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Everyone knows at least one date in English history - 1066, the year the invading Normans defeated the Anglo-Saxons at the Battle of Hastings. In fact the two armies did not fight at Hastings, but at a place by the town now named Battle. In the ruins...
Medieval thatched cottage and picturesque garden. This 14th-century thatched Wealden 'hall house' was the first building to be acquired by the National Trust in 1896. It has an unusual chalk and sour milk floor and its pretty cottage garden is in an ...
Anne of Cleves House is a 15th century timber framed Wealden hall-house, given to Anne as part of her divorce settlement from Henry VIII, holds displays of period furnishings, Lewes history, Tom Paine, Bonfire and the Wealden iron industry. Enclosed ...
Jacobean house, home of Rudyard Kipling. The interior of this beautiful 17th-century house, Rudyard Kipling's home from 1902 to 1936, reflects the author's strong associations with the East. There are many oriental rugs and artefacts, and most of the...
Having started in the house, the Askews began improving the garden. Luckily they inherited two lovely species of trees, Ginkgo Biloba and Swamp Cypress which stand in front of the house.
The garden was created as a series of 'rooms' with yew hedge...
Newly refurbished and extended, the displays and exhibitions have something for everyone to enjoy. Main galleries include Costume and Motor Racing heritage as well as local archaeology and history, dinosaurs and fossils, natural history and geology, ...
Our displays will take you on an undersea tour; from the British coastline to faraway tropical reefs and lots more in between.
During your visit you'll come face to face with everything from giant crabs and lobsters to seahorses and native sharks...
Bluebell Railway is a preserved steam railway in East Sussex - this is a superb attraction recreating the golden age of steam and also having many special events. The railway is managed and run largely by volunteers. It has the largest collection of ...
Perfect example of a late medieval moated castle. One of the most famous and evocative castles in Britain, Bodiam was built in 1385, as both a defence and a comfortable home. The exterior is virtually complete and the ramparts rise dramatically above...
Founded by Edward Booth in 1874 the Booth Museum is all about birds, butterflies, fossils, bones and skeletons. Natural history is brought to life with interactive displays and 'hands on' activities. Entrance is free.
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Spend time in Brighton sightseeing Visit one of the south-coast's most vibrant and popular resorts with something to entertain the whole family in Brighton. Sightseeing in this extravagant city will certainly reveal all the things to do and p...
Here at Brighton Fishing Museum you can uncover the history and heritage of Brighton's fishing industry through a wealth of photographs, remarkable artefacts and restored traditional Sussex clinker fishing boats.
The main museum arch is the focal ...
Brighton History Centre is located on the first floor of Brighton Museum. It is a unique one stop shop for information on local history and all of Brighton and Hove's Museums' and Libraries' collections. Entrance is free.
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Set in the heart of the city's cultural quarter, Brighton Museum is located in the Royal Pavilion gardens. Its rich collections and exciting exhibits are dynamically displayed in stimulating surroundings. Entrance is free....
Brighton Pier is famous for its thrilling rides. Take a journey on the 'Wild River' flume and climb the water mountain for a scary splash landing or spin and twist on the 'Crazy Mouse' and take advantage of the fantastic views of the Brighton coastli...
Over 10,000 exhibits, collections from the last 100 years, examples from the world's top toy makers, models and souvenirs to buy.
The Museum features a priceless toy and model train collection with an extensive '0' gauge working layout. Numerous ...
British Engineerium is a beautifully restored working Victorian pumping station and museum of mechanical antiquities.
The Engineerium is a unique, working steam museum telling the story of an important part of Britain's engineering heritage withi...
The ruins of an unusually unaltered artillery fort, built by Henry VIII to guard the port of Rye. There are monthly guided walks round Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, including the castle....
Charleston was the home and country meeting place for the writers, painters and intellectuals known as the Bloomsbury Group. The interior was painted by the artists Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell, and together with their collection forms a unique exam...
Here at Ditchling Museum you can discover the history of this remarkable village in its inspirational Downland setting.Famous artists and craftsmen represented in the museum include Sir Frank Brangwyn, Ethel Mairet(weaver) and Edward Johnston (callig...
Drusillas Park is Widely regarded as the best small zoo in the country, award winning Drusillas Park offers an opportunity to get nose to nose with nature with hundreds of exotic animals from monkeys and crocodiles otters to penguins and meerkats. ...
