START

1.30 - Meet at the Regent Cinema, Lyme Regis.

1.45 - Walk upto Belmont House, Fowles's second home in Lyme. Here we discuss a little history of the house and how it came to be in Fowles's possession. The building is currently owned by The Landmark Trust and undergoing work so we are unable to enter this, but it does have a rich and varied history; it was previously owned by Eleanor Coade. It is also a possible location for one of the book's settings.

2.00 - Walk through Pine Walk onto Ware Common, where we take the upper path. At the top of this path we stop to catch our breath and hear a few quotations from The French Lieutenant's Woman. Onwards past the sheep! At this point, we stop to discuss when Fowles and his wife Elizabeth, first moved into Underhill. Fowles became completely obsessed and entranced by the solitude of life at Underhill, which is in England's largestÊnature reserve and also part of the Jurassic Coast.

2.30 - Off the main Undercliff path, north, towards Chimney Rock. Here we discuss 'the confession' of Sarah Woodruff, with members of the group reading from the novel. Then back onto the main coast path west of Lyme.

3.00 - Arrive at Underhill. First, we make ourselves known to the occupant of Underhill, Neil, Fowles's former gardener. We then go around the grounds and down towards the cliffs at the bottom of the garden. In times past, Underhill had been a working dairy and features strongly in the novel and film. Here we walk around, hearing extracts from both Fowles's diaries and his novel.

3.30 - Into Underhill to see where The French Lieutenant's Woman, amongst others, was written.

4.45 FINISH

4.45 - 6.30pm - at extra cost (see above).

We finish with an hour's walk along this coast path to Pinhay. Here, The French Lieutenant's Woman's tree is situated. It is one of the most renowned Beech trees in the South West - no other has had Meryl Streep draped over it while being photographed by Lord Snowdon!

Here we stop, eat and read a little before heading back.

Approx 1.5 hours and would be in place of extended Fowles section. From Ware Common, back along Pine Walk to main section of town.

Stop by Philpot Museum with brief discussion of town's history and how it came to be what it is today.

Then, along Coombe Street to the old Post Office, from which we know Jane Austen posted a letter to her sister Cassandra.

Then, past the Mill to Broad Street, where we stop by the old Three Cups Hotel, in which Tolkien, Tennyson and Charlie Chaplin stayed. This features in 'A Tale of Little Pig Robinson,' by Beatrix Potter.

Further down the street we see The Royal Lion Hotel, which many believe is significant in Austen's Persuasion.

There is also a house in which we know Austen stayed and one further location important in Persuasion.

After this, down to Cobb Gate, home of the former Assembly Rooms, believed by some to feature in Austen's last and unfinished work, Sandition.

Then, along the Marine Parade to the row of pink cottages, then to the Austen Gardens to another cottage in which Austen lodged. Finally, onto the Cobb.

The Cobb has undergone much storm damage and many repairs. Meander along the Cobb as I discuss my research. You are presented with concrete evidence as to the EXACT location where Louisa Musgrove falls in Persuasion.

A walk along the Cobb is nothing short of breath-taking.

This information MUST be passed on to all walkers.

You should print this off and ask all involved to sign and date this same copy, providing a contact number.

This must be returned to us at the start of the tour. If you are a guide accompanying your tour group, we would encourage you to keep a copy of their phone numbers also.

For reasons of safety, all walkers must dress in correct attire. The Undercliff is a National Nature Reserve and comprises uneven terrain. It is also subject to some land movement. There is dense undergrowth (which we try to avoid) and tree roots across the path, which are often unavoidable.

All participants are recommended to wear specialist walking boots. No wellies, sandals or flip-flops are permitted. Footwear should be waterproof.

Walkers must also wear socks and long sleeves are recommended. Trousers should be worn. Skirts and shorts are very strongly discouraged.

In the spring, summer and autumn months, creatures like ticks thrive and, if bitten, walkers are putting themselves at risk of Lyme Disease.

Tucking trousers into sock helps avoid this. Walkers must stick to the path indicated by the guide.

We are fully insured but, should someone deliberately stray from the group, we accept no responsibility for that person. Finally, each walker does so at THEIR OWN RISK.

No responsibility is accepted for any loss or damage to possessions or injury to participants of the tour. Entry onto a tour will not be permitted if compliance is lacking.

Sensible footwear must be worn. No flip flops are permitted. You should be aware that we go onto the Cobb.

Please be aware of the traffic around you and that there may be vehicles coming from all directions as it is adjacent to the slipway.

May I remind you also that the Cobb is a Grade I listed building and a working Harbour and it must, therefore, be treated with the respect it deserves. Anyone showing any kind of disregard for this will not be tolerated and will be asked to leave and escorted by myself from the Harbour area.

On entering the Cobb you should try to bunch together and stop before the RNLI boat, allowing us to cross between the RNLI boat and its slipway as quickly as possible. After this all movement on the Cobb should be single file, except where we are stopping to talk.