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Museums & Galleries in East Sussex
From local history to serious collections, here\'s what\'s worth your time around East Sussex — think Farleys Barn Gallery, Polegate Windmill and Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum — with distances and visitor reviews to choose by.
Museums & Galleries
2.3 mi from East Sussex
Farleys Barn Gallery
Farleys House & Gallery was the home of Surrealist artists Lee Miller and Roland Penrose, who lived there for 35 years and filled it with contemporary art treasures, hosting many k...
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6.2 mi from East Sussex
Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum
The Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum was a visitor attraction near Halland, East Sussex, England. As of October 2018, it is closed to the public. — Wikipedia
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6.7 mi from East Sussex
Pevensey Courthouse Museum
Pevensey Court House, formerly known as Pevensey Town Hall, is a municipal building in the High Street, Pevensey, East Sussex, England. The structure, which currently accommodates... — Wikipedia
7.1 mi from East Sussex
Charleston House
Charleston, in East Sussex, is a property associated with the Bloomsbury group, that is open to the public. It was the country home of Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant and is an examp... — Wikipedia
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10.2 mi from East Sussex
Battle Museum of Local History
Battle Museum of Local History brings together the story of Battle, East Sussex, from prehistoric times through to the modern day, with collections that began life as a 1951 Festiv...
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10.3 mi from East Sussex
Battle Abbey
Battle Abbey marks the site of the 1066 Battle of Hastings, where William the Conqueror's Norman army met King Harold's English forces. You can explore interactive displays in the...
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10.4 mi from East Sussex
Bexhill Museum
Bexhill Museum is a volunteer-run town museum housed in a building that mixes modern and Edwardian styles across four galleries. Inside you'll find dinosaur footprints, local fossi...
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10.7 mi from East Sussex
Barbican House Museum
House museum next to Lewes castle, East Sussex, England, UK
10.8 mi from East Sussex
The Tom Paine Printing Press & Press Gallery
The Tom Paine Printing Press & Press Gallery is a working 18th century style wooden Common Press, set up in Lewes by artist Peter Chasseaud and operational since July 2009. You can...
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10.9 mi from East Sussex
Anne of Cleves' House
Anne of Cleves' House is a timber-framed medieval building dating from the 15th century, once given to Anne of Cleves after her marriage to Henry VIII ended, though she never actua...
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11.2 mi from East Sussex
Seaford Museum (Martello Tower 74)
The Seaford Museum and Heritage Society is a local history museum located at the Martello Tower in East Sussex, England. It was established in 1979 and contains objects, archives a... — Wikipedia
11.8 mi from East Sussex
Newhaven Fort
Newhaven Fort is a museum and heritage attraction telling the story of Sussex from pre-history to the present, including the fort's construction and its role in two world wars. You...
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12.8 mi from East Sussex
Bluebell Railway Museum
Bluebell Railway Museum, in Chailey near Lewes, East Sussex, brings together the railway's archive and museum material. Its Photographic and Document Archive has moved to its own w...
14.3 mi from East Sussex
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
Hastings Museum & Art Gallery is a community-focused museum bringing together art, natural history, local history, archaeology and world cultures collections. You can explore the r...
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14.5 mi from East Sussex
The True CRIME Museum
The True CRIME Museum in Hastings offers a chilling look into the world of serial killers, forensics, gangsters, prisoners and poisoners. You'll see genuine artefacts such as a let...
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15.2 mi from East Sussex
The Pooh’seum
The Pooh'seum sits within Pooh Corner in Hartfield, on the edge of the Ashdown Forest, and is a free museum covering the life of A.A. Milne, E.H. Shepard and Christopher Robin, wit...
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