West Sussex Museums

Amberley Working Museum

A 36 acre site exhibits include a narrow-guage railway and vintage bus collection (which provide free travel around site). our new Connected Earth Telecommunications Hall. SEEBOARD Electricity Hall, printing workshop and wheelwrights. The museum is also home to traditional craftspeople. such as the broom-maker, blacksmith, walking stick maker, potter and clay-pipe maker.

Amberley. Arundel  BN18 9LT   Tel: 01798 831370

Arundel Museum & Heritage Centre

2000 years of Arundel's fascinating heritage; 8 rooms; fabulous old photographs, superb scale models, special seasonal exhibitions.

61 High Street, Arundel  BN18  9AJ  Tel: 01903 885708.

Bognor Regis Wireless Museum

40 years of valve radio, crystal receivers and television history. Take a trip down memory lane, try your hand at morse code and watch 45 minute documentary film. Free admision

69 High Street, Bognor Regis PO21 1RY Tel: 01243 865636.

Bognor Regis Local History Society Museum

Small local history museum of the seaside. Shop window displays. Memorabilia Edwardian kitchen. Local fossils. Temporary exhibitions. Free admission

69 High Street, Bognor Regis. PO21 1RY  Tel: 01243 865636

Chichester District Museum

Explore the fascinating history of Chichester and district through geology, archaeology and social history displays and gallery activities. Special events and temporary exhibitions. Free admission.

29 Little London. Chichester PO19 1PB  Tel: 01243 784683   Email

Crawley Museum Centre

Small local history museum permanent and temporary exhibitions. Free admission

Goffs Park House, Old Horsham Road, Crawley.  RH11 8PE  Tel: 01293 539088.  Email

Henfield Museum

A local history museum with domestic objects, agricultural bygones, costume, local uniforms, local paintings & photographs illustrating life in a rural area from medieval times.  Free admission.

Henfield Hall. Cooper's Way  BN5 9DB  Tel: 01273 492546.  Email

Horsham Museum and Tourist Information Centre

Housed in a 16 century building the museum offers over 100 years of collecting history. From dinosaur bones to bicycles. from domestic crafts to family equipment. New exhibitions include Crime and Punishment and Kitchen and Garden Gallery.

9 The Causeway Horsham. RH12 1HE  Tel: 01403 254959   Email

Littlehampton Museum

Five permanent galleries. including - The Littlehampton Stor:l. BC to CD (archaeology and local history), The Sea Room (maritime history) and The Lens Room (photography past and present). Plus a lively programme of temporary exhibitions and events. Free admission.

Manor House, Church Street, Littlehampton BN17 5EW  Tel: 01903 738100.   Email

Marlipins Museum

Shoreham's local and especially maritime history is explored at Marlipins an attractive historic Norman customs house. Superb maritime models and paintings. Temporary exhibitions during season.

High Street, Shoreham-by-Sea  BN43 5DA Tel: 01273 462994   Email

Mechanical Music and Doll Collection

Housed in a former Victorian church, this collection of mechanical musical instruments includes polyphons, organettes, barrel-organs, barrel-pianos, orchestrions and fair organs, all restored and played to visitors during guided tours

Church Rd, Portfield, Chichester   PO19 4HL  Tel: 01243 372646.

The Petworth Cottage Museum

Walk into a Leconfield Estate cottage as if it were still 1910. The gas lit atmosphere at the home of Mrs Mary Cummings seamstress at Petworth House is unique.

346 High Street, Petworth. GU28 0AU Tel: 01798 342100  Email

Royal Military Police Museum

View military police history from Tudor times to current operations in the former Yugoslavia. Free admission.

Roussillon Barracks. Broyle Road. Chichester. PO19 4BN Tel: 01243 534225.  Email

Steyning Museum

The story of Steyning from Saxon Times. This lively museum also holds special exhibitions. Free admission.

Church St, Steyning  BN44 3YB  Tel: 01903 813333.

Tangmere Military Aviation Museum

80 years of aviation at this former Battle of Britain station. Record-breaking aircraft: Hunter. Meteor. plus many more. Memorial garden.

Tangmere Nr. Chichester. PO20 2ES  Tel: 01243 775223.

Weald & Downland Open Air Museum

Come and discover a very special place in the heart of the South Downs. Explore over 40 original historic buildings now vividly demonstrating the homes, workplaces and domestic gardens of the past. Enjoy traditional farming in action, shire horses, a Tudor kitchen at work and the Downland Gridshell. Events and children's activities throughout the year.

Singleton, Chichester   PO18 0EU Tel:01243 811348.  Email

Worthing Museum and Art Gallery

Friendly museum with wonderful collections of art, costume, archaeology, local history and toys. Lively exhibition programme  in galleries and sculpture garden. Free admission.

Chapel Rd. Worthing BH11 1HP  Tel: 01903 239999.    Email