Town History Walks

Take a journey into Lyme’s past and discover the rich history of our seaside town on one of our Guided Town History Walks. Museum Entry is included in the ticket price.

TOWN HISTORY GUIDE – Fred Humphrey

After a career in Stage, Studio & Television Lighting and Machinery, our Guide Fred retired to Lyme Regis some 20 years ago, with an abiding interest in Lyme’s long, varied and fascinating history.

Fred’s guided walk blends snippets of its colourful historic past, interposed with illustrated views of how much Lyme has been, and continues to be used for Film & Television productions (at least 20) over the years, and some examples of how film makers used Lyme to represent times both in Lyme’s history, fact & fiction, and sometimes somewhere else entirely.

The walk lasts about 90 minutes and includes photographs of the ‘before and after’, and some stills of the films themselves. The tour avoids most of Lyme’s challenging inclines. Please meet outside the Museum 5 minutes before the Walk.

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TOWN HISTORY GUIDE – Peter Stamps

Our Guide, Peter, has been living in Lyme Regis since 2018 after retiring from the British Army in 2017.  He was interested in the local history and has since developed his personal interest into a guided walk so that he can share Lyme’s fascinating story with others.

Starting at the Museum the walk lasts for about an hour and covers a wide span of historical events from the 9th century right up to the present day.  The walk avoids most of Lyme’s challenging inclines and provides opportunities for further individual exploration and discovery.
Please meet outside the Museum 5 minutes before the Walk.

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Instructions for booking:

1. Please select the amount of tickets you would like and click ‘Continue’.
2. Choose a Walk date (only dates with availability will show on the calendar).
3. Click ‘Continue’ and then ‘Select’ to add the Walk to your basket.
4. Follow further instructions to pay for the items in your basket.