Visit Eastbourne's Museums Before the 2015 Season Comes to an End!

The Redoubt Fortress and Military Museum's 2015 season will come to an end on Sunday 15 November, so here at VisitEastbourne we're encouraging you to head down to the fortress on Eastbourne's Seafront and check out all that it has to offer, before the end of the season! 

Discover Treasure....

... and not the cliched, shiny and buried variety! The exciting and colourful Treasure exhibition which has been in the museum since March, explores the definition of treasure and displays thousands of treasured items from Lewis Carroll’s bed desk used during his many stays in Eastbourne, to the diary of a young woman holidaying in Victorian Eastbourne. Unfold the many stories of the town's history through learning understanding the uniquely treasured items on display. You can even Journey back through time and discover what a Flint Hand Axe has in common with a modern day computer, as well as listening to voices which have been sent deep into space and count coins in an incredible Roman Coin Hoard, in this interactive exhibition which both children and adults will love!

Devour Some Culture and Cake...

Culture and Cake is a fantastic series of informal talks, covering some extremely interesting and mind boggling topics. The first two talks have discussed how the invention of something as tiny as the sewing needle impacted upon the world, as welll as how humans have developed from the Stone Age to the Space Age! During the final Culture and Cake event on 14 November, Dr Matt Pope will discuss how to survive an ice age in Eastbourne, after carrying out a careful study of how our ancestors once lived in the depths of the prehistoric ice-age! Did we mention that there's cake? The event includes tea or coffee and cake in the Outpost Cafe, where afterwards audiences can discuss Dr Pope's fascinating talk in an informal environment! You can get your ticket for this great event at the Redoubt or at Eastbourne's Tourist Information Centre!

Learn about Summerdown Camp at the Pavilion....

Some exciting news is that the fascinating Summerdown Camp exhibition which can be found at the Pavilion, next door to the Redoubt, has been kept open for a month longer because it's been so popular this year! The exhibition will now end on 13 December, so now's your chance to visit and learn about the UK's first and largest convalescent camp which opened in Eastbourne during World War One. The camp opened in 1915 and treated over 150,000 wounded soldiers over the five years it was open. Not only was it temporarily home to casualties of the war, it was also where some extremely incredible women worked hard to nurse and care for the men! The exhibition uncovers some of the pioneering medical treatments and occupational therapies used to treat the injured at the camp and tells many heart warming stories of the camp's residents, both men and women! 

Summerdown Camp exhibition is free to attend and is open daily from 11am-4om at the Pavilion on Marine Parade until 13 December! 

Visit Eastbourne Museums for more information about the remaining events at the Redoubt this season!