www.visit-.com #visitdorset WHERE TO PARK Ω The best place to park is Road, Holmbush and Hill Road car parks on the edge of . All District Council, Lyme Regis Town Council and NCP car parks operate on a pay and display basis. Disabled Badge Holders: Please refer to the disabled parking notices on display in each car park. Larger Vehicles: Lorries, coaches, motorhomes, caravans, caravanettes, trailers etc LYME REGIS can be accommodated at the Holmbush car park and Charmouth Road car park. For more information visit www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk or www.travelinesw.com

i LYME REGIS TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRE Visitor Guide • Advice on what to do, where to go and how to get there • Details of walks and tidal safety advice • Ticket agent for local events and attractions and theatres What to SEE • What to DO • Town TRA1L and MAP • Local accommodation booking service • Maps, books, parking permits, gifts and souvenirs PLENTY TO SEE BESIDE THE SEA STAR ATTRACTIONS Stroll along Marine Parade to Cobb Meet the at the CHURCH STREET, LYME REGIS, DT7 3BS harbour a great spot to sit and watch the family orientated , live t: 01297 442138 e: [email protected] www.visit-dorset.com boats come and go. On clear days you sea creatures at Marine Aquarium and view will be rewarded with spectacular views over 12,000 at Dinosaurland. © Published by the Economy, Leisure and Tourism Division of the Dorset Councils Partnership. right around the coast to the famous Wander the artisan quarter of Town Mill Whilst every care has been taken in compiling this leafl et, West Dorset District Council does and as far as Portland. complete with a fully restored watermill, not accept any responsibility for the accuracy of the information given. Inclusion in this leafl et The beach here is perfect for sandcastle galleries, crafts folk, a café, microbrewery does not imply recommendation by West Dorset District Council. building and the calm waters ideal for and deli. Produced in partnership with Lyme Regis Town Council. bathing, splashing and paddling. On the outskirts of Lyme is a cliff top golf Design and Artwork: email: [email protected] Photography: www.simonemmettphotography.com. Roy Shepherd www.discoveringfossils.co.uk. The terraced, Langmoor and Lister course and driving range. Within just a Tourism Awards 2014 Dinsosaurland. creative-studios.com. Toad Hall Cottages. www.lymebayribcharter.co.uk. Gardens provide stunning views of few miles is Seaton , the Seaton GOLD Mark Simons. Ginger Beer shop. Lyme Regis Museum. Lyme Regis Town Council. the beach and coastline. Here you Tramway and Pecorama’s Miniature Beer www.lymeregismackerelfi shing.com. Marine Aquarium. can enjoy a peaceful woodland walk, Heights Light Railway, beautiful gardens crazy golf, putting and table tennis. and indoor and outdoor play areas. @LymeRegisTIC @visitdorsetof cial /VisitDorset FUN ON THE WATER Cast a line on a mackerel fi shing trip, take a gentle boat cruise, hire a kayak or paddle board or really get the heart pumping with an exhilarating rib ride.

