Useful Sussex Information

www.english-heritage.org.uk
On 14 October 1066 an army of invading Normans defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex. The exhibition uses film, computer technology and interactive exhibits to bring to life this bloodiest of conflicts. There is a audio tour of the 100-acre battlefield, and you can stand on the very spot where King Harold was slain and explore the ruins of the abbey, built by William the Conquer to commemorate the thousands who died.

Battle, East Sussex TN33 0AD  

www.amberleymuseum.co.uk
Travel around the site by vintage bus and narrow-gauge railway and view the traditional craftspeople at work. Additional attractions:

• EDF Energy Electricity Hall
• Connected Earth telecommunications exhibition
• Print Workshop
• and much more.

Amberley, Arundel, West Sussex BN18 9LT  

www.arundelghostexperience.com
Hear ghost stories from Arundel and the local area, plus a ghostly walk around the old prison cells which are reputedly haunted.

Arundel Town Hall, Duke's Path Entrance
High Street, Arundel
01903 889821

www.wwt.org.uk/visit/arundel
WWT Arundel covers 60 acres and has numerous ponds, lakes and reed beds.

www.llamapark.co.uk

Wych Cross, Forest Row

Ashdown Forest Llama Park, one of the leading llama breeding centres in the country, the also have alpacas and angora and cashmere goats.

Family friendly beaches can be found in Worthing, Bognor Regis, Littlehampton and Eastbourne

Brighton beach provides a more "lively" atmosphere

You can windsurf at West Wittering

www.bentley.org.uk
The Motor Museum has over 100 veteran, vintage and classic cars and bikes. There are gardens a woodland trail an adventure playground a steam mini-railway and craft workshops. It also has one of the largest collections of swans, geese, ducks, cranes and flamingos in the south.

Amenities include a picnic area and a tearoom.

www.bluebell-railway.co.uk
The Bluebell Railway has the UK’s largest collection of Southern Railway locomotives, and its beautifully restored stock includes oldest locos Stepney and Fenchurch, dating from 1870; elegant 1920s Pullman cars and the magnificent double ended observation coach built for the scenic North Wales line in 1913

Horsted Keynes

www.nationaltrust.org.uk
A 14th century castle with towers, ramparts, battlements and a moat. In school holidays there are usually special events, including Fun Trails and the chance to try on armour.

Bodiam near Robertsbridge 01580 830436

www.butlinsonline.co.uk
For older children and adults there’s a free funfair, Splash Waterworld full of rides and slides, go-karts, the Skyline Pavilion with live shows and street theatre. The little ones will enjoy character appearances including mini adventures with Bob The Builder and his team, a huge soft play area and mini rides.

www.drusillas.co.uk
Voted the number one attraction in Sussex for days out with the children by Southern FM listeners and Argus readers, they are located just off the A27 at Alfriston, about 6 miles from Eastbourne and 12 miles from Brighton.

www.emsr.co.uk
Attractions:

• adventure playground
• indoor model railways
• garden railway
• steam or diesel train journeys
• walks
• picnic areas
• maze

www.fishersfarmpark.co.uk
The farm has goats, lambs, pigs, cows, mini Shetlands and shire horses.

Activities include:

• walk in the woodlands and around the lake
• ride on a tractor and trailer
• scary ghost tunnel
• ride a pony in the sand school
• toddler play area
• climbing wall
• bumper boats
• bug ride
• and lots more.........

www.flying-fortress.co.uk
Indoor play area for children of all ages. Toddlers can play 'n' learn in the soft play area and the play frame, designed in the shape of an old aeroplane, which has racing slides, a mirror maze. The teenagers have pool tables, football tables, arcade machines and a juke box, parents can keep watch and relax on sofas or in the café.

www.fortfun.co.uk
A two-acre family fun park has
:-

• dodgems
• balloon rides
• carousel rides
• the Twister
• the Bat Ride
• 6-lane slide
• runaway train junior roller coaster
• adventure golf
• drive a Formula One Kart
• Rocky’s indoor Adventure Play area.

