Lyme Regis Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town and civil parish in Dorset, England
About Lyme Regis
Lyme Regis is a historic unspoiled seasideresortandfishing porton the world-famous Cobb Harbour. Surrounded by beautiful coastlines and countryside, the area has now been awarded World Heritage Site Status; famous for itsgeologyandfossilfinds. The town is famous for "The Cobb", a large harbour wall, that has been featured in novels byJane Austen(who was a frequent visitor to Lyme Regis). It was used as a location inPersuasion, a film of Jane Austen's novel, and in the filmThe French Lieutenant's Woman, starring Meryl Streep, based on the book of the same name by local writer John Fowles. Lyme Regis was the location for the filmAmmonite, based on the life of local 19th-century pioneer fossil-hunter Mary Anning, starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan. The town's name was just "Lyme" until i
Top Attractions in Lyme Regis
Explore the best things to see and do in Lyme Regis:
- ★Crazy Golf
- ★Dinosaurland Fossil Museum
- ★Fossil hunting
- ★Lyme Regis Museum
- ★Marine Theatre
- ★Relax on the Beach
- ★The Cobb
- ★The Town Mill
Where to Eat in Lyme Regis
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Italia
- 🍴Oyster & Fish House
- 🍴Robin Wylde
- 🍴Tierra Kitchen
- 🍴Tom's
- 🍴Town Mill Bakery
Where to Stay in Lyme Regis
- 🏨Alexandra Hotel and Restaurant
- 🏨Dorset House
- 🏨Mariners Hotel
- 🏨Royal Lion Hotel
- 🏨Springfield House
- 🏨The Cobb Arms
Lyme Regis Travel Guide Sections
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