Newhaven Historical Society in Newhaven, East Sussex, United Kingdom | Historical Society | Literary Centre | Maritime Museum

Newhaven Historical Society in Hastings, United Kingdom, is home to the Newhaven Local and Maritime Museum and houses an interesting and diverse collection of photographs and artifacts pertaining to the maritime history and local heritage. The Newhaven Local and Maritime Museum is filled with an enormous amount of valuable information about Newhaven and surroundings from prehistoric times, and the archives are filled with artefacts, documents, publications and photographs. As a Maritime Museum, visitors will appreciate the large collection of models, artefacts and photographs of lifeboats, and a section of the museum has also been allocated to the important ferry service between Newhaven and Dieppe. Newhaven Local and Maritime Museum was first opened by Newhaven Historical Society in 1971.