Exhibitions
The Society contributes displays for local events and national geology festivals.
Uxbridge Rock Show ~ Harrow Rock Show

Due to the relocation of Uxbridge Library to smaller premises, our Rock Show was held at Headstone Manor Museum (Harrow) in 2025.

We are actively looking for alternative sites for showing our extensive collections.

We hold single-theme public displays throughout the year at Eastcote House Gardens and Brunel University, Uxbridge..
Our Rock Show is now available as a permanent educational resource supporting the National Curriculum for key stage 2 science.
Special features include :
  • our Rock Galleries of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks
  • Interactive Fossils Quiz (downloadable)
  • Fluorescent Minerals
  • Industry and Art


Public Displays
Free! Accessible! Open to all, 16+.
Held at Brunel University in Uxbridge, Eastcote House Gardens, or Headstone Manor in Harrow.

The Stables, EASTCOTE HOUSE GARDENS 2026
Thursday 16 April: Pinner Chalk Mines
Thursday 18 June: Green Rocks
Thursday 13 August: Local Rivers
Thursday 8 October: Building Stones

BRUNEL UNIVERSITY, UXBRIDGE
(usually Tuesday afternoon)
Click for highlights and more details. Register via email contact@hhgs.org.uk.

HEADSTONE MANOR, HARROW (linked to their Tuesday Talk).
Topics covered in 2025:
  • Chalk and Flint display plus talk on The Pebbles of Harrow Weald Common
  • Rocks and Minerals in the History of Harrow
Book via Museum website.

Recent Exhibitions

2026
March - Brunel University "Ice Age Britain" Public Display

April - The Stables at Eastcote House Gardens "Pinner Chalk Mines" Public Display and talk
2025
January - "Silica in all its Forms" Discovery Session at Brunel University, Uxbridge
April - Headstone Manor Museum "Chalk and Flint" Display / talk on The Pebbles of Harrow Weald Common
August - "Igneous Rocks" Discovery Session at Brunel University, Uxbridge
October to December - 3-month Harrow Rock Show at Headstone Manor Museum, Harrow
November - Geologists' Association Festival of Geology, Burlington House, Piccadilly
November - ‘Rocks and Minerals’ Discovery Session in the Granary at Headstone Manor
Harrow Rock Show, Oct-Dec 2025
The Harrow Rock Show was held at Headstone Manor Museum from October - December 2025, opened by the Mayor of Harrow, Cllr Anjana Patel. Hands-on sessions held across half-term attracted 100 visitors per day, making this one of our most successful exhibitions to date. School visits were not possible, but we hope to hold some at Headstone Manor Granary in future.
Jurassic Fossils Dinosaur Footprint
Harrow Geology Ice Age Fossils Chalk Fossils
Uxbridge Rock Show
We held a major exhibition in February each year at Uxbridge Library from 2012 until it relocated in 2025.
Local primary schools visited; pupils were taught about the rock cycle through hands-on activity withour display rocks.
Colne Valley Park Festival
2024: Fossils and where to find them
2023: Chalk Connections
See our Local Geology section for more details
As a Local Group of the Geologists Association, we fully participate in their Festival of Geology each year.
This is held in November at Burlington House, Piccadilly, in the rooms of the Geological Society of London.
We use the opportunity to showcase our activities such as field trips, research (Stanmore Gravel Project) and public engagement displays.
Geological Sights! is our online exhibition produced for the VIRTUAL Festival of Geology during the Covid pandemic. Our contribution featured the most spectacular geological sites we have visited in the British Isles, Italy, Belgium and France.
Geological Sights! online display Historical Highlights: Events and Exhibitions
Take a look at our Historical Highlights for examples of what we've been involved with over the years.

Contact us if you would like us to participate in a similar local event.