The Brightonian October 2020

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27 Local news…

Preston Manor now open Preston Manor, Brighton’s beautifully preserved time-capsule of Edwardian life at home, is welcoming back visitors, with new opening hours for the winter season.

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To keep everyone safe, there are enhanced cleaning measures throughout the manor and hand gel is available for all visitors. There is also a new one-way system and everyone is asked to keep to a Covid-19 safe distance. To ensure the building is not overcrowded, admission is limited to groups of six people at a time. Please pre-book your visit through the Preston Manor website - brightonmuseums.org.uk/prestonmanor – or call 03000 290900 for more information. Brighton & Hove residents are half price, with up to four accompanied children free of charge. There is free parking on site for visitors and there are bike racks nearby in Preston Park. The wearing of face coverings is now mandatory (unless you are exempt) in all Brighton museum venues.

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Preston Manor reopened on 11 September and a visit will bring you a fascinating insight into life in the Edwardian era, before and after the First World War. See how an upper-class Edwardian family lived and find out more about the servants that lived ‘below stairs’ and tended to the owners’ every need.


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