Activities for Kids in Lyme Regis
Lyme Regis has a bucketload of things to do for all ages, including your kids.
If you need some ideas for some local, outdoor activities in Lyme Regis aside from the beaches for your kids then look no further, these places will be great fun (for the adults too of course)!
Our properties all have board games available for you and your kids, as well Smart TV’s providing you access to your Netflix, Disney+ & Amazon Prime subscriptions.
Jurassic Park in a museum, on the Jurassic Coast in Lyme Regis, what’s not to love about that?
An exciting place to visit with your kids for the dinosaur fanatics and fossils. The archeologists who run the museum have been operating for 25 years, with more than 14,000 specimens on display including enormous Ichthyosaur to the tiniest fish and ammonites, real Chinese dinosaurs, Russian trilobites and a 73 kilo lump of dinosaur dung!
The majority of the collections stored in the museum were found along the shoreline of the Jurassic Coast, so you could take a break from your own fossil hunting and step into Dinosaurland for some famous pieces.
The Lyme Regis Marine Aquarium is one of the few aquariums in the UK to only feature local species, showcasing the marine life which can be found along the Jurassic Coast.
The aquarium is located on the end of the iconic Cobb and features a diverse display of local marine life, but its main attraction is the interactive elements including mullet feeding, holding starfish and getting up close with lobsters and crabs. The typical visitation time at the aquarium is around 30 minutes.
The Lyme Regis Marine Aquarium is one of the few aquariums in the UK to only feature local species, showcasing the marine life which can be found along the Jurassic Coast.
The aquarium is located on the end of the iconic Cobb and features a diverse display of local marine life, but its main attraction is the interactive elements including mullet feeding, holding starfish and getting up close with lobsters and crabs. The typical visitation time at the aquarium is around 30 minutes.
Rockpooling is a great way for kids to get familiar with the marine life. At low tide limestone rock, known as Broad Ledge is exposed. As the tide falls back, rockpools full of amazing marine creatures are revealed.
Rock pools can be really fun as they are natural aquariums where you can discover anemones, crabs, limpets, winkles and an array of seaweeds.
Take your kids to the 18 hole mini golf course in Lister Gardens overlooking the views across Lyme Bay as you swing your way around the course.
Challenge each other to see who’s the best at sinking putts, you never know there could be a PGA golfer on your hands! There are stickers and mini prizes for children on completing the course while more ambitious golfers are invited to beat the course record!
Prices:
Adults – £4.50
Juniors (under 14) – £2.50
Lost ball charge – £0.50
A 25% discount is available for pre-booked groups of 10 or more
Opening Times:
Summer (Easter Good Friday to October Half Term)
9am – dusk
Winter
10am – 4pm (weekends, bank holidays and school holidays only)
Table Tennis:
£2.50 per person
April – May 9am – 6pm (weekends & school holidays only)
June – September 9am – 9pm
October 9am – 6pm
November – March 10am – 4pm (weekends & school holidays only)
Located on the Jurassic coastline, Lyme Regis is the ideal place to take a boat out, to see the impeccable views from the sea.
You can go fishing off the boats, jump in the sea, drive at mind blowing speeds or just relax on the water.
Feel free to click the links below for companies based in Lyme Regis who specialise in boat trips:
Fossil hunting is a fun activity and is very rewarding – you need is a bit of patience, a good eye and determination to find your own piece of history.
Fossils can be found exposed amongst the beach pebbles and rocks, just waiting for you to walk a long and pick them up! When the waves crash into the cliffs, over time the cliffs then collapse into the sea and the waves drag the fossils out onto the beaches.
The fossils found are from the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous geological periods, spanning 185 million years from between 250 and 65 million years ago.
The fossil hunting beaches are Monmouth Beach and East Cliff Beach between Lyme and Charmouth.
Guided fossil walks are also a big hit in Lyme Regis, especially if you don’t know exactly what you are looking for. The walks run from January – December and can be booked in advance of your stay, for you to enjoy with your kids.
Combining football and golf and then teeing off to kick the ball as far as you can (in as little kicks as possible), to then finish by kicking the ball in the hole.
Challenge your friends and family to a game and find out who will kick their way to victory!
Open 1st April – 31st October 2025
10am – 5pm
Open on weekends and during school holidays – booking is not required.
Please feel free to click on the ‘Local Entertainment’ button below, which consists of the Marine Theatre and The Fox & Owl Cellar & Under The Stars Cinema – both ideal experiences for your kids.
Also, Lyme Regis has plenty of events that run every month, all year round for you to enjoy during your stay with us including bingo nights, art exhibitions, sea swims, the carnival, Easter duck race, lifeboat week and fireworks!
