The Museum is named after Charles Lapworth, the first Professor of Geology at Mason College, the forerunner of the University of Birmingham. Lapworth was one of the most important and influential geologists in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. Located in the University’s Grade II listed, Aston Webb Building, the museum retains its original Edwardian setting and interior.
Visiting the Museum
The museum is open to the public. Admission is FREE.
Opening Hours
- Monday to Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm
- Saturday & Sunday 12.00pm - 5.00pm
The Lapworth Museum of Geology is closed over Christmas, New Year, Easter, and on Bank Holidays.
Group visits are welcomed and should be booked in advance. Tours, talks and access to additional collections are available by prior arrangement. Contact the museum for details and booking.
Access
Disabled parking is available outside the Museum, and there is horizontal access throughout. Please contact the museum for specific requirements.
Useful links: www.birmingham.ac.uk/lapworth
Finding the cache
The co-ordinates take you to the cache but you will also have to find the guardian of the cache ERYOPS MEGACEPHALUS to open it. The geocache was placed inside the museum with the kind permission of the Museum Director. The cache container has been made to be in keeping with the museum furniture. It will require some stealth to locate it but it is designed to be child friendly.
In the cache is the log book and various items most of which have a geological link. Please feel free to take or swap the items. The cache is large enough to take most travel bugs. The museum is fascinating, we hope you enjoy your visit and write something in the log.
It is hidden in plain sight and secured with a combination lock. The code to the combination is the age in millions of year of its guardian. ERYOPS MEGACEPHALUS.