Sussex Museums

From large city museums to small village museums, Sussex museums offer something for all the family.

Ditchling Museum
Housed in the original Victorian village school, this lovely old museum has just opened again for the 2008 season. It has a fascinating new exhibition 'Art, Craft & the Village Life of Ditchling'. The museum is located at the end of Church Lane, just off the High Street and past St Margaret's Church.

Opening times: Tuesday - Saturday 10.30-5.00pm and same hours Bank Holiday Mondays. Sundays - 2-5.00pm
Tel: 01273 844744
Admissions: £3.50 Concessions: £2.00
Free Children's explorer trail.

Book and Gift shop
Tea Room with home made sandwiches, cakes etc

Regency House Museum, Brighton
The Regency Town House is a grade 1 Listed terraced home of the mid-1820s being developed as a heritage centre and museum to focus on the architecture and social history of Brighton & Hove between the 1780s and 1840s.

At this time in history, broadly defined as the Regency period, Brighton enjoyed an unrivalled status as the provincial capital of fashionable British society and was, perhaps, Europe's foremost seaside spa. A legacy that is, today, reflected in the city's rich architectural heritage.Visiting

Open for specialist tours throughout the year and public tours from spring to autumn. However, until renovation is complete, all visits must be pre-booked.

Brighton Fishing Museum
201 King's Road Arches,
BRIGHTON, BN1 1NB
Tel:01273 723064

Opening times Open all year, 9.00-17.00
Entrance Free

The main museum arch is the focal point of Brighton's fishing quarter. It contains a 27ft beach boat, prints, photographs and memorabilia of Brighton seafront life from the Regency days to the post-war boom in pleasure boat operations. A computer archive is also available which can be consulted for more information about the local fishing and boating fraternity. The museum also operates a 12 seater passenger boat, Skylark, off the beach in fair weather during the summer months. There are also two shellfish stalls, a smokehouse and a smoked fish shop adjacent to the Museum.

This Sussex museum was one of the favourite places for our kids when they were younger. It is also a good place to visit on a rainy day.

Stanmer Rural Museum
Stanmer Park, Stanmer,
BRIGHTON
Telephone:01273 686076 / Sec - 01273 509563

Opening times Easter - end Oct, Sundays 14.00-17.00
Entrance Free

Another fascinating Sussex museum containing a collection of rural and agricultural artefacts, some archaeological and some domestic exhibits.

Collections: Archaeology, Photographs, Natural History, Industry & Science, Agriculture, Domestic History, Social & Local History, Historic Buildings.

Parking: on-site

Public transport:

Bus Services: Any Brighton - Lewes service to Park gatesNearest Railway Station: Falmer - 20 mins walk

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