Charmouth ~ Gateway to the Jurassic CoastWelcome to the Charmouth PortalCharmouth is the gateway to the Jurassic Coast, an ancient coastline of dramatic cliffs, fossils and beautiful scenery. Ideal for a family holiday away from brash amusements and expensive visitor attractions - re-discover traditional holiday pastimes, enjoy the Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre and look for fossils as well. Charmouth Heritage Coast CentreEnter the Heritage Coast Centre website
The Centre provides a large and varied programme of fossil events and activities which run all year round including fossil hunting walks, fossil roadshows, ammonite slice polishing and fossil mould making sessions. During the summer months we also run marine events such as rockpooling and plankton trawling from the beaches at Charmouth and Lyme Regis. The Centre itself is situated on the beach at Charmouth and is the perfect place to visit before heading out onto the beach to find fossils, with interactive computers, fossil touch table, fossil beach, Jurassic Theatre and a video microscope to examine your fossil finds. There is also information and displays on the geology, and coastal wildlife of the area, including two marine rockpool aquariums. What can you find out about on the Heritage Coast website?
Charmouth VillageEnter the Charmouth Village website
It's not just the fossils that make Charmouth such an attractive holiday destination. The beach is safe for children of all ages as it shelves very gently and low tide reveals wide expanses of sand and many rock pools. Away from beach there are spectacular cliff and inland walks surrounding the village as well as the glorious West Dorset Countryside. The village itself is home to just less than two thousand people and is a thriving community all year round. There is an excellent primary school near the beach and a good selection of shops, restaurants hotels, B&Bs and caravan parks, more than could be expected in a village of its size. We hope you enjoy looking around the website. If there are any comments you would like to make or questions you need answering you can do so through the contact form. What are you looking for in Charmouth? |
The
Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre was set up in 1985 to encourage the
safe and sustainable collecting of Jurassic fossils from the local
beaches. 
The
West Dorset village of Charmouth is at the heart of the UNESCO World
Heritage Jurassic Coastline. One mile to the east of the Regency town
of Lyme Regis, Charmouth has its own distinct identity and is renowned
worldwide for its fossil beaches.