…now a museum. Discover the Old Court Room including the dock as it was used until 1886, with the prison cells, exercise yard & Tudor window on the ground floor below.
There has been a court house and gaol in Pevensey since Tudor times, although the origin of this building is uncertain. It also came to serve as the town hall.
The timber ceiling is mainly 17th century. The entrance porch, exercise yard and prison cells, including the adjacent robing room, were added circa 1830 when the building was in urgent need of upgrading.
The court furniture including the dock remain in place as they were last used in 1886, when the Corporation ceased to exist.
Opening hours May – October 2023
WE ARE RE OPENING ON MAY 1st 2024
Wednesday to Sunday inclusive 11-4
Bank Holidays 11- 4
October till end December 2024
Weekends 1 -3 (except Christmas Day)
FREE ENTRY ALL YEAR
For 2024 a major revamp and displays including
‘Patrick Mahon and the Crumbles Murder 1924’ One Hundred years Ago
JMW Turner and his travels in Sussex
For Info or Booked groups, please telephone 07731415812Find us near the main car park and St. Nicolas Church |
© Pevensey Town Trust 2015 – 2018
Pevensey Courthouse Museum & Gaol 