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2 THE THEATRE SQUARE outside the 5 LYME REGIS MUSEUM who lodged in the town in 1803–04 and used and was rebuilt in local 10 MONMOUTH BEACH Theatre, provides wonderful views during The award-winning Lyme Regis Museum was the Cobb, town and surrounding countryside in the 1820’s. A plaque on the Cobb James, Duke of Monmouth landed at ... performance intervals. It also forms part of an purpose built in 1901 and fi rst opened to the as part of the setting for her novel Persuasion, wall provides details of this work. Lyme Regis in 1685 to begin his rebellion Town trail award-winning sewage and coast protection public in 1921. Here you can uncover all the written in 1815–16. In 1588 several ships sailed from the Cobb against King James I. The attempt to Follow the town trail to fi nd out scheme constructed during 1993 and 1994. town’s stories including that of . to meet the Spanish Armada. overthrow the King and claim the crown Mary was the greatest fossil hunter ever known for himself was ill fated. He was captured more about Lyme Regis. 3 GUN CLIFF is where the town’s guns were and her discoveries, including the fi rst complete The steps leading to the upper part of the and twelve of his local supporters were The trail starts and ends at the once installed. Old accounts list many Icthyosaur, were some of the most signifi cant Cobb, made from protruding stones, are executed on the beach, under the orders Tourist Information Centre (TIC) repairs to the Guildhall windows, which geological fi nds of all time. Find out more at known locally as ‘Granny’s Teeth’. of Judge Jeffreys. on Church Street. The numbers were damaged by the shock waves when the museum it is well worth a special visit. The Cobb also featured in the fi lm adaptation displayed relate to the position of the guns were fi red for practice. In 1690 a 11 Fossil hunting walks are available all year. of The French Lieutenant’s Woman, which LANGMOOR AND LISTER GARDENS each point of interest on the map. French galley approached Lyme after having starred Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons. The offer mini golf, table tennis, a putting “overrun, sacked and burnt on 6 THE PILOT BOAT INN On January 1st 1915, the novel was written by local author, the late green and a quiet haven in which to relax. 1 THE MARINE THEATRE was originally Aug 5th”. A cannon on the Gun Cliff was battleship ‘Formidable,’ with a crew of 750 men, , and fi lmed in the town in 1980. Joseph Lister is famed for discovering the built as a ‘Bath House’ in 1804. The two fi red and the shot fell near the galley, which was torpedoed in Lyme Bay in terrible weather. use of antiseptics. baths, one for ladies and one for gents made off without a fi ght. The French galleys Two lifeboats were launched, but only one made Admiral Sir George Somers were fi lled with seawater and heated had 50–60 huge oars, rowed by criminals it to the shore after a small crowd on the beach Filming Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’ Born in Lyme in 1554. He became Mayor 12 BROAD STREET by two large boilers. The baths may still and slaves. The boats usually carried 336 used ropes to bring it in. Forty-eight exhausted of Lyme and in 1609 discovered , As well as lovely shops, there are a be under the main fl oor of the Theatre, oarsmen and 150 offi cers and crew. survivors were taken to the Pilot Boat Inn. after he set sail for Jamestown, Virginia, number of interesting houses in this but the old Pump House is now a The dog ‘Lassie’, belonging to the landlord The Cobb got caught in a hurricane and became street. Look out for the blue plaques that 4 THE GUILDHALL dressing room. of the Pilot Boat, revived someone put aside shipwrecked on the Island. Somers eventually will tell you more. It became the Theatre has stood here since as dead, by licking his face. reached Virginia. He set off to return to ROYAL LION From a window of this Inn, in around 1936. the 16th century. The and called in again at Bermuda James Whistler saw Rose Rendall, the Today it hosts area by the entrance 7 THE COBB GATE was the location of where he died in 1610. His heart was buried subject of his painting, ‘The Little Rose of year round to the Guildhall was warehouses during Lyme’s important trading on the island, but his body, pickled in rum, Lyme’. Rose was the daughter of a grocer events, ask known as Cockmoile times. Horses were used to take bales of supplies was brought back to England and buried in who had a shop in the street. It is said at the TIC Square and was and goods to the ships. The horses apparently . that she ran away when Whistler said he for details. the site of the town knew the route so well they could do it unguided. Bermuda had really been discovered a Sp wanted to paint her because she thought ri n stocks. The last man 8 hundred years earlier by Spaniard Señor

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DELICIOUS DESTINATION GETTING ABOUT yme Regis is a beautiful seaside town, set in enjoy the many simple pleasures of being LYME’S JURASSIC COAST Always check the tide times and the Fossil anL Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, on the beside the seaside. Lyme Regis forms part of a 95 mile stretch of Collecting Code of Conduct before setting Dorset is a haven for foodies and Lyme Regis For walkers, the immediate coastline border where Dorset meets Devon. The best place to start is the Tourist coastline awarded World Heritage Site status out and please do not climb or dig into tempts with all things deliciously divine. Cosy around Lyme Regis is dramatic and Quaint, narrow tangled streets that host Information Centre where you’ll fi nd by UNESCO for its outstanding . It is the cliffs. Better still, join a guided fossil tea shops, chic bistros and eateries so close beautiful with many rambling paths, individual shops, tempting eateries and galleries friendly staff ready to help you make the ranked alongside the Grand Canyon and Great hunt walk from the Lyme Regis Museum or to the sea you almost get your toes wet! including the . To lead their way down to the famous 13th Century most of your visit (see back cover). Barrier Reef as one of the natural wonders of nearby Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre. Menus chalk up their catch of the day and the west is Nature Reserve Cobb harbour and family friendly beach. the world. 185 million years of earth history To explore more of the Jurassic Coastline, tasty takeaways offer the simple pleasure of and to the east is Golden Cap, the highest Lyme Regis offers plenty to see and do. Take is represented along the coast, providing a a Jurassic Coast bus runs regularly supper on the beach. point on the south coast. much more onl ne ... fansinating journey through time. between Axminster and Weymouth The National Cycle Network Route 2 is a time to discover the town’s fascinating history, i WHAT’S ON ? uncover the lost world of the Jurassic Coast and visit-dorset.com The loose material on the beaches around allowing you to hop on and off along 30 mile cycle route from Lyme Regis Lyme Regis and Charmouth are the very best the way including stops at , With a full calendar of events there is always to Dorchester. It passes through the most place to fi nd fossils especially after West Bay, Charmouth and Lyme Regis. something going on. There is a Fossil rural parts of West Dorset and is a great rough weather. Festival in May, the RNLI Lifeboat Week in way to get about. The West Dorset Pedal, The Cobb July, Regatta and Carnival Week in August, a pack of fi ve shorter cycle rides, uncovers ArtsFest in September and annual Jazz and West Dorset’s fi nest food and arts. Folk Festivals. The closest railway station is Axminster, Lyme Regis is rightly proud of its cultural hub which is served by regular buses to and of arts activity. Art galleries and working craft from Lyme Regis. A regular bus service shops proudly display quality works from also runs to Dorchester, Dorset’s local and national artists. historic county town. The Marine Theatre hosts shows and musical Call in at the Tourist Information productions throughout the year. Centre for details.

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