The Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, is the best place in Europe for discovering dinosaur bones. Dinosaur Farm Museum was established in 1993. Since then, the museum has introduced the study of old bones to many more people.
What we offer
Visitors can enjoy our displays, or watch us cleaning dinosaur bones and other fossils found on the island’s beaches.
The museum has a variety of different fossils, many of them never displayed to the public before. As more are discovered all the time, you can be sure of seeing something new each time you visit.
We have a free Fossil Identification Service, so you can bring in any fossils you have and find out what they are. In addition, we have a reasonably-priced Museum Shop, where you can buy a souvenir of your visit. You could also bring a picnic and relax in our special picnic area.
Activities
Fossil hunts are organized from the museum and run all year round. Groups of up to 25 are guided on a local beach where they can search for fossils. All these hunts are fully licensed and insured, and guides can help to identify any fossils found and point out things of interest.
Due to the popularity of these hunts, all trips must be booked by a personal visit to Dinosaur Farm Museum.
Did you know…?
The BBC programme “Live from Dinosaur Island” was filmed along the coast here, and Dinosaur Farm Museum was the base for the television crew.
Find out more
Check out our website at www.isleofwight/dinosaurfarm to learn in detail how we dig for dinosaurs. You can also read about the many different kinds of dinosaurs which lived in this area, which was connected to Europe 120 million years ago.
1.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. The Isle of Wight is the best place in the world for discovering dinosaur bones.
B. There is a special picnic area for vistors.
C. The museum has a variety of different fossils which have been displayed to the public before.
D. Vistors can also find many different kinds of dinosaurs that live there.
2.One can book a fossil hunt ______.
A. through a BBC program
B. through the museum’s website
C. by making a call to the museum
D. by visiting the museum personally
3.Which of the following is free of charge at the museum?
A. Food for a picnic.
B. Attending fossil hunts.
C. A souvenir of the museum.
D. Having fossils identified.
4.The passage is most probably taken from ______.