Places to visit
Local area
Many local museums and heritage centres contain Victorian
objects of interest. Listed below are local places to visit in West
Sussex along with a selection of museums from surrounding counties.
Some museums close for part of the year, so you are advised to
check before visiting. You can also check West
Sussex's leisure pages which gives
information, things to do and other places to visit in the
county.
Amberley
Working Museum
Houghton Bridge, Amberley,
Arundel, BN18 9LT
Phone: 01798 831370
Email: office@amberleymuseum.co.uk
Arundel Museum
Mill Road, Arundel, West
Sussex BN18 9PA
Phone: 01903 885866
Email: office@arundelmuseum.org
The Bluebell
Railway
Sheffield Park Station, Uckfield, East
Sussex, TN22 3QL
Phone: 01825 720800
Email: info@bluebell-railway.co.uk
Bognor Regis Local History Museum
69 High
Street, Bognor Regis, PO21 1RY
Phone: 01243 865636
Booth
Museum of Natural History
194 Dyke Road,
Brighton, BN1 5AA
Phone: 01273 292777
Email: boothmuseum@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Brighton
Fishing Museum
201 King’s Road Arches, Brighton,
BN1 1NB
Phone: 01273 723064
Brighton History Centre
Brighton Museum & Art
Gallery, Royal Pavilion Gardens, Brighton BN1 1EE
Phone: 01273 296972
Email: localhistory@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Brighton
Museum and Art Gallery
Royal Pavilion Gardens,
Brighton, BN11EE
Phone: 01273 290900
Email: visitor.services@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Chichester District
Museum
The Novium, Tower Street, Chichester, PO19
1QH
Phone: 01243 775888
Email: thenovium@chichester.gov.uk
Crawley
Museum Centre
Goffs Park House, Old Horsham Road,
Crawley, RH11 8PE.
Phone: 01293 539088
Email: office@crawleymuseum.fsnet.co.uk
Cuckfield
Museum
Queen’s Hall, High Street, Cuckfield, RH17
5EL
Phone: 01444 473630
Email: cuckfieldmuseum@btconnect.com
East Grinstead Museum
Old Market Yard, Cantelupe
Road, East Grinstead, RH19 3BJ
Phone: 01342 302233
Email: Info@EastGrinsteadMuseum.org.uk
Haslemere
Educational Museum
High Street, Haslemere,
Surrey, GU27 2LA
Phone: 01428 642112
Email: haslemeremuseum@aol.com
Henfield Museum
Village Hall, Henfield, BN5
9DB
Phone: 01273 492507
Hollycombe
Steam Collection
Iron Hill, Liphook Hants, GU30
7LP
Phone: 01428 724900
Email: info@hollycombe.co.uk
Horsham
Museum
Causeway House, 9 The Causeway, Horsham,
RH12 1HE
Phone: 01403 254959
Email: museum@horsham.gov.uk
Hove
Museum and Art Gallery
19 New Church Road, Hove,
BN3 4AB
Phone: 01273 290200
Email: museumeducation@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Ifield
Water Mill
Hyde Drive, Ifield, Crawley, RH11
0PL
Phone: 01293 539088
Littlehampton
Museum
Manor House, Church Street, Littlehampton,
BN17 5EP
Phone: 01903 738100
Email: ian.friel@arun.gov.uk
Marlipins
Museum, High Street
Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43
5DA
Phone: 01273 462994
Email: smomich@sussexpast.co.uk
Petworth
Cottage Museum
346 High Street, Petworth, GU28
0AU
Phone: 01798 342100
Email: stevensonguk@yahoo.co.uk
Petworth
House
Petworth, GU28 0AE
Phone: 01798 344976
Email: petworth@nationaltrust.org.uk
Portsmouth
City Museum
Museum Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire,
PO1 2LJ.
Phone: 02392 827261
Email: education@portsmouthrecordsoffice.co.uk
Preston
Manor
Preston Drove, Brighton, BN1 6SD
Phone: 01273 292770
Email: museumeducation@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Rural
Life Centre Old Kiln Museum
Reeds Road, Tilford,
Farnham, Surrey, GU10 2DL
Phone: 01252 795571
Email: info@rural-life.org.uk
Rustington Museum
34 Woodlands Avenue,
Rustington, West Sussex, BN16 3HB
Phone: 01903 784792
Website: Not available
Standen
House
West Hoathly Road, East Grinstead, RH19
4NE
Phone: 01342 323029
Email: standen@nationaltrust.org.uk
Stanmer Rural Museum
Stanmer Park,
Brighton.
Phone: 01273 509563
Steyning
Museum
Church Street, Steyning, BN44 3YB
Phone: 01903 813333
Email: contact@steyningmuseum.org.uk
Storrington and District Museum
The Old
School, School Lane, Storrington, West Sussex, RH20 4LL
Phone: 01903 892210
Email: info@storringtonmuseum.org
Weald and Downland
Open Air Museum
Singleton; near Chichester, West
Sussex, PO18 0EU
Phone: 01243 811363
Email: office@wealddown.co.uk
West Dean
Gardens
West Dean, nr Chichester, PO18 0QZ
Phone: 01243 818210
Worthing Museum
and Art Gallery
Chapel Road, Worthing, West
Sussex, BN11 1HP
Phone: 01903 221140
Email: museum@worthing.gov.uk
London area
Bethnal Green Museum
of Childhood
The Museum has a large collection of
toys, games, dolls and dolls houses, children’s costume, and
childcare equipment (such as prams and cradles).
National Maritime
Museum
Explore the new National Maritime Museum
with its displays about clipper ships, steamships, propulsion,
cable laying and the use of submarine telegraphy. The Maritime
London Gallery contains material on the building of the ship the SS
Great Eastern.
Victoria and Albert
Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum was
established in 1852 and specialises in applied and decorative
arts.
Science
Museum
The Science Museum illustrates the developments in science,
technology and medicine. Five hands-on galleries encourage children
to learn about science and technology, including ‘Making the Modern
World’ which is relevant to Victorian Britain.
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