Old Lyme Guest House, Lyme Regis

Old Lyme Guest House is a friendly and welcoming historic 17th century stone building, ideally situated in a quiet street in the heart of the picturesque old town. Only three minutes LEVEL walk to the sea,shops, restaurants,pubs and only yards from the newly restored Town Corn Mill with its working water wheel and Miller's garden.

Old Lyme Guest House is built of local blue lias limestone and dates back to the 17th century. In the mid-18th century, this house was the home of the Norman family when this part of Coombe Street was called Horse Street (it was the main pack horse route out of town). In August 1799 John Norman was appointed Postmaster and this building became Lyme's first Post Office. It remained a Post Office for 54 years until 1853 when it moved to a site in Broad Street.

The wooden posting box still to be seen in it's original place in the front of our building is reputed to be one of the oldest in England. Also, presumably, this is where Jane Austen posted the letter to her sister Cassandra dated 14 September 1804.