Amberley Museum

Amberley Museum Explore the industrial heritage of southern England in a hands-on, dog-friendly site.
'The Home of Hands-On Heritage!' Dogs are welcome on a lead.
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Amberley Museum is a 36-acre site located in the heart of the South Downs National Park. Often referred to as multiple museums in one, the Museum has over 20 exhibition areas covering everything from vintage vehicles to communications to electrical goods to crafts and nature trails to rides on a narrow-gauge railway and historic buses. The Museum also hosts a year-round programme of regular events

from Steam Punk to family picnics to James Bond themed weekends. A team of some 200 active volunteers, many of whom worked in the industries represented at the Museum, help to look after the exhibits and interact with visitors. Amberley Museum is a registered charity and an accredited independent museum that was founded in 1978. The Museum is located next to Amberley railway station near Arundel and is close to major access roads in West Sussex. The Museum is usually open to the public from Wednesday to Sunday 10am – 4:30pm all year round (please check our website first). The Limeburners café on-site serves hot and cold food.

It’s Half Term Fun Today at Amberley Museum!We’re open today and there’s plenty to get stuck into!🕙 Open 10am – 4:30pm🎨 ...
27/05/2026

It’s Half Term Fun Today at Amberley Museum!

We’re open today and there’s plenty to get stuck into!

🕙 Open 10am – 4:30pm

🎨 Happening Today:

🖌 Block Printing (Wed–Fri)
Get creative and design your own prints – then watch them come to life in your chosen colours!

🏺 Pottery
Visit Nancy and have a go at pottery (£2.50 per person)

Coming Tomorrow – Woodturning (Thursday)
Don’t miss your chance to make your own wooden keepsake (small additional charge)

Plus, explore the Museum, ride the narrow-gauge railway, and enjoy a great family day out.

Come along today and make the most of half term!
https://www.amberleymuseum.co.uk/

Do you recognise this scene from 'A View to a Kill'? It was filmed here at Amberley Museum in 1984 with Roger Moore as B...
23/05/2026

Do you recognise this scene from 'A View to a Kill'? It was filmed here at Amberley Museum in 1984 with Roger Moore as Bond and Tanya Roberts as his leading lady.
Tomorrow, Sunday 24th May, is our annual James Bond Day, with the opportunity to meet members of the original crew, take a tour of the locations used and try your hand at driving the original Zorin locomotive!
https://www.amberleymuseum.co.uk/whats-on/james-bond-at-amberley/

Herbert Austin died OTD in 1941.He founded the Austin Motor Company in 1905, whose most influential car was the Austin S...
23/05/2026

Herbert Austin died OTD in 1941.
He founded the Austin Motor Company in 1905, whose most influential car was the Austin Seven
We have an A7, which occasionally trundles around the Museum site. It's currently laid up in the Village Garage, awaiting the next necessary bit of TLC.

The Storrington And District Classic and Sports Enthusiasts have to be one of the friendliest and most inclusive car clu...
22/05/2026

The Storrington And District Classic and Sports Enthusiasts have to be one of the friendliest and most inclusive car clubs around. We are very lucky in that they visit us regularly!
SADCASE are visiting us for their annual day on Sunday 28th June with their display stretching across a huge range of types and eras.
https://www.amberleymuseum.co.uk/whats-on/sadcase-car-show/

22/05/2026

Amberley Museum is becoming quite a haven for wildlife, despite its industrial past. We often post about the animals here but on we thought we'd give an example of our plant life!
In a tiny area by the Pottery today, we found bugle, speedwell, buttercups, field forgetmenots, herb robert and pink campion. Close by were deadnettle, true nettles, vetch, ox-eye daisies, crosswort and even late-blooming dog violets and wild strawberries!
None of these are particularly rare or amazing but the range of different flowering plants in a couple of square feet of ground was really quite impressive.

21/05/2026

Bring your Dad along for a free train and bus ride on Fathers' Day, Sunday 20th June!
To say thank you for all the amazing things that Dads do, we are offering free entry for all Dads on Fathers' Day!
This includes train and bus rides, making a small keepsake in the Print Shop and Pottery and trying his hand at driving one of our diesel locomotives!
https://www.amberleymuseum.co.uk/whats-on/fathers-day/

21/05/2026

We're pretty sure that badgers visit Amberley Museum as there look to be badger paths crossing the site in several places.

It takes a lot of teabags to keep over 400 volunteers happy!
21/05/2026

It takes a lot of teabags to keep over 400 volunteers happy!

Emergency Services are back on 13 & 14 June!Our celebration of the fire, ambulance and police services will showcase veh...
20/05/2026

Emergency Services are back on 13 & 14 June!
Our celebration of the fire, ambulance and police services will showcase vehicles from past and present with the opportunity to speak to officers from all services.
With demonstrations including fire and water, it should be a dramatic weekend!
https://www.amberleymuseum.co.uk/whats-on/emergency-services-weekend/

Address

New Barn Road, Amberley
Arundel
BN189LT

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 4:30pm
Thursday 10am - 4:30pm
Friday 10am - 4:30pm
Saturday 10am - 4:30pm
Sunday 10am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+441798831370

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