The Museum has a collection covering 125 million years of history in Battle and the surrounding area. The fascinating displays include dinosaur footprints, artefacts from the Roman Bathhouse at Beauport Park, a Saxon battle-axe believed to be a unique relic of the famous Battle of Hastings (featured on Time Team), the World’s oldest effigy of Guy Fawkes and the story of the Battle Gunpowder industry, as well as cases on the World Wars of the 20th Century. Each year there is new special exhibition. To learn more, please visit the website.
Regular buses stop on Battle High Street. Stagecoach buses 304 and 305 connect Hastings with Battle and Hawkhurst. Bus 95 connects Bexhill with Battle and Hastings. Visit www.stagecoachbus.com/ for further information.
Battle Museum of Local History is a 17-minute walk from Battle Train Station. Trains run regularly from Hastings and London (Charing Cross, Waterloo East, London Bridge) via Tunbridge Wells.
Battle Museum (4 June 2022 - 30 Oct 2022) | ||
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Day | Times | |
Monday - Saturday | 10:00 | - 16:30 |
Sunday | Closed |
* Battle Museum of Local History is expected to reopen in June 2022. Please check the museum's website for information.
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