List of museums in West Sussex

This list of museums in West Sussex, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

Name Image Town/City Region Type Summary
Amberley Museum & Heritage CentreAmberleyHorshamOpen-air36-acre (150,000 m2) site dedicated to industry, communications and transport, includes Amberley Museum Railway
Arundel CastleArundelArunHistoric houseRestored medieval castle with paintings and furniture, tapestries and stained glass, china and clocks, sculpture and carving, heraldry and armour in room settings
Arundel MuseumArundelArunLocalLocal and maritime history
Bignor Roman VillaBignorChichesterArchaeologyRemains of a Roman home and farm with mosaic floors
Bognor Regis MuseumBognor RegisArunMultiplewebsite, local history, fossils, shop displays including a toy shop, ironmongers, cobbler and wireless shop with historic radio and television equipment, Victorian kitchen, railway memorabilia
Burgess Hill MuseumBurgess HillMid SussexLocalwebsite, local history, culture
Cass Sculpture FoundationGoodwoodChichesterArtOutdoor sculpture park
Clayton WindmillsClaytonMid SussexMill19th century post and tower windmills
Coultershaw Beam PumpPetworthChichesterTechnologywebsite, 18th century waterwheel-driven three-throw beam pump
Cowdray HouseMidhurstChichesterHistoric houseTours of the ruins of a 16th-century Tudor house partially destroyed by fire in 1793
Crawley Museum CentreCrawleyCrawleyLocalwebsite, local history, culture, archaeology
Cuckfield MuseumCuckfieldMid SussexLocalwebsite, local history, culture
East Grinstead MuseumEast GrinsteadMid SussexLocalwebsite, local history, culture
Fishbourne Roman PalaceFishbourneChichesterArchaeologyExcavated Roman palace with mosaic floor, reconstructed garden
Goodwood HouseGoodwoodChichesterHistoric houseJacobean country house with state rooms, art collection
Hammerwood ParkEast GrinsteadMid SussexHistoric house1972 country house designed by Benjamin Latrobe
Henfield MuseumHenfieldHorshamLocalwebsite, local history, culture
High Salvington WindmillHigh SalvingtonWorthingMill18th century post windmill
Horsham MuseumHorshamHorshamMultipleLocal history, culture, decorative arts, crafts, photography, reconstructed blacksmith and wheelwright's shops, Percy Bysshe Shelley, costumes, toys
Ifield Water MillCrawleyCrawleyMill19th century weaterboarded watermill
Littlehampton MuseumLittlehamptonArunLocalwebsite, local and maritime history, art exhibits
Marlipins MuseumShoreham-by-SeaAdurLocalLocal and maritime history
Newtimber PlaceNewtimberMid SussexHistoric housewebsite, 15th century moated house open by guided tour appointment
The NoviumChichesterChichesterLocalLocal history, geology, archaeology
Oldland MillKeymerMid SussexMill18th century post windmills
Otter GalleryChichesterChichesterArtwebsite, contemporary art gallery of the University of Chichester
Oxmarket Centre of ArtsChichesterChichesterArtwebsite
Pallant House GalleryChichesterChichesterArtCollection focus is modern British art
Parham ParkCoothamHorshamHistoric houseElizabethan house and gardens
Petworth Cottage MuseumPetworthChichesterHistoric houseRestored 1910 period worker's cottage for a seamstress at Petworth House
Petworth HousePetworthChichesterHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, late 17th-century mansion with important collection of paintings and sculptures, 700 acre (2.8 km²) landscaped park designed by Capability Brown
The Priest House, West HoathlyWest HoathlyMid SussexHistoric housewebsite, early 15th century timber-framed hall-house with furnished rooms displaying 17th & 18th century country furniture, ironwork, embroidery and domestic artifacts
Sackville CollegeEast GrinsteadMid SussexHistoric siteJacobean almshouse with chapel and great hall, open for tours
Saint Hill ManorSaint Hill GreenMid SussexHistoric houseHead office for the Church of Scientology in the United Kingdom, 18th century house reflecting its different owners
Shoreham Airport Visitor CentreShoreham-by-SeaAdurAviationArea aviation history and memorabilia, operates airport tours
St. Mary's House & GardensBramberHorshamHistoric housewebsite, late 15th century timber-framed house on a site associated with the Knights Templar
StandenEast GrinsteadMid SussexHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, late 19th century Arts and Crafts house and gardens
Stansted HouseStoughtonChichesterHistoric houseEdwardian country house and park
Steyning MuseumSteyningHorshamLocalwebsite, local history, culture
Storrington MuseumStorringtonHorshamLocalwebsite, local history, culture
Tangmere Military Aviation MuseumTangmereChichesterAviationHistory of the former RAF Tangmere airfield, historic military aircraft, activities during the Battle of Britain
TimeMachineFun CenterEast AshlingChichesterHorologywebsite, science and technology of clocks, time and measurement
UpparkSouth HartingChichesterHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, restored 18th century Georgian house with period paintings, furniture and ceramics, Victorian servant's quarters, garden
Weald and Downland Open Air MuseumSingletonChichesterOpen-airFeatures nearly 50 historic buildings dating from the thirteenth to nineteenth centuries, along with gardens, farm animals, walks and a lake
West Dean CollegeWest DeanChichesterArtExhibits of fine art, craft, weavings
Wings MuseumBalcombeMid SussexAviationwebsite, history of RAF Redhill in World War II, aero engines, propellers, artefacts, uniforms, aircraft parts, equipment, local history, Home Front items
Worthing Museum and Art GalleryWorthingWorthingMultipleLocal history, art, costumes, textiles, toys and dolls, archaeology, fine and decorative arts, coins

See also
  • Category:Tourist attractions in West Sussex

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