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Museums, Castles & Forts
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Worthing Museum and Art Gallery Chapel Road, Worthing BN11 1HP Tel 01903 221448

The children will love looking at the artifacts and archaeological treasures. There is a costume and textile collection, clothing through the ages, a display of toys, dolls and teddy bears will delight your children. The shop is reasonably priced and not too big so that it's overwhelming for little ones (and parents too!).
Special events are held that this museum as well.

Worthing Museum

FREE ADMISSION

Opening times: 10-5 Tuesdays to Saturdays, Closed Sundays, Mondays and bank holidays.
See Map


High Salvington Mill Furze Road, High Salvington
BN13 3BP

This fully operational mill, dating from approximately 1750, produces stone ground flour (weather permitting). It's a fun and educational place for the children, set on the South Downs. There are refreshments available and toilets. There is also a shop at the mill.


High Salvington Mill

One £1 entry for adults and children are FREE.

Opening times: April to September inclusive - 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month, 2.30pm - 5pm
Located off the A27 at Salvington Hill or off the A24 at Bost Hill. Both routes are signposted off the main roads. See Map


English Heritage Days Out

English Heritage Days Out


Cissbury Ring Findon, West Sussex

Cissbury Ring is the second largest hill fort in the country. With views of Beachy Head and the Isle of Wight, the area is also rich in wildlife and was the site of Neolithic flint mining. Excellent walking.

Cissbury Ring, Findon West Sussex

There is a car park at Storrington Rise, Findon Valley, off A24, three miles north of Worthing.


Bramber Castle Bramber Village, West Sussex

A delightful setting - ruins and old moat to explore.

There is a small car park next to the castle, but there is a set of steep steps up to the castle which make disabled and pushchair access difficult.

Watch out for steep drops round the edge of the castle grounds - take special care with very young children.

Bramber Castle, West Sussex

Open all year round.
FREE entry.

Well signposted on the west side of Bramber Village, just off the A283. See Map


Amberley Working Museum Amberley, West Sussex, West Sussex BN18 9LT
Tel: 01798 831 370

This open-air museum is dedicated to the industrial heritage of the south-east. The museum boasts a wide range of exhibits, from transport-based collections, such as the Southdown bus collection & the village garage, to industry-based collections, such as the Print Workshop & Wheelwrights. The Museum is also home to a number of resident craftspeople,who work to traditional methods.

"This museum has alot of  rustic charm, is very educational and is in a peaceful rural setting. The museum 'village' consists of different buildings, some very old, some modern or reproductions which host various displays and sometimes artisans at their craft. Most of the displays feature objects from everyday life in the last century. There is an extensive look at electricity in one building with a collection that rivals the Science Museum, a Communication section where children can enjoy play 'ringing each other up' on on old dial phones. We learnt how telegrams were sent and laughed at huge mobile phones and pagers.

There is a narrow guage railway track around the grounds, we also took a ride on an old open top omnibus.

Loseley Farm Ice Cream at the Cafe went down well as did the potters wheel and wood-turners demostration. The kids loved getting their hands dirty making their own clay pots.

We went on a sunny Saturday in August. It seemed surprisingly quiet, so does not have that stressfull air that some museums have and is safe enough for kids to run about. There was a tranquil nature trail too. We were there for 5 hours, although we did take it slowly, found it a great value better day out!"


Opening Times for 2009:
10:00am - 5:30pm, Saturday 14 February - Sunday 1st November. Open every Tuesday - Sunday, including Bank Holidays

Adult £9.30, Over 60 and Students £8.30, Children (5-15 yrs) £5.80
Under Fives - FREE
Family Ticket (2 adults & up to 3 children) £26.50

There are special events throughout the year, please click here.

The museum is situated in West Sussex on the B2139 mid-way between Arundel and Storrington, adjacent to Amberley railway station. See Map Free parking.


Littlehampton Museum Manor House, Church Street, Littlehampton, West Sussex BN17 5EW Tel: 01903 732063

Littlehampton Museum is housed in the impressive Manor House building located in the centre of the town and easily accessible by rail, road and bus. Home to five permanent galleries and two temporary exhibition spaces, the museum has something to offer everybody.

Open from 9am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday and 10.30am to 4.30pm on Saturdays. Admission is FREE!


Marlipins Museum 36 High Street in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex BN43 5DA Tel: 01273 462994

Housed in one of the oldest and most attractive lay buildings in Sussex. Its distinctive chequer board facade is well loved by artists and shows that cross Channel links are nothing new, as it blends Sussex flint with Norman Caen stone.

Children's events at this museum. Please click here.


Fishbourne Roman Palace Salthill Road, Fishbourne, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 3QR Tel: 01243 785859

Get a slice of Roman history at Fishbourne. There are some impressive Roman remains that have been excavated on sight including 20 spectacular mosaic floors, Roman Garden and Museum. Look out for special events and demonstrations throughout the year such as musical events, Roman Soldiers and theatre performances.


Weald and Downland Open Air Museum Singleton, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0EU
Tel: 01243 811348

Designated by the Government for its outstanding collections of national importance’ this open air museum will give you and your children an introduction to how people lived. There are around 50 historic buildings dating from 13th to 19th century, farm animals, woodland walks and a picturesque lake.

"fabulous for kids - lots of hands on activities, outside space for running around, duck pond - you can buy seeds to feed the ducks from the mill, picnic tables, animals and woodland walks. Highly recommend!"


 


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