Visit to Lyme Regis, Dorset

You may remember this movie which opened with a breathtaking shot of Meryl Streep on the Cobb wall in Lyme Regis. John Fowles novel The French Lieutenant's Woman became a movie in 1981. Prior to that, the Cobb was an important feature in Jane Austen's 1818 novel Persuasion. The Cobb is a harbour wall full of character and history - it stretches out into Lyme Bay on the Jurassic Coast of the county of Dorset on the South coast of England.

Lyme Regis is a pretty town and was well-sited for trade with France in the 16-18th centuries. The port declined in the 19th century because it was unable to handle the increase in ship sizes.


On a perfect sunny October day we enjoyed the harbor full of fishing and pleasure boats.................

...............viewing the somewhat quirky mix of architecture along the seafront..................................................

................................and watching local wildlife.

These huge gulls will steal your lunchtime crab sandwich right out of your hand!


The local cats perform free aerial circus acts ~ without safety nets!

And almost everyone you pass has a sweet dog such as this very well behaved beagle.

A day at the shore ~ a quaint seaside town steeped in history ~ I've put The French Lieutenant's Woman in my Netflix Queue ~ must view it again now I've actually walked The Cobb.