
Charmouth Beach looking towards Golden Cap
'Charmouth' is a village at the
mouth of the
River Char in West
Dorset,
England. The village has a
population of 1,305 (
2001).
The cliffs about the beach are well-known for
Jurassic fossils.
Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre acts as a visitor centre for the
Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site and identifies fossils found in the area.
Walkers and fossil-hunters walk the beaches between
Lyme Regis and Charmouth but have to be wary of
tides and
landslips.
A landmark is
Golden Cap.
See also
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List of Dorset beaches
External links
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Census data
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Panorama of Charmouth beach