Activities in
Lyme Regis for children:Crabbing enthralls young children - they absolutely love it although from an adult
perspective it is a fairly pointless pastime. It involves dangling a baited bit of string
into the sea and pulling up angry scrabbling crabs which are usually then plonked
unceremoniously into a plastic bucket. From a child's point of view, crabbing is fun for
two reasons - firstly there is the suspense of never quite knowing what kind of
"monster" you might pull up on your string and secondly, crabs have a certain
scary quality - 
they are squat, ugly and have claws that could give you a fair old pinch if
you were silly enough to have a finger in the wrong place.
Where should you go crabbing? The most popular spot in Lyme Regis is the Cobb. Lines can be lowered down the side of the Cobb wall and crabs are there to caught in abundance.
When should you go? High tide.
What do you need? A long piece of string, a weight, some bait, a bucket and some eager youngsters.
The string should be at least twenty feet long (they are sold cheaply at a tackle shop close to the Cobb if you come unprepared). The weight (which can be anything heavy enough to sink the line to the bottom - crabbing is not a delicate business) should be tied to the end of the string as should the bait. For bait you can use anything meaty or fishy - bits of uncooked bacon rind are a perennial favourite but crabs are voracious carnivores and virtually anything meaty will attract them
What should you know? The crabs are inedible so should be returned to the sea when the crabbing session is finished. Crabs like the cool sea water that they have just come from so on hot summer days you should add fresh water every now and then. Adults should accompany children crabbing due to the usual risks of water, the sea etc.(Check tide times)
For more local information try: The Lyme Regis Visitors Guide Site Home Page
Other seaside activities: Beach Combing, Boats trips, sea fishing and mackerel fishing, Fossil Hunting, Rock Pooling, Swimming.
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