Explore the World
Famous Jurassic Coastline
BY BUS: The award winning Coast X53
is the perfect way to visit many of the main attractions along the
Coast.
BY FOOT: The South West Coast Path
National Trail is over 1000km long much of it maintained by the National
Trust.
BY BOAT: The best way to see the
coast is from the sea. Boat and fishing trips can be taken from Lyme
Regis, Beer and West Bay.
Charmouth is famous for its stunning Jurassic
coastline and it's World Heritage status. The village centre has several shops
including a butcher, chemist, pottery, fossil shops, hairdresser, tennis courts,
two pubs and a church. The beaches slope gently so are safe for children.
At low tide, the beach reveals a string of rock
pools full of sea life providing hours of fun for
children. Many choose this time to hunt for fossils
amongst the rocks and along the waters edge. The
Heritage centre on the sea front is full of tips on
how to safely look for fossils with educational touch screen multimedia
and still life
displays. If you don't have your own rock hammer, you
can hire one from the fossil shop for a small fee.
Lyme Regis is 3 miles
from Charmouth and if you don't feel up to the walk,
there's a regular bus service from the Park entrance
