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Discover Devon: Explore Fossil Coast’s Handpicked Guide to the County’s Finest Craft Rum
Sip back and discover Devon’s finest craft rums with Fossil Coast Drinks’ expert guide to local rum producers and distilleries. Explore the history of rum, production methods, flavour styles, and cocktail versatility, from white and dark rums to premium aged expressions. Meet award-winning Devon rum makers blending sustainability, heritage, and innovation for sipping, mixing, and unforgettable coastal moments.
May 8, 20255 min read


Discover Devon: Explore Fossil Coast’s Handpicked Guide to the County’s Finest Craft Vodka
Devon Vodka Guide - Sip back and discover Devon and explore Fossil Coast's handpicked craft spirits guide to Devon's finest vodka. Discover Devon's finest handcrafted vodkas with Fossil Coast’s craft spirits guide featuring Cove Vodka and TORS Vodka.
May 8, 20254 min read


Discover Devon: Explore Fossil Coast’s Handpicked Guide to the County’s Finest Craft Whisky
Devon Whisky Guide - Sip back and discover Devon's Finest Whisky | Fossil Coast Craft Spirits Guide. Sip back and discover Devon and explore Fossil Coast's handpicked craft spirits guide to Devon's finest whisky.
May 8, 20255 min read


Discover Nebraska and Explore the Geodiversity and fossils of the Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
Sip back and explore Agate Fossil Beds National Monument in Nebraska, a world-class Miocene fossil site preserving mass mortality bonebeds, ancient mammals, and High Plains geology. Located along the Niobrara River, the monument reveals drought-driven ecosystems, fossil hills, moss agates, and complete skeletons seen in the visitor centre, offering deep-time insight into climate change and Miocene life in the Great Plains of North America today.
Apr 2, 20254 min read


Fossil Coast Wins At The LUXlife Magazine 2024 Travel and Tourism Awards
Fossil Coast Wins At The LUXlife Magazine 2024 Travel and Tourism Awards.
Mar 26, 20242 min read


The Lower Jurassic Ammonite Wall of the UNESCO Haute-Provence Global Geopark, France
Sip back and explore the Géoparc de Haute-Provence showcases France’s largest UNESCO geopark and the iconic Ammonite Wall of Digne-Les-Bains. This vast limestone exposure preserves over 1,550 Lower Jurassic ammonites, revealing marine life from the Sinemurian Age. Visitors explore fossil sites, trails, museums, and nearby villages while learning how ancient seas, tectonics, and stratigraphy shaped this remarkable geological and cultural landscape.
Nov 21, 20225 min read


Mozambique’s Tete Fossil Forest is the Largest Discovered in Africa.
Sip back and explore Mozambique’s Tete Province Fossil Forest, Africa’s largest Late Permian petrified forest and a globally significant geological heritage site. Discover towering fossilised conifers, ancient ferns and cycads, Permian climates, the Great Dying mass extinction, and the unique geology, landscapes, wildlife, and conservation challenges of the Mágoè Fossil Forest along the Zambezi River.
Nov 18, 20223 min read


The Coal Age Galapagos of Joggins Fossil Cliffs UNESCO World Heritage Site Canada
Sip back and explore the Joggins Fossil Cliffs UNESCO World Heritage Site in Nova Scotia, Canada, one of the world’s most important Carboniferous fossil landscapes. Known as the “Coal Age Galápagos,” this coastal site preserves fossil forests, early reptiles, coal swamps, and diverse ecosystems dating back over 300 million years.
Nov 16, 20224 min read


The Early Tetrapod’s of Poland’s Swietokrzyskie Mountains
Sip back and explore the Świętokrzyskie Mountains in Poland, home to the Zachelmie Quarry and the oldest tetrapod trackways. These Middle Devonian trace fossils reveal early terrestrialisation, showing vertebrates with limbs walking on tidal flats nearly 18 million years earlier than once believed. Visit Kielce’s Geological Museum and Geonatura Kielce to learn how this UNESCO Global Geopark reshaped our understanding of evolution, geology, and palaeontology.
Nov 14, 20223 min read


The Fezouata Fossils Found On The Edge Of The Sahara
Sip back and explore the Fezouata Fossils Found On The Explore the Fezouata Fossils of Jbel Tizagaouine in Morocco, one of the world’s most important Ordovician fossil sites. This internationally recognised lagerstätte preserves soft-bodied marine life from the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event, offering rare insight into early Paleozoic evolution, geological heritage, and fossil-rich geotourism in the Anti-Atlas region.
Nov 9, 20225 min read


