The Cobb
Lyme RegisThe curving stone harbour wall that shelters Lyme Regis, and the town's best-known walk.
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The Cobb, Lyme Regis, DT7 3JJ
Quick facts
The Cobb is first recorded in a document of 1328 that describes it as damaged by storms.
It features in Jane Austen's Persuasion, where Louisa Musgrove falls from its steps.
Boats shelter in the harbour behind it, and the wall gives views back over the town and the cliffs of Lyme Bay.
Address
The Cobb, Lyme Regis, DT7 3JJ
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