We visited on a wet day, but the museum is worth visiting whatever the weather. While small, it is packed with fascinating information and displays on Lyme Regis and its history: plenty on the inevitable fossil hunting history, but also plenty of other social history, and a splendid box of tricks (literally) for kids to really engage with the weirder... More

We visited the museum as part of our ticket for a fossil walk, which we did the day before. I'd recommend doing it that way...we learned so much on the fossil walk, it helped to put things we saw in the museum in context of the area's history. Lyme Regis is an amazing town...so small yet with an incredible background--first... More

I thought this museum was great, I spent ages downstairs only to realise the upstairs is quite extensive and the dinosaur room I found brilliant. Kids would love it as they had dress up and basic interactive things (nothing electronic or anything I saw) and books - I went mid week and had a lovely quiet visit. It has lots... More

I love the Philpot Museum - it has history itself, wonderful insights into the history of Lyme Regis, wonderful exhibits to appeal to visitors of all ages but enough real science to appeal to the most discerning palaeontologist. And all in a small bite-sized package which you can get around in in a sensible time frame (unlike some Museums where... More

A truly magical little gem of a museum. If you've traveled to Lyme then please don't miss it.

Super museum. Plenty to interest visitors, we went on a rainy day, well worth it.

This museum is quite nice but the part you can't miss is the fossil walk. I booked the fossil walk on advice of other TripAdvisor reviews months in advance for our trip to England from the USA. This wound up being one of the highlights of the trip for us (family including 2 kids, ages 8 and 12). The geologist... More

Great for all ages, with plenty of information and exhibits covering a wide range of interests.

We really enjoyed our visit. What made this trip special was the quiz that our children took part in. This is a small museum, but well worth the entrance fee. The entrance ticket gets you in for a whole year, which a nice gesture, but less useful if you are on holiday. The staff were very helpful and friendly and... More