Dinosaur Island
In 1992 Steve Hutt, curator of the Museum of Isle of Wight Geology, was walking along the cliffs on the south-western side of the Isle of Wight when he spotted what looked like a small fragment of bone. Working on instinct he scraped the earth away to discover a more substantial bone, one that belonged to a creature that had fallen where Steve stood, 120 million years ago. This resulted in the excavation of the Island’s largest dinosaur: Brachiosaurus.

This, and many other discoveries has led to the Isle of Wight's nickname of 'Dinosaur Island' and resulted in the recent dig with the BBC along the Island's south coast.

For more information on dinosaurs on the Isle of Wight...

Dinosaur Isle, Sandown
Remember Jurassic Park? Well you will be one step closer to seeing Pterodactyls at Dinosaur Isle. The Isle of Wight is the richest source of dinosaur remains in Europe and Dinosaur Isle is to be Britain’s first purpose built dinosaur attraction and aims to reconstruct the 125 million year old giant reptiles and place them in their natural habitat, using life sized models (in some cases moving ones), sounds, smells and computer technology. The museum is located on the seafront at Sandown.

Opening 10 August 10.00 – 18.00 daily until end October then 10.00 – 16.00 daily until the end of the year.

Inclusive ferry and Dinosaur Isle tickets: Book online

Please call direct to check dates and for further information 01983 404344