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SUMMARY:HGS Field Trip Excursion to the Isle of Wight
DESCRIPTION:Numbers and arrangements now finalised for this excursion.\n\nWednesday 24 September arrive on island\nEmbark from Southampton @ 1 pm on Red Funnel Ferries arriving East Cowes 2 pm. Please check in at least 30 mins prior to sailing.\n3 pm check-in at Wight Hotel\, Sandown PO36 8BN \nEvening meal at hotel where we will be joined by our field trip leader Andy Gale. \nThursday 25 September Day 1\nSandown to Whitecliff Bay\, seeing almost the whole stratigraphy exposed. \nMorning:  Sandown to Culver\, along the sandy beach (Wealden-Chalk groups).\nLunch: Culver Haven pub.\nAfternoon: Whitecliff Bay\, Chalk to Bembridge Limestone\, the whole Paleogene succession. This traverse illustrates much of the Cretaceous-Paleogene geological history of southern England (GA Guide Chapters 2 pg 27 & Chapter 3 pg 33). \nFriday 26 September Day 2\nSouthwest Wight (high tide 14:11) \nMorning: Wealden dinosaur habitat at Brook Chine and Chilton Chine. Dinosaur footprints at Hanover Point.\nLunch: Wight Mouse pub\nAfternoon: Compton Bay for Wealden\, Lower Greensand and Chalk groups (GA Guide Chapters 11 pg 56 & Chapter 12 pg 59). \nSaturday 27 September Day 3\nNorthwest Wight \nAlum Bay\, the Needles\, Chalk\, through to Headon Hill Formation.\nLunch in Red Lion\, Freshwater\nAfternoon\, Solent Group (Eocene sands and clays\, very fossiliferous) in Thorness Bay. \nMost of the beach going is pretty easy\, sand/shingle. Although tides are not ideal they are manageable. However if there is an onshore wind\, we may have to modify the afternoon itineraries (GA Guide Chapter 9 pg 50). \nEvening meal at hotel where we will be joined by our field trip leader Andy Gale. \nSunday 28 September depart island\nHotel check-out by 10 am (high tide 15:30)\nDepart from East Cowes @ 2:30 pm on Red Funnel Ferries arriving Southampton 3:30 pm.
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LOCATION:Wight Hotel\, 11 Avenue Road\, Sandown\, Isle of Wight\, PO36 8BN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Field Trips
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