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High Salvington Windmill
High Salvington Windmill is an extensively restored working windmill, which dates from roughly 1750. It gives an excellent opportunity for kids to get an insight into the past and learn about old machinery and local history. The windmill is staffed by an enthusiastic team of volunteers who will be only too happy to answer any questions the...
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Worthing Museum and Art Gallery
Welcome to Worthing Museum and Art Gallery operated by Worthing Borough Council, "the jewel in Worthing's crown." You’re guaranteed a warm welcome at this friendly museum that is packed with so much to see! Worthing residents are proud of this historical gem in their town centre and rightly so. The Museum's collections are very...
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Arundel Castle & Gardens
There are nearly 1,000 years of history at this great castle, situated in magnificent grounds overlooking the River Arun in West Sussex and built at the end of the 11th century by Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Arundel. The oldest feature is the motte, an artificial mound, over 100 feet high from the dry moat, and constructed in 1068: followed by...
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Amberley Museum
Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre is a 36 acre site set in the South Downs National Park. Dedicated to the industrial heritage of the South East, exhibits include a narrow-gauge railway and bus service (both provide free nostalgic travel around the site), Connected Earth telecommunications hall, energy electricity hall, printing workshop and...
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Littlehampton Museum
Littlehampton Museum is housed in the impressive Manor House building located in the centre of the town and easily accessible by rail, road and bus. Home to five permanent galleries and two temporary exhibition spaces, with interactive exhibits and fascinating collections, the museum has something to offer everybody. We...
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Look and Sea Visitor Centre
The newly refreshed Littlehampton Heritage Exhibition is now focused on the history of the river, harbour and seaside of Littlehampton. The exhibition offers a fun and often hands on approach to learning about the history of the river, harbour and seaside town of Littlehampton. There are many interactive exhibits to enjoy. See the River Arun...
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Bignor Roman Villa
Bignor Roman Villa is a great place to learn some interesting history in a beautiful setting, which includes the farm belonging to the family who are descended from the farmer who originally found the remains. For curious minded and scholastically encouraged kids, you can't beat a bit of villa! Budding history buffs can find out about 2...
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Hove Museum and Art Gallery - Hove
Step into a world of toys, cinema, local history, and fine art. Hove Museum & Art Gallery also boasts one of the finest craft collections in the country, and is an oasis of learning and enjoyment for everyone. Opening times Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10am-5pm Sunday 2-5pm Closed Wednesdays ...
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Booth Museum of Natural History - Brighton
Over half a million specimens, natural history literature and data, extending back over three centuries are housed in this fascinating museum. It was the creation of the Victorian ornithologist Edward Booth (1840-1890) who built it in the garden of his house in 1874, to house his collection of stuffed British birds. Each bird is an outstanding...
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Jill Windmill
Our Society has fully restored and now maintains Jill Windmill, a 19th century corn windmill located at Clayton, West Sussex in the United Kingdom. A traditional working corn windmill in the South Downs National Park. The earliest reference to a windmill on the present site is from September 1765 when an indenture was made between Viscount...
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Preston Manor
Preston Manor offers over 20 magnificent and historical rooms to visit ranging from the elegance of the Edwardian boudoirs to the hearty practicality of the big kitchen sculleries. All sympathetically refurnished to appear as original as possible, so a nicely atmospheric experience for the casual visitor and a wealth of information for those...
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Petworth House and Park - Perworth
The vast late 17th-century mansion is set in a beautiful 283-hectare (700-acre) deer park, landscaped by 'Capability' Brown and immortalised in Turner's paintings. The house contains the National Trust's finest collection of pictures, with numerous works by Turner, Van Dyck, Reynolds and Blake, ancient and Neo-classical sculpture, fine...
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Royal Pavilion
Royal Pavilion is a luxurious palace with lots of interesting rooms for the kids to check out. There are multimedia guides available (included in admission price), which are a great interactive way for kids to learn the background and facts as you tour the pavilion. There is also an audio visual room with a presentation about the pavilion and...
