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The Atlas Obscura Guide To West Sussex

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

Updated November 26, 2020

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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.
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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
The warrior birds memorial

Worthing, England

Warrior Birds Memorial

An eccentric memorial garden to the "warrior" birds of World War I, the messenger pigeons used by the Allied forces.
9 miles from West Sussex
Dome Cinema.

Worthing, England

Dome Cinema

It was once the longest continuously running cinema in the United Kingdom.
9 miles from West Sussex
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