Wednesday 16 October – Outing – Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre, Sussex – 8.30am departure from Husseywell Crescent - Cost £30 (coach and Museum entry) - To book this Outing contact David Smith on 020 8462 6799 or 07762 708549, or sign up at the October meeting:
Located in the South Downs national park, the Museum is dedicated to preserving the industrial heritage of the South East. With 36 acres to explore and over 40 exhibits to visit, it has something for everyone helping you to discover the South’s working past. Exhibits include a working print shop, which is the only one of its kind in the South of England. The BT Connected Earth exhibit shows the history of communications, with interactive displays for all ages to enjoy. The Life of Lime exhibition shows the history of the chalk quarry and its importance in Sussex’s industrial working past. The Museum is also home to traditional rural crafts, blacksmiths, traditional woodworking, glass making, traditional cobblers to fire engines and a Southdown bus garage. There is also a pottery on site and an industrial narrow gauge railway. The onsite Limeburners Café serves hot and cold food.
Disabled access – Accessible toilets can be found at three points around the site and most exhibits are connected by level tarmac or concrete paths. The narrow gauge railway can accept one wheelchair (under 300kg). Two nature trails and a small number of paths indicated on the site map are not wheelchair accessible. .