News Archives - Amberley Museum

Re-imagined Nature Trails

Jun 10, 2021 | News

Amberley Museum’s re-imagined Nature Trails are open for visitors Amberley Museum’s re-imagined nature trails were opened on Saturday 5 June at a celebration for World Environment Day that was attended by local community organisations with a common aim to make West...

Amberley Museum Reopens (again!)

May 5, 2021 | News

After another five-month closure, Amberley Museum will be opening its doors to visitors on Wednesday 19th May. The 36-acre Museum, in the heart of the South Downs National Park, is eager to reopen with refurbished nature trails (funded by the South Downs National Park...

2021 Events Calendar

Mar 16, 2021 | News

We are delighted to announce our provisional Event Calendar for 2021. View here. We are planning to host most of our usual, much-loved events as well as a brand-new event, James Bond Weekend, highlighting our involvement of being a location for ‘A View to a...

Seeking New Board Members

Mar 4, 2021 | News

Amberley Museum, founded in 1979, is located in the South Downs National Park, West Sussex. We preserve rural, transport, industrial and communications history in a 36 acre former chalk pits and lime works, welcoming around 50,000 visitors pa, including 2,000 school...

Second Lockdown Closure

Nov 5, 2020 | News

Amberley Museum is now temporarily closed from Thursday 5th November until our planned open date which we hope will be Saturday 5th December. Thank you to everyone who has visited and supported us over the last few months and we hope that those of you who visited over...

Amberley Museum receives lifeline grant from Government’s £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund

Oct 12, 2020 | News

Amberley Museum has been awarded £80,000 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure they have a sustainable future, the Culture Secretary has announced today. Amberley...