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Fotheringhay Castle	N/A	Fotheringhay, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom	East Midlands	Birthplace of Richard III Execution of Mary Queen of Scots Historic ruins Interpretive panels River Nene views
Armourgeddon Military Museum	01858 880239	Southfields Farm, Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire, LE17 6NW, United Kingdom	East Midlands	Armoured cars Artillery pieces Band of Brothers Cannons Centurion tank Chieftain tank Cold War artefacts Cold War exhibits Evita Family friendly Fury) Guns Interactive displays Interactive exhibits Machinery Militaria Military Vehicles Operational tanks Outdoor viewing area for tanks in motion Rifles Sherman M4 105 tank Tank driving experiences Tanks Vehicles featured in films (e.g. Saving Private Ryan WWI artefacts WWII artefacts
Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre	01455 290429	Ambion Lane, Sutton Cheney, Nuneaton, Leicestershire CV13 0AD, England	East Midlands	1485 Tithe Barn Café 2km Battlefield Trail Audiovisual presentations Authentic artifacts Award-winning attraction Battle recreations Bosworth Discovery Zone FREE Character-based interpretation Children's activities Coach parking Conference hire facilities Country park grounds Educational programmes Event venue Family-friendly trails free parking gift shop Guided battlefield walks Henry VII coronation Interactive medieval displays Medieval Warfare Exhibits Nine-room exhibition gallery Richard III story School group visits Seasonal walks Toilets available Wars of Roses context
Brinklow Castle (Motte & Bailey)	N/A	Brinklow, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 0LR	East Midlands	Bailey enclosure Defensive ditch Earthworks Prehistoric barrow mound Prehistoric barrow mound Earthworks
Harrington Aviation Museum	01604 686608	Sunnyvale Farm, off Lamport Road, Harrington, Northampton, NN6 9PF, United Kingdom	East Midlands	Operation Carpetbagger exhibits Royal Observer Corps history SOE/OSS displays Thor missile heritage WWII artefacts
Herstmonceux Castle		V8FQ+VP Hailsham, UK	London & South East	350-year-old Spanish Chestnut Avenue Ancient Woodland Walk with bluebells Apothecary Garden Castle Café and Terrace Castle Moat Children's outdoor play area Croquet Lawns Dutch barn doorway Elizabethan Garden with Grade II listed walls Equatorial Group telescope domes falconry displays gift shop Grade II walled kitchen garden Grinling Gibbons carved staircase Herbaceous borders Historical archives Historical fireplaces collection Inner courtyard Lavender walks Lower Garden Magic Garden with folk art sculptures Marlow Rope Maze medieval gatehouse Medieval reenactment area Observatory Science Centre with six historical telescopes Ornamental Lake with Folly Period room interiors. Queen's Walk Rose Garden Royal Greenwich Observatory heritage displays Salvaged architectural antiques from English and French country houses Seasonal flower displays including tulips snowdrops daffodils magnolias Secret passages Shady Garden Shakespeare Garden Sundial Garden with Sir John Flamsteed sundial Tree swing Tudor brick facade Tudor defensive features Underground cellars Victorian restoration features Wedding and events facilities Wildflower Meadows Winston Churchill connection exhibits Yew hedges
Eastbourne Redoubt Fortress	01323410300	The Redoubt, Royal Parade, Eastbourne BN22 7AQ, UK	London & South East	24 vaulted casemate chambers Activity room for children Coastal seafront location Deep dry moat Films and stargazing nights Free access to parade ground German WWII staff car guided tours Gun platform with panoramic sea views Hands-on displays for children Historical reenactments Interactive exhibits Mark III Centurion Tank Military collections spanning 300+ years Napoleonic circular fortress Pavilion Cafe Russian bugle from Charge of the Light Brigade Special events Three regimental museums
