Date/Time
Date(s) - Wednesday, 18 February 2026
10:30 - 15:00
Location
Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Categories
Join Rockwatch this February half term for a fascinating behind-the-scenes experience at one of the world’s most famous natural history museums.
📅 Date: Tuesday 18 February 2026
⏰ Time: 10:30am – approx. 3:00pm
📍 Meeting Point: Outside the front of the museum, beside the Redwood tree
📌 Venue: Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3PW
🔗 www.oumnh.ox.ac.uk/
👧 Minimum Age: 7+
♿ Accessibility: Museum has lifts; some behind-the-scenes areas may have limited space or access
👥 Maximum Numbers: 20 (limited spaces due to behind-the-scenes access)
What’s planned
- Meet and welcome
- Short guided tour of the museum
- Behind-the-scenes access to:
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- Invertebrate collections
- Vertebrate collections
- Mineralogy & petrology collections
- Free time to explore the museum independently
Practical information
- Museum entry is free
- Event fee covers the expenses of our Rockwatch volunteers who lead our trips
- Toilets and a café available in the museum
- Shops and cafés nearby
- Alternatively, bring a packed lunch to picnic beside the dinosaur footprints at the front of the museum, if you wish
- No specialist equipment required
⚠️ Places are limited and expected to fill quickly. Advance booking is essential.
Bookings
Children must be accompanied by an adult so please buy tickets for children and accompanying adult/s.Log in if you already have an account with us.
