Bexhill Museum

About

The displays and exhibitions at the Museum have something for everyone.

Main galleries include costume and motor racing heritage as well as local archaeology and history, dinosaurs and fossils, natural history and geology, social history and cultures of other lands, local arts and crafts. Interactive displays and research access centre.

Discover the hidden history of Bexhill from earliest days to medieval village, smuggling, Napoleonic barrack town, Victorian/Edwardian resort and the birthplace of British motor racing in 1902.

There is an official coach park at Wainwright Close (off Beeching Road). Free parking for coaches is available here. Coach pick-up and drop-off points are available at the De la Warr Pavilion and Manor Gardens in Bexhill Old Town.

Guide Prices

Ticket Type	Ticket Tariff
Adult ticket	£3.00 per ticket
Child 6-16 yrs	£1.50 per ticket
including students over 16	£2.50 per ticket
pre booked groups	£2.00 per ticket

Note: Prices are a guide only and may change on a daily basis.

Facilities

Accessibility

All Areas Accessible to Disabled Visitors
Facilities for Visually Impaired Visitors - Braille labels, guides, local history, handling collection and details
Guide Dogs Permitted
Parking Areas for Disabled Visitors
Ramp/Level Access
Toilets for Disabled Visitors

Catering

On-Site cafe/restaurant - Vending machines
Picnic Site - in adjacent park

Establishment Features

Printed Material in Foreign Languages
Toilets

Parking & Transport

On site parking

Payment Methods

Approx length of visit - 3 hours
Delta accepted
Groups Accepted
Maestro Accepted
MasterCard accepted
Max group size - 55
Min group size - 6
Open by appointment outside normal opening times
Special group rates
TIC Staff Admitted Free
Visa accepted

Printed Material in Foreign Languages

French printed material
German printed material
Italian printed material
Spanish printed material

Provider Preferences

In town/city centre
Indoor Attraction

Specialist Features

Marketed Towards Children
Marketed Towards Families
Marketed Towards Senior Citizens
Marketed towards student/youth

Tours and Demonstrations

Educational Visits Accepted
Guided Tours Available for Groups

TripAdvisor

155 reviews

Certificate of Excellence 2018

TripAdvisor Traveller Rating:

Excellent
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Very Good
66
Average
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Poor
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Terrible
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Recent Reviews:

peck8
Kidlington, United Kingdom
Trip Type:
Family
Interesting collections
Sunday, 2nd September 2018
This museum has lots of interesting artefacts that interest the little ones. They also do great quizzes and picture hunts as your tour the place. Our two loved dressing up, using the type writer... Read full review
Pam D
Mansfield, United Kingdom
Trip Type:
Couples
Very interesting
Thursday, 13th September 2018
Great place to inform visitors to Bexhill of the history of the town and its surroundings. Interesting to discover it's links to motor racing and Eddie Izzard train set NB and his support of the... Read full review
roscwmbran
Cwmbran, United Kingdom
Trip Type:
Friends getaway
A little gem
Thursday, 13th September 2018
A really good small museum well worth the small entrance fee. The costumes and dresses are fascinating and the cars and train set well worth a visit. Plenty for children to see and do Read full review

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Map & Directions

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Road Directions

Nearest major road is B2182(Bexhill seafront). On north side of West Parade by the clock tower.

Public Transport Directions

Nearest station is Bexhill. Turn right out of station, down Sea Road to promenade. Turn right along promenade, past De La Warr Pavilion onto West Parade. Turn right on reaching clock tower.

Awards

Regional and Miscellaneous - Tourism South East Member 2018 2018

Opening Times

2018 (1 Feb 2018 - 31 Dec 2018)
Day	Times
Monday	11:00	- 17:00*
Tuesday - Friday	10:00	- 17:00*
Saturday - Sunday	11:00	- 17:00*

Dates and times marked with a '*' are provisional and may be subject to change

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