Littlehampton Fort		West Beach, Rope Walk, Littlehampton, West Sussex BN17 5DL, England	London & South East	70-man garrison Building at Risk Built 1854 Carnot wall first British fort Fenced no interior access FREE viewing from walkway Gun platform harbour mouth Prototype Palmerston Forts Ruinous overgrown state Scheduled monument Three 68-pounder cannons Two 32-pounder cannons Wooden walkway viewing
Shoreham Fort	07787 994815	Forthaven, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex BN43 5HY, England	London & South East	1st Sussex Artillery Volunteers 68-pounder guns Air Raid Shelter Experience September 2024 Barrack block reconstruction Beach coastal location Carnot Wall defensive ditch Community museum project Completed June 1857 Dog-friendly water bowls Food for Fort café FREE entry donations welcome Friends charity 1147869 Group tours by arrangement Heritage Open Days events Last useable WWI Nissen Hut Britain Living history demonstrations Lunette crescent shape Memorial training trench September 2020 National Coastwatch Institution tower Prototype Palmerston fort Restored gun platform Scheduled Ancient Monument Three caponiers riflemen Tin Hut Talks expert speakers Two Land Girls lived 1940s-2013 Volunteer work days WWI Nissen Hut education center WWII 6-inch gun emplacements
Newhaven Fort, East Sussex	01273 517622	Fort Road, Newhaven, East Sussex BN9 9DS, England	London & South East	£7.5M recent investment 10-acre site 1940 Luftwaffe bomb damage 20000 sqm hand-mixed concrete Adventure playground parade ground Air-raid shelter realistic simulation Annual tickets 12 months validity Café homemade cakes Dieppe and D-Day displays Dog-friendly outdoor areas Drawbridge tunnel entrance Extensive chalk cliff tunnels Featured in horror film 2015 Free car parking on-site Gift shop books memorabilia Guided fort tours available Hi-tech immersive exhibitions Lewes District Council maintained Living history events programme Ramparts and gun emplacements Romney Hut event venue School group educational visits Six million handmade bricks Stone Age to WWII journey Stunning clifftop panoramic views Sussex Surrey Yeomanry collection Victorian fortress largest Sussex WWII Home Front exhibition
Winchelsea Town Defences, East Sussex		High Street, Winchelsea, East Sussex TN36 4EA, England	London & South East	120 listed buildings Admiral Gervase Alard tomb Archaeological Sensitive Area Blue plaque interpretation Conservation Area status Court Hall Museum civic regalia Douglas Strachan stained glass Edward I planned town 1281 FREE year-round access French raid 1380 destruction Grid-pattern medieval streets High Weald AONB Mayoral list 1295-1430 Medieval undercrofts vaulted cellars Medieval wine cellars 33 accessible Murage granted 1295 National Trust surrounding countryside New Gate 13th century isolated Pipewell Ferry Gate rebuilt 1404 Rectangular grid street pattern Romney Marsh hilltop views Smallest town England claim Spike Milligan grave St Thomas Martyr Church Strand Gate main entrance Three medieval stone gates Town ditch defensive line
Rye Harbour Wartime Defences, East Sussex		Harbour Road, Rye Harbour, East Sussex TN31 7TX, England	London & South East	1940 anti-invasion structures 360000 annual visitors 4300 species wildlife habitat Anti-tank obstacles dragon's teeth Bosun's Cafe refreshments Coastguard station 1834-1861 Concrete gun tables and loopholes Discovery Centre exhibitions Dog-friendly reserve Five accessible bird hides Free car park donations welcome GHQ Stop Line defences Information boards military history Lime Kiln Cafe Discovery Centre Martello Tower No 28 Enchantress Tower Napoleonic era gun tower 1805-1808 Ordnance Survey trig point Restored pillbox with interpretation Sussex Military History Society conservation Sussex Wildlife Trust management Type 22 hexagonal pillboxes Vickers machine gun positions Walled moat and drawbridge Weapon pits and trench systems Wheelchair accessible tarmac paths William the Conqueror pub nearby WWII concrete pillboxes WWII observation post