Bristol Airport 1 hr 45
Forde Abbey (38 min)
Garden, abbey, and monastery Lyme Regis Marine Aquarium (28 min)
2-room aquarium featuring a variety of local sea life & pools where visitors can hand-feed mullet. Maiden Castle (29 min)
Expansive Iron Age hillfort with multiple ramparts built in the 1st century BC, plus views & paths. Chesil Beach (31 min)
Steep shingle beach, popular with anglers & walkers, with many cafes along its 18-mile length. Monmouth Beach (28 min)
Relaxed beach featuring a stony shoreline & a multitude of ancient fossil imprints in the rocks. Golden Cap (15 min)
Picturesque, golden-topped hill & cliffs overlooking the coast with walking trails & fossil finds. Jurassic Fun Centre (1 min) Dinosaurland Fossil Museum (24 min)
Palaeontologist's collection of more than 9000 specimens, on show in a former Congregational church. Charmouth Beach (20 min)
Small, mellow beach for swimming, picnics & fossil hunting, plus nearby cafes & shops. Abbotsbury Swannery (22 min)
Sanctuary for 600 mute swans on the site of an 11th-century monastery, plus kids' play and a maze. Guided Fossil Hunting walks Collecting (20 min)
Fossils are found amid rocks in this scenic coastal area featuring an educational guided tour. Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens (15 min)
18th-century garden with rare plants and notable magnolia and camellia blooms, plus a restaurant. Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre (20 min)
Visitor center with fossil displays including an ichthyosaur, plus Jurassic Coast information. Lyme Regis Museum (23 min)
Local history, geology and fossil displays on show in a purpose-built Victorian building. Hive Beach (6 min)
Well-maintained, dog-friendly pebble beach featuring dramatic cliffs & a relaxed vibe. | 
