PEVENSEY where the 1066 Story Began
…now a museum. Discover the Old Court Room including the dock as it was used until 1886, with the prison cells, exercise yard & Tudor window on the ground floor below.
There has been a court house and gaol in Pevensey since Tudor times, although the origin of this building is uncertain. It also came to serve as the town hall.
The timber ceiling is mainly 17th century. The entrance porch, exercise yard and prison cells, including the adjacent robing room, were added circa 1830 when the building was in urgent need of upgrading.
The court furniture including the dock remain in place as they were last used in 1886, when the Corporation ceased to exist.
Opening hours April – October 2026
Open Wednesday to Sunday inclusive. And bank Holidays
Wednesday to Sunday inclusive 11-4
Bank Holidays 11- 4
November till end December 2026 Weekends 1 -3 (except Christmas Day)
FREE ENTRY ALL YEAR
2026 and 2027 Bayeux Tapestry comes to England and Year of the Normans – Display on Bayeux Tapestry and much more to come – Pevensey Court House are pleased to be one of the partners of the British Museum
For Info or Booked groups, please telephone 07731415812Find us near the main car park and St. Nicolas Church |
© Pevensey Town Trust 2015 – 2018
Pevensey Courthouse Museum & Gaol 