The Redoubt Fortress opens on Good
Friday and has free entry over the Easter weekend. The Napoleonic fortress has
been undergoing improvement over the winter months and has seen some great
changes. They will be kicking off the year with lots of fun activities and
offers.
Follow the museum trail for a
chance to win a £50 Amazon voucher! Visit the NEW café ‘The Outpost’ and swap a
voucher for a free hot cross bun. Visitors can expect to enjoy tea and cakes in the
vintage themed café which is decorated with photographs and pictures from the
Redoubt’s collection. Regulars can enjoy great benefits too with a loyalty card
giving a free cuppa after a number of visits.
Senior Head of Tourism and Leisure
for Eastbourne, Tracey McNulty said “Don’t forget to wrap up when you visit the
Redoubt weekend as the temperatures look to be on the low side. But don’t worry
you can expect a warm welcome from the Museum Staff, eager to tell you the story
of the Redoubt and enjoy a hot drink at the wonderful new vintage styled Café,
The Outpost, both sure to leave you with a spring in your
step!”
The Redoubt shop has also had a
revamp and there will be a new range of gifts and military books on sale. In
addition, there is a new children’s resource area, offering plenty for all ages
to get involved with.
The Redoubt’s medal collection has
always been something of fascination to visitors, but this year they will be
displayed in chronological order along with some stories of the soldiers who’d
earned them. To add to this, there are many more medals on display than in
previous years!
Outside the fortress, shrubbery
around the moat has been removed and traditional style gates and railings are
currently being installed. There has also been new signage put in place on the
Gun Platform and Parade Ground that will offer visitors more information about
the two hundred year old Fortress.
The museum will now be open 7 days
a week and offers two daily tours of the building starting at 11am and 2.30pm.
It is predicted that the FREE
opening at the Easter weekend will fill the Fortress with eager visitors; and
with the upcoming programme of events at the Redoubt set to fire everyone’s
imagination; visitors are set for a brilliant year.
The opening of the season kicks
off at 10am on Friday 29 April. For more information go to www.eastbournemuseums.co.uk
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