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Welcome to the English Riviera Geopark and a landscape of dramatic changes, of exploration and discovery.
A landscape untouched by glaciation, revealing stories 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
7 Dec
The English Riviera Tourism Company has launched a state-of-the-art new website to draw in more visitors over 2012.
17 Nov
A PIECE of old bone has earned the English Riviera an estimated £1million of free publicity around the world.
4 Nov
High profile spot for the English Riviera Geopark at the 36 UNESCO conference alongside great result for the Global Geoparks Network.
3 Nov
Kents Cavern Jawbone is Britain’s oldest human fossil
29 Sep
THE way the English Riviera is promoting and enhancing the quality of its great outdoors has secured an international accolade for another four years.
25 Aug
The wonders of the English Riviera Global Geopark were revealed in their full glory when Torbay's tourism industry took to the water.
11 Aug
Click here to buy your copy now...only £4.95 for the essential walking companion to the English Riviera global Geopark..
8 Jul
Cockington Court Craft Centre will host the world premiere of Henry Bruce's Horizon Cube exhibition from Friday 22 July to Monday 29 August.
23 Jun
INTERNATIONAL experts have cast an eye over the Bay to see if it is still worthy to be part of a global geological network.
21 Jun
Principals visit Royal Terrace Gardens
20 Jun
TWO international experts are putting progress on the English Riviera's Geopark under the spotlight.
18 Jun
Representatives from Unesco and the Global Geopark Network arrive on the English Riviera for a three-day inspection visit from Sunday, June 19.
8 Jun
The English Riviera Geopark Festival is building on its firm foundations.
3 Jun
Two inspirational new guides to walks along the South West Coast Path National Trail will be launched at the English Riviera Geopark Festival on Sunday 5th June.
31 May
Hidden treasures of the English Riviera Geopark can be traced with the help of technology this week.
30 May
THE English Riviera Geopark Festival which picks up steam this week may hold the key to success in retaining the Bay's global Geopark status.
25 May
Nick Powe, owner of Kents Cavern and chairman of English Riviera Geopark Organisation, recently hosted an industry awareness evening.
19 May
Visitors to Occombe Farm over the Bank Holiday weekend on 28 and 29 May will be able to broadcast live from Paignton all over the world.
18 May
David Ayres has just set up a magnificent display of photographs at Brixham Adult & Community Learning Centre reflecting his interest in Geology.
12 May
The English Riviera has scooped a record-breaking 16 awards for its beaches, landing the title as the clean beach capital of England.
10 May
This month sees the start of the annual Geopark Festival on the English Riviera
5 May
Those seeking adventure, exploration and a taste of the sea will have a treat in store this summer with the introduction of a series of brand new Geopark Discovery Packages on the English Riviera Global Geopark.
22 Apr
On Sunday 5 June the English Riviera Geopark will be taking on its neighbours, The Jurassic Coast, in a unique cricket match and Torbay Council is encouraging local residents to take part.
18 Jan
SINCE its creation ten years ago, Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust has taken care of about 1,700 acres of rural and coastal open spaces and woodland on the English Riviera. The trust has an impressive track record of delivering ambitious projects with limited funding. But probably what we will look back on in years to come as the trust's most significant achievement is the creation of the Global Geopark for the English Riviera, an international accreditation endorsed by UNESCO...
4 Oct
Torquay's ambitious £3million garden and cliff staircase was packed with walkers on Saturday afternoon.
30 Sep
GIANT standing stones and tiny ancient monuments are among the artworks unveiled at Royal Terrace gardens this weekend.
27 Sep
From Geopark fun to a performance by The Quails, street performers to a digital light show this week's Royal Terrace Gardens Festival (Saturday 2 October) promises to be a day packed with fun activities for all the family.
20 Sep
A brand new guidebook, showcasing the English Rivera's unique, natural landscape has just been published and is now available for purchase.
15 Aug
A day of celebrations and a spectacular light show using Torquay's Rock Walk as its backdrop will mark the official opening of the £3million restoration project.
30 Jul
The English Riviera is pleased to announce that it is hosting a brand new exhibition featuring Damien Hirst's Mother and Child, Divided (Exhibition Copy). This will be the first time the piece has been seen in the UK outside of London
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...
Events in the Geopark
4 Feb
Berry Head
Have you ever wanted to know how primitive humans made their survival tools? Have you ever heard...
12 Feb
Occombe Farm
Hot crusty white bread, deliciously seedy brown bread, crispy pizza dough, flavoured bread sticks,...
13 Feb
The Seashore Centre
Wash away the winter blues and explore the amazing marine life that lives in Torbay’s...
14 Feb
Occombe Farm
Out feathered friends will soon begin looking for safe places to build their nests – invite...
14 Feb
The Seashore Centre
At our Seashore Centre we are committed to keeping Torbay's marine environment happy! Marine litter...
15 Feb
Cockington Country Park
Come and have fun building your own den deep in the woods at Cockington with the wildlife ranger....
15 Feb
Berry Head
Come along and make some simple bird feeders to help your garden birds through the last of the...
16 Feb
Occombe Farm
A workshop for children – join us in the garden, learn some gardening skills, pick some...
18 Feb
Berry Head
Enjoy a night under the glorious winter sky with astronomer Chris Proctor. We will explore Venus,...
20 Feb
Kents Cavern
Art tutorial by Mike McDonald and 90 minutes of sketching time in the caves with an...
26 Feb
Occombe Farm
Gribbles Butchers makes some of the best sausages around – and this is your chance to learn...
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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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