Fossil Coast Geo Travel Guide Explores the Burgess Shales of British Columbia Canada
Sip back and explore the Burgess Shale of Yoho National Park, British Columbia, one of the world’s most important fossil sites and a key record of the Cambrian Explosion. Discover exceptionally preserved marine life, trilobites, and soft-bodied organisms, the geological significance of the Stephen Formation, and how guided hikes reveal this UNESCO-listed geological heritage in the Canadian Rockies.
Nov 7, 20224 min read


Fossil Coast Geo Travel Guide Explores the Ediacara Hills of Flinders Ranges South Australia
Sip back and explore the Ediacara Hills of South Australia’s Flinders Ranges, one of the world’s first IUGS Geological Heritage Sites. Discover exceptionally preserved Ediacaran fossils, the dawn of complex animal life, ancient supercontinents, Aboriginal cultural landscapes, and one of Earth’s most important Precambrian fossil Lagerstätten through deep geological time.
Nov 2, 20226 min read


Fossil Coast Geo Travel Guide Explores Mistaken Point in Newfoundland, Canada
Sip back and explore Mistaken Point in Newfoundland, Canada, one of the world’s First 100 Geological Heritage Sites. Discover 580-million-year-old Ediacaran fossils, including Rangeomorphs, along the dramatic south-eastern Avalon Peninsula. Learn about trace fossils, volcanic ash preservation, and the transition to the Cambrian Explosion. Perfect for geotourists, paleontology enthusiasts, and travelers seeking remote, fossil-rich destinations with guided walks and interpretiv
Oct 31, 20225 min read


Fossil Coast Explores the Devonian Period of Devon's Geodiversity
Sip back and explore Devon’s geodiversity through the Devonian Period with Fossil Coast Drinks and professional photographer Gary Holpin. Discover 415 million years of geology, fossils, faults, limestone, sandstone and slate across iconic landscapes and UNESCO sites. This in-depth guide highlights walks, coastal locations and geological heritage that shape Devon’s landscapes and support conservation, education and responsible tourism across the South West of England.
Oct 13, 20229 min read


Fossil Coast Explores East Cliff Beach at West Bay along the Jurassic Coast of Dorset
Sip back and explore East Cliff Beach at West Bay on Dorset’s Jurassic Coast with Fossil Coast and photographer Gary Holpin. Discover golden Jurassic cliffs, the Bridport Sand Formation, Inferior Oolite geology, fossil heritage, and coastal history near Bridport. Learn about ancient marine environments, dramatic erosion, and why East Cliff is one of Dorset’s most striking geological landscapes.
Sep 23, 20224 min read


Fossil Coast Explores Ladram Bay along the Jurassic Coast of East Devon
Sip back and explore Ladram Bay on East Devon’s Jurassic Coast, where striking red Triassic cliffs reveal the Otter Sandstone and Mercia Mudstone formations. Learn how desert environments, cross-bedding, rhizoliths, and rare fossils like Rhynchosaurus spenceri record life’s recovery after the Great Dying, with professional coastal photography by Gary Holpin.
Sep 20, 20224 min read


Fossil Coast Discovers Mildred the Life-Sized Mammoth at The Box in Plymouth
Sip back and discover The Box in Plymouth and its Mammoth Gallery featuring “Mildred,” a life-sized mammoth replica. Explore Ice Age megafauna fossils including woolly mammoths, cave lions, and more from Devon and Dorset. Learn about the Pleistocene epoch, human ancestry, and UK’s prehistoric heritage. A must-visit for paleontology, geotourism, and family-friendly cultural exploration.
Sep 10, 20224 min read


Exploring Budleigh Salterton along the Jurassic Coast of East Devon
Sip back and explore Budleigh Salterton on Devon’s Jurassic Coast, an internationally significant Middle Triassic fossil site. Discover Otterton Ledge, rare vertebrate fossils like Fodonyx spenceri, Triassic geology, sandy beaches, and charming coastal culture. Experience East Devon’s natural beauty, history, and scientific heritage with Fossil Coast and photographer Gary Holpin, a must-visit for fossil hunters and geotourism enthusiasts.
Sep 7, 20226 min read


Fossil Coast Explores Pterosaurs with Natalia Jagielska from the University of Edinburgh
Sip back and explore the remarkable world of pterosaurs with palaeontologist and paleoartist Natalia Jagielska. From Dimorphodon discovered by Mary Anning on the Jurassic Coast to the giant Dearc sgiathanach of Skye, this expert guest blog reveals Britain’s rare flying reptile fossils, their evolution from the Triassic to the Cretaceous, and why UK pterosaur discoveries are globally significant.
Sep 5, 20223 min read


Fossil Coast Takes a Tram to Devon's Most Rebellious Town along the Jurassic Coast
Fossil Coast Takes a Tram to Devon's Most Rebellious Town along the Jurassic Coast.
Jul 29, 20223 min read
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