At Newhaven Fort the massive ramparts, gun emplacements and tunnels fire the imagination with exciting glimpses into England’s wartime past. Each year is full of...

Paradise Park offers a unique blend of exotic planthouses, a museum of natural history, dinosaurs and the history of Sussex. There is a vast...

Planet Earth Museum and Sussex History Trail offers one of the most exciting museum experiences in the region. One of the central features is...

Newhaven is an important port town in Sussex, and because of its proximity to the sea, has of course always enjoyed an important connection with...

Seaford Museum was opened in 1974, and since that time has been housed in a Martello Tower. The facility is entirely run by volunteers...

The Crypt Gallery is a popular place to view art in this town, and has gained a reputation for being one of the most forward...

Monk’s House is famous because it was the country retreat of the world famous novelist Virginia Woolf and her husband Leonard. The rooms within...

Home to the Gage family for over 500 years, Firle Place was originally a Tudor house but was remodelled in the 18th Century so that...

Seven Sisters Country Park offers a great location for outdoor activities, including family cycle routes, bird watching, guided bike tours and canoe tuition for all...

This brilliant piece of architecture is a marvellous example of a Wealdaen Hall that dates back to the 14th Century. It would have once...

Glynde Place is a wonderful Elizabethan manor house that is set right in the heart of the South Downs. It is the family home...

Southover Parish Church is a beautiful building steeped in history. Originally used as a guesthouse to serve the nearby priory, it was eventually deemed too...

These simply stunning gardens are awash with dazzling colours and are meticulously preened. Dating back to 1572, the grounds still retain many of their original...

St Michael’s church is one of only three remaining churches in Sussex with a circular tower. Dubbed ‘the church of the castle’ and ‘tanquam Matrici...

This gallery occupies a fascinating position in a converted stable block where the extraordinary discovery of Rodin’s ‘The Kiss’ was made after being lost for...

This well-preserved 16th Century timber-frame house was awarded to Anne of Cleves in her divorce settlement from Henry VIII. A remarkable example of Elizabethan craftsmanship,...

Lewes Town Hall is an extremely historic building. In the 14th Century an inn, owned by the monks of Southover Priory, stood where the Town...

The Museum of Sussex Archaeology is home to a massive collection that has been excavated from across the county. There has been a lot...

Sitting at the highest point of Lewes, the Castle provides beautiful views over the town and surrounding countryside – comprised of forest woodland and the...

The Barbican House Museum sits beneath Lewes Castle and holds the Sussex Archaeological Society’s archaeology collection, which includes Iron Age, Romano-British and Anglo-Saxon displays. Watch...