NEWS FROM THE GEOPARK
21 Jun
The English Riviera Global Geopark film, We Love Our Geopark, will be shown every day at the 2010 Glastonbury Festival...
7 Jun
A seal's-eye view of Torquay's Thatcher Rock has won the first English Riviera Geopark photographic competition...
5 Jun
We have just had the great pleasure of participating in the GeoQuest journey...
5 Jun
Beery Head is putting in another star appearance at this weekend's Occombe Farm Beer Festival...
2 Jun
One of Torbay's gateway sites, which helps residents and visitors discover the wonders of the resort's Geopark, has re-opened following a facelift...
29 May
Don't miss the Mystery Mammoth Day today at the Seashore Centre, Goodrington...
25 May
Kicking off the Geopark Festival 2010, the amazing GeoQuest adventure has begun.
Today our three artists start their incredible geoexpedition around the Bay and they won't stop for seven days!
13 May
In 2010, amateur radio stations from around the world will again be exchanging greetings...
10 May
This May marks the arrival of three "GeoQuestors" who will embark on a journey of exploration through the English Riviera Geopark over the course of one week...
19 Apr
Most of Europe has recently been affected by the dramatic events at the volcanic eruption in southern Iceland causing un-precedented travel disruptions across the globe...
31 Mar
If you love the Bay and love photography...the Geopark team would love to see your shots!
18 Mar
One of the world's most intriguing, infamous and controversial pieces of art is coming to Torquay this summer.
17 Feb
The new "We Love Our Geopark" film can now be watched at local libraries
15 Feb
TORQUAY tourist attraction Kents Cavern is now on the syllabus for University of Exeter students.
12 Feb
We want as many people as possible to watch our amazing new film...
8 Feb
A 10 year old schoolgirl is to star in a new film beaming the delights of Torbay's natural beauty around the world...
5 Feb
4 Feb
The third annual English Riviera Geopark Festival is shaping up with more than two dozen events already on the calendar...
3 Feb
The power of the internet is to be harnessed to help promote Torbay's natural attractions...
26 Jan
Contemporary artist Anna Keleher has begun to explore the English Riviera Geopark through an exciting new project...
22 Jan
Kents Cavern Jawbone (maxilla) KC4...
14 Jan
Brixham residents can whet their appetites for learning this winter with 10 new free courses...
9 Dec
A trip taking in Torbay's greenest attractions has helped cement a new partnership between the resort and Hong Kong...
4 Dec
Iain Stewart, Patron of the English Riviera Geopark...
14 Nov
Torbay has forged rock solid new links with the city of Hong Kong...
2 Nov
The Autumn edition of the English Riviera Geopark Newsletter is now available to download...
5 Oct
PLANS to create a £12million visitor and education centre at Torquay's Kents Cavern, to tell the story of prehistoric man in Britain, were unveiled on Monday.
13 Sep
Teeth and bones from late Ice Age animals, including hyenas, deer and woolly rhinos, have been discoved by archaeologists at a cave in Devon...
6 Sep
If you are interested in the Origins Dig but can't get along to the caves for look in person take a look at our blog and photo gallery.
2 Sep
Archaelogists digging at Kents Cavern have found a 15,000-year-old weapon carved from a reindeer antler...
31 Aug
This September Dr Mark White and Dr Paul Pettitt are back for 11 days to discover more about the Neanderthals that lived in the caves tens of thousands of years ago at Kents Cavern.
16 Aug
Visitors to Goodrington Sands were in for an unexpected surprise when they arrived at the beach on Thursday...
11 Aug
Over twenty five thousand people have visited the Antony Gormely's Field for the British Isles at Torre Abbey.
8 Aug
Deliberate cut marks found on a 9000 year old fragment of bone from Kents Cavern may hint of cannibalism.
6 Aug
Representatives from Torbay Council have taken part in a fact finding tour for Hong Kong's senior Geopark officer.
5 Aug
Visitors and locals alike will now be able to explore the wonders of the English Riviera Global Geopark and get big discounts on some of Torbay's top visitor attractions at the same time
27 Jul
A recreation of a tropical underwater world in Tor Bay where beautiful coral reefs flourished and armoured trilobites scuttled across the sea floor has been completed at the new English Riviera Geopark Room at the Seashore Centre in Goodrington.
3 Jul
The search is on to find artists to create two new pieces of art for Rock Walk. It is hoped the artwork will promote a greater understanding of the Torbay's Geopark status and the wider Bay, focusing on the view looking out and away from the gardens.
29 Jun
The initial plans for Paignton's £500,000 children's playground will be unveiled at a public meeting this week.
22 Jun
An ancient axe, used to rape and pillage, has been presented to the Rotary Club of Torquay...
11 Jun
Bob Cole and Carole Donnelly pulled the first pints that marked the start of the fourth annual Occombe Beer Festival...
8 Jun
Wildlife experts and geologists have come from across the South West to attend a conference which promotes good practice in managing Torbay's wildlife and geology together...
1 Jun
Real ale fans from across South Devon will be flocking to a farmyard next weekend for a beer festival with an outdoor flavour...
29 May
An ancient practice of beating the bounds helped drive away bad spirits from Churston...
26 May
Beaming messages around the world from Britain's oldest home in Torquay has won Royal approval...
26 May
A new sculpture trail around a Paignton attraction is a real load of rubbish...
23 May
Torbay will be beaming its message around the world as the second annual English Riviera Geopark Festival gets underway...
15 Apr
PLANS are being laid for a fortnight packed with events to celebrate Torbay's hot rocks.
1 Apr
We are currently looking for an enthusiastic artist to work with us during the Geopark Festival 2009!
23 Mar
A French language audio trail of Kents Cavern has been produced...
21 Mar
Final preparations are being made for the first archaeological dig in 80 years at the country's oldest home...
10 Feb
Plans for a brand new English Riviera Geopark interpretation room at the Geopark Head Office at the Seashore Centre, Paignton have been revealed.
26 Jan
A team of archaeologists will survey Kents Cavern on 26th January in advance of two major excavations, at Easter and in September, that aim to discover more about the Neanderthals that lived in the caves tens of thousands of years ago.
8 Dec
Antony Gormley's Field for the British Isles will be the centrepiece of a year of contemporary art in the ancient setting of Torre Abbey, Torquay, in the heart of the Geopark.
24 Nov
Plans to transform Rock Walk into Torbay's newest attraction are going out to public consultation...
23 Oct
TV geology star Prof Iain Stewart has been impressing Torquay school pupils.
And they have been showing off their skills to him as well...
4 Sep
Emily Beale is aiming to turn Torbay on to the power of rock.
More precisely, the power of the rocks beneath our feet...
26 Aug
The first archaeological dig for decades in Torbay's oldest home has been delayed due to red tape...
1 Mar
The newly appointed chairman of ERGO, and owner of Kents Cavern, Nick Powe commented on the news that Dr Iain Stewart had accepted the position of Patron...
11 Feb
The English Riviera Geopark has today received the following update from Terra vita Naturpark, Osnabruck, Germany...
12 Oct
Torbay declared one of only fifty three Geoparks in the world...
4 Sep
The English Riviera Geopark Organisation (ERGO) are very much looking forward to hosting an inspection visit by two members of the European Geopark Network coordination committee this coming weekend...
12 Feb
Torbay's bid for Geopark status is all signed off and ready to go...
