English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark has worked with partners and Living Options, an Exeter based charity, to create a suite of ten visual guides to help people feel comfortable and confident when they visit sites around the Geopark.
10 Nov
English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark launches video series on World Science Day to unravel the facts behind the UNESCO designation
Over the seven Geopark In Focus episodes Professor Iain Stewart MBE engages in relaxed discussions with fascinating people, each with a different insight into why this coastal area of England is so unique.
13 Jul
UNESCO status assured for another four years after inspections.
Following an intense series of inspections last summer it can finally be announced that the status of the English Riviera UNESCO Geopark has been assured.
2 Jul
Geopark coordinates special opportunities for people who have been shielding
As COVID-19 lockdown restrictions continue to ease, the English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark have been working with its partners to provide dedicated opening times and tours at tourist attractions, museums, activity companies and nature sites around Torbay for the more vulnerable members of the local community.
25 Jun
UNESCO sites lead the way on sustainable development and create value for communities across the UK
Published today (25 June 2020) by the UK National Commission for UNESCO, new research shows UNESCO projects can help build a greener, more equal and more peaceful world, while also creating financial value.
1 Apr
Key Partner South Devon College wins national apprenticeship award
Key Partner South Devon College nationally recognised for its 'Outstanding Contribution to the Development of Apprenticeships'.
24 Mar
Coronavirus Information
New rules on staying at home and away from others 30 Jan
Views wanted on Torbay's heritage and a chance to win membership to Key Partner site
Help shape Torbay's new five-year Heritage Strategy by completing a short online survey.
30 Jan
Young Artizans Open Exhibition 2020
Invitation for submission of artwork to Young Artizans Open Exhibition taking place this Spring.
12 Nov
Geoparks most famous resident Agatha Christie celebrated with new signs
New gateway signage welcomes visitors to 'The birthplace of Agatha Christie' the English Riviera's best known resident.
22 Oct
Geopark partners win at English Riviera Tourism Awards
Geopark key and associate partners celebrate wins at inaugural English Riviera Tourism awards.
27 Aug
Art Exhibition Celebrating Torbay's Creative Heritage Tours to HeArTs Gallery at Torbay Hospital
Successful Geopark Ambassador Artist exhibtion goes on tour to the HeArTs Gallery at Torbay Hospital.
8 Aug
English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark hosts international evaluators as part of four year revalidation process
ERGO hosts two UNESCO recognised inspectors as part of revalidation process. 26 Jul
English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark announces new Associate Partners
Local organisations and businesses invited to become offical Geopark partners.
5 Nov
School children preform Shakespeare's Macbeth underground
![]() Students from four primary schools in Torbay are to perform a promenade version of Shakespeare’s Macbeth underground in Kents Cavern
17 Oct
Live Global Junkjam to link schools in UNESCO Global Geoparks around the world
![]() 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
Korean university students visit English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark to learn about Geotourism and Devon’s outstanding geological heritage.
![]() Prize winning students from Korea visited the English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark for a research visit during July.
4 Jun
Geopark Festival 2018 - International Reach.
![]() 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
#therockconnectsus
![]() 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
Sign of Geopark status
A large sign has been installed at the entrance to Torquay to celebrate the English Riviera's status as a UNESCO Global Geopark.
7 Nov
Praise for 'best yet' UNESCO Geoparks' international conference in Torquay
THE organisers of the recent international conference on Geoparks in Torbay have been praised by the network's international board. 4 Oct
English Riviera welcomes the world for Unesco Global Geopark conference
HUNDREDS of delegates from all around the world have converged on Torbay for one of the most important conferences ever held locally this week. The International Conference on Unesco Global Geoparks has attracted more than 700 delegates from 120 global geoparks from 63 different countries to Torquay. 29 Jul
'Why I Support The English Riviera Geopark'
Prof Steward, who is Director of the Sustainable Earth Institute, Plymouth University, said: "AS patron of the English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark, I am delighted that the 7th International Conference will be taking place here in Devon, in an area of such outstanding beauty as well as geological significance.
29 Jul
7th International conference on UNESCO Global Geoparks- Supplemant
The Herald Express has published a brilliant supplemant in the apper which talks about the coming conference and all things Geopark.
29 Jul
Solution for Hopes Nose on the horizon
Torbay Council is asking for feedback from residents on putting in place a Public Spaces Protection Order at Hopes Nose, Torquay.
18 Jul
Win great prizes with your Geopark selfies
WE'RE all off on a selfie scavenger hunt — and you're all invited to join us. All summer long we are joining South Devon College for a celebration of our magnificent Geopark South Devon scenery, and there are great prizes to be won. 25 May
Family half term fun to celebrate the great outdoors in Torbay
A whole calendar of events have been lined up for this year’s Geopark festival held between 28 May and 5 June and will allow all the family to enjoy, explore and experience everything that makes our Geopark unique.
10 May
Cary Arms will play host to Geoparks VIPs
TORQUAY'S Cary Arms in Babbacombe Bay has been chosen to host a group of international VIP guests who will be visiting Torbay in September. The English Riviera was granted the status of Global Geopark in 2007, resulting in international recognition for its rich geological, historical and cultural heritage. Now the Bay is hosting the seventh international conference on UNESCO Global Geoparks in September. 6 May
GeOpera-Cast Call Out
In September 2016 an expected 1000 delegates from the international UNESCO Geopark family will descend on Torbay from the one hundred and twenty UNESCO Global Geoparks in thirty-three countries around the world.
The conference will start with an opening ceremony that could star YOU! 14 Mar
BUSINESS PROFILE: Top role in ensuring all runs smoothly
Geoparks (GGN2016). Being held in Great Britain for the first time, the conference, under the patronage of international environmental organisation UNESCO, will welcome delegates from 32 countries. The conference is expected to pump more than £1.4million into Torbay’s economy.
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