Eastbourne

www.harbourpark.com
Harbour Park is styled like a New England fishing village, and has stunning views of the River Arun and the marina. Funfair rides include dodgems, the Waltzer and the Hiccup for the big children, and the carousel and teacups rides, plus trampolines and the Giant Castle Slide for the little ones. Hire skates and have a go on the new synthetic ice-skating rink, or try a round of golf on the Sharksville 9-hole adventure golf course, with water features and a lifelike shark.

Littlehampton
01903 721200

www.smugglersadventure.co.uk
Relive the danger that faced the Hastings smugglers, in a labyrinth of tunnels and caverns at the Smugglers Adventure.

Hastings TN34 3HY

www.sussexmuseums.co.uk/how_we_lived_then.htm
Over 100,000 exhibits, collected during the past 50 years, on four floors of old shops, room-settings and displays

20 Cornfield Terrace, Eastbourne

www.kesr.org.uk
Take a train ride through 10½ miles of beautiful countryside on vintage steam trains and historic diesel trains dating from the Victorian times.

Tenterden - Northiam – Bodiam

www.knockhatch.com
Adventure park with:-

• playgrounds
• rowing boats
• toboggans
• trampolines
• crazy golf
• and lots more. 

Hailsham BN27 3PR

www.lookandsea.co.uk

63 – 65 Surrey Street
Littlehampton
Tel: 01903 718984

The main attraction is the glass walled tower where you are able to have an almost 360-degree view of the area

The centre provides information about the area.

www.tulleysfarm.com

Tulleys Farm
Turners Hill Road, Turners Hill RH10 4PD

Early July – mid September
Tulley’s Farm hosts a maze created by designer Adrian Fisher. The maze is three miles long and covers an area of five acres.

www.newhavenfort.org.uk
A Victorian Fortress with vast underground tunnels, huge gun emplacements, which has exhibitions about World Wars I and II.

There are cliff top views and an adventure playground for under 12s.

www.the-observatory.org
Hands-on science and discovery among the domes and telescopes of a world-famous astronomical observatory.

Picnic area and FREE parking.

Herstmonceux, near Hailsham

www.paradisepark.co.uk
An exhibition which traces the history of Planet Earth displaying animals and plants from millions of years ago to the present day.

The exhibition also includes:-

• collections of fossils
• minerals and crystals

The Dinosaur Park show Sussex life millions of years ago

The Sussex Heritage Trail passes through one of the finest water gardens in the South

Additional activities:-

• Crazy golf
• miniature railway
• play areas. 

www.rspb.org.uk
A reserve which is important for many species of wildlife. In the winter, controlled flooding of wet, grassy meadows gives refuge to thousands of ducks, geese, swans and wading birds. In spring, it is home to many breeds, including songbirds like the nightingale. In the summer you will see many colourful butterflies and dragonflies. There is a two-mile (3.2km) nature trail to viewpoints and hides overlooking the reserve.

www.sevensisters.org.uk
A 700-acre park which includes part of the Seven Sisters chalk cliffs, coastline and the lower Cuckmere Valley.

www.southdowns.org.uk/sdpt
The South Downs Planetarium offers a changing programme of shows in their Star Theatre. Shows could include "Prepare for Blast-off" - blasting off on a rocket heading for outer space and Postcard from Saturn, the very latest news from the Cassini/Huygens Mission at Saturn

.Sir Patrick Moore Building, Kingsham Farm (access off Kingsham Road)
Chichester

www.wealddown.co.uk
A museum which comprises of over 45 historic buildings, all rescued from destruction and carefully reconstructed in a parkland setting.

Singleton, Chichester
01243 811348

www.wildernesswood.co.uk
Green Tourism gold award-winning working woodland, with woodland trails, spring bluebell walk and 'easy access' path. Children will love the playground, exploring and building camps.

www.yesterdaysworld.co.uk
Travel through time from the reign of Queen Victoria to the 1970s with over 100,000 nostalgic artifacts on display which include commentaries, sounds and smells.

89-90 High Street, Battle, East Sussex, TN33 0AQ 

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