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Cuckfield Museum Cuckfield Museum is a small, volunteer-run, independent museum

Normal opening times: Wednesday - Saturday 10am-12.30pm

With an earliest record in a charter of 1091, Cuckfield has grown and developed from the site of an ancient market, through the building of the 13th Century church and 16th Century ironmasters mansions to becoming an important staging post on the 18th Century London to Brighton coaching route. Some of the world's first dinosaur discoveries were made here in the 19th Century and after the two World Wars of the 20th Century, Cuckfield is becoming a 21st Century boutique village. Find out about village life, the interesting people and places and fascinating events that have shaped Cuckfield or look into your family history in our research room.

We were delighted to welcome a group of friends from Horsham this week who had requested a guided walk around the villag...
17/10/2026

We were delighted to welcome a group of friends from Horsham this week who had requested a guided walk around the village. Here they are with guide Nick Rowe before visiting the Museum at the end of the walk.
The Museum is always happy to arrange walks and visits for interested groups.

Just a reminder that Peter Cockburn will be giving a talk, 'Post Haste', on Thurs Oct 8th at 2.30pm in the Council Cha...
04/10/2026

Just a reminder that Peter Cockburn will be giving a talk, 'Post Haste', on Thurs Oct 8th at 2.30pm in the Council Chamber, Queen's Hall looking at the early days of the postal service in Sussex and the part Cuckfield played in it.
Tickets £5 or £3 for members. Please let us know if you plan to come on [email protected] as space is limited.

In the lead up to the Independent State's Mayor's election on Oct 16th we are looking back to 2007 when Nick Rowe was e...
28/09/2026

In the lead up to the Independent State's Mayor's election on Oct 16th we are looking back to 2007 when Nick Rowe was elected Mayor. Here he is with Ken Gregory, chauffeur Ian Nisbet and Richard Woods. The Museum's display celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Independent State will stay in place until after the election.

'Post Haste', our exhibition about the postal service in Cuckfield in times past, continues until Oct 8th. We were rece...
19/09/2026

'Post Haste', our exhibition about the postal service in Cuckfield in times past, continues until Oct 8th. We were recently given these three postcards, bought in a sale by a local resident. They were written by the Headmaster of Holy Trinity School, William Herrington, in the early years of the last century and sent to his daughter in Cuckfield. You'll see his name was so well known in the village, it wasn't necessary to include much detail in the address!

Peter Cockburn will be giving a talk on Thurs Oct 8th at 2.30pm in the Council Chamber, Queen's Hall about the history o...
08/09/2026

Peter Cockburn will be giving a talk on Thurs Oct 8th at 2.30pm in the Council Chamber, Queen's Hall about the history of the postal service in Sussex and the part Cuckfield played in it.
Tickets £5 or £3 for members. Please let us know if you plan to come on [email protected] as space is limited.

28/08/2026

With bad weather now forecast for tomorrow, the Cuckfield Royal Observer Post will remain closed but will be open this Sunday 30th Aug from 9-1.

The Cuckfield Royal Observer Post Nuclear Bunker, restored by Mark Russell and Ed Combes in 2009, will open tomorrow, A...
28/08/2026

The Cuckfield Royal Observer Post Nuclear Bunker, restored by Mark Russell and Ed Combes in 2009, will open tomorrow, Aug 29th, from 12-4pm, for the last time this year. No need to book, plenty to look at on the surface if things are busy below ground. More information on the Cuckfield Nuclear Bunker FB page. Our photo shows Ed and Mark with Lin Wood in 2018, whose husband Derek led the post when it was operational.

14 members of the East Grinstead U3A Out and About Walking Group visited Cuckfield recently. Retired Church Architect N...
25/08/2026

14 members of the East Grinstead U3A Out and About Walking Group visited Cuckfield recently. Retired Church Architect Nick Rowe led them expertly round the village, calling in at the Church and the Old School where we admired the Millennium map of the village embroidered by a group of skilled Cuckfield needlewomen, see photo. We looked into the garden at Ockenden Manor and ended with a visit to the Museum. The Museum is always happy to arrange tours of the village for different groups.

The Museum is lovely and cool on hot days. Lots of dinosaur activities for children too. Come and find out about the C...
14/08/2026

The Museum is lovely and cool on hot days. Lots of dinosaur activities for children too. Come and find out about the Cuckfield iguanodon!

Susan Lacey returned this week with the little devotional book, "The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis", taken to t...
06/08/2026

Susan Lacey returned this week with the little devotional book, "The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis", taken to the Western Front during WWI by her grandfather, Frederick Manvell. The family recently came to see the Dorothy bag belonging to Frederick that they had donated some years ago (see our post on July 26th) and this tiny book completes the family display. We plan to display the book at Armistice time this year.

Address

Cuckfield Museum, Queen's Hall, High Street
Cuckfield
RH175EL

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 12:30pm
Thursday 10am - 12:30pm
Friday 10am - 12:30pm
Saturday 10am - 12:30pm

Telephone

+447857815880

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