Eastbourne is famous for its beaches. From the tranquil hideaway Falling Sands Beach at the foot of Beachy Head to the popular stretch of beach which runs between the Pier and the Wish Tower. Eastbourne Beach is a beautiful stretch of beach....
Discover Seaside Style!...and how Eastbourne developed into a fashionable, well-planned Victorian seaside resort. Housed in this charming and characterful Grade II listed building are original maps, architectural details, scale models, artefacts and...
The Eastbourne Lifeboat Museum is housed in the RNLI boathouse, King Edwards Parade. Built in 1898 to commemorate the assassination of the well known actor William Terris outside the Adelphi Theatre in 1897. A display of newspaper cuttings of the the...
Eastbourne Miniature Steam Railway Adventure Park is a railway Adventure In Eastbourne. Eastbourne Miniature Steam Railway Park was conceived, built, and is owned and operated by Mike and Rachel Wadey, together with their son Luke and daughter Cher...
One of the classic features of Eastbourne Pier is the camera obscura, which was actually introduced as part of the 1888 refurbishment and is a wonderful attraction, having been very lovingly restored in 2003. This has a simply amazing 360° projec...
A favourite seaside resort with elegant promenades and world famous floral displays. Tour highlights include the Victorian pier, housing the only Camera Obscura to be found on a pier in the country, the bandstand, the Redoubt Fortress Military Museum...
Extreme Ventures programmes and packages are specifically designed to be flexible for each individual, family or organization and as a family run business, we know how to give everyone an adventure you will never forget. We provide fun and unique ...
Firle Place, set in an ancient park, has been the home of the Gage family for over 500 years. The estate is now owned by the 7th Viscount Gage. Firle Place is a large house which still retains the approximate shape of Sir John Gage's original Tudor b...
The Hastings Fishermens Museum is one of the town's most popular tourist attractions. It is open every day, except Christmas Day, and over 140,000 people go through the doors every year. It is inside a church built on the Stade in 1852, which fell ou...
This is a glorious and peaceful woodland, with fascinating 'ghylls' . steep-sided little ravines in the sandstone - where rare ferns grow. In spring the reserve is a mass of bluebells and wood anemones, with early purple orchids adding to the show....
Foredown Tower Countryside Centre offers opportunities to find out about a wide range of subjects - wildlife, natural habitats and conservation issues; landscape and countryside interpretation; local history and archaeology; and everything to do with...
Fort Fun provides outdoor and indoor fun in Eastbourne. Enjoy the thrill of the outdoor rides, or visit Rocky's Adventure Land, a huge indoor soft play area. If it gets too much for the under fives they have their own area of slides, ball pool and so...
Glynde Place, home to the VIth Viscount and Viscountess Hampden, is a magnificent Elizabethan manor house sitting high on the Sussex Downs, looking out over the weald.
Originally built in 1569, it has been lived in by only three families in over ...
Grange Museum and Art Gallery is a charming Georgian building which has great historical interest is situated in the most attractive part of the village and houses an Art Gallery and Museum which is now managed on a voluntary basis by The Rottingdean...
Great Dixter, birthplace, home and passion of gardening writer the late Christopher Lloyd was built c1450 and boasts one of the largest surviving timber-framed halls in the country. Of particular note is the antique furniture and needlework collectio...
Hailsham Heritage Centre has a small but interesting display including period kitchen, farming, local industry, photographs and memorabilia. Open May - September on Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays....
Fragmentary remains of the Norman castle built on Hastings' West Hill after William the Conqueror's victory at the Battle of Hastings. There are dungeons and the 1066 Story audiovisual presentation is situated alongside in a siege tent. Good views ac...
Hastings Museum contains a rich and exotic mixture of fine paintings and china, the cultures of other lands, well-known personalities such as John Logie Baird and Robert Tressell, and a contrasting view of local wildlife today and as it would have be...
Heaven Farm is set in 100 acres of beautiful parkland, Heaven Farm is steeped in 600 years of farming history, and includes the Bluebell nature trail (featured many times on BBC TV), wallabies and rural life museum.
Heaven Farm is unique and is we...
Herstmonceux is renowned for its magnificent moated castle, set in beautiful parkland and superb Elizabethan gardens. Built originally as a country home in the mid- 15th - century, Herstmonceux Castle embodies the history of Medieval England and the ...
