Sussex

Sussex Top Attractions. The comprehensive guide to over 50 top attractions in the sunny county of Sussex by the sea.

iknow-sussex.co.uk accommodation in Sussex.

West Sussex County Council. Discover the wonders of West Sussex including 2500 miles of footpath that criss-cross some of the most stunning scenery in England.

Sussex by the Sea for comprehensive information on tourist facilities and activities in the Arundel, Bognor Regis and Littlehampton areas. Tourism Unit, Arun Civic Centre, Maltravers Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN175LF. Tel: 01903 713344 (+ 44 1903 713344 International)

Visit Sussex is a unique tourism site packed with all of the information you need for a visit to Sussex.

All about Sussex is a tourist information website for the whole of East and West Sussex.

http://www.westsussex.info is West Sussex's business, leisure and tourism guide

The South Downs National Park website provides visitor information about the South Downs.

Book Cottages is a website for booking cottage accommodation.

Chichester

Chichester Attractions - attractions, leisure activities, arts and heritage in and around Chichester

Chichester Tourist Information Centre for comprehensive information on tourist facilities and activities in the Chichester area. 29A South Street Chichester, West Sussex, PO191AH.
Tel: 01243 775888 (+ 44 1243 77588 International).

Chichester Web Chichester Web for detailed information on Chichester and the surrounding area.

Singleton Village is a website devoted to the neighbouring village of Singleton. Details of hotels, pubs, accommodation and much more.

Midhurst & Petworth

Official Midhurst Tourism website - 7 miles/11km north of the Museum Midhurst Pages - Town and community petworthtown.co.uk - 14 miles/22km north east of the Museum - The guide to traders, services, accommodation, what's on and events in Petworth, West Sussex, England.

Portsmouth

Welcome to Portsmouth a website packed with information about the city of Portsmouth, attractions, shopping, hotels, restaurants and much more

 

South East England

UKguest.com A comprehensive site for finding somewhere to stay in England with 1500 carefully selected Hotels, Bed & Breakfasts and Self-Catering Guest Accommodations to suit all budgets with more being added all the time.

visitsoutheastengland.com website has a range of activity and attraction suggestions with information on cities in South East England such as Canterbury, Chichester, Milton Keynes and Oxford. it also has a range of accommodation options in the South East region.

London hotels, reservation and discounts Discount reservations on cheap, budget and luxury London hotels.

SouthernUK. Accommodation and business directory

Pink Bubbly The Best of What's On, Events & the Finest Places to Visit in South East of England

London for Kids provides London families with advice on what’s on, family theatre/dining, kid-friendly activities, and borough-specific family listings.

 

Further Afield

Somewhere To Go. a map-based interactive hotel and tourism website

Gatwick Budget Accommodation provide quality accommodation for business and holiday travellers flying into and out of London Gatwick Airport.

Top Cheap Hotels Offers cheap hotels, accommodation, lodge, guest houses in United Kingdom.

Paws For A Walk, the website for dog friendly accommodation and places to visit.

Day Out With The Kids, an easy to us website for finding places to visit with your family in Sussex and all over the UK - searchable by age of kids, county and indoor or outdoor attraction.

Exploring England

My Kids Can is a comprehensive family directory about anything and everything to do for kids of all ages including brilliant kids days out.

 

Other Attractions

Watercress Line, Heritage Steam Railway.

 

Restaurants

Comme Ca Restaurant, Chichester

Cassons Restaurant, near Chichester

Museums

Petworth Cottage Museum Chiltern Open Air Museum 24 Hour Museum
The worlds first ever Government recognised museum in cyberspace with information on over 2,000 museums and galleries in the UK.

Opening the Doors a three year programme to encourage young people to visit museums and galleries and use the resources they offer.

Sussex Past/Sussex Archaeological Society
Sussex Past (the Sussex Archaeological Society) opens six museums in Sussex, including the celebrated Fishbourne Roman Palace near Chichester. Its other properties are Lewes Castle and Anne of Cleves House (both in Lewes), Michelham Priory (near Hailsham) and Marlipins (Shoreham) and Priest House (West Hoathly). Fishbourne is famous for its collection of first century mosaics and for being the only known Roman palace in Britain. Lewes Castle was one of the first castles built during the Norman Conquest and lies in the heart of historic Lewes. Michelham Priory is a beautifully tranquil site surrounded by one of the biggest medieval moats in England.

history.uk.com offers free access to the world's largest online directory of people, organisations and places associated with UK history.

 

Arts and Music

Pallant House Gallery. A unique collection of 20th Century British art housed in a Georgian town house with a major new modern extension in the heart of Chichester. See also the gallery bookshop

www.pallantbookshop.com Chichester Arts World class art within 5 - 30 minutes of Chichester.

Brighton Early Music Festival

 

Sculpture

The Cass Sculpture Foundation. Since its establishment in 1992, the charity has annually commissioned 20 exemplary monumental sculptures from emerging and established contemporary sculptors. The foundation is located in Goodwood close to the Museum.

