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Things to do in Lyme Regis
The best holidays are planned around great days out. Here's what's on the doorstep in Lyme Regis, from big-ticket attractions to rainy-day savers.
🎟️ This weekend near Lyme Regis
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Skiddle
Fri 13 Nov · 19:00
Hindsight's 27th Birthday - Fright Night
Labyrinth, Taunton · 21.6 mi
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Fri 13 Nov · 12:00
Taunton Audio Tour: Echoes of History and Heritage
County Hall, Taunton, Taunton · 21.4 mi
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Fri 13 Nov · 12:00
Weymouth Audio Tour: A Pier-to-Garden Odyssey
Christ Church, Weymouth, Weymouth · 22.3 mi
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Fri 13 Nov · 12:00
Dorchester Audio Tour: Roman Legacy
The Keep, Dorchester, Dorchester · 21.4 mi
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Museums & Galleries
0 mi from Lyme Regis
Lyme Regis Museum
Lyme Regis Museum stands on the site of Mary Anning's former home and fossil shop, telling the story of her remarkable fossil discoveries along the Jurassic Coast. Inside you'll fi...
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0.1 mi from Lyme Regis
Town Mill
Town Mill is a restored watermill in the artisan quarter of Lyme Regis, brought back to life by local volunteers after a ten-year restoration. You can explore all three floors for...
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0.1 mi from Lyme Regis
Dinosaurland Fossil Museum
Dinosaurland Fossil Museum is an independent museum in Lyme Regis run by palaeontologist Steve Davies, home to more than 30,000 specimens. You'll find a striking fossil collection...
4.9 mi from Lyme Regis
Axminster Museum
Axminster Museum, part of Axminster Heritage, brings to life "the story of Axminster" from "origins in the Bronze and Stone Ages" through to its world-famous carpet-making history,...
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6.2 mi from Lyme Regis
Axe Valley Heritage Museum
Axe Valley Heritage Museum sits in the Town Hall on Fore Street in Seaton, East Devon, and focuses on the lower Axe Valley, including Beer, Axmouth, Branscombe, Colyton and Colyfor...
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7.6 mi from Lyme Regis
Bridport Museum
Bridport Museum sits in one of Bridport's oldest buildings and brings together 180 million years of rocks and fossils, centuries of local history, and the town's ropemaking heritag...
10.3 mi from Lyme Regis
Beaminster Museum
Housed in a converted 19th-century Congregational chapel, Beaminster Museum tells the story of 170 million years of life in rural West Dorset, from ancient fossils and Stone-Age ha...
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10.3 mi from Lyme Regis
Chard Museum
Chard Museum is a small local history museum in Chard, Somerset, housed in a converted 16th-century thatched, listed building that once comprised four cottages and the old New Inn....
12.3 mi from Lyme Regis
Allhallows Museum
Allhallows Museum occupies the oldest building in Honiton, a former chapel with origins before 1327. Inside you'll find the largest collection of Honiton lace in the world, tracing...
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12.6 mi from Lyme Regis
Crewkerne Museum
Crewkerne and District Museum is a small local museum in Crewkerne, Somerset, England. It is part of a wider heritage centre which includes local archives and a meeting room. — Wikipedia
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12.9 mi from Lyme Regis
Perry's Cider Mill
Mill building in Dowlish Wake, South Somerset, England, UK
13.8 mi from Lyme Regis
Sidmouth Toy and Model Museum
Sidmouth Toy and Model Museum sits in a beautifully converted chapel on Chapel Street, right in the heart of Sidmouth's shopping area, and is a good choice if you're staying nearby...
13.8 mi from Lyme Regis
Sidmouth Museum
Sidmouth Museum sits in the heart of Sidmouth, East Devon, housed in a historic building with two floors of beautifully curated displays telling the story of Sidmouth and the Sid V...
14.5 mi from Lyme Regis
Upottery Airfield Nissen Hut Heritage Centre
This is a small heritage centre near Upottery airfield, run by the South West Airfields Heritage Trust, telling the story of local airfields used during the Second World War. You c...
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17.2 mi from Lyme Regis
Countryside Museum
Countryside Museum sits within Bicton Park Botanical Gardens in Bicton, East Devon, and traces how village life, farming, horticulture and rural crafts changed during the early 20t...
18.1 mi from Lyme Regis
Montacute TV Radio & Toy Museum
Montacute TV Radio & Toy Museum is a nostalgia-filled attraction in Montacute, Somerset, combining a museum of TV, radio and toy memorabilia with country tearooms and bed & breakfa...
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18.3 mi from Lyme Regis
Fairlynch Musuem
Fairlynch Museum is a volunteer-run museum housed in a thatched cottage in Budleigh Salterton, covering local history, archaeology, geology, costumes, lace and toys, plus a dedicat...
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18.8 mi from Lyme Regis
Whimple Heritage Centre
Whimple Heritage Centre is Devon's only cider museum, telling the story of the famous Whiteway's Cyder factory that once stood at the heart of this East Devon village. Run by enthu...
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19 mi from Lyme Regis
South Somerset Heritage Collection
Local authority museum in South West England, United Kingdom
21.4 mi from Lyme Regis
The Keep Military Museum
The Keep Military Museum sits in Dorchester, Dorset, in a striking Victorian former barracks gatehouse built in 1879 and designed to resemble a Norman Castle. Inside, exhibits cove...
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Theme Parks
21.2 mi from Lyme Regis
Crealy Adventure Park
Crealy Theme Park & Resort is a family theme park near Exeter in Farringdon, East Devon, with over 60 rides and attractions, including the South West's only inverted ride and the S...
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22.1 mi from Lyme Regis
Diggerland
Diggerland is a hands-on theme park where you can ride, drive and operate real diggers, dumpers and other full-size construction machinery, alongside more than 20 rides and drives...
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22.3 mi from Lyme Regis
Sandworld
Sandworld is a sand sculpture festival set in Lodmoor Park in Weymouth, Dorset, where internationally renowned artists carve giant sculptures from sand and water alone, with new de...
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29 mi from Lyme Regis
Go Ape Haldon
Go Ape Haldon sits within Haldon Forest near Exeter, offering high ropes and zip wire adventures against the backdrop of Dartmoor. You can take on the classic Treetop Challenge wit...
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29.7 mi from Lyme Regis
Gartell Light Railway
The Gartell Light Railway is a privately run narrow gauge railway in South Somerset, near Dorset, opened to the public on selected dates. You can ride trains through the Blackmore...
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Water Parks
29 mi from Lyme Regis
Greenbank Pool
Greenbank Pool is an outdoor heated swimming pool in the heart of Street, Somerset, close to Clarks Village Shopping Centre. The main 30-metre pool is heated to 30C, with a warmer...
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Zoos & Wildlife
5.5 mi from Lyme Regis
Foxdown Childrens Farm
Foxdown Children's Farm is a small family-run working farm set high in the Marshwood Vale, West Dorset, with views towards the Jurassic coastline. Here you can wander at leisure, p...
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22.4 mi from Lyme Regis
Sealife Centre
SEA LIFE Weymouth is a large aquarium spread over five acres, home to over 2,500 creatures across themed zones including Seal Harbour and Penguin Island, where you can see Europe's...
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24.8 mi from Lyme Regis
Fancy's Family Farm
Royal Air Force Portland or more simply RAF Portland is a former Royal Air Force and ROTOR radar station on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. Located close to the Verne Citade... — Wikipedia
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best things to do in Lyme Regis?
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What can we do in Lyme Regis when it rains?
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