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Toy and Model Museum - Brighton
The Brighton Toy and Model Museum is is a treasure trove of Toys and Models that extends over four thousand square feet of floorspace, through four of the Early Victorian arches supporting Brighton Railway Station's forecourt. Founded in 1991, it has over ten thousand toys and models in its catalogue, including priceless...
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Tangmere Military Aviation Museum
Tangmere Military Aviation Museum is situated in a corner of the old RAF Tangmere airfield, famed for its illustrious service from 1916 through to the post-war years. It was opened by a group of aviation enthusiasts in 1982 to promote public awareness of the United Kingdom’s military aviation heritage, educate present and...
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South Downs Planetarium Science Centre
The South Downs Planetarium is a registered educational charity, which is run by a dedicated team of volunteers and astronomy enthusiasts. It operates throughout the year, but is not open every day and for that reason is not open to casual visitors. However, the Planetarium is available for private bookings on any day of the week, and we can...
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Weald & Downland Open Air Museum - Chichester
Our ancestors’ homes and the way they built them, their animals and the way they raised them, their crops and flowers and the way they grew them…at the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum you’ll discover how the people of south east England lived and worked over the past 500 years. And it’s all set in 50 glorious acres of the South Downs National...
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BOXGROVE PRIORY
FREE ENTRY Open any reasonable time during daylight hours ADDRESS: Boxgrove, West Sussex BEFORE YOU GO The small Benedictine priory of Boxgrove in West Sussex was founded in about 1107, originally for just three monks. In a beautiful setting at the foot of the South Downs, the principal remains include a fine two-storey guest...
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The Novium Museum
The museum is housed in a new building designed to display the remains of Chichester's Roman Bath house. On the ground floor this open archaeological site is interpreted by a short film showing the use of the baths and what the site has been used for since. These remains are one of the most significant Roman finds in Chichester and include...
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Fishbourne Roman Palace
Imagine the luxury that would once have surrounded the proud owner of this lavish Roman residence. This palace was certainly fit for a king. Stroll around the recreated Roman gardens – the earliest gardens found anywhere in the country – and enjoy the largest collection of mosaics in situ in the UK. Click here for a short talk about...
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Lewes Castle & Barbican House Museum
At Lewes Castle and Barbican House Museum you can: Climb to the top of the Castle Keep, and look out for miles accross Sussex Fire a crossbow, build an arrowslit, dress up as a Lady or Knight Watch a film about the history of Lewes See the Lewes Town Model Lewes Castle & Barbican House Museum Opening Times Open...
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Middle Farm - Lewes
We are open from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm every day except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. There is no charge for entry to Middle Farm, apart from the Open Farm where tickets are £4.00 per head. There is no charge for children under 3. Season tickets also available at a cost £35 per...
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Newhaven Fort
An award-winning attraction and a fine example of an English fortification, Newhaven Fort has the sights, sounds - even the smells - of the period, all found in a range of exhibitions and audio-visual presentations. Offering the perfect family day out, there is so much to explore...
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The Man In The Moon
We've got 6 weeks of dramatically different fun starting Monday 23rd July at Cameldale School in Haslemere for everyone to enjoy. There's an exciting range of drama, games and craft activities all led by our experienced, enthusiastic and CRB checked Crew. We are registered with Ofsted. You can book any combination of days over the six weeks and...
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Stansted Park
Stansted Park is set within 1700 acres of forest in the heart of the south downs national park. We have so much to see and do so why not bring the kids along for a day out with a difference?! Visit the walled gardens for a ride on our mini railway, to let off steam in the play area, for a delicious bite to eat at The Pavilion tea room or to...
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Uppark House and Gardens
Perched grandly high on the South Downs ridge, Uppark is a tranquil and eminently explorable 18th century house commanding southern views as far as the English Channel! Uppark's variety of Georgian interiors help illustrate for kids the luxury of life ‘upstairs’, in contrast with the somewhat grimmer ‘downstairs’ world of...
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Sustainability Centre
The South Downs Sustainability Centre are an independent education and learning centre, a veritable beacon for sustainability and an award-winning social enterprise charity: well worth a visit with curious kids of all ages to start setting them a good environmental example! With a holistic, practical and creative approach to education the fun and...
