Redoubt Fortress and Military Museum

Welcome to the Redoubt - Eastbourne's hidden treasure

click on the links to explore the building and its collection

The Royal Sussex Regimental Collection Medal Room

For over 200 years the Redoubt has stood ready to defend the Eastbourne coast. It formed part of a chain of fortifications built to deter Napoleon's forces in the early 1800s, and it still stands as a unique monument to that time. Garrisoned by troops until the early 1900s and again during World War II the fortress is now a suitable and atmospheric home to three exciting military collections....

The Redoubt Fortress is now open for the summer season from the 3rd April to the 7th September 2010.

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Newhaven Fort, Seaford’s Martello Tower and The Redoubt Fortress in Eastbourne have joined forces to create the Sussex Coastal Forts partnership (SCF). The SCF partnership has introduced a shared ticketing scheme and visitors to any one of the three attractions can take their ‘proof of entry’ from their first visit to either of the other two attractions and gain reduced admission.

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