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All the United Kingdom England West Sussex

The Atlas Obscura Guide To West Sussex

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in West Sussex, England

Updated April 2, 2025

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Unusual Attractions in West Sussex

Restored Victory Belle Cockpit

West Sussex, England

Wings Museum

This WWII aircraft museum presents its wrecks like taxidermy, complete with recreations of the crash sites.
Millennium Seed Bank at Wakehurst

West Sussex, England

Millennium Seed Bank

Nearly 2 billion seeds from 38,000 species are stored and processed at this visitable facility in a quiet corner of England.
The Long Bench shelter.

West Sussex, England

The Long Bench

This multicolored meandering masterpiece is Britain's longest bench.

West Sussex, England

Hiorns Tower

This 18th-century "castle" is not what it seems.
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Churchill MKII Tank slowly being overtaken by nature.

Storrington, England

South Downs WWII Churchill Tank

An abandoned World War II tank left to rust in the downland.
2 miles from West Sussex
The church font with the Slayer’s Slab behind

Lyminster, England

Slayer's Slab

This carved stone slab marked the grave of a local dragon slayer, who makes a killer pie.
7 miles from West Sussex

Henfield, England

The Cat House

This Tudor cottage is adorned with many canary-clasping cats, which originally served as a reminder to a local clergyman of his pet's murderous ways.
8 miles from West Sussex
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The helmet and headdress of the Bersted Man will be on display for the first time.

Found: A Mysterious Warrior From Late Iron Age England

Some associate him with a real-life Asterix, though less successful in resisting the Romans.
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July 30, 2019

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