Charmouth Beach: Rockhounding in Dorset, Dorset
Charmouth Beach is a mapped rockhounding spot in Dorset, Dorset, United Kingdom. Reported finds include ammonite, belemnite, pyrite, ichthyosaur, iron pyrite. Below: coordinates, access notes, and nearby spots.
Map showing Charmouth Beach in Dorset, Dorset
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- Area
- Dorset
- County / council area
- Dorset
- Nearest road
- Lower Sea Lane
- Postcode
- DT6 6LR
- Coordinates
- 50.73570, -2.90060
Land & collecting status
Generally open to casual collecting
Public-tagged UK spots are usually beaches, foreshore, or long-worked collecting localities where picking up loose material is generally tolerated. Watch the tides, never dig into cliffs, and check local bylaws before you collect.
Rules differ across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Most UK land is private, beaches and foreshore generally tolerate casual pebble collecting, and SSSIs and scheduled monuments are protected. Check this site's status before you collect.
Found at Charmouth Beach
- Ammonite
- BelemniteEncyclopedia →
- PyriteEncyclopedia →
- Ichthyosaur
- Iron Pyrite
Nearby rockhounding spots
Other UK rockhounding spots within driving distance of Charmouth Beach.
- Black VenDorset · 0 mi awayAmmonite, Belemnite, Pyrite
- Monmouth BeachDorset · 2 mi awayAmmonite, Belemnite, Pyrite
- Seatown Beach (Golden Cap)Dorset · 4 mi awayAmmonite, Belemnite, Pyrite
- Eype MouthDorset · 5 mi awayAmmonite, Belemnite
- Osmington MillsDorset · 24 mi awayAmmonite, Gryphaea
- Ringstead BayDorset · 25 mi awayAmmonite, Gryphaea
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More rockhounding in Dorset
See all 7 Dorset spots →This spot is about 28 miles from Exeter. Rock and fossil collecting near Exeter →
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