Barnacles Guidebook to Lyme Regis
Food scene
Fabulous Sunday lunches and hearty evening meals. It also has space on the beach for drinks and food.
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Harbour Inn Lyme Regis
23 Marine ParadeFabulous Sunday lunches and hearty evening meals. It also has space on the beach for drinks and food.
Poco Pizza
29 Marine ParadeThe best pizzas from a real wood fired oven!
Daily 3 course set menu using locally sourced ingredients in casual surroundings. Fine dining yet offering great value.
Dom's Table
32A Broad StreetDaily 3 course set menu using locally sourced ingredients in casual surroundings. Fine dining yet offering great value.
Largigi
Marine ParadeGreat sea view from sea front position.
The Volunteer Inn
31 Broad StSmall, traditional welcoming pub for a relaxed drink.
The Millside
1 Mill LnCosy and popular seafood restaurant.
Open Sesame
1 Mill LnStreetfood - posh kebabs
Red Panda
7A Broad StreetAsian street food to takeaway. Fresh and delicious.
Lyme's Fish Bar
34 Coombe StFish and chips cooked to order.
Hot pork baps to takeaway. Get there early to avoid the long queue!
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The Whole Hog
6a Broad StHot pork baps to takeaway. Get there early to avoid the long queue!
Fine dining at its finest. Tasting menu incorporating locally sourced ingredients all presented in imaginative ways in a cosy little restaurant only steps from Barnacles front door. Perfect for special occasions.
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Robin Wylde
Silver StreetFine dining at its finest. Tasting menu incorporating locally sourced ingredients all presented in imaginative ways in a cosy little restaurant only steps from Barnacles front door. Perfect for special occasions.
Celebrity chef restaurant with incredible sea views.
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The Oyster & Fish House
Cobb RoadCelebrity chef restaurant with incredible sea views.
All your supermarket essentials available either here or at the Co-op next door. Only a few minutes walk from Barnacles.
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Tesco Express
40-41 Broad StAll your supermarket essentials available either here or at the Co-op next door. Only a few minutes walk from Barnacles.
The Creperie
67 Broad StreetSweet and savoury crepes.
The best locally made ice-cream. Find this popular ice-cream hut on the seafront next door to the Harbour Inn pub.
Baboo Gelato Lyme Regis
23 Marine ParadeThe best locally made ice-cream. Find this popular ice-cream hut on the seafront next door to the Harbour Inn pub.
Sightseeing
A pretty little riverside area with a fantastic micro brewery, courtyard and garden, working flour mill with daily tours, pottery workshop with daily displays, art galleries, crafty shops and art galleries. Great for all the family.
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The Town Mill
Mill LaneA pretty little riverside area with a fantastic micro brewery, courtyard and garden, working flour mill with daily tours, pottery workshop with daily displays, art galleries, crafty shops and art galleries. Great for all the family.
Tiny aquarium where children can feed the mullet or hold a starfish.
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Lyme Regis Marine Aquarium
Tiny aquarium where children can feed the mullet or hold a starfish.
Learn about the history of Lyme Regis and it's famous fossil past or book a popular fossil walk where they guarantee you'll find a fossil.
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Lyme Regis Philpot Museum
Bridge StreetLearn about the history of Lyme Regis and it's famous fossil past or book a popular fossil walk where they guarantee you'll find a fossil.
A small but interesting 'wet weather' option, especially popular with children.
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Dinosaurland Fossil Museum
Coombe StreetA small but interesting 'wet weather' option, especially popular with children.
Fast action RIB rides for anything from 15 minutes upwards or a slower cruise along the coast. Includes water skiing and wake boarding options and private charter. Leaves from West Bay. Great for parties or just a bit of fun.
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Lyme Bay RIB Charter
Fast action RIB rides for anything from 15 minutes upwards or a slower cruise along the coast. Includes water skiing and wake boarding options and private charter. Leaves from West Bay. Great for parties or just a bit of fun.
Boylos Watersports
Marine ParadePaddleboard (SUP) hire or lessons.
Lyme Kayak Hire LTD
Marine ParadeSuitable for adults and children. One hour or three hour trips available.
Harry May's Mackerel & Deep Sea Fishing
Cobb RoadSuitable for adults and children. One hour or three hour trips available.
Park at the National Trust Langdon Hill car park (fees apply) then walk up Golden Cap for outstanding views across the bay. The more adventurous can continue this walk along the South-West Coastal path to the Anchor Inn, on the beach in Seatown, for a meal or drink with fabulous sea views.
