Lewes Castle & Museum

One of the first castles built after the Norman Conquest, Lewes Castle was raised by William de Warenne on orders of William the Conqueror around 1069. It overlooks the site of the 1264 Battle of Lewes, where Simon de Montfort defeated Henry III. The adjoining Barbican House Museum holds the Museum of Sussex Archaeology with artefacts from prehistoric to medieval periods, including a tapestry commemorating the 1264 battle.