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Guildford House Gallery
Guildford House is a fascinating 17th century town house at the top of Guildford High Street. From April 2005 to March 2006 a record 122,622 visitors came through the doors of Guildford House.
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Juniper Hall Field Centre
Get up close to your local wildlife at our Surrey Wildlife Festival. Join the fun with activities including meet the animals, face painting, games, food & drink and much much more. Limited parking for disabled. Cost: Adults £4, under 16’s £3, under 3’s FREE, family ticket £10 Start date: 08 June 2013,...
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Dapdune Wharf
The award-winning visitor centre at Dapdune Wharf in Guildford tells the story of the navigations and the people who lived and worked on this 360 year old waterway. Visitors can see where the huge Wey barges were built and climb aboard 'Reliance', one of three surviving barges, so there’s plenty of educational scope here! There is...
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Rural Life Centre - Farnham
The Rural Life Centre is a country life museum, assembled by the late Mr & Mrs Henry Jackson and now run by a charitable trust. It is pleasantly distributed over ten acres of field, woodland and barns, and comprises a large number of implements and devices marking over 150 years of farming. Many aspects of village and rural life are...
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Michelham Priory and Gardens - Hailsham
Michelham Priory is a very beautiful historic property nestling deep in the Sussex countryside and offers much to interest visitors – history, exhibits, superbly kept gardens, art exhibitions, wildlife, working watermill. There is a well-stocked Gift Shop and a self-service restaurant serving teas, coffees, cold drinks,...
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The Observatory Science Centre - Hailsham
Spectacular hands-on science and discovery among the domes and telescopes of a world famous astronomical observatory. The Centre will be open daily from the 29th January to 27th November. Plus weekends of 15th / 16th, 22nd / 23rd January and 3rd / 4th, 10th / 11th December. TIMES 10 am - 5 pm January / February / March and October / November...
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Herstmonceux Castle Gardens
Herstmonceux Castle Gardens and Grounds is a 300 acre estate including woodland, formal themed gardens and of course a 15th century moated castle. Made from red brick Herstmonceux Castle is one of the earliest examples of a brick built building in England. As well as operating throughout spring and summer as a popular tourist attraction,...
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WAVERLEY ABBEY
Waverley Abbey in Surrey was the very first monastery founded in Britain by the reforming Cistercian religious order. A small group of monks from France settled in this quiet spot by the River Wey in 1128, and Waverley soon became the springboard for Cistercian settlement in southern England. The impressive remains include the fine 13th century...
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Royal Marines Museum - Southsea
The Royal Marines Museum depicts history of the Royal Marines from 1664 through to present day. Personal stories of wars, battles and events of great significance, make the history of the Royal Marines comes to life. The Curators at the Museum collect and display contemporary material so that the story of our history is told up to the present...
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Bognor Museum
Find out more of the history of early Bognor, when Sir Richard Hotham set about transforming a small fishing village into a fashionable seaside resort. The Museum is run by the Bognor Regis Local History Society and has been in this building since 2011. Almost every aspect of Bognor’s history is represented, from rocks and fossils millions...
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Portsmouth City Museum
Portsmouth City Museum is a great place for to get to know the city and its history that have various events throughout the year. Children will enjoy it looks which is like a manor house with turrets and pointed roofs, which was actually a former barracks. The main attraction is: 'The story of Portsmouth ' is the name of those galleries which...
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ROYAL GARRISON CHURCH, PORTSMOUTH
Royal Garrison Church was built in about 1212 by the Bishop of Winchester as part of a hospital and hostel for pilgrims. Used as an ammunition store after the Reformation, it became part of the governor of Portsmouth’s house during Elizabeth I’s reign. The church was restored in the 19th century, and although the...
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Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Discover the world famous historic ships – HMS Victory & HMS Warrior 1860 that have shaped British history at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Home of the Royal Navy, other attractions include The Royal Naval Museum, with a new Exhibition “Task Force South: The Royal Navy and the Falklands War”, and Action Stations with the...
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The Mary Rose
Raised in 1982, the Mary Rose is housed in her own purpose-built museum in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, just a few miles from where she was lost. See the thousands of Tudor objects and personal possessions that were preserved when Henry’s favourite warship sank at the Battle of the Solent in 1545. Learn about the huge underwater...
