Charmouth

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.

By train

The nearest train station is Axminster, which is on the route from London Waterloo to Exeter.

By bus

There is also a good bus service (X53) along the Jurassic Coast.

One very good way to get around is to walk along the South West Coast path.

• Golden Cap

  phone: +44 1297 489481
  address: Golden Cap Estate, Morcombelake, Bridport, Dorset
  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 huntingin 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 largeup to a metre in diameter!

• Relax on the Beachwhere you get fantastic views of England's first natural World Heritage Site - the Jurassic Coast.

Fossils.

• Wood Farm Caravan and Camping Park

  phone: +44 1297 560697
  address: Axminster Rd

• The White House Hotel

  phone: +44 1297 560411
  address: The Street,