Step into a world of toys, cinema, local history, and fine art. Hove Museum boasts one of the finest craft collections in the country and is an oasis of learning and enjoyment for everyone. You can also chat with Mike Holland the owner who has a re...
How We Lived Then Museum is housed in a 'late -Regency' town house, built in 1850, you will see 100 years of Shopping and Social History, Uniquely captured in many old Shops, Rooms and Displays.
To the sounds of horses and carriages stroll throug...
Here at Knockhatch Adventure Park. there is so much to see and do!!!
Enjoy an action-packed family day out at Knockhatch Adventure Park. The Park offers a wide range of outdoor and indoor activities, including a large adventure playground, a repti...
Fine brick-fronted house with literary associations. The house dates from the early 18th century and is typical of the attractive town of Rye. This was the home of writer Henry James from 1898 to 1916, and later of authors E. F. Benson and Rumer Godd...
Lewes Brooks Nature Reserve is a new reserve, acquired in 2005, forms a large part of the Lewes Brooks Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). A lowland wet grassland site, the reserve now supports several breeding pairs of lapwings (seven in 201...
This imposing Norman castle, offers magnificent views across the town of Lewes and surrounding downland. The adjacent Barbican House holds an extensive collection of local history and archaeological artefacts....
Created during the early 1990's the beautiful gardens at Merriments have quickly developed into a stunningly beautiful 4 acres of densely planted borders where the plants grown in the nursery can be seen in a garden context with a truly remarkable de...
Michelham Priory is a very beautiful historic property nestling deep in the Sussex countryside and offers much to interest visitors - history, exhibits, superbly kept gardens, art exhibitions, wildlife, working watermill. There is a well-stocked Gift...
Country retreat of the novelist Virginia Woolf. This small weather-boarded house was the home of Leonard and Virginia Woolf until Leonard's death in 1969. The rooms reflect the life and times of the literary circle in which they moved. The garden wri...
An award-winning attraction and a fine example of an English fortification, Newhaven Fort has the sights, sounds - even the smells - of the period, all found in a range of exhibitions and audio-visual presentations.
Offering the perfect family da...
Newhaven Local and Maritime Museum offers an extensive archive of photographs, pictures, maps and other material relating to the history of the Town and Port of Newhaven and the surrounding area. Special exhibits relate to Newhaven Lifeboat and the s...
Standing in a beautiful setting overlooking Ashdown Forest, Nutley Windmill is the last open-trestle post mill in Sussex, and only one of five surviving in the country. She is also the only one working. Having an open trestle, Nutley Windmill is a ve...
The Observatory Science Centre is one of the country's leading Science Centres. Explore Science, Space and Astronomy with over 100 exhibits and travelling exhibitions. The popular 'Discovery Park' is the Observatory's outdoor science playground. T...
Paradise Park offer's you a unique shopping experience with a vast range of inspiring ideas for your garden and home. Our passion for plants is reflected in colourful and inspirational displays. Many plants are grown on our own nursery and we always ...
Pashley Manor is a quintessential English garden located on the Sussex and Kent border in the heart of South East England's garden country. Pashley offers a sumptuous blend of romantic landscaping, imaginative plantings and fine old trees, fountains,...
With a history stretching back over sixteen centuries, Pevensey Castle chronicles more graphically than any other fortress the story of Britain's south coast defences. Beginning in the 4th century as one of the last and strongest of the Roman 'Saxon ...
Preston Manor is a charming manor house on the outskirts of the city. Decorated and furnished in Edwardian style with elegant 'upstairs' reception rooms and bedrooms and 'downstairs' kitchens and servants’ rooms. Entrance fee payable....
Built for George, Prince Regent, at the turn of the 19th century, the Royal Pavilion is remarkable for its exotic oriental appearance both inside and out. This magnificent royal pleasure palace was revered by fashionable Regency society and is still ...
Rye Castle Museum has two sites: the Ypres Tower and East Street -
The Ypres Tower is one of the oldest buildings in Rye, being built in 1249 as part of the town's defences. The Tower has had a chequered history and as you look round the inside y...
The Rye Heritage Centre provides an ideal introduction to the town bringing together the story of Rye set within the famous Rye Town Model sound and light show. Historic Audio Walking Tours and Ghost Audio Tours are also available, together with a wo...
