Shops and Businesses in Lyme Regis: Food, Fashion, Books, Gifts, Pubs, Inns & Attractions
If you have followed us here on this blog, you would have noticed by now that we love small, independent businesses especially prevalent in small towns. On our visit to Lyme Regis, we were able to see some of these thriving and mostly independent shops, stores and restaurants.
Safar Restaurant for Indian Food: Tandoori and curry dishes in Axminster
If you looked up Safar Restaurant on Google Maps you would be forgiven if it did not appeal in the least. But you would be mistaken, located right in the middle of an industrial estate, no stranger to large rumbling lorries and the deserted quietness of the end of a busy day, Safar was a […]
Fossil Beach near Axmouth-Lyme Regis Undercliffs: A national nature reserve
Just after the Lyme Regis shingles and sandy beaches, is the Fossil Beach. Also, known as Monmouth Beach, this approximately 1 mile stretch of pebble beach comes with a twist. The pebbles and rocks are from the Jurassic age and may contain fossils and large ammonites. On some stretches of the beach, the rocks are […]
Studland Bay – Knoll Beach, Beach Huts and a Book Shop
Looking for a beach with soft and golden ivory sand when in Dorset, visit Studland Bay. There are four different beaches in the bay plus another small beach on the neighbouring bay called Shell Bay. These sandy beaches are, South Beach, Middle Beach (which we feature in an earlier post), Knoll Beach and Naturist Beach.
Knoll Bookshop, Studland Bay, Dorset
Mere paces from the water, almost uniform with the rest of the wooden beach huts that line the beach, the Knoll Bookshop is a pleasant surprise on the Studland Bay. For anyone who has come to the beach without their summer read, the bookshop is a life saver.