Martin Simpson's fossil and gem shop, formerly at Blackgang and the Isle of Wight Pearl Centre, is now situated in Godshill, a well known and popular destination of the Isle of Wight.
Our shop, Island Gems, offers a wide variety of fossils, minerals, gemstones, crystals and jewellery with a rock and gem theme. We have a comprehensive selection of amber jewellery and some more unusual designs made from gemstones, pearls, jet, petrified wood and fossilised dinosaur bone.
This year Island Gems will be proud to welcome guests into it's Jurassic Garden. The Garden will feature scientific specimens, models and jurassic plants. There will be something here to suit all ages and will be completely free!
A new species of pterosaur, Vectidraco daisymorrisae, was announced in the scientific world in 2013. Read Daisy's story in this new book, available to buy online from our shop.