Historic Buildings

SPAB, The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings was founded by William Morris in 1877 to counteract the highly destructive 'restoration' of medieval buildings being practised by many Victorian architects. Today it is the largest, oldest and most technically expert national pressure group fighting to save old buildings from decay, demolition and damage.

The National Trust is responsible for many properties of historic significance across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and for magnificent fine and decorative art collections. There are over two hundred historic house museums - properties with collections - to visit. Many more historically interesting places can be found along the coast and in the countryside.

English Heritage ensure that the historic environment of England is properly maintained and cared for. By employing some of the country's very best architects, archaeologists and historians, they aim to help people understand and appreciate why the historic buildings and landscapes around them matter. From the first traces of civilisation, to the most significant buildings of the 20th century, they want every important historic site to get the care and attention it deserves. Contains the National Monuments Record a major resource of photographs and information on historic buildings, listed buildings and maps.

Images of England working in partnership with over 1,500 volunteer photographers, is building a digital library of photographs of England's 370,000 Listed Buildings.

Domestic Buildings Research Group (Surrey)
They study old houses, cottages and other domestic and farm buildings, mainly in Surrey, and have recorded more than 3,800 buildings. Reports are not published, but copies are deposited in the National Buildings Record of the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England at Swindon, and also in the Surrey Record Office at Woking on closed access (i.e. not available to the public)

Timber Framed Houses Website
This site is a starting point for students and anyone else interested in old houses. It describes the history of timber-framed houses in England and Wales, their method of construction and the people who lived in them, starting with the 13th Century and ending with the 19th. The emphasis is not on Great Houses or Stately Homes but on the simpler dwellings of cottagers, merchants and yeomen, similar to those at the Museum.

Black and White Houses - for everything timber framed.

Church House, Areley Kings, Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire.

West Sussex Past Gateway

The West Sussex Past Gateway. The Gateway brings together 28 heritage & other data bases listing over 2 million books, documents, films, objects, photographs & pictures belonging to archives, museums, public libraries, societies and universities. To improve access to these rich collections West Sussex County Council Library Service and 13 other organisations formed a consortium to create this new portal website, made possible by £40,000 of Heritage Lottery funding.

The Gateway is free of charge and easy to use. It employs revolutionary new software (DScovery) to enable simultaneous searching of the databases. Quick Search or Advanced Search options are available. The Links page includes details of over 300 websites related to West Sussex and/or heritage matters under these headings: Archives, Books & Public Libraries, Film, Family History, Historic Buildings & Gardens, Local Government, Maps, Museums, Newspapers, Photographs, Places to Visit, Publishers, Societies & Organisations, Subjects & Themes Countywide, Towns & Villages and Universities.

Architecture

RIBA Royal Institute of British Architects website is one of the world's most extensive portals to the world of architecture, designed for anyone who wants to find an architect, understand architecture or learn how to become an architect. It contains extensive links to other sites relating to architecture.

Looking at Buildings was established by the Pevsner Architectural Guides in association with the Heritage Lottery Fund. Launched in 2001, this is the latest venture from the Pevsner Architectural guides, and an expanding guide to understanding and exploring the build environment. The site contains hundreds of illustrations, interactives and reference resources for all enthusiasts and many links to other appropriate websites.

American Society of Civil Engineers website has an History and Heritage section devoted to landmark civil engineering and architectural projects in the USA. This site has a comprehensive image library.

Medieval History website shows virtual medieval buildings you can walk around on your computer

Woodlands

Woodland Heritage promotes the production and profitable use of British timber. New website and forum published in November 2009

Mill Farm Trees - Suppliers of Hedging Plants & Native Hedging to Gardeners, Estates & Farms. Supplier to the Museum.

Historic Trades and Crafts

www.tree-ring.co.uk
Tree-ring analysis of live trees and historic buildings made widely available throughout the UK. We provide the specialist technique of dendrochronology to date wood to the precise year, and even season of felling.

Green Wood Worker
This site is dedicated to coordinating the efforts of volunteers interested in demonstrating pole lathe and other greenwood working skills

Tina Stapley expert on the use of Herbs. Tina's Website contains information on her workshops, book extracts, talks, and her garden.

CELT - Centre for Environmental Living and Training - County Clare, Ireland. We offer a range of education and training opportunities in ecology and traditional skills, including our new ECO-TRIPS holidays and our regular 'Weekend in the Woods' training events.

The Heritage Crafts Association is the advocacy body for traditional heritage crafts. Working in partnership with Government and key agencies, it provides a focus for craftspeople, groups, societies and guilds, as well as individuals who care about the loss of traditional crafts skills, and works towards a healthy and sustainable framework for the future.

History

Local History Online - for news, resources, information, courses and nearly 1,000 local history links. Also a calendar of events and local history books for sale online.

History Reenactment Group is an educational charity committed to the authentic reconstruction of English domestic history from the 1580's to the 1690's and appear regularly at the Museum.

UK Agriculture website.
This site gives a history of the countryside and shows the role of agriculture over time periods from the Ice Age to the present day.

The award-winning National Archives Learning Curve website.