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The Sedgwick Museum, Cambridge

The Sedgwick Museum in Cambridge is one of the best geological museums in the country. Fossil display cabinets take visitors on a trip through time from the earliest life on earth, to recent times. Exhibits are arranged by age. You can simply walk from one display cabinet to the next following the ages through.

There are also galleries devoted to Earth history and geology. The Darwin Collection displays specimens collected by Charles Darwin during his voyage aboard HMS Beagle between 1831 and 1836. The museum is named after Adam Sedgwick, the man who gave Darwin instruction in geology just before his voyage on the Beagle.

Address: The Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EQ

Opening Times: General opening times are Monday to Friday from 10am - 1pm and 2pm - 5pm, Saturdays 10am - 4pm. Closed 24th December to 3rd January, and also April 10th and 13th, May 4th and 25th, August 31st. Please ring to book group visits. The museum is closed on some bank holidays. Ring ahead to check.

Directions: The museum is in Downing Street, near the junction with Downing Place. If you are coming into Cambridge by car it is recommended that you use the Park and Ride services on the main roads leading into the city. If you do drive into the city Lions Yard is the closest car park , although parking in Cambridge can cost up to £25 a day. Click here for an interactive map centred on the Sedgwick Museum.

Access: There is free parking for those with mobility problems, but access to the museum is difficult, so ring ahead to discuss requirements.

Contact:

telephone: 01223 333456

fax: 01223 333450

e-mail: sedgwickmuseum@esc.cam.ac.uk

web: www.sedgewickmuseum.org