10/09/2026
The historic Belmont building with the Cobb in the background. Belmont is an 18th-century maritime villa which was once the home of Eleanor Coade, businesswoman and inventor of Coade Stone, and later of author John Fowles, who wrote The French Lieutenant’s Woman.
This weekend you have the chance to explore Belmont as part of Heritage Open Days. Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th Sept, 10am – 4pm. The local ‘Powder Monkeys’ sea scouts will be providing refreshments in the garden.
You also have the opportunity to view inside the Guildhall, one of Lyme’s most iconic buildings, standing on the site by the corner of Church Street and Bridge Street. Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th, 10am – 4pm.
Lyme Regis Cemetery Chapel - Charmouth Road.
A lovely Victorian Cemetery Chapel overlooking Lyme Regis.
Open Saturday 12th only, 10am – 4pm.
For more details see lovelymeregis.co.uk/events