Museums in East Sussex
Located in a historic timber-framed medieval building is this enjoyable museum of local history, with exhibits covering the heritage of Battle, the Abbey, and the surrounding area.
The Almonry, High Street, Battle, East Sussex, England, TN33 0AE
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Bexhill Museum explores local social history, with an especially strong collection of historic costumes. Displays range from the late 18th century to the present day, with collections of toys, objects of everyday life, dolls, embroidery, and hand-made lace.
Egerton Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England, TN39 3HL
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The Brighton Fishing Museum is situated right on the seafront, in the heart of the historic fishing quarter. The museum traces the history of fishing in Brighton from the fashionable heyday of the Regency period to the present day. Among the displays is a 27-foot clinker-built punt boat - the traditional raft used in this part of Sussex - plus old photographs, oral history exhibits, boating and fishing mementoes, and a computer archive of boating records.
201 King's Road Arches, Brighton, East Sussex, England, BN1 1NB
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A museum of social history, arts and crafts in the Ditchling area. Ditchling has a long history as a popular centre for arts, with many successful artists settling in the area. The museum has permanent exhibitions showcasing the work of many artists who lived and worked in Ditchling.
Lodge Hill Lane, Ditchling, East Sussex, England, BN6 8SP
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A museum of local history, housed in an attractive Grade II listed Victorian building. covering Eastbourne, Beach Head, and the surrounding area. A special focus of the museum is looking at how the onset of the railroad age affected the town.
The Tower House, 2 Carlisle Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, BN21 4BT
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One of the most popular attractions in Hastings, the Fishermen's Museum began life as the Fishermen’s Church of St Nicholas but was converted for use as a museum in 1956. Within the doors of the old church is a wealth of enjoyable displays based around a preserved fishing lugger.
Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings, East Sussex, England, TN34 3DW
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The Hastings Museum and Art Gallery has so much to offer it is hard to know where to begin. How about with the fine china and art collections? Or the Durbar Hall, built in the style of an Indian Palace for the Indian and Colonial Exhibition of 1886? In the Dunbar Hall are articles gathered by the Brassey family on their numerous voyages around the world during the 19th century.
Johns Place, Bohemia Road, Hastings, East Sussex, England, TN34 1ET
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An imposing Norman castle in the very centre of historic Lewes, begun by William de Warenne shortly after the Norman invasion in 1066. Lewes Castle was not completed until three centuries had passed.
169 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex, England, BN7 1YE
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A project of the Newhaven Historical Society, this museum covers the rich history of the port and town of Newhaven. Exhibits include historic photographs, maps, and artwork, and special displays on the Newhaven’s Lifeboat Service, the Parker Pen Company and the Cross-Channel Ferries.
Paradise Park, Avis Road, Newhaven, East Sussex, England, BN9 0DH
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The Redoubt was built in the early 19th century as part of the coastal defence system aimed at countering a threat from the French under Napoleon. Today, it houses the museums of no less than three historic regiments; the Royal Sussex Regiment, the Sussex Combined Services, and the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars.
Royal Parade, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, BN22 7AQ
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