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Stone Age Fun this February Half Term
This February half term, delve into adventure on a guided tour of Kents Cavern, a place that was once home to your prehistoric ancestors and extinct animals! Throughout the Stone Age, three different species of human lived in Torquay, sharing the cave and the land around it with bears, hyenas, woolly mammoths and Irish elk and many more. Find out all about the lives of Stone Age people and animals in our exhibition area!
THERE’S LOADS TO DO ON YOUR VISIT!
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LEARN ABOUT THE DIFFERENT SKILLS NEEDED TO SURVIVE ON OUR PALAEO TRAIL (RECOMMENDED AGE 7+) |
TAKE PART IN THE PREHISTORIC ANIMAL HUNT AND DISCOVER MORE ABOUT THE DIFFERENT SPECIES THAT LIVED HERE. (RECOMMENDED AGE 2+) |
TAKE PART IN SHELTER BUILDING, AND BUILD A COMMUNAL SHELTER IN OUR WOODS. |
MAKE AND DECORATE YOUR VERY OWN CRAFT MAMMOTH AT OUR CRAFT CENTRE. |
HAVE A HANDS ON EXPERIENCE AND HOLD REAL AND REPLICA STONE AGE TOOLS, WEAPONS AND BONES AT OUR PALAEO-TABLE. |
FIND OUT ALL ABOUT THE ARCHAEOLOGISTS THAT EXCAVATED THE CAVE IN OUR EXHIBITION AREA AND CARRY OUT YOUR OWN EXCAVATION DIGGING FOR GEMSTONES. |
CHOOSE YOUR TRIBE, OUR STONE AGE SCHOOL TEAM WILL BE READY WITH STICKERS. WILL YOU JOIN THE WOOLLY MAMMOTH, HYENA, CAVE BEAR OR IRISH ELK TRIBE! |