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Golden Cap
Park at the National Trust Langdon Hill car park (fees apply) then walk up Golden Cap for outstanding views across the bay. The more adventurous can continue this walk along the South-West Coastal path to the Anchor Inn, on the beach in Seatown, for a meal or drink with fabulous sea views.
A perfect day out for railway enthusiasts and garden lovers. Fun for all the family including interactive railway models, a ride on a miniature steam train through beautiful gardens, indoor soft play, outdoor play area, mini crazy golf and cafe.
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Pecorama
UnderleysA perfect day out for railway enthusiasts and garden lovers. Fun for all the family including interactive railway models, a ride on a miniature steam train through beautiful gardens, indoor soft play, outdoor play area, mini crazy golf and cafe.
A great day out for free! Get up close and hands on with hundreds of donkeys, listen to talks from the volunteers, get lost in the maze, enjoy the grounds and delightful cafe.
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Donkey Sanctuary
Dunscombe LaneA great day out for free! Get up close and hands on with hundreds of donkeys, listen to talks from the volunteers, get lost in the maze, enjoy the grounds and delightful cafe.
A small zoo that makes an excellent day out for families.
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Axe Valley Wildlife Park
A small zoo that makes an excellent day out for families.
Mini Golf Lyme Regis
Mini golf with a view to die for! Great seaside fun.
The Cobb
Take a stroll along this iconic landmark in Lyme Regis.
A 7 mile (11 km) woodland walk between Lyme Regis and Axmouth through the Undercliffs National Nature Reserve. This forms part of the South West Coast Path. Do as much or as little of it as you like.
The Undercliff
A 7 mile (11 km) woodland walk between Lyme Regis and Axmouth through the Undercliffs National Nature Reserve. This forms part of the South West Coast Path. Do as much or as little of it as you like.
A pretty stream runs through this little village, adorned with flowering troughs and hanging baskets. Traditional small fishing boats line the beach and freshly caught crab sandwiches can be enjoyed from a cafe on the beach.
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Beer Beach
A pretty stream runs through this little village, adorned with flowering troughs and hanging baskets. Traditional small fishing boats line the beach and freshly caught crab sandwiches can be enjoyed from a cafe on the beach.
A sandy beach to delight the children or a pebble beach (sand at low tide) also available.
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Lyme Regis Beach
A sandy beach to delight the children or a pebble beach (sand at low tide) also available.
Take a stroll through these pretty gardens on route to the beach or the mini golf. Look out for the sculptures as you go.
Langmoor and Lister gardens
Take a stroll through these pretty gardens on route to the beach or the mini golf. Look out for the sculptures as you go.
Take a stroll along the River Lim and finish back at the Lyme Regis Town Mill for a look around.
River Lim
Take a stroll along the River Lim and finish back at the Lyme Regis Town Mill for a look around.
Tour the house or formal gardens, observe the highest powered water fountain in the country, eat in the cafe or take a picnic. Children love to find the friendly miniature pony and follow the stamp trail (letter boxing).
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Forde Abbey House and Gardens
Tour the house or formal gardens, observe the highest powered water fountain in the country, eat in the cafe or take a picnic. Children love to find the friendly miniature pony and follow the stamp trail (letter boxing).
Neighbourhoods
Lyme Regis is situated on the beautiful and unspoilt Devon and Dorset 'Jurassic Coast,' awarded world heritage site status by UNESCO in December 2001.
It's a picturesque, coastal town noted for its many character buildings, century’s old Cobb harbour, great family beaches, fantastic restaurants and unspoilt surrounding countryside. Lyme Regis is a lively town, packed with festivals and events throughout the year from regatta and carnival week through to food, beer, music and art events. Visit www.lymeregis.org.
Lyme Regis has inspired many authors throughout the years:
John Fowles who lived in Lyme Regis, wrote the love story that is The French Lieutenant's Woman. This was filmed in and around Lyme in 1981. Jane Austen, Beatrix potter and J. R. R. Tolkien have all been inspired by Lyme Regis.
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Lyme Regis
Lyme Regis is situated on the beautiful and unspoilt Devon and Dorset 'Jurassic Coast,' awarded world heritage site status by UNESCO in December 2001.
It's a picturesque, coastal town noted for its many character buildings, century’s old Cobb harbour, great family beaches, fantastic restaurants and unspoilt surrounding countryside. Lyme Regis is a lively town, packed with festivals and events throughout the year from regatta and carnival week through to food, beer, music and art events. Visit www.lymeregis.org.
Lyme Regis has inspired many authors throughout the years:
John Fowles who lived in Lyme Regis, wrote the love story that is The French Lieutenant's Woman. This was filmed in and around Lyme in 1981. Jane Austen, Beatrix potter and J. R. R. Tolkien have all been inspired by Lyme Regis.