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Mothers Day Afternoon Tea at Michelham Priory

Show your mum she means the world to you by treating her to afternoon tea at Michelham Priory House & Gardens this Mother’s Day (Sunday March 27, 2022). Our exclusive event will allow you and your party to sit back, relax and catch up while indulging in a platter of fantastic local produce – including … Continued

80,000 daffodils to bloom at Michelham Priory

The arrival of spring is being marked with a bumper display of daffodils at Michelham House Priory House & Gardens in Upper Dicker near Hailsham – with more than 80,000 of the flowers in 18 varieties bursting into bloom throughout the heritage site’s grounds. Expected to peak during April, visitors can expect swathes of daffodils … Continued

Wanted! A pole-lot-of ideas to upcycle a Lewes Castle centrepiece

Creative, quirky and community project ideas are being sought to upcycle a historic landmark which has stood tall and proud above Lewes Castle for decades. After many years of service, the towering flagpole above the 900-year-old fortress has made its last stand at the historic site. The eight-metre high pole was recently taken down by … Continued

Historical hijinks this half-term at Fishbourne Roman Palace

Visitors to Fishbourne Roman Palace this half-term will have the chance to try their hand at historical activities, from making mosaics, to spinning yarn, to learning about Roman food and feasting. With a free activity on offer every day from Monday 21 to Friday 25 February, there will be family fun suitable for all ages … Continued

Traditional Tudor Wassail at Michelham Priory

A traditional Tudor Wassail, complete with dancing, drumming and a torchlit procession, took place at Michelham Priory House & Gardens on Saturday (January 22nd, 2022). Common across Sussex around 500 years ago, Wassailing involves visiting an orchard to promote a good harvest for the coming year. The noise of the celebration was said to wake … Continued

Welcome to our new website

Online shop and Members Area coming soon… Although our historic sites have been closed during lockdown, the Society has been as busy as ever. One of our behind-the-scenes projects has been to update our website. We think you’ll agree that the previous version was starting to show its age and wasn’t an accurate reflection of the … Continued

The Sussex Archaeological Collections Go Digital!

Volumes 1-136 of the Sussex Archaeological Collections (SAC) are now available to view on the Archaeology Data Services (ADS) . Thanks to the work of an incredible team of Digital Volunteers and the Archaeology Data Services (ADS), this now gives you the opportunity to read more about the origins of the Society in volume 1. … Continued

Celebrating 175 years of the Society

“The first meeting which defined the objects and established and the rules of the Society, took place on the June 18th, 1846, at the suggestion of a few gentleman in the town and neighbourhood of Lewes, who observing the interest excited by some recent antiquarian discoveries, were anxious to promote a readier acquaintance among persons … Continued