ATTRACTIONS IN BN24 9AP
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0.8milesPevensey Castle
Off the A259, Pevensey, East Sussex, BN245LE
Discover the history of the Norman Pevensey Castle where William the Conqueror landed in 1066 and established his stronghold, who was granted Pevensey Castle shortly after the Norman Conquest. After his victory at Hastings, he gave the castle to his brother Robert, Count of Mortain.
1.9milesEastbourne Miniature Steam Railway
Lottbridge Drove, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN236NS
Eastbourne Miniature Steam Railway - Amusement Park in Eastbourne, East Sussex. Contact venue on telephone number 01323520229 for opening times, entrance costs, and attractions/rides available at this park.
3.6milesHow We Lived Then
20 Cornfield Terrace, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN214NS
See well over 100,000 exhibits collected by Jan and Graham Upton during the past 40 years. Four floors of authentic shops, room-settings and with various displays covering 100 years of shopping and social history from 1850 to 1950.
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3.9milesWish Tower Puppet Museum
Martello Tower 73, King Edward Parade, Eastbourne, BN214BU
A unique display of puppets from around the world, from Asian shadow puppets to over 300 years of Punch and Judy, to television puppets of today..
4.1milesThe Observatory Science Centre
Herstmonceux, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN271RN
The Observatory Science Centre opened in April 1995, the domes and buildings and telescopes are being renovated and the Centre is a major venue for exhibitions, lectures and educational programmes. Research and training facilities are being developed in conjunction with local universities, colleges and technology-based businesses.
7.6milesAlfriston Clergy House
The Tye, Alfriston, East Sussex, BN265TL
Step back into the Middle Ages with a visit to this 14th Century thatched Wealden Hall House.Trace the history of this magnificent building - the first to be acquired by the National Trust in 1896 - and discover why the chalk floor is soaked in sour milk! Explore the colourful cottage garden, and savour the idyllic setting beside Alfriston's famous parish church, with stunning views across the meandering River Cuckmere.
9.9miles1066 Battle of Hastings Abbey
Battle, Hastings, East Sussex, TN330AD
There's one date in English history that everyone knows 1066, the year the invading Normans defeated the Anglo-Saxons at the Battle of Hastings. Visit Battle and explore the historic battlefield and the ruins of the abbey that William the Conqueror later built to atone for the bloodshed of the Norman Conquest.
10milesBattle Museum of Local History
The Almonry, High Street, Battle, TN330EA
The main exhibition item in the Battle Museum is the only remaining battleaxe head from the Battle of Hastings, and also a reproduction of The Bayeux Tapestry. Originally identified by the London Museum as a woodman's axe of the pattern in use from the second half of the 9th until the first half of the 13th century.
11.8milesHastings Museum of Local History
Old Town Hall, High Street, Hastings, TN343EW
The Old Town Hall Museum is arranged as a walk back in time through the history of Hastings Old Town. The Old Town Hall Museum provides an introduction to the history of the Old Town of Hastings, and covers all the key moments in the Old Town's history including the clearances of the 1930s, the town as a Napoleonic garrison, the notorious fraudster Titus Oates, the role of the Cinque Ports as well as the fires, floods and raids of the Middle Ages.
12.4milesBentley Motor Museum
Near Lewes, Halland, East Sussex, BN85AF
Perhaps the most successful British make in the history of motor sport was the Bentley. W.
14.7milesLewes Castle
169 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN71YE
From the high towers of Lewes Castle visitors can see both the town and the distant views of downs, river and forest. The best way to appreciate this view is to visit Barbican House Museum first and watch 'The Story of Lewes Town', a sound and light show based on a scale model of the town.
14.7milesAnne of Cleves House
52 Southover High Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN71JA
Anne of Cleves House is a 16th century timber-framed Wealden hall-house that formed part of Anne's divorce settlement from Henry VIII in 1541. The house contains wide-ranging collections of Sussex interest, including Sussex pottery, and the bedroom and kitchen are furnished to reflect an earlier period.
16.2milesBodiam Castle
Bodiam, East Sussex, TN325UA
One of the most famous and evocative castles in Britain, Bodiam was built in 1385, as both a defence and a comfortable home. The exterior is virtually complete and the ramparts rise dramatically above the moat.
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