*

*

*

*

 



Places to Go

Click on the map to select your location for the places to go
to be displayed in order of how close they are to you.



Parks, Playgrounds and Open-spaces      Back to list



Amberley Working Museum   nr.Arundel

36 acres of crafts, vintage transport, exhibitions, nature trails & more!


Beechurst Gardens   Hayward's Heath

Small park on the western edge of Haywards Heath with lovely views of the South Downs.


Bignor Park   Pulborough


Borde Hill Garden   Haywards Heath

One of the 5 Great Gardens of Sussex and one of the premier plant collections in the South East.


Brighton Marina often plays host to some of the City’s best free entertainment in a unique & vibrant environment.


Brookfield Park   Littlehampton


Brooklands Park   Worthing

Recreational park with lake, train, 9 hole golf course, pony rides, paddling pool, children's play area, trampolines ball pit and bouncy castle.


Enjoy over 80 large-scale works set in 26 acres of truly unspoilt land. It is an unique and unrivalled experience guaranteed to take your breath away.


Magnificent ridge of chalk downland



Firle Place   Lewes

Beautiful house and garden.


High Beeches Gardens   Handcross

27 acres of magnificent woodland and water gardens.


Highdown Gardens   Worthing

Stunningly beautiful gardens on downland countryside overlooking the sea.


Hove Park   Hove


Adventure Park for days out and family fun


One of England's most spectacular gardens and is world-famous for its rhododendrons and azaleas.


Longcroft Park   Worthing

The park has a play area, kickabout space, extensive tree planting and an orienteering course.


Mewsbrook Park   Littlehampton

Mewsbrook Park Boating lake, cafe, picnic area, and miniature railway linking to Norfolk Gardens Sports site await the visitor.


Newhaven Fort   Newhaven

An award-winning attraction and a fine example of an English fortification, Newhaven Fort has the sights, sounds - even the smells - of the period, all found in a range of exhibitions and audio-visual presentations.


Nymans   nr Haywards Heath

20th-century garden with a collection of rare and important plants, set around a romantic house and ruins in a beautiful wooded estate


Oyster Pond   Littlehampton

A model yacht pond used for the storage of oysters in the 1890s. It is now a boating lake.


Paradise Park   Newhaven

Dinosaur park, Museum of fascinating fossils and award winning gardens.


Preston Park   Brighton

Well equipped Playground, Football, Cricket, Bowling, Tennis, Multi-sports area and toilets, the park includes a recently restored walled garden, rose garden and many fine trees.


The landscaped gardens that surround the Royal Pavilion have been recently restored to their former Regency glory. Today, just as in their heyday, they offer a rare oasis of calm right in the centre of the city.


Internationally renowned landscape garden and parkland.


Slindon Estate   Arundel

Large expanse of sweeping downland divided by dry valleys.


Stanmer Park   Brighton

This huge landscaped park, including an additional 200 hectares of access land created by the council, is perfect for bracing farm walks and woodland strolls.


Tilgate Park   Crawley

Lakes, Lawns and Gardens, Miles of Woodland Walks & Bridleways.


Uppark House and Garden   Petersfield

Uppark: a tranquil and intimate 18th-century house


Wakehurst Place   nr. Haywards Heath

Outstanding botanic garden and conservation area, managed by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.


West Dean Gardens   Chichester

West Dean Gardens is 90 acres in size, and includes many interesting architectural delights, national plant collections and unique features.



Museums, Galleries, Art Centres and Libraries      Back to list



Discover the exciting story of 14 October 1066 when an army of invading Normans defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex at the very place it happened. A major new exhibition uses film, computer technology and interactive exhibits to


Magnificent House and Garden, Museum, Nature reserve, Woodland and Play area.


Bexhill Museum   Bexhill-on-Sea

Discover the town's links with dinosaurs, stone-age life, Ancient Egyptians, the Kings German Legion and World War 2.



Coldean Library   Brighton


Crawley Library   Crawley



De La Warr Pavilion   Bexhill on Sea

The De La Warr Pavilion is a Modernist icon for contemporary art situated a pebble's throw from the beach in Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex.



Horsham Museum   Horsham

Horsham Museum offers a treasure trove of local history objects stored in over twenty-six galleries.


Hove Library   Hove


Hove Museum   Hove

Hove Museum & Art Gallery is a centre of learning and enjoyment for people of all ages.


