Lyme Regis Museum

Bridge Street
Lyme Regis
Dorset
DT7 3QA
England

Website

www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk

E-mail

info@lymeregismuseum.co.uk

Telephone

01297 443370

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
The brick built Grade II listed museum building from the front courtyard
Shop icon Library icon Study area icon Visual disability facilities icon Wheelchair access icon

Built on the site of the home of Lyme’s renowned fossilist Mary Anning, the museum is one of the architectural gems of the town and is packed with fascinating displays. Find out about Lyme’s early and maritime history, its internationally important geology, its fossils and the many significant writers connected with the town, from Jane Austen to John Fowles.

Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

Easter to October and School Holdays - 7 days a week 10am - 5pm (4pm on Sun)
November to Easter - Wed to Sun 11am - 4pm (closed Mon and Tues)

 Admission charges

Standard £3.75
Concessions £3.25
Children and students under 21 free

Discounts

  • Museums Association
  • International Council of Museums
 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Activities for pre-school children
  • Events and resources for children and families
 Disability access
  • Large print information and/or interpretation
  • Touch exhibits
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
 Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Library
  • Research facilities for academics

Additional info

Our library, archive and research facilities are available by appointment.

Bridge Street
Lyme Regis
Dorset
DT7 3QA
England

Website

www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk

E-mail

info@lymeregismuseum.co.uk

Telephone

01297 443370

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Local history, literary connections and geology

Collection details

Archaeology, Archives, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Maritime, Personalities, Photography, Social History, Trade and Commerce

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available
  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Specialist publications on collections available
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Bridge Street
Lyme Regis
Dorset
DT7 3QA
England

Website

www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk

E-mail

info@lymeregismuseum.co.uk

Telephone

01297 443370

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.
dinosaurs timeline

Family Fun Day

15 February 2012

Drop in to Lyme Regis Museum’s half-term Family Fun Day on Wednesday 15 February between 11am and 3pm.
Create your own jurassic timeline in an art activity based on a new children’s book 'Meet the Ecosaurs'. Colour in dinosaur pictures, make fossil rubbings, and stick them on a paper timeline to take home.
Come along and get creative with local artist Alison Bowskill. Everyone is invited – free admission and free craft materials. Suitable for children ages 5 to 10 years.

Suitable for

  • 5-6
  • 7-10
  • Family friendly

When

11am-3pm

Where

Lyme Regis Museum

Website

http://www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk

Bridge Street
Lyme Regis
Dorset
DT7 3QA
England

Website

www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk

E-mail

info@lymeregismuseum.co.uk

Telephone

01297 443370

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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