Getting there


Places to Visit

Tourist Information Office

Church Street, just after Bridge Street becomes Church Street
Phone: +44 (0) 1297 442138
Fax: +44 (0) 1297 444668
E-mail: lymeregis.tic@westdorset-dc.got.uk
Website: http://lymeregistourism.co.uk/
Hours: 10am-5pm Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm Sun

Lyme Regis Philpot Museum

Bridge Street
Phone: +44 (0) 1297-443370
E-mail: info@lymeregismuseum.co.uk
Website: http://www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk/
Hours: 10am-5pm Mon-Sat, 11am-5pm Sun Apr-Oct, Sat & Sun only Nov-March
Admission: Adult £1.60, child 60 pence
What you’ll find here: Paintings, artifacts relating to local history and literature, displays on Mary Anning (who discovered fossils in Lyme).

Marine Aquarium

+44 (0) 1297 444230
Hours: 10am-5pm Apr-Oct; extended hours during July and August
Admission: Adult £2, child £1.50

 

Guided Walk

Lasts two to three hours and focuses on the area’s fossil heritage
Leaves from tourist office
Admission: £8.
Phone: +44 (0) 1297 442265

 

Places to Eat

Café Indigo

44-45 Coombe St

Antonio Trattoria

7 Church Street
+44 (0) 1297 442352
Hours: 7pm-10pm Mon-Sat
Main courses: £7-£10
Authentic Italian pasta, steak

Royal Standard (pub)

West end of Marine Parade

Pilot Boat (pub)

1 Bridge Street
+44 (0) 1297 443157
Food served until 10pm
Main courses: £4.75-£11
Serves fresh fish, vegetarian food

Café Clemence

Mill Lane
+44 (0) 1297 445757
A bistro serving Mediterranean cuisine

 
 

Accommodation

Bay Hotel

Marine Parade
+44 (0) 1297 442059
Lyme’s only seafront hotel
Rates: B&B en-suite singles £55, doubles £90

Cliff Cottage

Cobb Road
+44 (0) 1297 443334
Offers harbor views, a garden chalet, and a fish restaurant
Does not accept credit cards
Rates: Doubles with en-suite facilities £43, without en-suite £39

Old Lyme Guest House

29 Coombe Street
+44 (0) 442929
E-mail: oldlyme.guesthouse@virgin.net
Rates: B&B en-suite per person from £25

© Copyright Emily Kliever 2007

 

Street sign directing the way to the Cobb and aquariam in Lyme Regis

 

Pebbles on Lyme Beach
Practical Details for Visiting Lyme Regis