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Portsmouth Blue Reef Aquarium
Welcome to Blue Reef Aquarium in Southsea, Portsmouth, voted Visitor Attraction of the Year by Tourism South East.Situated on Clarence Esplanade, between the two piers overlooking the busy Solent, Blue Reef Aquarium is a great visit whatever the weather. Enjoy close encounters with graceful sharks and rays. Stroll among the colourful inhabitants...
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Southsea Castle
Built in 1544, the Castle was part of a series of fortifications constructed by Henry VIII around England's coasts to protect the country from invaders. Barely was the work completed when Henry VIII's flagship, the Mary Rose, tragically sank in front of the Castle. During the English Civil War, nearly a century later, the Castle was captured for...
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Curtis Museum - Alton
One of the finest local history collections in Hampshire, exploring 100 million years of history Displays include prehistoric tools, Roman pottery reconstruction, Saxon burials, the Battle of Alton 1643, the notorious tale of Sweet Fanny Adams and Hop picking and brewing. Open Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 5pm ...
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PORTCHESTER CASTLE
Looking for a fun family day out? Visit Portchester Castle in Hampshire, South East England. It provides the perfect setting for a relaxed, fun, historic day out. The castle’s commanding location has made it a major factor in the Solent's defences for hundreds of years. The most impressive and best-preserved of the Roman 'Saxon Shore'...
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Pevensey Castle
Pevensey Castle is a great family day out in East Sussex, encompassing rich history and fun things to do and see for adults and children. With a history stretching back over 16 centuries, Pevensey Castle chronicles more graphically than any other fortress the story of Britain's south coast defences. Beginning in the 4th century as one of the last...
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Royal Navy Submarine Museum - Gosport
Dive into history... A visit to the Submarine Museum includes the incredible experience of actually going onboard a WW2 submarine HMS Alliance with a submariner Guide. The visitor can chat with our submariners and find out what it was like to face danger in battle, to share jokes, hot bunk and how the torpedo section doubled up as...
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Redoubt Fortress and Military Museum
Redoubt Fortress and Military Museum is an excellent place to take kids who are interested in history, the military or great buildings. As well as a large military collection, the museum also holds a range of events and exhibitions throughout the year. There is plenty to keep younger visitors enthralled, such as the chance to dress up in...
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Bembridge Lifeboat Station
Bembridge Lifeboat Station is at the end of a long pier so you and the kids can enjoy the views of the coast as you arrive. The station is very well maintained and has a lift for disabled access and prams. It has lots of information about the RNLI locally and nationally to inspire kids with stories of bravery and rescues! There are plenty of...
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FORT BROCKHURST
One of a number of forts built in the 1850s and 1860s to protect Portsmouth and its vital harbour against a French invasion. Largely unaltered, the parade ground, gun ramps and moated keep can all be viewed. The fort currently stores a treasure trove of objects from English Heritage's extensive reserve collections. Objects...
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Hever Castle and Gardens
The spectacular gardens at Hever Castle were laid out between 1904 and 1908 by Joseph Cheal & Son, turning marshland into the spectacular gardens you see today. Mazes are part of the Renaissance garden tradition, becoming part of formal garden design throughout Europe. This became unpopular in the eighteenth century and was revived in...
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Chiddingstone Castle - Edenbridge
Come and visit us on Sundays to Wednesdays from 11am to 5pm and enjoy the Castle and Tea Rooms - or visit any day of the week (apart from Saturdays) to have a stroll in the Gardens and Grounds. The Season : The Castle and Tea Rooms are now open until Sunday, 30th October inclusive.* The Gardens and...
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Fort Nelson - Fareham
This imposing Victorian fort is home to the Royal Armouries national collection of artillery – The Big Guns. Strategically positioned atop Portsdown Hill, with panoramic views across the Meon Valley and Portsmouth Harbour, Fort Nelson is an historic monument, restored to how it would have been in the 1890s. Visitors can access...
