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Tour of the Museum

Lyme Regis Museum entrance Go on a virtual tour of Lyme Regis Museum, taking you step by step through the science, arts and landscape of this fascinating town on Dorset's historic Jurassic Coast.

See a "gigapan" picture of the Museum and zoom in to the smallest details. (Link to external web-site)
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Fossils and Rocks of Lyme Regis

AmmoniteHere be dinosaurs! The geology gallery of Lyme Regis Museum contains a wealth of fossils and tells of the early pioneering palaeontologists who worked at this Dorset town on what is now the Jurassic Coast World  Heritage Site. You can also learn about the great landslip of 1839 and link to all our fossil-related resources.

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Mary Anning

Mary AnningMary Anning (1799–1847). Mary Anning was a self-educated, working class woman from Lyme Regis and the greatest fossil hunter ever known. Each autumn the Museum has a celebration of Mary Anning.Look at our events information for more details. 

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Notable People of Lyme

Notable people of Lyme RegisLyme Regis in Dorset has connections with an unusually rich array of distinguished personalities. Some were born here, some came for a visit, some came to stay.

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Landslips and Landscape

View of Stonebarrow landslipThe rocks of Lyme Regis and the adjacent stretches of Dorset coast represent layers from the oldest part of the Jurassic period, which were laid down at the bottom of a deep sea from 200 to 195 million years ago and are now rich in fossils.

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Jane Austen

Jane Austen doll and fanJane Austen (1775 - 1817) was one of Lyme Regis's most famous and best-loved visitors. Her great novel, Persuasion, published in 1818, is in part set in Lyme, making the Dorset town a centre of literary pilgrimage ever since.
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Writers and Artists

Writers and ArtistsLyme Regis has long been a magnet for artists and writers.  Many came to this picturesque Dorset town for holidays and were inspired by the character of the town and its environment.  Others came here for health reasons.  Some came as children and returned in adulthood.
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