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All the United Kingdom England Lyme Regis

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Lyme Regis

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Lyme Regis, England

Updated January 3, 2025

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People collecting fossils in Lyme Regis at the fossil festival.

Lyme Regis, England

The Glowing Clams of Great Britain

A midnight snack that lights up the night.
Temnodontosaurus platyodon skull at the Lyme Regis Museum.

Lyme Regis, England

Lyme Regis Museum

A local museum honors the overlooked discoveries of Mary Anning, one of the first professional fossil hunters.

Lyme Regis, England

Mary Anning Statue

A beautiful bronze statue of the greatest fossil hunter of the 19th century.

Lyme Regis, England

Mary Anning’s Grave

The final resting place of a once-unsung hero of paleontology.
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Charmouth, England

Charmouth Beach

Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.
1 mile from Lyme Regis
An overgrown sunken road/green way in Symondsbury, Dorset.

Dorset, England

Holloways of Dorset

These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.
5 miles from Lyme Regis
Axmouth Bridge

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Axmouth Bridge

The oldest standing concrete bridge in England was also constructed as a work of art.
5 miles from Lyme Regis
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