Preston Manor

Preston Drove
Brighton & Hove
East Sussex
BN1 6SD
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.prestonmanor.virtualmuseum.info

E-mail

visitor.services@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Telephone

03000 290900

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
A white building surrounded by trees and a pond
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Delightful Manor House, powerfully evoking the atmosphere of an Edwardian gentry home both ‘Upstairs’ and ‘Downstairs’. Explore over twenty rooms on four floors, from the superbly renovated servants’ quarters in the basement to the attic bedrooms on the top floor. Adjacent to Preston Park, the house also comprises picturesque walled gardens and a pet cemetery.

Part of a Designated Collection of national importance is on display at this venue.

Venue Type:

Historic house or home, Garden, parklands or rural site

 Opening hours

Open to the Public: April - September
Tues-Sat 10.00-17.00
Sun 14.00-17.00

Closed: Mondays (inc Bank Holidays),
Winter Closure October - March (except for Special Events and School/Group bookings)

 Admission charges

Adults: £5.50
Children: (under 16) £3.10
Concessions: £4.50

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Gardens open to public
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Activities for pre-school children
  • Events and resources for children and families
 Disability access
  • Braille information and/or interpretation
  • Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
  • Touch exhibits
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
  • Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
 Research and adult learning
  • Library with public access
  • Study facilities
 Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events

Preston Drove
Brighton & Hove
East Sussex
BN1 6SD
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.prestonmanor.virtualmuseum.info

E-mail

visitor.services@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Telephone

03000 290900

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Part of Brighton & Hove Museums' Designated Collection of Decorative Art, which you can also see at Hove Museum & Art Gallery, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery and Brighton Pavilion, is on display here. Please contact Brighton Museums for more information if you wish to see a specific item.

The collections of decorative arts include the Regency furniture and silver-gilt displayed in the Royal Pavilion, the Macquoid furniture at Preston Manor, the Willett Collection of ceramics illustrating popular history, and outstanding holdings of British and European 20th century decorative design and craft.

Collection details

Social History, Personalities, Fine Art, Decorative and Applied Art, Costume and Textiles, Archives

Key artists and exhibits

  • Designated Collection

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available
  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Preston Drove
Brighton & Hove
East Sussex
BN1 6SD
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.prestonmanor.virtualmuseum.info

E-mail

visitor.services@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Telephone

03000 290900

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.
Spooky house

Spooky Storytelling

11 February 2012

Do you dare to join our engaging storyteller for a series of freaky fables and terrifying tales at the spooktacular Preston Manor? Suitable for adults, and children aged 6+ Book in advance

Suitable for

  • Family friendly
  • 7-10
  • 11-13
  • 5-6
  • 16-17
  • 18+
  • 14-15

When

7-8pm

Admission

Adult £6, Child £3. 03000 290900 visitor.services@brighton-hove.gov.uk www.brighton-hove-museums.org.uk

Preston Manor

Hidden House: Behind the Scenes at Preston Manor

15 February 2012

Go behind the door marked ‘private’ and see parts of the house off the public route, including the 1905 extension. Plus, discover information from archived documents. Tea and biscuits included.

Suitable for

  • Any age
  • Family friendly

When

11am-12:30pm

Admission

£10.50 - 03000 290900 visitor.services@brighton-hove.gov.uk www.brighton-hove-museums.org.uk

Preston Manor

The Victorian Séance

9 March 2012

In November 1896 a séance was held at Preston Manor. Séances became the ultimate fashionable Victorian after-dinner entertainment. This new event looks at what séances were and why they thrilled their audiences.

Suitable for

  • Not suitable for children
  • 18+

When

8-9pm

Admission

£12.50 - 03000 290900 visitor.services@brighton-hove.gov.uk www.brighton-hove-museums.org.uk

Preston Manor

At Home with Lady Ellen

7 April 2012

Be welcomed to a traditional ‘at home’ by Edwardian owner Ellen Thomas-Stanford, her friends and household staff. Enjoy this charming day of special talks and activities to mark the 2012 season opening.

Suitable for

  • Any age
  • Family friendly

When

10:30am-4:30pm

Admission

Admission fees apply. 03000 290900 visitor.services@brighton-hove.gov.uk www.brighton-hove-museums.org.uk

Preston Manor

The Victorian Séance

13 April 2012

In November 1896 a séance was held at Preston Manor. Séances became the ultimate fashionable Victorian after-dinner entertainment. This new event looks at what séances were and why they thrilled their audiences.

Suitable for

  • Not suitable for children
  • 18+

When

8-9pm

Admission

£12.50 - 03000 290900 visitor.services@brighton-hove.gov.uk www.brighton-hove-museums.org.uk

Preston Drove
Brighton & Hove
East Sussex
BN1 6SD
England

logo: Designated as an Outstanding Collection

Website

www.prestonmanor.virtualmuseum.info

E-mail

visitor.services@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Telephone

03000 290900

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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