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Lyme Regis — Backpacking Dorset

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Lyme Regis Trail Map
One of the highlights of Lyme Regis is the Cobb, located at (V). The Cobb at Lyme Regis is the oldest working breakwater in the country. At the end of the Cobb there's an old World War Two ship mine and several cannons from an earlier century.

Lyme Regis was the second largest port in Dorset during the 14th century. The shipping trade from Lyme Regis began to fade by the 18th century.

As you enter Lyme Regis, look for a street called Monmouth. In 1940 the British Army requisitioned the building on the corner of Monmouth Street. The American Army used it as its headquarters.

To the west of the Cobb near Monmouth Beach is a large building that was once used by the Royal Air Force Marine Craft Unit. The unit patrolled the bombing ranges in Lyme Bay. During the Second World War the Marine Craft Unit rescued many airmen from different nations. The unit closed in 1964 and today the hangar is used as a shipbuilding school.

On the coast to the west of Lyme Regis is the Undercliffs National Nature Reserve. The reserve contains one of the largest and best examples of landslipping in the British Isles. If you decide to hike through the Undercliffs National Nature Reserve then keep in mind that the trail is about six miles in length to Seaton, which is the next town along the coast. Hiking this trail can be demanding, especially if it recently rained.

This is the end of our journey. There's buses in Lyme Regis that can take you back to the train station in Weymouth.

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