The Belle of Lyme Regis: Belmont open days
Belmont, Pound Street, Lyme Regis, Dorset, SL6 3SW
Belmont Lyme Regis once belonged to a remarkable businesswoman, Mrs Eleanor Coade whose famous artificial stonewares transformed late-18th-century architecture, and later to author John Fowles.
Mrs Coade was a highly successful Georgian craftswoman - she invented and manufactured the high-quality stone that bears her name; Coade stone, which was so hard-wearing that many sculptures made from it remain in pristine condition today. The Landmark Trust have restored Belmont, a fine, Grade II* 18th-century villa, to its appearance in Mrs Coade’s day, allowing people to holiday in a slice of history.
Today you can sit in John Fowles’s former writing room drinking in its wide views of the sea and sky. In the garden, there is a Victorian observatory tower, with a hatch and revolving roof. Most of the long garden is left wild (Fowles was a keen naturalist) and it tumbles down to the esplanade, with a pebble beach and the Cobb beyond that inspired Fowles's famous novel, The French Lieutenant's Woman; you're welcome to bring a picnic and enjoy the grounds during the open days.
Information on the building's history and children's activity sheets will be available.
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 14 September:
- 10am-4pm
- Sunday 15 September:
- 10am-4pm
Location & directions
Belmont, Pound Street, Lyme Regis, Dorset, SL6 3SW
- Contact on day:
- Natalie Craven
- Telephone number:
- +441628512141
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking preferred
- Booking conditions:
- Pre-booking preferred by walk-ins welcome on the day.
- Booking contact name:
- Landmark Engagement team
- Booking telephone number:
- +441628512141
- Booking email:
- [email protected]
- Booking website:
- https://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/news-and-events/upcoming-events/belmont-open-day-24/
- Alternative booking website:
- https://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/news-and-events/upcoming-events/belmont-open-day-24/
- Booking opens:
- 13 Jun 2024 12:00 AM
- Booking closes:
- 14 Sep 2024 12:00 AM
Accessibility details
At this property, you are able to drive down and drop any guests with limited mobility at the main house and then return your car to the car park. Please ask a member of staff on-site if you need to do this. We do all we can to enable access wherever possible; for further information or if you have any access concerns that you’d like to discuss before visiting, please contact our Booking Enquiries team on 01628 825925 or [email protected]. The Booking Office is open Mon to Fri - 9am to 5pm.
Additional information
There is a large public pay & display car park next to the property. Please visit our website for full details and to book free tickets.
