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Newhaven Fort

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Explore a hidden gem on the Sussex coast, where history comes alive! Currently closed for £7.5m restoration, reopening spring 2025.

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On Thursday 6 June, join us to commemorate #DDay80 with a walking tour of Newhaven Harbour. Meet at Memorial Green at 8pm to hear about Newhaven's role in history’s biggest seaborne invasion - like the commandos pictured here leaving the station. Newhaven TC Newhaven Museum

On Thursday 6 June, join us to commemorate #DDay80 with a walking tour of Newhaven Harbour.

Meet at Memorial Green at 8pm to hear about Newhaven's role in history’s biggest seaborne invasion - like the commandos pictured here leaving the station.

<a href="/newhaventc/">Newhaven TC</a> <a href="/MuseumNewhaven/">Newhaven Museum</a>
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This #VolunteersWeek we’re celebrating all our Fort volunteers, including John, who gives his time to share knowledge on the Fort’s history and artefacts with school groups and visitors 🪖 A big thank you to our volunteers - we can't wait to welcome you back in 2025!

This #VolunteersWeek we’re celebrating all our Fort volunteers, including John, who gives his time to share knowledge on the Fort’s history and artefacts with school groups and visitors 🪖

A big thank you to our volunteers - we can't wait to welcome you back in 2025!
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Tune into BBC South East tomorrow at 6.30pm as we mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Our collections custodian, Frankie, will be LIVE on-air sharing insight into the vital roles of Newhaven and Sussex throughout the D-Day landings. Don't miss it! #DDay80

Tune into <a href="/bbcsoutheast/">BBC South East</a> tomorrow at 6.30pm as we mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

Our collections custodian, Frankie, will be LIVE on-air sharing insight into the vital roles of Newhaven and Sussex throughout the D-Day landings.

Don't miss it! #DDay80
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"The railway came into its own, feeding a continuous supply of troops into the port to prepare for the landings" - read our guest blog post about the role the railways in #Newhaven played during #DDay Full story: tinyurl.com/5n9an3p2 #DDay80 #EastSussex

"The railway came into its own, feeding a continuous supply of troops into the port to prepare for the landings" - read our guest blog post about the role the railways in #Newhaven played during #DDay

Full story: tinyurl.com/5n9an3p2

 #DDay80 #EastSussex
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Thank you to everyone who joined us on our guided walk of Newhaven for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, led by our collections custodian, Frankie. We hope you enjoyed it and learned lots on the vital roles of Newhaven and Sussex throughout the historic landings! #DDay80 #DDay2024

Thank you to everyone who joined us on our guided walk of Newhaven for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, led by our collections custodian, Frankie.

We hope you enjoyed it and learned lots on the vital roles of Newhaven and Sussex throughout the historic landings!

#DDay80 #DDay2024
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Searchlight at Dusk, Eric Ravilious, 1941. It depicts Newhaven Fort in East #Sussex in the early years of #WW2. The original artwork is in the collection of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.

Searchlight at Dusk, Eric Ravilious, 1941. It depicts Newhaven Fort in East #Sussex in the early years of #WW2. The original artwork is in the collection of <a href="/BM_AG/">Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery</a>.
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Did you spot Newhaven’s feature in @TheTelegraph? 🚀 Our town is buzzing with new developments, art festivals, pop-up events and so much more. telegraph.co.uk/travel/destina…

Did you spot Newhaven’s feature in @TheTelegraph? 🚀

Our town is buzzing with new developments, art festivals, pop-up events and so much more.

telegraph.co.uk/travel/destina…
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We're thrilled to unveil our 2025 events calendar! From falconry displays and classic car shows to ghost tours and murder mysteries – we have something for everyone, with more events still to come. Read more: bit.ly/3RKx7IP 📷: John Taylor

We're thrilled to unveil our 2025 events calendar!

From falconry displays and classic car shows to ghost tours and murder mysteries – we have something for everyone, with more events still to come.

Read more: bit.ly/3RKx7IP

📷: John Taylor
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We’re home to some of Sussex’s most splendid views 🌊 Rain or shine, our Battery Observation Post offers a mesmerising view of the coastline. Restoration is coming along nicely, and soon it will be open to the public for the very first time! #heritage #scenery

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We’re proud to be a winner in the Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards 2024 – placing Newhaven Fort in the top 10% of things to do worldwide!  🏆🌍   A huge thank you to everyone who has left us a positive Tripadvisor review in the past year.   #VisitSussex

We’re proud to be a winner in the <a href="/Tripadvisor/">Tripadvisor</a> Travellers’ Choice Awards 2024 – placing Newhaven Fort in the top 10% of things to do worldwide!  🏆🌍
 
A huge thank you to everyone who has left us a positive Tripadvisor review in the past year.
 
#VisitSussex
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Delighted to be working with the Fort team & exhibition designers Form At Large on this fantastic project ⁦Newhaven Fort⁩ to reopen next February after £7.5m restoration - Museums + Heritage museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/…

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Although our doors are closed for restoration, we’re still busy doing outreach sessions in the community!   Our collections custodian Frankie enjoyed a warm welcome from F.O.B.S for his talk about HMS Forward - the secret WWII intelligence centre hidden in South Heighton.

Although our doors are closed for restoration, we’re still busy doing outreach sessions in the community!
 
Our collections custodian Frankie enjoyed a warm welcome from <a href="/fobs_seaford/">F.O.B.S</a> for his talk about HMS Forward - the secret WWII intelligence centre hidden in South Heighton.
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#DidYouKnow?   ⚔️We’re Sussex’s largest ever defence structure. 👷Designed by a 22-year-old in 1862, it took 10 years to build.   We’re uniquely integrated into land, rather than built overground like a traditional fort.   Find out more: newhavenfort.org.uk/about-us/newha…

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It’s been five months since our restoration began… 👷   The scaffolding is starting to come down, the space has been cleared for our new adventure playground, and the Romney Hut is almost complete. 🧱 Read more in Newhaven Matters on page 6: bit.ly/4duCjJx

It’s been five months since our restoration began… 👷
 
The scaffolding is starting to come down, the space has been cleared for our new adventure playground, and the Romney Hut is almost complete. 🧱

Read more in Newhaven Matters on page 6: bit.ly/4duCjJx
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POV: you’re basking in the summer sunshine and enjoying the stunning views from the Fort 🌞 While we're closed for restoration, we hope these sunny glimpses bring back fond memories and remind you what’s to come when we reopen next year 😎 #NewhavenFort #Sussex #Summer

POV: you’re basking in the summer sunshine and enjoying the stunning views from the Fort 🌞

While we're closed for restoration, we hope these sunny glimpses bring back fond memories and remind you what’s to come when we reopen next year 😎

#NewhavenFort #Sussex #Summer