Welcome to Charmouth Local History Society

Charmouth Garden Finds
Have you ever found an interesting and possibly historic object whilst gardening, such as a coin, button, bottle? The Charmouth Local History Society invites you to share your garden finds with the World! To find out more plus access to the Charmouth Garden Finds map, click the link to visit our Charmouth Garden Finds page and see if you can help build a picture of the past in Charmouth.

The Charmouth Big Garden Dig
The first weekend of digging was a great success despite the weather, the second weekend was a little less successful in the number of finds discovered but none the less a productive weekend. Follow the story here as it unfolds, Big Garden Dig

Home page articles – past home page articles from 2025 have now moved to “Front Page 2025” in the Archive menu.

What has Charmouth been like in the past?
The society has a large collection of documents, photographs and objects which have been donated to us. These show that our relatively small village has a very wide and rich history, ranging from visits by royalty or the author Jane Austen to interesting old characters, charities, amazing buildings and even the last duel in England!

We want to use this collection to interest and intrigue people of all ages who live in Charmouth or have connections with the local area or are visitors to Charmouth.

Charmouth History Trail Leaflet is available to download

The updated and free Charmouth History Trail leaflet is available to download here.

The full 24-page booklet is available from the CLHS online store (£3 postage included) or shops in the village for £2. The Charmouth History Trail is also available on your mobile phone, tablet or PC as an interactive Google Earth page here