Littlehampton Museum   Littlehampton

Home to five permanent galleries and two temporary exhibition spaces, the museum has something to offer everybody.


Look & Sea Visitor Centre   Littlehampton


Marlipins Museum   Shoreham By Sea

The permanent displays concentrate on our important maritime past and the local history of this part of Sussex.


Paradise Park   Newhaven

Dinosaur park, Museum of fascinating fossils and award winning gardens.


Ropetackle Centre   Shoreham by Sea

The Ropetackle Arts Centre provides high quality film, art, music, theatre, education and training oportunities.


Smugglers Adventure   Hastings

Journey deep into the heart of Hastings’ historic West Hill to discover the fascinating world of the Smugglers Adventure in St Clements Caves.


One of the largest planetaria in the British Isles.


See priceless historic aircraft such as Neville Duke's world record breaking Hawker Hunter, actual equipment used by the brave SOE agents.


The Observatory Science Centre is unique among science centres because of its connection with astronomy.


The Royal Pavilion   Brighton

The programme to reinstate the interior decorative schemes approved by George IV in the early 1820s still continues today.


The Royal Pavilion   Brighton

The Royal Pavilion's lavish interiors combine Chinese-style decorations with magnificent furniture and furnishings.


Towner Art Gallery   Eastbourne


Set in 50 acres of beautiful Sussex countryside is a very special place to wander amongst a fascinating collection of nearly 50 historic buildings dating from the 13th to the 19th century, many with period gardens, together with farm animals, woodland wa


Exciting Roman hoards found in recent times. The Local History and Downland display area is packed with interesting information.



Cinemas and Theatres      Back to list




Congress Theatre   Eastbourne


De La Warr Pavilion   Bexhill on Sea

The De La Warr Pavilion is a Modernist icon for contemporary art situated a pebble's throw from the beach in Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex.


The Duke of York's shows the best of current, classic, cult, independent and foreign-language releases.


One of the largest planetaria in the British Isles.



Indoor Adventure Playgrounds      Back to list



Brighton Pier   Brighton

Children's attractions include Mini dodgems, Fantasia Ride, Crazy Clown Slide and child size cars.


Clambers Play Centre   Hastings

Playcentre with in and outdoor areas, super slide, Tarzan ropes, scramble nets and under 6s area.


An amusement park and entertainment centre offering a range of rides for all the family including a rollercoaster, dodgems and boating lake.


Fort Fun   Eastbourne

Enjoy the thrill of the outdoor rides, or visit Rocky's Adventure Land, a huge indoor soft play area.


Funplex   Bevendean, Brighton


Adventure Park for days out and family fun


Monkey Bizness   Lewes

Three different play frames accommodate different ages from 0-2’s, 2-5’s and 5-12’s.


P.L.A.Y   Worthing


The Pier   Eastbourne

There are two large family entertainment centres, both with the latest hi-tech games for every age.


Treasure Island   Eastbourne

Gigantic themed pirate adventure playground, with slides and bridges, netted walkways and more..



Nature reserves and Woodlands      Back to list



Arundel Wetland Centre has 26 hectares of naturalised landscapes and wetland habitats holding many hundreds of exotic wildfowl from around the world.


Magnificent House and Garden, Museum, Nature reserve, Woodland and Play area.


Bersted Brooks   North Bersted


Birling Gap is a coastal hamlet situated on the Seven Sisters not far from Beachy Head.


Sussex Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve


Chichester Ship Canal   Chichester

Boats ply the navigable section of the canal which runs 2 miles from the canal basin to the Crosbie bridge at Donnington.


Cuckmere Valley   East of Seaford

East Sussex coast and downland.


A woodland nature reserve with a great selection of butterflies


Nature reserve at Newhaven covering natural marshland and reedbeds at the mouth of the River Ouse.


Pagham Harbour Local Nature Reserve is an internationally important site for nature conservation, featuring plant and animal habitats of global rarity.


Set in the heart of beautiful countryside, this reserve is a fantastic day out for people of all ages.


Rye Harbour Nature Reserve is a mosaic of habitats beside the sea with shingle, saltmarsh, sand dunes, rivers, pits, grazing marsh, reedbeds and farmland.


This small hamlet, just a farm and a few cottages around a pond, lies in Newtimber parish just to the east of the Devil's Dyke.


