Events in Lyme Regis during June. See ww.lymeregismuseum.co.uk for more details.
WEDNESDAY 1 JUNE 11am to 3pm
FAMILY FUN DAY
Drop in and get creative with museum curator Mary Godwin.
FRIDAY 3 JUNE walk departs 10am
NATURE ALONG THE RIVER LIM
A walk along the River Lim towards Uplyme looking at flora and fauna with expert David Cox.
SATURDAY 4 JUNE 2.30pm
MARY ANNING – FOSSIL PIONEER
A talk by Daphne Baker on the self-educated woman of Lyme who became the greatest fossil hunter the world has known.
WEDNESDAY 8 JUNE 6.00pm everyone welcome
EXHIBITION LAUNCH PARTY
A celebration of the opening of Disappearing Walks, an exhibition of photographs and drawings by Annabel Ralphs.
THURSDAY 9 JUNE 2.30pm
BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS IN LYME
See and hear about local sightings over the past year with entomologist Alan Kennard.
SATURDAY 11 JUNE 2.30pm
KNOW YOUR FOSSILS
A talk on how fossils lived, and how to find, identify and handle them, with museum expert Chris Andrew.
MONDAY 13 to SUNDAY 19 JUNE
MARITIME WALKS WEEK
See the town’s history and landscape on these guided walks with a maritime theme. Walks meet in appropriate starting places as listed and take about 1½ hours unless otherwise stated
MONDAY 13 JUNE 2.30pm at Lifeboat Station
LYME REGIS – AS JANE AUSTEN SAW IT
A walk around Lyme Regis in the time of Jane Austen, with Fred Humphrey in the guise of Admiral Croft.
WEDNESDAY 15 JUNE 7.00pm at Lifeboat Station
FISHERMEN, FOSSILS and FRENCH LIEUTENANT’S WOMAN
Walk with local boatman Ken Gollop to tour the Cobb – Lyme’s historic port and scene of its maritime industries, smuggling and pleasure boats.
THURSDAY 16 JUNE 11.00am at Boat Building Academy
BOATS AND THEIR STORIES
Visit the boats of Lyme at the Boat Building Academy, the gig shed and the harbour with boatbuilder Gail McGarva.
FRIDAY 17 JUNE 10.00am at museum
LYME’S ERODING COAST
See the erosion of the coast and the coastal engineering schemes around Lyme with Richard Edmonds, Earth Science Manager of the Jurassic Coast. This walk takes about 3 hours.
SATURDAY 18 JUNE 2.30pm at museum
MARY ANNING’S TOWN
A walk with Daphne Baker through the Lyme that Mary would have known.
SUNDAY 19 JUNE 2.30pm at Lifeboat Station
THE OLD CEMENT WORKS
A walk to the site of one of Lyme’s early industries and the remains of Monmouth Beach tramway, with Richard Bull. Some rough beach walking.
THURSDAY 23 JUNE 2.30pm
HISTORY OF LYME REGIS MUSEUM
Curator Mary Godwin talks about the museum’s 1902 listed building, its architect and collections.
SATURDAY/SUNDAY 25/26 JUNE 2.30pm
KNOW YOUR FOSSILS
Talks on how fossils lived, and how to find, identify and handle them, with museum expert Chris Andrew.
THURSDAY 30 JUNE 2.30pm
LYME’S NATURE IN SPRINGTIME
In a series on nature through the seasons, David Cox discusses flowers, dragonflies and butterflies, with pictures.
FOSSIL WALKS IN JUNE
Find your own 190-million-year-old fossil with museum experts Paddy Howe and Chris Andrew. Walks meet at museum and take 2½ to 3 hours.
- Wednesday 1 June 10:15
- Thursday 2 June 10:45
- Friday 3 June 11:30
- Saturday 4 June 12:15
- Sunday 5 June 12:45
- Monday 6 June 13:30
- Tuesday 14 June 09:00
- Thursday 16 June 11:00
- Friday 17 June 11:45
- Saturday 18 June 12:15
- Sunday 19 June 13:00
- Thursday 30 June 09:00
ROCKPOOLING IN JUNE
Investigate the rock pools of Lyme with museum geologist Paddy Howe and marine biologist Chris Andrew. Sessions meet at the museum and take 1½ hours.
- Tuesday 7 June 15:30
- Monday 20 June 14:45
- Tuesday 21 June 15:15
MARY ANNING WALKS IN JUNE
Explore the paths and streets of Old Lyme as Mary Anning knew them with professional guide Natalie Manifold. Walks meet at the museum and take around 1½ hours.
- Saturday 4 June 15:00
- Saturday 11 June 15:00
- Saturday 25 June 15:00
Museum walks and rockpooling groups are small so that visitors can enjoy them as much as possible. It is strongly advised to book: telephone 01297 443370
