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UNESCO Global Geoparks share the story of our Planet.
A Geopark is an area of globally recognised, unique geological interest designated by UNESCO. A place where you can touch a very special part of the Earth's story and be amazed by the extraordinary landscapes, mountains, coastlines, places and people.
Our Geopark, covering the entire area of Torbay, is Naturally Inspiring. It shares stories of a landscape untouched by glaciation unseen elsewhere in the world. Stories of tropical seas and scorching deserts, raised beaches and drowned forests, hippopotami and mammoth, straight-tusked elephant and sabre-toothed tiger, cave bear and earliest man...
News from the Geopark
2 Oct
Torbay Local Heritage Grant Scheme offers small sports groups, community groups and charities extra funds to support heritage-based activities
Torbay Council wants to hear from all small sports groups, community groups and charities as it reopens its Local Heritage Grant Scheme for applications from Monday 30 September.
20 Sep
Project Manager Required
The Geopark is looking for a Project Manager, on a freelance basis, for a 30-month period, starting in December 2024 to manage the English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark’s Project Terra Firma. Deadline 14th October.
6 Sep
English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark celebrates TerraFirma project funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund
The English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark has been awarded a grant of £249,935 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to support a three-year project which will enhance the Geopark’s resilience, community engagement, and its partnerships
21 Aug
Artizan Gallery Counts Down to New Beginnings with Final Exhibitions Before Relaunch
13 Mar
Agatha Christie Festival secures patronage from the United Kingdom National Commission for UNESCO (UKNC) in 2024
This year’s Agatha Christie Festival, set to take place at a host of cultural venues across the English Riviera from 7th through 15th September, has been awarded official patronage from the United Kingdom National Commission for UNESCO.
27 Feb
Geopark Festival 2024
The Geopark Festival is taking place around the Bay from 25th - 31st May 2024. This week-long festival allows you to get under the surface of the Geopark, discovering the essence of the English Riviera, our culture and our history. And this year, it's bigger and better than ever with the introduction of our NEW Geopark Discovery Experiences!
7 Feb
The English Riviera Walking Festival Returns 4 – 19 May 2024
Step ahead with the English Riviera Walking Festival which returns from 4 – 19 May 2024. Residents and visitors are invited to a friendly two-week celebration of South Devon’s breathtaking landscapes and rich cultural heritage.
26 Jan
From Monday 22 January 2024 the Torbay local heritage grant scheme reopens for applications.
Local groups can again apply for grant funding of up to £7,500 to support their heritage project.
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Meet our patron
Television's favourite geologist Prof. Iain Stewart is patron of the English Riviera Geopark.
Iain is the presenter of Journeys from the Centre of the Earth, the award winning BBC series Earth - The Power of the Planet and his current BBC series How Earth Made Us.
See what Iain has to say about his role as Geopark patron
Peplows Chartered Accountants
Supporting the English Riviera Global Geopark
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