Lyme Regis Shopping and Districts

(Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, UK)

The shopping available in central Lyme Regis is reasonable, considering that this really is just a small seaside town. All of the usual seafront gift shops are scattered alongside Town Beach and offer the chance to purchase postcards, buckets and spades, as well as some inexpensive polished ammonite fossils.

A good place for a seaside stroll, the Marine Parade features a selection of very popular shops, selling all of the usual Lyme Regis souvenirs, together with magazines, comics, antiquities, toys, jewellery, crystals, clothing and refreshments. Next to the Marine Parade, the Harbour Stores and Beach Shack on the Cobb Square is a particularly reliable choice.

Where to Shop

Bridge Street and Broad Street are home to a number of reliable shops, including Boots the Chemist, Harbour Stores, the Sanctuary Bookshop and several superb fossils shops.

Most people come to Bridge Street to visit one shop and one shop alone - the very famous Lyme Fossil Shop, which is regarded by many to be the best fossil shop in the whole of the United Kingdom, with fossils ranging in price from just a few pennies, to more than £1500. If you are shopping for fossils in Lyme Regis, then it is fair to say that you should first pay a visit to the Lyme Fossil Shop, where you can purchase fossils and petrified wood originating from Arizona, Brazil, Canada, Columbia, the Dominican Republic, Madagascar and the United Kingdom, amongst other destinations.

The lower floor of the Lyme Fossil Shop is actually a free museum, displaying splendid local finds, such as giant ammonites, crinoids and ichthyosaurs. Nearby and on Broad Street, the Old Forge Fossil Shop is also worth a look and features a huge assortment of rocks and minerals. If you are a fisherman in Lyme Regis and shopping for tackle and bait, then the Tackle Box on the Marine Parade is the place to spend your money.

For supermarket shopping in Lyme Regis, a modern Tesco Express is located on Broad Street. Close by are three banks, a Threshers off-licence, a post office and stores selling outdoor gear, suitable for campers and surfers alike. Further shopping is to be found along Church Street, Coombe Street and Silver Street, with the most popular never being more than a few minutes away from the Cobb.