Lyme Regis
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Lyme Regis is a seaside town in situated in south-west Dorset in the West Country of England.
[edit] Understand
For tourist information see: The Lyme Regis Official Tourist Information Guide [1].
Lyme Regis is an historic unspoiled seaside resort and fishing port on the world famous Cobb harbour. Surrounded by beautiful coastlines and countryside, the area has now been awarded World Heritage Site Status; famous for its geology and fossil finds.
The town is famous for "The Cobb", a large harbour wall, that has featured in novels by Jane Austen (who lived for a time in Lyme Regis) and in the film The French Lieutenant's Woman, based on the book of the same name by local writer John Fowles.
[edit] Get in
- General Travel Information: How to get to Lyme Regis by various transport means: [2].
- Trains: The nearest train station is Axminster, which is on the route from Waterloo to Exeter.
- Buses: There is also a good bus service along the Jurassic Coast. Bus companies that run through Lyme Regis[3].
[edit] Get around
One very good way to get around is to walk. Lyme Regis is on the South West Coast path and there are many circular routes from and around Lyme Regis.
[edit][add listing] See
- The Lyme Regis Webcam: located on the Cobb [4]
- The Cobb: a large harbour wall, that has featured in novels by Jane Austen (who lived for a time in Lyme Regis) and in the film The French Lieutenant's Woman, based on the book of the same name by local writer John Fowles.
- Philpot Museum: [5], admission adults £2, concessions £1.50, children with adult free
[edit][add listing] Do
- Fossil hunting in front of the cliffs by the beach. There are lots of fossilised ammonites in the sediment layers in the cliffs, and as weathering occurs, the cliffs are eroded and the fossils are left on the beach. The best time to go hunting is in Spring, when the winter's storms have exposed many fossils. Most are small, some are the size of your palm, and one or two are surprisingly large--up to a metre in diameter!
- Crazy Golf in Langmoor Gardens overlooking the Promenade.
[edit][add listing] Buy
Fish on the Cobb.
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- There are lots of restaurants in Lyme Regis but none that have really made a great impression.
- There are also a few fish and chip shops.
- River Cottage (Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall) is opening a restaurant in Axminster about 5 miles from Lyme Regis [6], which may outshine restaurants in Lyme Regis.
[edit][add listing] Drink
[edit][add listing] Sleep
- The Cobb Arms [7], just next to the harbour, three nice and clean rooms, modern bathroom, double £60.00
- Springfield House, Woodmead Road, DT7 3LJ, ☎ 01297 443409, [8]. A warm welcome awaits at this large elegant Georgian House with stunning views of the sea and Dorset coastline. Close to all amenities. Private car park. Room rates £33 - £38 edit
[edit] Get out
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