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Redoubt Fortess and Military Museum of Sussex, Eastbourne
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Military Museum of Sussex
Redoubt Fortress
Royal Parade
Eastbourne
BN22 7AQ
East Sussex
England
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Image taken by Anne-Katrin Purkiss - (c) The Redoubt Fortress
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Collection details
Coins and Medals, Weapons and War
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Contact details
General information (Tel)
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01323 410300
General information (Fax)
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01323 732240
E-mail
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redoubtmuseum@eastbourne.gov.uk
Website
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www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk
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Open
March 15th - November 8th 2008: Tuesday-Sunday, 10-5pm,
Also open bank holiday Mondays
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Closed
Closed Mondays except Bank Holidays.
Closed November-March
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Admission charges
Adult - £4.00
Over 60 - £3.00
Child - £2.00
Student - £2.50
Discounts for Eastbourne Residents
Half price entry to all Eastbourne residents on production of their Leisure Card.
Free entrance to gun platform
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Description
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 Sussex Combined Services.
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Collections description
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. Also housed in the fortress is half of the national collection of the British Model Soldier Society, with 1,531 soldiers of all periods and armies permanently on display.
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Key artists and exhibits
The Royal Sussex Regiment
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The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars
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British Model Soldier Society
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Articles
News In Brief- Week Ending February 25 2007
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General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Pre-booking service for groups
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Collections
Object identification and/or written enquiry service
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Children and Families
Events and resources for children and families
Picnic area
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General Education
Education facilities available
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Facilities
Meeting room available
Picnic area
Shop
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Information published here was believed to be correct at the time it was prepared. Welsh language pages developed with CYMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales, funded by the Welsh Assembly Government.
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