Lyme Bay
Located in Charmouth, West Dorset District Coordinates: 50°42′54″ N 2°54′11″ W
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- Airports
- EXT Exeter International Airport36 km
- BRS Bristol Airport75 km
About Lyme Bay
Lyme Bay is a natural site. Location: Charmouth, West Dorset District. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Exeter International Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Charmouth Beach and Golden Cape.
Photos of Lyme Bay
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Golden Cape Kevin Walsh · CC BY 2.0 -
Chideock Castle Lewis Clarke · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Lyme Bay
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 97 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- December (104 mm)
- Driest month
- April (59 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 8° | 8° | 10° | 12° | 15° | 18° | 20° | 20° | 18° | 14° | 11° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 2° | 4° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 8° | 5° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 103 | 77 | 72 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 92 | 97 | 104 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Lyme Bay
The nearest airport is Exeter International Airport (EXT), 36 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Bristol Airport (BRS) (75 km). The nearest large city is Exeter, 44 km to the west.
Airports
- Exeter International Airport (EXT) Exeter, Devon 36 kmwest
- Bristol Airport (BRS) Bristol 75 kmnorth
- Bournemouth Airport (BOH) Bournemouth 75 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Exeter Population: 130.7K 44 kmwest
- Poole Population: 151.5K 65 kmeast
- Bournemouth Population: 163.6K 72 kmeast
- Bath Population: 101.6K 83 kmnortheast
- Bristol Population: 479K 85 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lyme Bay
Within 100 km: 362 historic and cultural sites, 1,035 natural sites, 143 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km104 places
- Charmouth Beach Beach 2 kmN
- Lewesdon Hill Mountain 13 kmNE
- Hardown Hill Mountain 5 kmNE
- Lambert's Castle Hill Mountain 8 kmN
25–60 km455 places
- Goodrington Sands Beach 58 kmSW
- Chesil Beach Beach 25 kmE
- Man O'War Beach Beach 46 kmE
- Oddicombe Beach Beach 50 kmSW
60–100 km981 places
- Brownsea Island Island 66 kmE
- Burgh Island Island 86 kmSW
- Avon Beach Beach 83 kmE
- Studland Beach Beach 68 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Charmouth Village, Charmouth2.7 km N
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Lyme Regis Village, Lyme Regis2.6 km NW
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Morcombelake Village, Whitchurch Canonicorum5 km NE
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Cobb Neighbourhood, Lyme Regis2.6 km W
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Whitchurch Canonicorum Village, Whitchurch Canonicorum5.4 km NE
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Lyme Regis Village, West Dorset District3.2 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Charmouth Beach Beach, Charmouth2 km N
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Golden Cape Natural site, England3.8 km E
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Timber Hill Mountain, Lyme Regis2.9 km NW
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River Char River, England2.5 km NE
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Chippel Bay Natural site, Lyme Regis3 km W
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Golden Cap Mountain, Stanton St. Gabriel4.6 km E
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Conegar Hill Mountain, Wootton Fitzpaine4.8 km N
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Langdon Hill Mountain, Chideock5.2 km NE
Sources & licences
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