The Mermaid Gallery and Shop

Welcome to The Mermaid.
The Mermaid Shop is situated in the former Tudor Hotel – one of the oldest buildings in Lyme Regis - in the area that used to be known as the Butter Market.
It is a Tudor house, built in the early 17th century. The building is constructed from local Blue Lias stone and timbers salvaged from the many ships wrecked off Lyme Bay, particularly those of the Spanish Armada. A traditional staircase encircles a smugglers’ hide-out.
In the cellar below the shop there is a magical well, where the Mermaid of Lyme is said to sometimes rest. A pirates’ treasure chest is hidden in the boards of the shop floor. An interactive surprise for younger visitors!

Linzi, Danny, Joseph, Rosie and Will live at the Mermaid and it also provides studio space for other creative people, watched closely by Pebble and Shrimp, the ‘ship’s’ cats. It’s rather like living in the decks of a creaky old ship.

The Mermaid Shop and Gallery
Church Street
Lyme Regis
Dorset
DT7 3BS
England
UK

01297443074
linziwest@btinternet.com