"How We Lived Then"
Museum of Shops and Social History.
       
Address 20 Cornfield Terrace, Eastbourne, East Sussex.  BN21 4NS
Telephone Number (01323) 737143
e-mail howwelivedthen@btconnect.com
Website www.how-we-lived-then.co.uk
Opening times Open EVERY day (including Sundays) from 10.00 in the morning. Closing times vary according to season. (Please telephone to check).
Entrance: Adults £4.00, Seniors £3.50 and children (up to 15 years old) £3.00 (under five years old - free).
Discounts for groups, schools and students. Various worksheets are available - please enquire.
The Museum has over 100,000 exhibits, collected over the past 50 years by Jan and Graham Upton, and now displayed on FOUR floors of authentic shops, room-settings and with various displays covering 100 years of shopping and social history from 1850 to 1950.
 
Parking
There is on-street parking all around the Museum (with charges) and some car parks nearby (which charge).
 
Public Transport The Museum is only five minutes walk from Eastbourne railway station and ten minutes from the coach dropping off point. Within the town, both the tour buses and "dotto" trains pass close by,
Facilities We have a well-stocked Gift Shop offering a selection of traditional souvenirs and presents. We do not have our own refreshment facilities but are surrounded by a comprehensive choice of cafes, restaurants and teashops etc
Accessibility We are really sorry, but this is an old building and, at the moment, we do not have wheelchair access to all floors or to the toilet.