Dinosaurland Fossil Museum heads what Lyme Regis has to see
Museums or galleries make up 4 of the 7 places on the list. There are 5 places to visit inside Lyme Regis’ built-up area, and 2 more within 5 km of its edge. Within 1 km of the middle there are 3 of them. Set 33 km out, Maiden Castle makes a day trip.
Leading places in Lyme Regis
Behind Dinosaurland Fossil Museum on the list are 3 museums, an aquarium and an attraction.
MuseumDinosaurland Fossil Museumin town
MuseumLyme Regis Museumin townAquariumAquariumLyme Regis Marine Aquariumin townAttractionAttractionThe Cobbin townMuseumMuseumTown Millin town
MuseumCharmouth Heritage Coast Centre1.9 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped around Lyme Regis
The farthest of them, Musbury Castle, is 5.9 km out.
The dashed line is Lyme Regis’ built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
4 of the 7 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Lyme Regis. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every one of them
5 in town lead, with 2 more within 5 km of its edge after them.
7The 5 inside Lyme Regis come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
209 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Lyme Regis’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Lyme Regis →
Day trips from Lyme Regis
Maiden Castle (33 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
Fort · English HeritageMaiden Castle33 km east
Historic house · National TrustMontacute House29 km northeast · 120K visitors a year (2011)
CastleForde Abbey13 km north
Historic house · National TrustShute Barton9.9 km northwest
CastleColcombe Castle9.1 km west
CastlePowderham Castle38 km west
Fort · English HeritageBlackbury Camp15 km west
Castle · English HeritagePortland Castle39 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustBarrington Court26 km north
Castle · English HeritageSherborne Castle39 km northeast
MuseumAbbotsbury Subtropical Gardens24 km east
FortHembury25 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Lyme Regis (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Quick answers on Lyme Regis
What are the main attractions in Lyme Regis?
The best known inside Lyme Regis’ built-up area are Dinosaurland Fossil Museum, Lyme Regis Museum, Lyme Regis Marine Aquarium and The Cobb. In all, 5 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 2 more within 5 km.
Does Lyme Regis have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Lyme Regis: Dinosaurland Fossil Museum, Lyme Regis Museum, Town Mill and Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Lyme Regis?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Maiden Castle (English Heritage), 33 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Lyme Regis?
Within 40 km: Maiden Castle (33 km), Montacute House (29 km), Forde Abbey (13 km), Shute Barton (9.9 km).
Where are Lyme Regis’ historic buildings listed?
Lyme Regis has 209 listed buildings, 5 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Lyme Regis when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (16)
- 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
- Musbury Castle: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maiden Castle: Major George Allen (1891–1940), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Montacute House: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Powderham Castle: raymond cocks, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackbury Camp: Blokenearexeter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Portland Castle: Mark.murphy at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barrington Court: Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherborne Castle: JackPeasePhotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens: Donarreiskoffer, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hembury: Martin Bodman, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.