Museum · Lyme Regis · Dorset

Lyme Regis Museum

Lyme Regis Museum is one of the places to visit in Lyme Regis. Our list has 5 more places within 5 km. Look also at Dinosaurland Fossil Museum, 200 m away.

Photo: Lyme Regis Museum, Joadl (CC BY-SA 3.0 at)

Where

In Lyme Regis

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Museum in Lyme Regis

Inside Lyme Regis

Lyme Regis Museum is inside Lyme Regis’ built-up area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

The warmest stretch in Lyme Regis is June to September, at 19–21°C in the afternoon.

Jan9° / 3°98 mm

Feb9° / 3°79 mm

Mar11° / 4°74 mm

Apr13° / 5°67 mm

May16° / 7°58 mm

Jun19° / 10°60 mm

Jul21° / 12°59 mm

Aug21° / 13°81 mm

Sep19° / 11°69 mm

Oct16° / 9°110 mm

Nov12° / 6°115 mm

Dec9° / 3°112 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Lyme Regis, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Lyme Regis. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Lyme Regis’ full climate →

About

Lyme Regis Museum

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 3 languages.

Type: Museum
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Lyme Regis
Official site: lymeregismuseum.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Entry, hours, address

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Lyme Regis Museum and what surrounds it

Orange shows Lyme Regis Museum; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Lyme Regis Museum

Among the 8, Axminster is the biggest, home to 6,094 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.

1 · It’s in town

Lyme Regis

3,741 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 1.5 km northwest of it

Uplyme

1,053 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 1.8 km northeast of it

Charmouth

1,337 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 4.2 km northwest of it

Raymond's Hill

499 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Lyme Regis Museum is	People	Places to visit
Lyme Regis	It’s in town	3,741	7
Uplyme	1.5 km northwest of it	1,053	9
Charmouth	1.8 km northeast of it	1,337	7
Raymond's Hill	4.2 km northwest of it	499	10
Morcombelake	6.3 km east of it	342	5
Whitchurch Canonicorum	6.4 km northeast of it	330	5
Musbury	7.4 km west of it	561	10
Axminster	7.9 km northwest of it	6,094	7

Make a day of it

While you are near Lyme Regis Museum

Within 15 km are 29 places, among them 3 museums, 2 castles and a historic house.

MuseumDinosaurland Fossil Museum200 m away 2

MuseumCharmouth Heritage Coast Centre2.3 km away 3

CastleForde Abbey13 km away 4

Historic house · National TrustShute Barton10 km away 5

CastleColcombe Castle9.6 km away 6

FortMusbury Castle6.4 km away 7

MuseumAxminster Museum7.8 km away 8

Historic siteBeer Quarry Caves13 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions people have about Lyme Regis Museum

Where is Lyme Regis Museum?

Lyme Regis Museum is in Lyme Regis, Dorset, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Lyme Regis Museum?

Museum in Dorset, England, United Kingdom.

When is the best time to visit Lyme Regis Museum?

June to September are the warmest months in Lyme Regis, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Lyme Regis Museum?

Within 15 km: Dinosaurland Fossil Museum (200 m), Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre (2.3 km), Forde Abbey (13 km) and Shute Barton (10 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Lyme Regis Museum: Joadl, CC BY-SA 3.0 at, Wikimedia Commons
Dinosaurland Fossil Museum: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Forde Abbey: Pengannel, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Shute Barton: own photo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Colcombe Castle: Rev. John Swete, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Musbury Castle: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Axminster Museum: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beer Quarry Caves: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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