My friend Billy Arjan Singh, sounding unusually animated, reported that the DNA test done on the tiger hairs showed, with more than 90 per cent certainty, the presence of Siberian genes. Open daily 10am-5pm (later in summer): adults pounds 3,20, children pounds l.90, OAPs pounds 2.90. Marine Aquarium & Cobb History is a charming small museum showing live exhibits brought in by local fisherman Everything is returned to the sea at the end of the season. Open 10am-late, adults pounds l.20, children five-to-16 70p, OAPs pounds 1.Tram rides on classic trams run daily every 20 mins Round trips 50 mins Adults pounds 4.20, children pounds 2.40, OAPs pounds 3.40..
It is not every day that this household receives a telephone call from Calcutta – but here was important news. Dogs are not allowed on the harbour beach.Museums: Dinosaurland is a small exhibition explaining the history of prehistoric earth and the fossilised forms left behind Well explained and nicely low key. Easy access along the parade and Cobb and on to the sandy harbour beach. I didn’t go into the sea because it was too cold.I enjoyed the ride on the tram.
We saw squirrels and ducks on the line and herons fishing in the river Mummy saw a kingfisher.Claudia: I like the seaside I made lots of sand castles and got very dirty. Daddy fell in the sea with a big splash.The deal.Tourist Information: Church St (01297 442138) for accommodation and copies of What’s on in Lyme Regis.Parking: Use the well signposted Park and Rides as there is little parking in Lyme; small pay-and-display car parks by the Cobb and at the top and bottom of the High Street.Access: narrow pavements and steep hills in the town make walking with children difficult. It is really exciting to find something millions of years old.We had a picnic on the Cobb then went to the marine museum full of fish from the harbour. There was a lovely, rusty-coloured octopus moving slowly over the rocks, gripping with his legs then suddenly swooping away.Polly: Lyme Regis is a lovely town with lots of old buildings and little shops selling buckets and spades The sea was green-blue and there were hills in the distance. There was a nice sandy beach with lots of people on it and we couldn’t take the dog there so we went on the little beach in the Cobb.
Afterwards we went fossil hunting on the pebbly beach and I found some ammonites like the ones in the museum. By the end of the day I felt foolhardy enough to enter the annual greasy pole competition, only to be bopped into the murky depths of the harbour.Imogen: I liked the museums most. I did a fun shoot and the man gave me a special stone as a prize. We went to the dinosaur museum and saw lots of fossils and models of dinosaurs and some living animals, like an iguana and a tortoise. There is always something going on in Lyme, whether it’s the town band playing on the parade, sand games for children, or guided walks. We could break up the day between sunbathing and sand castle making with fossil hunting, museum visiting and browsing around the shops in the town. I would love to come back without children to walk the famous Undercliff from Lyme to Seaton and perhaps to tackle the coastal walk over Golden Cap.We took the tram ride from Colyton, just 15 minutes’ drive away, to Seaton, which was a lovely way to enjoy the countryside.
