Charmouth

The highest point of the south coast of Great Britain, owned by the National Trust; visible from Lyme Regis seafront. Stonebarrow shop and information centre open seasonally, Easter to October; see website for opening hours.

Small free museum containing many impressive fossil specimens found locally, along with educational videos, exhibits and events relating to local geology and fossil-hunting.

in front of the cliffs by the beach. There are lots of fossilised ammonites in the sediment layers in the cliffs, and as weathering occurs, the cliffs are eroded and the fossils are left on the beach. The best time to go hunting is in Spring, when the winter's storms have exposed many fossils. Most are small, some are the size of your palm, and one or two are surprisingly large--up to a metre in diameter!

where you get fantastic views of England's first natural World Heritage Site - the Jurassic Coast.