Charmouth is a seaside village in situated in south-west Dorset in the West Country of England.
Charmouth is a seaside resort. Surrounded by beautiful coastlines and countryside, the area has now been awarded World Heritage Site Status; famous for its geology and fossil finds.
- Golden Cap, Golden Cap Estate, Morcombelake, Bridport, Dorset (See website for directions, +44 1297 489481. The highest point of the south coast of Great Britain, owned by the National Trust; visible from Lyme Regis seafront. Stonebarrow shop and information centre open seasonally, Easter to October; see website for opening hours.
Golden Cap, Golden Cap Estate, Morcombelake, Bridport, Dorset (See website for directions, +44 1297 489481. The highest point of the south coast of Great Britain, owned by the National Trust; visible from Lyme Regis seafront. Stonebarrow shop and information centre open seasonally, Easter to October; see website for opening hours.
- Fossil hunting. in front of the cliffs by the beach. There are lots of fossilised ammonites in the sediment layers in the cliffs, and as weathering occurs, the cliffs are eroded and the fossils are left on the beach. The best time to go hunting is in Spring, when the winter's storms have exposed many fossils. Most are small, some are the size of your palm, and one or two are surprisingly large--up to a metre in diameter!
- Relax on the Beach. where you get fantastic views of England's first natural World Heritage Site - the Jurassic Coast.
Fossil hunting. in front of the cliffs by the beach. There are lots of fossilised ammonites in the sediment layers in the cliffs, and as weathering occurs, the cliffs are eroded and the fossils are left on the beach. The best time to go hunting is in Spring, when the winter's storms have exposed many fossils. Most are small, some are the size of your palm, and one or two are surprisingly large--up to a metre in diameter!
Relax on the Beach. where you get fantastic views of England's first natural World Heritage Site - the Jurassic Coast.
Fossils.