Redoubt Fortress & Military Museum

Redoubt Fortress and Military Museum
Royal Parade
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN22 7AQ
England

Website

www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk

E-mail

redoubtmuseum@eastbourne.gov.uk

Telephone

01323 410300

Fax

01323 732240

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.
The Royal Sussex Medal Room at the Redoubt Fortress
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For nearly 200 years, the Redoubt Fortress has defended the Eastbourne coast. Formerly a barracks and store depot, it formed part of the chain of Martello Towers which stretched from Folkstone to Seaford.

Today this magnificent building provides the perfect setting for the largest military museum on the south coast. The museum holds the Regimental Collections of The Royal Sussex and The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars and also the Sussex Combined Services.

Venue Type:

Museum, Heritage site, Castle or defences

 Opening hours

April 9th - November 13th 2011: Tuesday-Sunday, 10-5pm,
Closed Mondays except Bank Holidays.
Closed November-March

 Admission charges

Adult - £4.50
Over 60 - £3.25
Child - £2.50
Student - £3.25
Concessions available for families, groups and Eastbourne Residents

Free entrance to gun platform and parade ground. Admission charge payable for museum

Discounts

  • Museums Association
 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Information point provided
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Toilets
  • Parking for coaches
  • Picnic area
  • Refreshments
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Events and resources for children and families
 Disability access
  • Parking for disabled available
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Primary school education service available
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
 Research and adult learning
  • Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
 Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events
  • Meeting room available

Additional info

Free on-street and Pay & Display parking available nearby. Disabled parking bays on Royal Parade. A platform stairclimber suitable for most manual wheelchairs is avaible for access to the museum - please phone to book.

Redoubt Fortress and Military Museum
Royal Parade
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN22 7AQ
England

Website

www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk

E-mail

redoubtmuseum@eastbourne.gov.uk

Telephone

01323 410300

Fax

01323 732240

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.

The museum consists of several collections, primarily those of two distinguished regiments of the British Army, The Royal Sussex Regiment and The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars. The other major collection is that of the Sussex Combined Services Museum, which records all military ties with the county.

Collection details

Weapons and War, Coins and Medals, Archives, Decorative and Applied Art, Fine Art, Costume and Textiles, Photography, Social History

Key artists and exhibits

  • The Royal Sussex Regiment
  • The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars
  • The Sussex Combined Services Collection
  • Eastbournes Home Front

Collections services

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

Redoubt Fortress and Military Museum
Royal Parade
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN22 7AQ
England

Website

www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk

E-mail

redoubtmuseum@eastbourne.gov.uk

Telephone

01323 410300

Fax

01323 732240

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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