The Cobb
The Cobb is an attraction you can visit in Lyme Regis. Its neighbours on our list number 5 within 5 km. Worth the trip, Dinosaurland Fossil Museum is 800 m off.
Attraction in Lyme Regis
Inside Lyme Regis
The Cobb 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.
The weather, month by month
Afternoons in Lyme Regis reach 19–21°C from June to September.
The Cobb
Attraction.
In Lyme Regis, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- in Lyme Regis
- Official site
- lymeregis.org/explore/cobb
The way to The Cobb
The Cobb is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Lyme Regis’ built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns within reach of The Cobb
Home to 3,741 people, Lyme Regis is the largest of these 4. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Lyme Regis
Uplyme
Charmouth
Raymond's Hill
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where The Cobb is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyme Regis | It’s in town | 3,741 | 7 |
| Uplyme | 1.6 km northwest of it | 1,053 | 9 |
| Charmouth | 2.5 km northeast of it | 1,337 | 7 |
| Raymond's Hill | 4.6 km north of it | 499 | 10 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Around The Cobb
Choose from 28 places within 15 km, such as 4 museums, 2 castles and a historic house.
MuseumDinosaurland Fossil Museum800 m away2
MuseumLyme Regis Museum700 m away3
MuseumCharmouth Heritage Coast Centre2.9 km away4
CastleForde Abbey14 km away5
Historic house · National TrustShute Barton10 km away6
CastleColcombe Castle9.5 km away7
FortMusbury Castle6.3 km away8
MuseumAxminster Museum8.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
The Cobb: what to know
Where is The Cobb?
The Cobb is in Lyme Regis, Dorset, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Cobb?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit The Cobb?
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 The Cobb?
Within 15 km: Dinosaurland Fossil Museum (800 m), Lyme Regis Museum (700 m), Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre (2.9 km) and Forde Abbey (14 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 (8)
- Dinosaurland Fossil Museum: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyme Regis Museum: Joadl, CC BY-SA 3.0 at, 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
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