Lyme Regis Reviews

I have visited Lyme Regis in sunshine and in storms but it always, always retains its exquisite charms. I think, testament to this, is the fact that my daughter, now 18 still clamours to visit the town whenever we are in the vicinity for a holiday. I have the first photo of her there when she was just two months old. The perspective I will give ...  Read the complete review

Lyme Regis is a beautiful, Dorset coastal town that lies on the South coast of England, between Axmouth, on the west and Charmouth, on the East. When I was a child, I refused to acknowledge that it 'belonged' to Dorset. Oh no! It was definately a Devonshire town!! - I was Devonshire and lived a mere six miles away at Axminster - where ...  Read the complete review

Lyme Regis - What can I say?? My Fiance and I are big fans of this beautiful place, we visit 3-4 times per year and are moving there next year after our wedding. It has something for everyone, beautiful beaches, wonderful eateries (I will come to those in a minute!), lovely walks and history galore. Our favourite walk is along the ...  Read the complete review

What a Century! ******************* In 1821 Mary Anning discovered the first complete ichthyosaurus while wading and searching for fossils under the dangerous, crumbling cliffs in her home town of Lyme Regis in West Dorset, on the coast of South West England. What would this proud, uneducated working class woman think of the latest news? ...  Read the complete review

The beaches are clean, the locals are friendly, the food is excellent, but Lyme Regis holds a much more powerful attraction than the run of the mill beach resort. This particular stretch of coastline is an incredible area for paleontological studies. (Study of extinct life). The cliffs hold secrets from billions of years ago, allowing scientists ...  Read the complete review

I've just seen a report on the channel four news about the landslides in Lyme Regis. It brought back memories of the two times I've visited there. The first time was about 10 years ago and we stayed in a small hotel set back from the front, up (and I mean up!) one of the small streets leading away from the harbour. Most ...  Read the complete review

Lyme Regis was a complete surprise to me. I'd never been to that part of Dorset before and it was nice driving through the pretty-as-a-postcard villages to get there. On arriving at Lyme Regis I was immediatly struck by how unspoilt it was. There was no ultra modern concrete-and-glass office complexes, no industrial estates,and no ...  Read the complete review