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Unusual Attractions in West Sussex

West Sussex, England

Wings Museum

This WWII aircraft museum presents its wrecks like taxidermy, complete with recreations of the crash sites.

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.

West Sussex, England

The Long Bench

This multicolored meandering masterpiece is Britain's longest bench.

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Storrington, England

South Downs WWII Churchill Tank

An abandoned World War II tank left to rust in the downland.

2 miles from West Sussex

Worthing, England

Dome Cinema

It was once the longest continuously running cinema in the United Kingdom.

9 miles from West Sussex

Shoreham-by-Sea, England

Brighton City Airport

This tiny 1930s Art Deco airport is a beautiful remnant of a bygone era.

9 miles from West Sussex

Shoreham-by-Sea, England

Houseboats of Shoreham

A motley, fantastical agglomeration of unlikely houseboats along the Shoreham-by-Sea riverbank.

10 miles from West Sussex

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