List of museums in West Sussex facts for kids

Welcome to a list of awesome museums you can visit in West Sussex, England! Museums are super cool places where people collect and look after amazing objects. These objects can be about history, art, science, or even how people used to live. Then, they show them to everyone! This list also includes art galleries where you can see fantastic paintings and sculptures. We're only talking about real places you can visit, not museums that are just online.

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Museums in West Sussex

Name	Image	Town/City	Region	Type	What You Can See
Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre	An old bus at Amberley Museum	Amberley	Horsham	Open-air	A huge outdoor museum (36 acres!) showing old industries, ways to communicate, and transport like trains.
Arundel Castle	Arundel Castle	Arundel	Arun	Historic house	A beautiful old castle that has been restored. See paintings, furniture, tapestries, and even suits of armor!
Arundel Museum	Arundel Museum	Arundel	Arun	Local	Learn about the history of Arundel town and its connection to the sea.
Bignor Roman Villa	Roman mosaics at Bignor Villa	Bignor	Chichester	Archaeology	Explore the remains of an ancient Roman home and farm. Don't miss the amazing mosaic floors!
Bognor Regis Museum		Bognor Regis	Arun	Multiple	Discover local history, old fossils, and cool shop displays from the past. See old radios, TVs, and even a Victorian kitchen.
Burgess Hill Museum		Burgess Hill	Mid Sussex	Local	Find out about the history and culture of Burgess Hill.
Cass Sculpture Foundation	Sculpture at Cass Foundation	Goodwood	Chichester	Art	A fantastic outdoor park filled with modern sculptures.
Clayton Windmills	Clayton Windmills	Clayton	Mid Sussex	Mill	Visit two old windmills from the 1800s, a post mill and a tower mill.
Coultershaw Beam Pump	Coultershaw Beam Pump	Petworth	Chichester	Technology	See an 18th-century waterwheel-powered pump that used to move water.
Cowdray House	Ruins of Cowdray House	Midhurst	Chichester	Historic house	Take a tour of the ruins of a grand Tudor house from the 1500s, partly destroyed by fire.
Crawley Museum Centre		Crawley	Crawley	Local	Learn about the history, culture, and archaeology of Crawley.
Cuckfield Museum		Cuckfield	Mid Sussex	Local	Explore the local history and culture of Cuckfield.
East Grinstead Museum		East Grinstead	Mid Sussex	Local	Discover the history and culture of East Grinstead.
Fishbourne Roman Palace	Fishbourne Roman Palace	Fishbourne	Chichester	Archaeology	Walk through the remains of a huge Roman palace with amazing mosaic floors and a recreated garden.
Goodwood House	Goodwood House	Goodwood	Chichester	Historic house	A beautiful country house with fancy rooms and a collection of art.
Hammerwood Park		East Grinstead	Mid Sussex	Historic house	A country house built in 1792, designed by Benjamin Latrobe.
Henfield Museum		Henfield	Horsham	Local	Learn about the history and culture of Henfield.
High Salvington Windmill	High Salvington Windmill	High Salvington	Worthing	Mill	An 18th-century post windmill you can visit.
Horsham Museum	Horsham Museum	Horsham	Horsham	Multiple	Explore local history, crafts, old photos, and even reconstructed old shops. See items related to the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Ifield Water Mill	Ifield Water Mill	Crawley	Crawley	Mill	A watermill from the 1800s.
Littlehampton Museum		Littlehampton	Arun	Local	Discover the history of Littlehampton, its maritime past, and art exhibits.
Marlipins Museum	Marlipins Museum	Shoreham-by-Sea	Adur	Local	Learn about the local and maritime history of Shoreham-by-Sea.
Nymans		Handcross	Mid Sussex	Historic house	A beautiful Gothic-style house from the late 1800s, partly destroyed by fire in 1947.
Newtimber Place		Newtimber	Mid Sussex	Historic house	A 15th-century house surrounded by a moat, open for guided tours.
The Novium	The Novium Museum	Chichester	Chichester	Local	Explore the local history, geology, and archaeology of Chichester.
Oldland Mill	Oldland Mill	Keymer	Mid Sussex	Mill	An 18th-century post windmill.
Otter Gallery		Chichester	Chichester	Art	A modern art gallery that is part of the University of Chichester.
Oxmarket Centre of Arts		Chichester	Chichester	Art	A place to see various art exhibitions.
Pallant House Gallery	Pallant House Gallery	Chichester	Chichester	Art	A gallery focused on modern British art.
Parham Park	Parham Park	Cootham	Horsham	Historic house	An Elizabethan house and its beautiful gardens.
Petworth Cottage Museum	Petworth Cottage Museum	Petworth	Chichester	Historic house	A restored worker's cottage from 1910, showing how a seamstress lived.
Petworth House	Petworth House	Petworth	Chichester	Historic house	A grand mansion from the late 1600s with an important collection of paintings and sculptures. It has a huge park designed by Capability Brown.
The Priest House, West Hoathly		West Hoathly	Mid Sussex	Historic house	An early 15th-century timber-framed house with rooms showing furniture and items from the 1600s and 1700s.
Sackville College	Sackville College	East Grinstead	Mid Sussex	Historic site	A Jacobean almshouse (a place for poor people to live) with a chapel and great hall, open for tours.
Saint Hill Manor	Saint Hill Manor	Saint Hill Green	Mid Sussex	Historic house	An 18th-century house that has changed over time with its different owners. It is now the head office for the Church of Scientology in the UK.
Shoreham Airport Visitor Centre	Shoreham Airport	Shoreham-by-Sea	Adur	Aviation	Learn about the history of aviation in the area and see cool memorabilia. You can even take airport tours!
St. Mary's House & Gardens		Bramber	Horsham	Historic house	A late 15th-century timber-framed house on land once connected to the Knights Templar.
Standen	Standen House	East Grinstead	Mid Sussex	Historic house	A beautiful Arts and Crafts style house and gardens from the late 1800s.
Stansted House	Stansted House	Stoughton	Chichester	Historic house	An Edwardian country house with a lovely park.
Steyning Museum		Steyning	Horsham	Local	Discover the local history and culture of Steyning.
Storrington Museum		Storrington	Horsham	Local	Learn about the history and culture of Storrington.
Tangmere Military Aviation Museum	Tangmere Military Aviation Museum	Tangmere	Chichester	Aviation	Explore the history of the old RAF Tangmere airfield. See historic military aircraft and learn about its role in the Battle of Britain.
TimeMachineFun Center		East Ashling	Chichester	Horology	Learn about the science and technology of clocks, time, and how we measure it.
Uppark	Uppark House	South Harting	Chichester	Historic house	A restored 18th-century Georgian house with old paintings, furniture, and ceramics. You can also see the Victorian servant's quarters.
Weald and Downland Open Air Museum	Buildings at Weald and Downland Museum	Singleton	Chichester	Open-air	This museum has almost 50 historic buildings from the 1200s to the 1800s. There are also gardens, farm animals, and a lake.
West Dean College	West Dean House	West Dean	Chichester	Art	See exhibitions of fine art, crafts, and beautiful weavings.
Wings Museum		Balcombe	Mid Sussex	Aviation	Learn about the history of RAF Redhill during World War II. See old aero engines, propellers, uniforms, and aircraft parts.
Worthing Museum and Art Gallery		Worthing	Worthing	Multiple	Explore local history, art, old costumes, textiles, toys, dolls, and archaeological finds.

See also

• Category:Tourist attractions in West Sussex