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Birmingham
Museums & Galleries · Birmingham
Lapworth Museum of Geology
📍 B15 2GR
Photo: Shantavira (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- 428-million-year-old fossil trilobite, the ‘Dudley Bug’
- Exceptionally preserved newborn ichthyosaur with last meal fossilised
- Historic Milne-Shaw seismograph built from tin cans and bicycle parts
- Lapworth's own teaching cross-section of Dob's Linn, Scotland
- Free monthly guided tour of galleries and behind-the-scenes areas
The Lapworth Museum of Geology, part of the University of Birmingham, is a free-to-enter museum exploring 4.6 billion years of Earth history through its geological collections. Highlights include a beautifully preserved trilobite fossil, a tiny newborn ichthyosaur with its last meal still visible, a homemade-looking early seismograph, and Charles Lapworth's own teaching cross-section of Scottish rock formations. It suits families, students and anyone curious about fossils, minerals and Earth science, with a monthly free guided tour (booking required) and a changing events programme including talks, quiz nights and live music. It's within Birmingham's Museums & Galleries scene, just 0.2 miles from University station, and there are 46 bookable places to stay within 5 miles, making it easy to combine with a short break in the city.
Practical details
- Open
- 10:00–16:00 Monday to Friday, autumn/winter
- Booking
- Free entry, no booking needed to visit
From the attraction's own website on 28 Sep 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Guided Tours
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Wed 16 Dec · 19:00
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🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to Lapworth Museum of Geology into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- University (Birmingham) 0.2 miles
- Selly Oak 0.5 miles
- Bournville 1.5 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page