Places to Visit in Sussex

Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre gives you the chance to experience the intrigue & magic of the past & gives you the chance to find out more about our heritage & be nostalgic.  It is set in the South Downs National Park. There's Vintage Fun on a vintage bus or narrow gauge railway, and there are steam engines to see, buses & fire engines.. They are closed during winter months but open in the February half term - for opening hours click here. It's also home to a number of resident craftspeople, including a walking stick maker, a potter, a broommaker, stained glass maker & a blacksmith & you can watch them all at work and ask them questions. You can also become a volunteer. 

You can enjoyably spend time exploring Sussex villages & Sussex towns such as Midhurst (described by English Heritage as "a hidden jewel" - get off the main street and discover the back lanes)

Petworth House also has an amazing deer park,
and a wonderful collection of paintings

Other things we've done in Sussex have included..

• buying clothes for my father in the historic town of Petworth in Allens Mens Clothing Store, plus browsing lots of antique shops 
• window-shopping & people watching in cities such as Chichester with its magnificent cathedral or Brighton
• discovering the little old cottages in the older part of Shoreham by Sea, just off the sea front
• getting absolutely immersed in the rare & second hand book shops in Lewes - which also has the Anne of Cleves House 
• enjoying the relaxing roll of the sea on the pebbly beach at the Witterings. 
• getting plenty of good fresh air on the Sussex Downs with its fantastic views of the countryside on one side and the English Channel on the other
• spending hours strolling around Leonardslee Gardens (which are opening up again in March 2019!)
• wondering through Horsham with its bandstand & square makes for an enjoyable afternoon's stroll
• visiting the llama park at Ashdown Forest & talking an afternoon walk in Ashdown Forest itself
• playing Pooh Sticks 
• visit Arundel Castle, founded in the 11th century - don't forget to explore their gardens and search out their events especially if you are into history or classical cars
• visiting the Weald and Downland Living Museum with its Rare and Traditional Breeds Show  and Saddles and Steam 
• going to Arundel Cathedral 
• head to Bignor Roman Villa, the stunning remains of a Roman home with world-class mosaic floors in a spectacular Downland setting
• Visit one of the six historic sites of the Sussex Archaeological Society