5.1 km along the coast and 18.5 inlandThe remaining part of section 62 in the SWCPA handbook
We are staying at the “Charmouth” Camping and Caravan site, which is actually about 7km from Charmouth at Monkton Wyld. As always, a very well run campsite, though not in a very Good location for the Coastal path.
Despite some rather discouraging comments, as it was Low tide in the middle of the day, we thought that it would be Good to try the beach walk from Charmouth to Lyme Regis. The “official” diverted path seems to follow the A35 and does not look very interesting.
So, we set off after breakfast from the campsite and followed the Monachs way down to Charmouth. After getting a takeaway coffee we walked along the beach. The beach is known as one of the best places to find fossils and there was no shortage of people and school parties trying We found a couple of possible fossils, but quite a few interesting impressions on larger rocks that we clearly couldn’t take home.
When you get close to Lyme Regis, there are a series of flat rocks and steps up to the sea wall. We stooped for lunch before the town beach and paddled in the sea. But the cold and the need to walk “miles” into the sea discouraged us from swimming.
The main part of Lyme sae front, with its quirky houses, was very busy, perhaps a sign of the Covid Summer so we walked through the town and followed the Coastal path towards the “Chimney Rock” as I thought this would be a good start for the next leg.
From here it was an interesting but long (10km) walk back to the Campsite. Initially through the Lyme suburbs, then along the Lim trail, and the following the Wessex Ridgeway, through Hole woods and eventually back to the campsite.
