Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre
Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre has amazing fossil collections and provides information on fossils, fossil hunting and the local coastal and marine wildlife.
Throughout the year we run guided fossil hunting walks and rock pooling walks along the local Charmouth and Lyme Regis coastline. The Centre also has an extensive education programme.
Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre opening times:
Summer (Easter – November)
The Centre is open daily 10:30 am – 4:30 pm.
Winter (November – Easter)
The Centre is open from Friday to Monday, 10:30 am – 4:00 pm.
Admission to the Centre is FREE however as a small charity donations help keep the Centre open. There are charges for Charmouth fossil hunting walks and rockpool rambles.
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Address:
Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre, Lower Sea Lane, Charmouth, England, Lyme Regis, Dorset DT6 6LL, United Kingdom
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