Museum · near Newhaven · East Sussex

Newhaven Fort

Newhaven Fort is a Victorian fort in Newhaven, East Sussex. The register lists it as a scheduled monument. Within 15 km there are 47 more places to visit, starting with Royal Pavilion (14 km).

Photo: Newhaven Fort, Michael Coppins (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

100 m

south of Newhaven

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Museum near Newhaven

Just outside Newhaven

Newhaven Fort is 100 m south of Newhaven. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Newhaven has 26 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather through the year

In Newhaven the warm season is June to September, with highs of 19–21°C.

Jan8° / 4°85 mm

Feb8° / 2°61 mm

Mar10° / 4°48 mm

Apr13° / 6°45 mm

May16° / 9°47 mm

Jun19° / 11°52 mm

Jul21° / 13°53 mm

Aug21° / 14°61 mm

Sep19° / 12°61 mm

Oct15° / 9°93 mm

Nov11° / 6°104 mm

Dec8° / 3°99 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Newhaven, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Newhaven. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Newhaven’s full climate →

About

Newhaven Fort

It is written up in 4 Wikipedias.

Newhaven’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: 100 m south of Newhaven
Official site: newhavenfort.org.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Useful details

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Newhaven Fort and what surrounds it

Spot Newhaven Fort in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Newhaven Fort

The most populous of the 4 is Seaford, at 23,865. The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.

1 · 100 m north of it

Newhaven

12,857 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 1.3 km east of it

Seaford

23,865 people · 12 places to visit

3 · 1.8 km northwest of it

Peacehaven

15,705 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 4.6 km west of it

Telscombe Cliffs

4,237 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 4 towns

Town	Where Newhaven Fort is	People	Places to visit
Newhaven	100 m north of it	12,857	6
Seaford	1.3 km east of it	23,865	12
Peacehaven	1.8 km northwest of it	15,705	6
Telscombe Cliffs	4.6 km west of it	4,237	6

Make a day of it

What else is near Newhaven Fort

Choose from 47 places within 15 km, such as 4 historic houses, 2 museums and a theme park.

Historic houseRoyal Pavilion14 km away 2

Historic house · National TrustMonk's House6.7 km away 3

Theme parkBrighton Pier14 km away 4

CastleLewes Castle - Barbican gate11 km away 5

MuseumBrighton Museum & Art Gallery14 km away · 200K visitors a year 6

MuseumCharleston House7.9 km away 7

Historic house · National TrustAlfriston Clergy House7.7 km away 8

Historic houseGlyndebourne11 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Newhaven Fort in questions

Where is Newhaven Fort?

Newhaven Fort is 100 m south of Newhaven, East Sussex.

What is Newhaven Fort?

Victorian fort in Newhaven, East Sussex, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Newhaven Fort?

June to September are the warmest months in Newhaven, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Newhaven Fort a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Newhaven Fort?

Within 15 km: Royal Pavilion (14 km), Monk's House (6.7 km), Brighton Pier (14 km) and Lewes Castle - Barbican gate (11 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Newhaven Fort: Michael Coppins, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Pavilion: Qmin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Monk's House: Oliver Mallinson Lewis from Oxford, United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brighton Pier: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lewes Castle - Barbican gate: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Charleston House: APB-CMX at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Alfriston Clergy House: The Voice of Hassocks, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Glyndebourne: Wolfiewolf, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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