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SOUTHWICK PRIORY
Southwick Priory in Hampshire was originally founded for Augustinian canons by Henry I in 1133 within the walls of nearby Portchester Castle, but the canons had moved to the present site within 20 years. After its suppression in 1538 Southwick was converted into a mansion, and today one wall of the priory and earthworks survive. BEFORE YOU GO ...
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TITCHFIELD ABBEY
First built in the 13th century, Titchfield Abbey in Hampshire was the home of a community of Premonstratensian canons. The canons lived communally, like monks, but also preached and served as priests in the local community. After the Suppression of the Monasteries, Henry VIII gave the abbey to Sir Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton, who...
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Chessington SEA LIFE centre
The 250,000-litre aquarium located within Chessington Zoo houses over 20 marine displays, allowing you to come nose to nose with a wide range of sea creatures ranging from tiny shrimps and colourful clownfish, to majestic sharks and magnificent stingrays. Packed full of fun exhibitions, including interactive rockpools, daily talks and feeding...
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Chartwell Home of Churchill
Chartwell was the Churchill family home and is a fascinating resource for personal information on him. Ideal for school age kids and interested sorts, with a few peripheral attractions to soften the blow to those who just wanted to play today! The rooms which Churchill frequented remain much as they were when he did, with personal pictures,...
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Brading Roman Villa
Brading Roman Villa is one of the finest Romano-British archaeological sites in the UK. Our award-winning Exhibition and Visitor Centre offers a unique insight into Roman life in Britain, from our beautifully preserved mosaic floors to our extensive collection of Roman archaeology, including coins, pottery and tools. Whether you are a family...
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Brading The Experience
The original Isle of Wight Wax Works Museum and Animal World was founded by Graham Osborne-Smith and opened in 1965. Today it is still owned by an Islander who has developed this historical and wonderfully interesting attraction into more than just a Wax Works. It now has many exciting ongoing developments, and in particular the huge new extension...
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Nunwell House and Gardens - Brading
The picturesque house has been a family home since 1522 and is of great historic and architectural interest. It was here that Sir John Oglander, was host to Charles I on his last night of freedom and modern day visitors can still see the Parlour Chamber in which they met. The house is beautifully furnished, there are exhibits recalling the...
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Odiham Castle
t was one of only three strongholds built by King John, to add to the ninety he already had at his disposal, and the site was chosen because it lay halfway between Windsor and Winchester. King John may have decided on Odiham as a suitable site for a castle on his visit to the town in 1204. Construction began in 1207 and continued until...
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Penshurst Place and Gardens
Penshurst Place and Gardens have something to offer all the family with the lively recreation of interesting historic events, staff led craft activities, seasonal children's gardens trails around the labrynthine gardens and nearly seven centuries of history all in one place! Their traditional Adventure Playground has swings, balancing bars,...
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BISHOP'S WALTHAM PALACE
Even by the standards of the powerful medieval Bishops of Winchester, Bishop's Waltham in Hampshire was a grand residence. Much remains of the 12th and 14th century buildings, which were begun by Bishop Henry of Blois, brother of King Stephen. Set within attractive grounds, they include the impressive three-storey tower and the fine...
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Dinosaur Isle - Sandown
Dinosaur Isle is Britain's first purpose built dinosaur museum and visitor attraction; based in Sandown on the Isle of Wight. The Island's diverse geology contains a wealth of fossils that tell us much about the past and gives clues to the effects of possible future environmental changes. Starting about 126 million years ago the rocks record the...
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Glory Art Glass - Sandown
From our small studio on the Isle of Wight we make our colourful glass. We also sell most of our glass in the studio so we get to meet the people who buy our glass. Now we are on the web and some of our current work is available for purchase online. Each piece is signed and dated, packed carefully and sent...
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Bexhill Museum - Bexhill On Sea
Bexhill Museum is managed by The Society of Bexhill Museums Ltd, a volunteer run registered charitable company, limited by guarantee. (Reg Charity No. 1102638). Our stated aim is to provide a museum to promote, improve and advance the education of and to generally benefit and entertain the public. Newly refurbished and extended, the displays and...
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Hampton Court Palace - East Molesey
Henry VIII's Great Hall The Great Hall is England’s greatest medieval hall and one of Britain’s oldest theatres. William Shakespeare’s company performed there in 1603-4. Young Henry VIII exhibition Meet the 'pin-up' prince, before he became fat old Henry VIII, at our...
