• TALK- Marine Life of Sussex

    Samuel Wickens Centre Rustington Museum, Broadmark Parade, Rustington, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    Barnacles and Jewels by Colin Pullen   Join us for a talk about the amazing marine life of the Sussex sea and find out more about the photographs being exhibited at Rustington Museum. Reservation is advisable: phone 01903 788479 or email museum@rustington-pc.gov.uk

  • TALK- Divinations, Predictions and the Home – The Secret Language of Folklore in our Environment.

    Samuel Wickens Centre Rustington Museum, Broadmark Parade, Rustington, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    This St Swithin’s Day, join author and folklorist Liza Frank as she discusses the wonders of folklore all around us, and demonstrates how household objects can help you make decisions and predict the future. Just keep your fingers crossed that it doesn’t rain! Liza Frank has written extensively about folklore for The Everyday Lore Project […]

  • Summer Crafts

    Samuel Wickens Centre Rustington Museum, Broadmark Parade, Rustington, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    Come and join us during the summer holidays for crafts.

  • Summer Crafts

    Samuel Wickens Centre Rustington Museum, Broadmark Parade, Rustington, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    Come and join us during the summer holidays for crafts.

  • Summer Crafts

    Samuel Wickens Centre Rustington Museum, Broadmark Parade, Rustington, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    Come and join us during the summer holidays for crafts.

  • Summer Crafts

    Samuel Wickens Centre Rustington Museum, Broadmark Parade, Rustington, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    Come and join us during the summer holidays for crafts.

  • TALK- The Lure of the Sea: The Rise of Sea Bathing Tourism on England’s South Coast, c.1750–1950

    Samuel Wickens Centre Rustington Museum, Broadmark Parade, Rustington, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    Explore how sea bathing evolved from an eighteenth-century medical cure into a popular leisure activity and sport. Focusing on England’s south coast, this talk examines bathing machines, swimming culture, and the remarkable women — from bathing ‘dippers’ to champion swimmers — who made sea bathing safer and more accessible to all.  

  • Summer Crafts

    Samuel Wickens Centre Rustington Museum, Broadmark Parade, Rustington, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    Come and join us during the summer holidays for crafts.

  • TALK- The Sussex Windmill

    Samuel Wickens Centre Rustington Museum, Broadmark Parade, Rustington, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    A peep into a once vital industry without which we wouldn't be here today?