Herstmonceux Castle & Science Centre

There are two separate attractions here. The Science Centre was an Astronomical Observarory built in the 1950s when the Observatory moved from Greenwich. Now it's mainly a place for kids: indoor and outdoor fun machines illustrate scientific principles. Also a quite interesting tour of the two telescopes. |next attraction|

The castle itself is now a study centre owned by the university of Canada - entry is only by organised tour. The extensive gardens and woodland walks are the real attraction. On August bank holiday weekend the castle hosts a spectacular Medieval Festival. |map| |more day trip things to do|

Herstmonceux Castle Website     Observatory Science Centre