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Credit City of WimereuxFamily Nature Walk: Discovering the Treasures of the Sea in Wimereux!April 2, 2025Family Fun tagsJaunt tagsOutdoor activity tagsThe "Weeks of the Sea" began this weekend and Fabrice Cazier, one of the Geopark's geoambassadors, invites you to enjoy a family outing in Wimereux…
GeoFuturists at Chalk Stream, Turner ContemporaryMarch 20, 2025Arts & Crafts tagsFamily Fun tagsGeoAdventures tagsJoin us at Turner Contemporary for a free drop-in collage session, inspired by the chalk streams and rolling landscapes of the Kent Downs.
Secrets of the Chalk LayerFebruary 24, 2025Arts & Crafts tagsDarent Valley tagsFamily Fun tagsGeoAdventures tagsAt the final pop up event from the North West Kent Countryside Partnership’s Layered Landscapes Project, we will be discovering the chalk layer and the…
Dover at Night 2025February 18, 2025Arts & Crafts tagsCulture & Heritage tagsFamily Fun tagsGeoAdventures tagsCome to Dover at Night and explore up to 15 historic and creative spaces as Dover celebrates its rich heritage and culture in an action…
53320509410 826ff40b43 K Aspect Ratio 760 400The Big Record: Darent ValleyOctober 28, 2024Arts & Crafts tagsDarent Valley tagsFamily Fun tagsGeoAdventures tagsGet GeoCurious tagsImmerse yourself in the sounds of the Darent Valley with The Big Record: Darent Valley, an evocative audio piece by sound artist Paul Cheese.
Cross-Channel Geopark FestivalOctober 3, 2024Culture & Heritage tagsFamily Fun tagsJoin us at Chateau d'Hardelot for a celebration of geology, culture, and community at the first-ever Cross-Channel Geopark Festival!
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2022-2024 Cross-Channel Geopark

Co-financed by the European Union European Regional Development Fund.

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The journey UNESCO status

The Cross Channel Geopark is currently an Aspiring UNESCO Global Geopark as we move towards the application to UNESCO in 2025.

Cooperation

This is a cooperation project between Caps et Marais d’Opale Regional Nature Park and Kent Downs National Landscape.

Funder acknowledgement

The “UNESCO Sites Across the Channel” (USAC) project received financial support from the European Interreg France (Channel) England Program:

Total budget : € 1 611 239,99

Contribution of the European Union : € 1 111 755,57

The Interreg ‐ France (Channel) England (FMA) Program

The European Interreg France (Channel) England Program was set up to promote the economic development of the south of the United Kingdom and the north-west of France by funding innovative projects of sustainable and economic interest. It focuses on a series of specific objectives, notably support for innovation, improving the attractiveness of the FMA zone and the development of low-carbon technologies