England Field Class Itinerary: Second Summer Quarter 2006
July 20th-25th: Preparatory classes at UWT
July 26th: Leave Seattle
Thursday July 27th: Arrive London; travel to Swanage
Meet at Crowne Plaza hotel (Heathrow)
Stay at Leeson House, Swanage
Friday July 28th: Swanage area
Route from Leeson House to Studland/Ballard Down:
B3069 to A351
A351 to Swanage
B3351 to Studland
Park in National Trust car park
Morning activities: Walk across Ballard Down to Old Harry rocks
Topics: Coastal geomorphology, geology and landscape
Route to from Ballard Down to Durlston Country Park:
B3351 through Swanage to Durlston
Afternoon activities: visit Durlston Country Park, ranger talk/walk on country park management at 2 pm followed by viewing Portland limestone workings and buildings in the park
Topics: Managing and conserving natural areas, economic geology
Stay at Leeson House Field Centre, Swanage
Saturday July 29th: Isle of Purbeck and Kimmeridge Bay area
Morning activities: To be decided
Route from Leeson House to Kimmeridge Bay
B3069 to Coombe
A351 to Corfe Castle
Left (west) turn onto minor road to Church Knowle and Kimmeridge
Afternoon activities: visit Kimmeridge Bay to study Sedimentology in the field; low tide at 3pm
Topics: Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Petroleum geology
Sunday July 30th: Lulworth Cove
Route from Leeson House to Lulworth Cove
B3069 to A351
A351 to Corfe Castle
Left on minor road to Lulworth via Church Knowles and Lulworth Camp
Morning activities: Hike to Durdle Door, visit World heritage Center, visit Stair Hole
Topics: coastal geomorphology, structural geology
Afternoon activities: View stratigraphic section around cove, visit fossil forest (if time); low tide at 3.20pm
Topics: sedimetnology and Stratigraphy, paleontology
Stay at Leeson House Field Centre, Swanage
Monday July 31st: Portland and Chesil Beach; travel to Lyme Regis
Morning activities: visit Tout Quarry and viewpoint for Chesil Beach
Topics: economic geology, geology and building
Route from Leeson house to Portland
B3069 to A351
A351 to Wareham
A352 to Warmwell Cross
A353 to Weymouth
A354 to Portland
Afternoon activities: view sea defenses at Chiswell, visit Chesil Beach
Topics: engineering geology, coastal geohazards, coastal geomorphology/processes
Route from Portland to Woodberry Down
A354 to Dorchester
A351 to Bridport and Lyme Regis
A3052 to Lyme Regis
Right onto Colway Lane
Stay at Woodberry Down Outdoor Centre, Lyme Regis
Tuesday August 1st: Lyme Regis and Charmouth
Morning activities: Free time in Lyme Regis, 10:00 visit to Dinosaurland fossil museum
Topics: Historical geology, paleontology
Route from Lyme Regis to Charmouth:
A3052 to Charmouth
Minor road south to coast
Lunch: noon meeting with Anjana Khatwa (World heritage Site education officer) at Charmouth
Afternoon: 1:30 – 3:30 guided walk/talk on the paleontology at Charmouth with time to hunt for fossils afterwards
Topics: paleontology
Stay at Woodberry Down Outdoor Centre, Lyme Regis
Wednesday August 2nd: Lyme Regis and Burton Bradstock
Morning activities: Logging rocks of the Lias at Lyme Regis
Topics: paleoecology and sedimentology
Route from Lyme Regis to Burton Bradstock
A3052 to Bridport
B3157 to Burton Bradstock
Afternoon activities: Viewing sea cliffs at Burton Bradstock/West Bay
Topics: Sedimentology
Stay at Woodberry Down Outdoor Centre, Lyme Regis
Thursday August 3rd: Beer caves, Seaton and Sidmouth area
Route from Lyme Regis to Beer:
A3052 to Seaton
B3172 then minor road to caves
Morning activities: Visit Beer Quarry Caves (tour starts at 10 am), view Seaton cliffs
Topics: Mining geology, structural geology
Route from Seaton to Sidmouth:
A3052/A375 to Sidmouth
Afternoon: View Triassic rocks at Sidmouth
Topics: Sedimentology and stratigraphy
Stay at Woodberry Down Outdoor Centre, Lyme Regis
Friday August 4th: Budleigh Salterton and Exmouth
Route from Lyme Regis to Budleigh Salterton
A3052 to Newton Poppleford
B3178 to Budleigh Salterton
Morning activities: pebble beds and Triassic rocks at Budleigh Salterton Cliffs;
Topics: Coastal geomorphology, Stratigraphy, Sedimentology
Route to Exmouth:
B3178 to Exmouth
East along promenade
Early afternoon activities: Hike to Orcombe Point (end of World Heritage coast)
Topics: Stratigraphy, Historical geology, Geotourism
Possible visit to Lyme Regis Philpot Museum to view exhibits on early fossilists and history of geology
Stay at Woodberry Down Outdoor Centre, Lyme Regis
Saturday August 5th: Bath
Morning activities: Travel to Bath (approximately 1h 45 mins) visit Roman baths
Topics: history, architecture, geology and culture
Afternoon activities: free time in Bath
Stay at Woodberry Down Outdoor Centre, Lyme Regis
August 6th: travel to Oxford, lunch in Cheddar
Morning activities: travel to Cheddar (approximately 2 hours); walk in Cheddar gorge, lunch at traditional English pub
Afternoon activities: drive to Oxford (approximately 2 hours)
Stay at Oxford Youth Hostel
August 7th: London
Morning activities: bus to London; visit Natural History and Geology Museums
Topics: paleontology and general geology
Afternoon activities: free time in London
Stay at Oxford Youth Hostel
August 8th: Oxford
Morning activities: free time in Oxford
Afternoon activities: visit university museum
Topics: History of science, paleontology, sedimentology
Stay at Oxford Youth Hostel
August 9th: Travel to Heathrow
Vehicles will arrive at Heathrow at approximately noon
August 28th: Individual meetings to discuss independent projects (sign up with Cheryl)
August 30th: Trip debriefing, time to work on presentations
September 1st: Presentation of independent projects