The Country Park is named after the famous Seven Sisters that form part of the chalk cliffs on the Sussex Heritage Coast, one of Britain's finest unspoilt coastlines.


Shoreham Fort   Shoreham

One of the few small forts and gun batteries built along the South coast during the past few centuries to survive.


Wakehurst Place   nr. Haywards Heath

Outstanding botanic garden and conservation area, managed by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.


Set in 50 acres of beautiful Sussex countryside is a very special place to wander amongst a fascinating collection of nearly 50 historic buildings dating from the 13th to the 19th century, many with period gardens, together with farm animals, woodland wa


Wilderness Wood   Uckfield

Wilderness Wood is a unique, award-winning working woodland.


A mixture of wetland and woodland habitats.



Houses, Castles and Historic Buildings      Back to list



Medieval thatched cottage and picturesque garden


15th century timber-framed Wealden hall-house


Arundel Castle   Arundel

There are nearly 1,000 years of history at this great castle, situated in magnificent grounds overlooking the River Arun in West Sussex and built at the end of the 11th century by Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Arundel.


Bateman's   Etchingham

Jacobean house, home of Rudyard Kipling


Magnificent House and Garden, Museum, Nature reserve, Woodland and Play area.


Bodiam Castle   nr Robertsbridge

Perfect example of a late medieval moated castle. One of Britain's most famous and evocative castles. Medieval battlements, ramparts and moat to explore.


Camber Castle   Rye

The ruins of an unusually unaltered artillery fort, built by Henry VIII to guard the port of Rye.


Charleston   Lewes

Beautiful Country House made famous by the Bloomsbury Group


Chichester Cathedral   Chichester

For 900 years Chichester Cathedral has welcomed visitors through its doors – worshippers, seekers, tourists, people of all faiths and none.


Cowdray   Midhurst

Cowdray is one of southern England's most important early Tudor courtier's palaces set in the stunning grounds of Cowdray Park, Midhurst, West Sussex.



Herstmonceux Castle   Hailsham

Herstmonceux is renowned for its magnificent moated castle, set in beautiful parkland and superb Elizabethan gardens.


Ifield Watermill   Crawley

The Watermill is an old and very interesting building, housing as it does, a host of milling and agricultural equipment and details of its past owners and its history.


Lewes Castle   Lewes

During the summer, the castle garden provides a magnificent stage for theatrical, musical and interpretation events for all the family.


Michelham Priory   Nr Hailsham

Michelham Priory is a beautiful historic property deep in the Sussex countryside.


Newhaven Fort   Newhaven

An award-winning attraction and a fine example of an English fortification, Newhaven Fort has the sights, sounds - even the smells - of the period, all found in a range of exhibitions and audio-visual presentations.


Nymans   nr Haywards Heath

20th-century garden with a collection of rare and important plants, set around a romantic house and ruins in a beautiful wooded estate


Parham House   Nr. Pulborough

Parham’s Gardens consist of seven acres of Pleasure Grounds and a four acre Walled Garden. The house is built of local stone and roofed with Horsham "slabs". It is built to an Elizabethan H-plan, complete with a Great Hall and Long Gallery.


Petworth House   Petworth

Magnificent country house and park with an internationally important art collection


Enchanting 15th century timber-framed house and five themed gardens.


Standen   East Grinstead

Arts & Crafts family home with Morris & Co. interiors, set in a beautiful hillside garden.



Steam Railways      Back to list



Steam locomotives, coaches and goods stock, signalling systems, stations and operating practices.


A Railway Adventure In Eastbourne.


There are a variety of facilities for visitors including a shop and buffet and the Museum.


The Lavender Line   Nr Uckfield

Trains leave every half hour for a 15min trip starting at Isfield station and heading northwards towards Little Horsted, the train pauses then returns to Isfield.



Leisure Centres, Swimming Pools and Sports      Back to list



Bexhill Leisure Pool   Bexhill-on-Sea

The pool has a flume and wave machine making it the ideal place for having fun in the water.


Billingshurst Leisure Centre   Billingshurst

A 25 metre, 4 lane pool, Holiday Club, Trampolining, Roller Disco, Mini-kick football, Badminton and Judo


Junior Activies - a wide range of activities are available including holiday activities.


Cavendish Sports Centre   Eastbourne

The Centre offers a variety of sports and activities for both adults and children, which are available throughout the year.


A range of sports and leisure facilities available to the whole community


Softplay, activity hall etc.


