Alstonefield Geohut
Tiny free geology exhibition in the Peak District village of Alstonefield, showing local rock samples and how geology shapes the landscape.
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About the museum
The Geohut is a small village exhibition about the geology of Alstonefield and the surrounding White Peak. It opened in 2008 and won joint first prize in the 2009 ENI Geological Challenge.
The village stands on a dome of Carboniferous limestone, about 300 million years old, which formed in a shallow lagoon when Britain lay just north of the Equator. The exhibition shows a wide range of local rock samples with explanations of where they came from and how geology affects the landscape visitors can see around them. Fossil sea lilies, known locally as Derbyshire screws, are a familiar find in local walls and gardens.
Highlights
- Local rock samples with explanations of their origin
- Introduction to the White Peak limestone landscape
- Free entry
- Joint first prize in the 2009 ENI Geological Challenge
Permanent exhibition
- Local geology exhibition – Rock samples from the area with explanations of their origin and of how geology shapes the landscape.
- Founded
- 2008
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission is free.
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
The nearest railway station is Buxton, about 16 miles away. A limited, unbooked Moorlands Connect bus runs from the Village Hall to Ashbourne on Tuesdays and Thursdays and to Buxton on Fridays.
Alstonefield is 2 miles west of the A515 Ashbourne to Buxton road. The Geohut is on the road out of the village towards Hartington, next to West View Farm.
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