East Sussex Sightseeing, Attractions & Activities Guide

ruins of Norman abbey, built on the site of the 1066 Battle of Hastings, with battlefield views, visitor centre and Victorian walled garden

covering 125 million years of history, with displays including dinosaur footprints and a Saxon battle-axe believed to be a unique relic from the Battle of Hastings

bringing the downland landscape & vegetation to life through a series of displays & an audio-visual show

nearly 60 years old, this classic railway has featured in many films and TV programmes. It runs from Sheffield Park to East Grinstead

with over half a million specimens, such as dinosaur bones, butterflies and stuffed birds. There are many hands-on activities, and several temporary exhibitions.

Discover a Brighton of the past: a bustling little fishing village on the south coast which was transformed into a fashionable seaside resort through a series of audio-visual displays, artefacts and exhibits, including several boats

containing an impressive collection of art deco, art nouveau and fine art paintings with many historical artefacts from around the world. The museum also hosts a wide range of temporary exhibitions

this Victorian pier contains a range of fairground attractions, arcades, bars & restaurants. Fun for all the family

with 5,500 varieties of marine life housed in restored Victorian buildings, offering from the curious and the rescued, to the rare and the enigmatic

designed by the creators of The London Eye, glide up to 450' in this futuristic glass viewing pod for a birds' eye view of Brighton and the South Coast

dating back to the sixteenth century with a sympathetic extension designed by Lutyens and a stunning garden, the work of the gardening expert, Christopher Lloyd

seaside retreat of King George lV, exuding a distinctive Indian style with opulent Chinese interiors and furnishings

extensive garden of varied colour, perfume and sound with winding paths, majestic trees with self led family activities

The heart of the Museum is its central 1930s gauge 0 model railway layout, there are also model airplanes and period slot machines

be taken on a tour of these old smuggling caves guided by Hairy Jack. He pops up all over the place to tell tales of how the excise men tried to catch smugglers & what they did when they caught them!

beautiful medieval house is part of the story of King Henry VIII and his divorce settlement with his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. Highlights include atmospheric furnished rooms and a Tudor garden with traditional plants

a romantic fairy tale castle with an intriguing past with a rare, original port culls in the gatehouse

a wide ranging set of exhibits are housed here, covering topics from dinosaurs to ethnography. The temporary exhibitions section further increases the scope of the displays