Eastbourne Sports Park   Eastbourne

Synthetic running track, grandstand, spacious changing facilities.


Large gym with cardio vascular and resistance equipment, café.


25m swimming pool with flume and toddler area, soft play, junior gym - specially for kids, ten pin bowling, birthday parties.


Sports Hall, Fitness Gym, Multi-purpose Studio and Astroturf


Hassocks Sports Centre which is part of Downlands Community school in Hassocks is a newly built facility open to the whole community


Heathfield Leisure Centre   Old Heathfield

Children's activities, birthday parties,exercise studio offering a programme of different classes.


A range of sports and leisure facilities.


A range of sports and leisure facilities.


Impulse Leisure   Lancing

Fitness suite, Exercise studio, Outdoor multi-purpose courts as well as iPulse Junior activities.


Swimming Aerobics, Fitness and more.


Gym, 25m Swimming Pool, Flume, Toddler/teaching Pool, Sports Halls etc.


Badminton, Football, Table Tennis, Netball, Volleyball, Trampolining, Gymnastics, Basketball, Children's Activities (Term time & Holidays)


Olympos Burgess Hill   Burgess Hill

Leisure Pool: 500 square metres water surface area; three slides, indoor and outdoor rapids, baby pool area.


Olympos East Grinstead   East Grinstead

Competition Swimming Pool, Teaching Pool, Health Club, Studio, Squash Courts, Main Hall, Crèche, Pavilion Social area.


Olympos Haywards Heath   Haywards Heath

Competition Swimming Pool, Teaching Pool, 8 Court Badminton Hall, Small Hall.



Soft Play, Sports and Activity Halls etc.


Facilities: Gym, Health Suite (Sauna, Steam Room), 4 Swimming Pools (Main, Shallow, Teaching, Flexi Pool), Multi-purpose function room. Crèche.


A 25m x 10m pool for the whole family.


A range of sports and leisure facilities.


Seaford Head Pool   Seaford

Indoor Heated Swimming Pool


25m Swimming Pool, Toddler/teaching Pool etc.


Children's sports activities, Health & fitness classes


Sovereign Centre   Eastbourne

Fun Pool with Wave Machine and Flume and more..


Facilities: Community Swimming Pool in Grade 2 listed building.


Facilities: Gym, Multi-purpose Sports Hall, All-weather Floodlit Sports Pitches.



A range of sports and leisure facilities.


Uckfield Leisure Centre in Downsview Crescent has a range of sports and leisure facilities available to the whole community.


A wide range of sport and leisure facilities including an arena hosting athletics, league football and corporate events.


Worthing Leisure Centre has a full range of facilties for you to make the most of to play your favourite sport.



Farms, Zoos, Aquariums      Back to list



Blackberry Farm is set over 18 acres of beautiful countryside. As well as there being lots of fun activities, the farm is a working farm, which means there are a wide range of animals to care for on a day to day basis.


Blue Reef Aquarium   Hastings

See a variety of sea creatures from around the world close up


Coombe Farm   Lancing

A fully working farm set in 1000 acres or 420 hectares.


Drusillas Park   Alfriston

One of the best small zoo's in the UK


Tropical Butterflies, Exotic Birds, Covered Theme Gardens, Picnic and Play Area, Crazy Golf (extra charge), Cafe, Shop, Large Free Car Park, Undercover areas.


Fishers Farm   Wisborough Green

Fishers Farm Park is the award-winning all-inclusive family attraction located in Wisborough Green in the heart of the West Sussex countryside.


Holmbush Farm World   Nr. Horsham

Meet the miniature donkeys and woolly pigs, pat, stroke and handle a host of animals.


Middle Farm   Lewes

A 625 acre working family farm. Meet friendly chickens, ducks, spotted pigs and donkeys, playful rabbits and guinea pigs.


Sea Life   Brighton

A show piece of Victorian splendor and as the oldest operating aquarium in the world is considered one of the the best.


A wide variety of farm and domestic animals for children to meet. Large indoor and outdoor play areas, and a maize maze attraction.


Tulleys Farm   Crawley

Fun for the kids. See the friendly animals in their paddocks busying their way through the days.


Washbrooks Family Farm   Hurstpierpoint

All the children's favourite farm animals under one roof. Large indoor and outdoor play areas.





Privacy | Legal | Created by www.fastersites.com | Copyright Kids in Sussex 2009