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Along the promenade on the eastern part of town. The tide is out.

Historic house along the promenade.

Historic house along the promenade. There are fossils in the stone wall.

The center of Lyme Regis.

From The Cobb looking back to the promenade and town.

The Cobb - Steve going up the Grannys Teeth where Jane Austen's character Louisa fell in the novel Persuasion.

Beach huts on the promenade.

The Cobb - walking on the upper part.

The Cobb - walking on the upper part.

Promenade and beach huts.

View from the promenade looking east to Charmouth and Golden Cap.

Fish and Chips!

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