Visit the Sea Life Centre in Brighton which is the world’s oldest operating aquarium. With over 1,500 creatures and a free interactive rockpool experience, you will be hard pressed to find a more enjoyable day out! From starfish to our sea...
Seaford Museum is housed in Martello Tower no.74, which is situated at the eastern end of Seaford seafront. Nicknamed the Tardis by its visitors, there is a deceptive 5,000 square feet of display area which includes the roof with cannon, entrance flo...
Sedlescombe Organic Vineyard is surely one of the most idyllic tourist attraction locations in Southern England. Set in the heart of 1066 Country with views all the way to the town of Battle, scene of the famous Norman Conquest. Here, within the P...
The Seven Sisters Sheep Centre has one of the largest collections of sheep in the world with over 40 different breeds of sheep. We have many older breeds no longer seen on modern farms. We have a good range of coloured fleeces for home spinners. C...
Internationally renowned landscape garden. This magnificent informal landscape garden was laid out in the 18th century by 'Capability' Brown and further developed in the early years of the 20th century by its owner, Arthur G. Soames. The original fou...
The Shipwreck and Coastal Heritage Centre in Hastings, East Sussex, tells the unique story of the maritime Hastings area - encouraging people to explore the 'maritime park' shore at low tide. At the Centre they will discover how to find the two major...
A Smugglers Adventure at St Clements Caves is an extensive exhibition about 18thC smuggling and incorporates a museum and video theatre. The highlight of the attraction is the Adventure Walk, in which visitors travel the length and breadth of the cav...
Want some countryside family fun? At Spring Barn Farm, discover oodles of indoor and outdoor adventures. Surrounded by lush green open spaces, pat the cutest of animals, meet the latest new babies, zoom down speedy indoor slides and run wild on ...
Within sight of the South Downs and close to the historic village of Ditchling, the 50 acres of Stoneywish offer a magical retreat from the rush of modern living. Here you will find a corner of Sussex countryside as it used to be, meadows, wetlands a...
The Barlow Collection of Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Jades is one of the most significant of its kind in the world. It is housed at the University of Sussex Library Building and is regularly open to the public, with about twenty per cent of its tot...
Flamingo Park is an amusement park / fun fair offering a range of rides for all the family including a rollercoaster, dodgems and boating lake. There is also a range of rides for smaller children. There is an amusement arcade adjacent to the park wit...
The Lavender line is East Sussex best kept secret!, Our line is now just a mile long and starts at Isfield station. It heads northwards towards Little Horsted where the train pauses before returning to Isfield. There is no station at Little Horste...
Here at the Puppet Museum in Wish Tower you can investigate other cultures and times through their puppetry and drama. Folklore, religion, myth and ritual are at the very heart of puppetry. We offer you the chance to explore the universal themes of p...
Towner is an exciting new art gallery and the leading centre for visual arts in the South East. The doors opened to the public for the first time on Saturday 4 April 2009.
Towner presents a unique programme of major exhibitions of contemporary an...
Here at the Treasure Island Adventure Park a Warm welcome awaits ye when you step ashore to Treasure Islands Swashbuckling Family Entertainment Centre and Adventure Park-There's a rip-roaring trail of Adventure and Fun for the whole family to enjoy! ...
Opened in 1883, Volk's Electric Railway is the 'world's oldest operating electric railway'. The brainchild of inventor Magnus Volk the railway runs for just over a mile along Brighton seafront between Aquarium (for Brighton Pier) and Black Rock (for ...
The 18th century garden, restored after years of neglect, has been beautifully landscaped to incorporate different aspects of herb planting such as colour, scent and foliage and a parterre garden. This enables visitors to see how versatile herbs can ...
Wilderness Wood is a living example of rural sustainability.
A 62 acre award-winning, sustainably managed working woodland park offering a fun, interesting day out for the whole family Woodland trails, bluebell, folklore & fungi walks, adventure p...
Inside the Court Hall museum, displays illustrate the history of the Antient Town, since it was built by Edward I as a medieval 'New Town' over 700 years ago, and about Winchelsea's position as Head Port of the Confederation of Cinque Ports.
The ...
Come to Yesterday's World and immerse yourself in a fabulous trip down memory lane.
Discover what Victorian life was really like, and you'll be absolutely amazed with the 20 distinctive and authentic shops and family rooms from years gone by.
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