The town, where a fossil of the world's largest moth was discovered in 1966, holds an annual Mary Anning Day and Lyme Regis Fossil Festival (an annual festival held on the Jurassic Coast of East Devon and Dorset).
A fossil of the world's largest moth was discovered there in 1966. The town holds an annual Mary Anning Day and Lyme Regis Fossil Festival. The Lyme Regis Fossil Festival is an annual festival held at Lyme Regis on the Jurassic Coast of East Devon and Dorset. 
