walk/tour
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, 1853
Crystal Palace Overground station, Crystal Palace Overground station
Explore the world's first dinosaur models hidden in a south London park. The 30 Grade I listed, life-size statues of dinosaurs and other extinct animals at Crystal Palace Park have thrilled visitors for 166 years. Tour is kids friendly.
Crystal Palace, Penge West, Penge East
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Meeting point is Crystal Palace Overground/National Rail station
Explore the world's first dinosaur models hidden in a south London park. The 30 Grade I listed, life-size statues of dinosaurs and other extinct animals at Crystal Palace Park that have thrilled visitors for 166 years. However, they are now in danger and have recently been added to Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register.
Led by Aaron Hunter who is an academic and palaeontologist.