Blog (Lyme Regis) - Jurassic Coast

If you’ve ever been to Lyme Regis, you’ll have probably heard of Mary Anning – in fact, the museum you visit to find out more about the fossils and the Jurassic Coast is her former home. She’s one of Dorset’s best known exports, especially in the palaeontology field but how much do you know about her?

Hey, the Jurassic Coast is like the ultimate movie set! Seriously, it's been a backdrop for everything – we're talking war dramas that'll have you at the edge of your seat, and zombie thrillers that'll make your heart race. 

Here's the insider scoop on some of these flicks.

Steeped in mystery, the enigmatic Undercliff National Nature Reserve, which occupies most of the seven-mile stretch from a little west of Lyme Regis in Dorset to pretty Axmouth in Devon, has been described as England’s last true wilderness.

Lyme Regis Museum on the Dorset coast is celebrating the life and work of one the town 's most famous daughters, Mary Anning, with a rarely seen portrait of the renowned palaeontologist, an exhibition featuring one of her rare ichthyosaurs and a stunning newly discovered genus and species of extinct marine 'crocodile ' found by two local fossil hunters.

Try to picture, if you can, England, 200 years ago: 'mad ' King George III is on the throne and rules a growing British empire. If you are a child in a poor family then get ready to work. No school for you! Are you a girl? Then forget going to university, only men are allowed to do that.