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the coastal path to the top of the w Lyme Regis here that pioneer fossil collector
Golden Cap, the highest cliff on Dorset. Map E5. * 3,600. n Church Mary Anning and her brother
the South Coast at 191 m (627 ft). St; 01297 442138. ∑ lymeregis.org Joseph unearthed a 9-m- (20-ft-)
long fossilized ichthyosaur in
E Heritage Coast Centre This is the most picturesque 1811. Her home is now the Lyme
Lower Sea Lane. Tel 01297 560772. resort along the Jurassic Coast. Regis Museum, which traces the
Open Easter–Oct: 10:30am–4:30pm It takes its name (Regis) from history of the town, including
daily; Nov–Easter: 10:30am–4:30pm the Royal Charter given its role in the Monmouth
Fri–Mon. 8 7 ( ∑ charmouth. by Edward I in 1284, and Rebellion in 1685, when
org/chcc was a fashionable sea- the Duke of Monmouth
bathing spot for the James Scott landed here
gentry in the late in an unsuccessful
18th and early 19th attempt to overthrow
centuries. Jane Austen King James II.
set parts of her novel Southwest of Lyme
Persuasion here. Today Mary Anning plaque, Regis, the South West
it is a mix of fishermen’s Lyme Regis Museum Coast Path runs
cottages and Victorian through the Undercliff,
and Georgian townhouses, a wooded nature reserve that
though its most famous has grown up on former landslips.
structure is the Cobb, a
13th-century breakwater E Lyme Regis Museum
curling round the harbour. Bridge St. Tel 01297 443370.
Visitors can walk out along its Open Easter–Oct: 10am–5pm Mon–
massive walls, dodging waves Sat, 11am–5pm Sun; Nov–Easter:
that often crash over when 11am–4pm Wed–Sun & school hols.
Groups hunting for fossils on the beach the seas are high. Lyme Regis is Closed 25 & 26 Dec & limited.
below the crumbling cliffs, Charmouth also known for its fossils – it was ∑ lymeregismuseum.co.uk

4 West Bay 5 Wears Hill
There are terrific walks above The former Iron
and below the distinctive Age hillfort here
golden cliffs of West Bay. provides superb
views across the
Fleet Lagoon.

6 Chesil Beach and
8 Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove
the Fleet Lagoon The coastline’s geology can be best viewed at
With some 29 km Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove’s crescent bay.
(18 miles) of pebbles,
Chesil Beach provides
a natural barrier 9 Swanage 0 Old Harry Rocks
between the sea Visitors can enjoy A short walk from the
and the Fleet Lagoon. fish and chips on the pretty village of Studland
Bridport Askerswell beach at this typical are the dramatic chalk
English seaside resort. stacks of Old Harry Rocks.
Littlebredy Poole
Burton Frome Wareham Harbour
Lyme Bay Bradstock
Wool
Broadwey Owermoigne
Corfe
Castle
Weymouth Lulworth
Cove Worth
Matravers
Southwell 7 Isle of Portland q Shell Bay
Connected to the The sandy beach of Shell
0 km 6 mainland by a causeway, Bay marks the start of
0 miles 6 this peninsula is known the 1,014-km (630-mile)
for its sailing and diving. South West Coast Path.

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