Eastbourne Heritage Centre,
2 Carlisle Road,
Eastbourne,
BN21 4JJ
East Sussex,
England,
Collection details,
Social History,
Contact details;
General information (Tel) : 01323 411189.
E-mail : owenboydell@tinyworld.com
Website : www.eastbourneheritagecentre.co.uk.
Open
Although currently only open in the summer months it can be opened expressly for
groups at other times and is a curiously fascinating venue for small groups to hold parties - contact Norah Marshall on 725717 for further information.
The Centre is open from April to September every day including Saturdays between 2-5pm.
Situated close to seafront Eastbourne Heritage Centre is a wealth of information on local history and has frequent varied exhibitions and talks during the summer months ,come and spend a while looking into the history of Eastbourne and view a dvd of proposed developments.
Military Museum of Sussex,
Redoubt Fortress,
Royal Parade,
Eastbourne,
BN22 7AQ,
East Sussex,
England,
Collection details,
Coins and Medals, Weapons and War
How We Lived Then'
Museum of Shops, Eastbourne, East Sussex, 20 Cornfield Terrace, Eastbourne (just off the seafront between War Memorial roundabout and theatres). Visit the Famous South Coast Museum of Shops. See over 100,000 exhibits, collected during the past 40 years, on four floors of old shops, room-settings and displays. School and other parties welcomed (reduced rates and work sheets on application). Interesting Gift Shop at entrance. Toilet on premises. Tea shops and restaurants nearby. Opening Times:
Open daily (incl. Sundays) 10am - 5.30pm (last entry 5pm, winter subject to alteration). Tel: 01323 737143
The Alexandra Arms,
Address: 453 Seaside, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 7SA
Arlington Arms, 360 Seaside, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 7RY
The Black Horse, 220 Seaside, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 7QU
Miniature Steam Railway
Adventure Park, Eastbourne, East Sussex. A railway adventure in Eastbourne. Ride for nearly a mile behind scale coal-fired miniature steam locomotives around a 5-acre lake. Fun or relaxation all day. Adventure playground, indoor model railways, garden railway, steam or diesel train journeys, lineside walk, picnic areas, maze, Thomas the Tank Engine souvenir/gift shop, day ticket angling, café and prize winning tea gardens. Free parking. No dogs. Follow signs to Eastbourne Industrial Estates to Lottbridge Drove then brown signs to Mini Railway. Opening Times: Open daily 12 Apr - 28 Sept. Tel: 01323 520229
Eastbourne Pier, Eastbourne pier provides entertainment for all the family from dawn till dusk. The fun starts with the Funtasia amusement arcade, then on for a bit of shopping. After a boat trip, an ice cream, a few games of Bingo and a spot of fishing - the Waterfront bar and restaurant is the perfect place to eat, drink and relax. Alternatively you can choose to dance your socks off at our own Bar Copa or Atlantis niteclub. New for 2003 is the Camera Obscura - a fully restored 360 degree Victorian projector making us the only pier in the world with a fully operational attraction of this type! Opening Times:
Open all year round. Tel: 01323 410466
Fort Fun & Rockys, Eastbourne, East Sussex. Adventure for all the family at Fort Fun in Eastbourne, a 2-acre family fun park. Reach new heights on the Bat Ride (if you dare), ride the 6-lane slide as tall as a house, or climb aboard the runaway train junior roller-coaster. Play Adventure Golf or drive one of our Formula One Karts and if it’s wet - come inside Rocky’s indoor Adventure Play area - Birthday Party heaven! Opening Times:
Rocky’s open year-round 10am - 6pm (except 25/26 Dec). Fort Fun Park open summer season only. Tel: 01323 642833
Seven Sisters Sheep Centre, Eastbourne, East Sussex, The Good Britain Guide Sussex Family Attraction of the Year 2002. A family-run farm for animal lovers of all ages; the world’s largest collection of breeds of sheep and all the other farm favourites, tame enough to touch and feed. Daily bottle feeding, tractor rides, tea room, gift shop and picnic area. Lambing time 8 March - 5 May. Closed 6 May - 4 July. Shearing and sheep milking 5 July - 7 September. Mobile farm unit for visits to schools, open days etc. Opening Times:
Open daily: 10am - 5pm weekends & East Sussex school hols, other times 2pm - 5pm. Tel: 01323 423302
