What’s in the Exhibition?
Torquay’s Dinosaur World is a fun interactive indoor exhibition that brings the world of dinosaur to life. See amazing full size & scaled dinosaurs, discover incredible fossils, learn about these awesome beasts, enjoy our fun Explorer Quiz and even sit on a deadly dinosaur.
Whether you are a little dinosaur fan, or even a big one, there’s something for everyone to get their teeth into!
Have a sneak preview of some of the amazing dinosaurs, fossils and interactive exhibits that you can discover at
Torquay’s Dinosaur World!
Our Friendly Minmi
Minmi is a small herbivore dinosaur from Australia that is related to the bigger scarier Ankylosaurus.
Full Size Parasaurolphus
Will you dare get close to the mighty Parasaurolophus?
Sit on Deadly Dinosaurs
Would you like to sit on deadly dinosaur?
Dinosaur Explorer Quiz
Learn about dinosaurs with our fun family explorer quiz.
Sit on Dinosaurs
Dare you sit on Derek Deinonychus?
Dimetrodon
Get up close and personal with the dinosaurs.
Dinosaur Explorer Quiz marking
Get your Dinosaur Explorer Quiz marked to get your prize!
T Rex Fossil Skull
Only the bravest dinosaur explorers put their heads inside the life size T-Rex skull!
Dinosaur Souvenir Photo
Get a fantastic souvenir with a photo on Derek the Dinosaur.
Dare you face the scary T-Rex?
Watch out for the mummy Tyrannosaurus Rex as she guards her babies. Don’t make her angry!
Fun Family Explorer Quiz
Take the fun family explorer quiz and see what you can learn about dinosaurs!
Halloween Dinosaur Ghost Story
Dare you visit for the Halloween Dinosaur Ghost Story?
Young explorers meet a Minmi.
Young explorers meet one of the our many dinosaurs. This one is a Minmi from Australia.
A Family of Dinosaur Explorers
Did you see that Eudimorphodon attack the Coelophysis?
Dinosaur Birthday Parties
Celebrate the birthday of your dinosaur fan with a special birthday visit.
A Family Of Dinosaur Explorers
A family of explorers discover a Stegosaurus and a Deinonychus.
Paleontologist sits on a Dinosaur!
A rare picture of a real life Palaeontologist sitting on Derek the deadly Deinonychus!
Dinosaur Explorer Quiz
Check out our scale dinosaur scenes so you can see these amazing creatures in their natural habitats!
Dinosaur Explorers can be very young!
Watch out for the African Pterosaur behind you!
Sit on Dinosaurs
A young explorers sits on Barry the Brachiosaurus.
Rare Full Size Sinornithosaurus
Learn why the Sinornithosaurus is a very important for our understanding of the evolution of dinosaurs.
Jurassic Park Explorers
Our Jurassic Park scene scares these dinosaurs explorers!
Stegosaurus
Did you know the spikes on the tail of a Stegosaurus are called Thagomizers! What will you discover?
Jurassic Park
Don’t worry the Velociraptors won’t really chase you!
Monstrous Mesothelae
These two brave explorers get close to a monstrous Mesothelae. Will you be as brave?
An explorer hunts for fossils.
Pretend to be a Palaeontologist and dig through the sand to discover an amazing fossils.
Flying Pterosaurs
Watch out for the flying Pterosaurs!
Fossil Excavation Areas
Will you find the Xiphactinus fossil hidden under the sand?
Dinosaur Explorer Quiz
What fun facts will you learn about dinosaurs?
Dinosaur Craft Room
Get creative in our dino craft room.
Dinosaur Fossil Excavation
Will you discover a Triceratops horn, a Baryonyx claw or the Velociraptor skeleton?
Deinosuchus skull
Are you brave enough to put your head in the Deinosuchus skull?
Scale Dinosaur Exhibits
See if the Kritosauruses escapes from the deadly Deinosuchus in one of our scale exhibits.
Scary Jurassic Park Scene
Hey Explorers! Watch out for those scary Velociraptors?
Dinosaur World Entrance
Watch out for the deadly Deinonychus on the way in?
Dinosaur Souvenir Photo
Dinosaur explorers can get a framed souvenir photo on Derek the Dinosaur.
Dinosaur Fossil Excavation
What will you discover the dinosaur fossil excavation areas?
Learn About Palaeontology
Palaeontology is the scientific study of dinosaur fossils to learn about their life and evolution.
Dinosaur Poo
Do you want to touch real dinosaur poo?
Full Size Dinosaurs
Do you want to get up close and personal with a gigantic Triceratops?