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Tonbridge Castle
Tonbridge boasts Kent's best example of a Motte-and-Bailey Gatehouse, and its mighty gatehouse is among the finest in England. Yet its glory lies not only in what can be seen. Its story is interwoven with that of kings and archbishops, tyrants and heroes, murderers and mercenaries who, on this ancient site and inside these weathered stone...
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Coombe Conduit
For 350 years Coombe Conduit formed part of a system which collected water from nearby springs and channelled it to Hampton Court Palace. One of three such conduits that supplied the palace, the remaining structure represents an intriguing survival of the ingenious Tudor waterworks system. Managed by the Kingston upon Thames Society in...
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Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum - Southampton
THE LAST REMAINING STEAM DRIVEN BRICKWORKS IN THE COUNTRY Welcome to Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum. We are a volunteer run independent museum based near Southampton. The museum is open from April to November: Thursdays 10-4 and for eight big Open Days - click on events to find out when the next one is ...
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Scotney Castle - Tunbridge Wells
Scotney is not one but two houses. At the top of the hill is the new house, designed by Anthony Salvin in Elizabethan style and built in 1837 for Edward Hussey III, who took the ‘Picturesque’ style as his inspiration. At the bottom of the valley are the romantic ruins of a medieval castle and moat. This is the focal point of the...
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BAYHAM OLD ABBEY
Bayham Abbey makes a fascinating day out on the Kent Sussex border. The impressive ruins, built from golden local sandstone, include much of the 13th to 15th-century church, the chapter house, and a picturesque 14th-century gatehouse. Bayham Abbey is now set in grounds designed by famous landscape gardener Humphry...
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Shipwreck and Maritime Museum - Arreton
Shipwreck Centre & Maritime Experience, including audio visual room showing action films. "Wreck and Rescue" Lifeboat Museum, featuring vintage 1887 "Queen Victoria" pulling/sailing lifeboat and RNLI archive material Smuggling and Fishing displays ...
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1066 Battle of Hastings - Abbey and Battlefield
Everyone knows at least one date in English history – 1066, the year the invading Normans defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings. In fact the conflict took place some 7 miles north of Hastings, at a place then called Senlac. Here, William the Conqueror later founded ‘Battle’ Abbey to commemorate the event and on the site...
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Yesterday's World - Battle
Battle Experience an amazing 125 years of British social history magically brought back to life. Discover 5 floors and over 150,000 nostalgic artefacts plus virtual and interactive exhibits. Journey through history with superbly recreated life size street scenes and shop displays, with evocative sounds and smells of the...
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Osborne House - East Cowes
Osborne House offers a glimpse into the private life of the royal family and is filled with original furnishings and priceless artworks. The grounds immediately surrounding the house are a joy to explore with stunning views of the Solent. As the island’s most iconic tourist attraction, Osborne’s opulent state ...
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APPULDURCOMBE HOUSE
Begun in the early 18th century as the seat of the Worsley family , Appuldurcombe was once the grandest house on the Isle of Wight. A later owner, Sir Richard Worsley, the 7th baronet, gained notoriety for a 1782 court case in which his wife, Seymour, admitted to having had 27 lovers. Appuldurcombe was a...
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Bodiam Castle
Perfect example of a late medieval moated castle One of Britain's most famous and evocative castles Sussex Family Attraction of the Year Medieval battlements, ramparts and moat to explore Try on armour (on selected days in school holidays) Wonderful views across an archaeology-rich landscape What's new this year ...
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Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum
The all-new Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum, located at the home of the Wimbledon Championships, is set to be the newest star of world tennis when the attraction is officially opened today by HRH The Duke of Kent, President of the All England Club and Patron of the Museum, after a multi-million pound transformation. The new Museum combines...
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OLD SOAR MANOR
Old Soar Manor is a small but complete portion of a stone manor house built in about 1290. Lying in a remote part of the Kent countryside, on the edge of the North Downs, this rare survival of 13th century domestic architecture gives an illuminating insight into the life of a rich medieval household. The manor originally belonged to...
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