News Archives - Amberley Museum

Amberley Museum Celebrates 100 Years of Iconic Inventions with 100 Days of Half-Price Entry

May 22, 2026 | News

Book Tickets Amberley Museum is marking a century of world-changing innovation with a special summer offer: 100 days of half-price entry for visitors to experience the home of hands-on heritage. Running from 20 May to 30 August 2026, this limited-time promotion...

Preview Gallery Project

Jan 28, 2026 | News

Work has started on a project to bring the disused Preview Gallery at the visitor entrance to Amberley Museum back into use. Thanks to a grant from Horsham District Council’s Rural England Prosperity Fund, we are converting the interior of this disused space...

Lime Burning at Amberley – 100 Years Ago, by John Betts, Curator

Jul 3, 2025 | News

(‘Lime burning at Amberley’ by Hubert Williams, 1925 Carbon-pencil drawing and watercolour) What did the museum site look like 100 years ago, when it was a working chalk pit and lime works owned and operated by Pepper & Son Ltd? A watercolour in the museum’s...

A Royal Visit to Amberley!

Dec 11, 2024 | News

We were thrilled to welcome Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal to Amberley Museum on Thursday 5th December. During her visit she met a number of museum volunteers across the site and undertook the official opening of the newly restored Bagging Shed and Loading Bay....

1918 Bagnall Locomotive ‘Peter’ Goes on Tour to Threlkeld Gala!

Aug 14, 2024 | News

In an exciting journey for railway enthusiasts, the historic steam locomotive ‘Peter,’ a Bagnall 0-4-0ST No. 2067 built in 1918, recently embarked on a special tour to the Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum Gala. The event, held on 27 and 28 July, aimed to gather...

1939 ex Southdown Bus joins the fleet at Amberley!

Apr 18, 2024 | News

1939 ex Southdown Bus joins historic fleet at Amberley. Dennis Falcon (number plate FUF 181), or No 81 as it’s known, is an ex Southdown single deck bus bought new in early 1939 and represents one of the last peace time purchases by the company before World War...