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Harbour Park is a children's amusement park on the beach at Littlehampton, next to the working harbour and marina. It has been a family fixture since 1932 and is aimed mainly at primary school children. Outdoor rides run seasonally, and there are also arcades and an indoor soft play area, so it works whatever the weather.

For older children and adults, the Treasure Quest Escape Room puts up to six players aboard an old pirate ship to solve puzzles and find the Silver Wolf pirate's treasure. Players must be 8 or over, and at least one must be an adult. Younger children can try Toddler Town, with role-play rooms such as a supermarket and a vet. The Harbour Kitchen inside the soft play area serves burgers, fish and chips and children's meals, and there is an ice cream outlet too.

Tip: Rides only open on certain dates and times, so check the opening times calendar on the Harbour Park website before you go.

SEA LIFE Brighton opened in 1872 as Brighton Aquarium and is the world's oldest continually operating aquarium. It was designed by Eugenius Birch, who also designed the West Pier, and it sits on the seafront. Inside, the High Victorian Gothic interior survives, and you can wander through the restored Victorian Arcade.

You'll see sharks, jellyfish, clownfish and seahorses, plus giant green sea turtles. There's a Rainforest Adventure zone, and in the Rockpools you can get hands-on with native ray and shark eggs. The seawater tanks are filled from the nearby sea twice a day. For something different, the glass bottom boat glides over the Ocean Display, and there is also a virtual reality experience. It suits anyone curious about sea life or Victorian history.

Tip: Book a timed entry slot online in advance; you can reschedule if your plans change.

Butlins Bognor Regis is a seaside holiday resort on the West Sussex coast, at the east end of the promenade in Bognor Regis. Billy Butlin opened the camp in 1960, moving in the amusement park and zoo he had already run in the town. Over the decades it has been refurbished several times, including a big redevelopment that added the Skyline Pavilion, a huge undercover area built to give weather-protected shops, bars, restaurants and entertainment.

It suits families, and anyone curious about the story of the British holiday camp. The sources note that many of the old attractions have been removed over the years, so check what is on offer before you set off, and don't assume it will match what you remember from the past.

Arundel Castle is a restored and remodelled medieval castle in West Sussex. Roger de Montgomery began work on it around 1067, and it later survived a siege during the Civil War before being restored by successive Dukes of Norfolk. Inside, the rooms include the Baronial Hall and a suite of state rooms remodelled for a visit by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

Outside, the gardens have a wild water garden around the medieval friary ponds. The Collector Earl's Garden, designed by Isabel and Julian Bannerman, centres on Oberon's Palace, a pavilion with a shellwork grotto and a fountain that supports a golden corona. The castle grounds also hold a cricket ground, and a folly on the hill above Swanbourne Lake. Film fans may spot the castle's screen credits, including Doctor Who, where it stood in for Windsor Castle.

The Royal Pavilion is a Grade I listed former royal residence in the middle of Brighton, built as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales, who later became George IV. Its Indo-Saracenic exterior, with bulbous domes, chhatri-topped minarets and cusped arches, is the look from Nash's 1815-1822 remodelling, and it has often been compared to the Taj Mahal.

Inside, the decoration was heavily influenced by Chinese and Indian fashion, and the Music and Banqueting Rooms are known for their distinctive tented roofs. Gardens surround the building. It's a good choice for anyone curious about Regency history, or about how Queen Victoria disliked Brighton and the town bought the Pavilion from the government instead.

Tip: Next door is the Brighton Dome, the former royal stables, converted to a concert hall, so look at both buildings.

Fishbourne Roman Palace sits about 1½ miles west of Chichester. Built around AD 75, it is the largest known Roman residential palace north of the Alps, and its footprint was bigger than Buckingham Palace's. Much of it has been excavated and preserved, with an on-site museum alongside.

The big draw is the mosaics. Fishbourne has the largest collection of Roman mosaics in situ in the UK, including the perfectly preserved Dolphin mosaic in the north wing. Outside, the recreated Roman gardens are the earliest gardens found anywhere in the country. Families can try interactive exhibits, artefact handling and educational trails, and there are volunteer-led tours at times. It suits history fans, curious children and anyone after a day that works whatever the weather, with an indoor museum and covered mosaic area plus open garden areas.

Tip: Head for the north wing first to see the Dolphin mosaic, and check the official website for current opening times, tours, café and dog rules before you go.

Goodwood House is a Grade I listed country house on the Goodwood estate, near Chichester in West Sussex. It is built around a Jacobean house dating to 1617, with wings added in the eighteenth century, and has been the main seat of the Dukes of Richmond since 1697.

Inside, the Egyptian Dining Room is richly detailed, with gilded cartouches, sphinxes, birds and crocodiles. The house also holds a paintings collection whose origins lie with Louise de Keroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth. An Afternoon Tea & Tour is one way to see it. The landscaped park and woodlands are Grade I listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens, and the house and grounds host the Festival of Speed, while the wider estate stages Goodwoof, a celebration of dogs.

HMS Victory is the 104-gun wooden warship that served as Admiral Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. She now sits in dry dock at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, where you can step aboard and explore the decks where sailors ate, slept, worked and fought.

Walk from the upper deck down to the hold, see the historic cabins where major moments in history unfolded, and stand on the spot where Nelson fell. The lower gun deck brings home how crowded life was, with around 820 men from all over the world on board before Trafalgar. Victory Gallery tells the ship's wider story through personal accounts and recent discoveries, and you can see the conservation work that keeps her preserved for future generations.

Tip: Tickets can be bought online through the Royal Navy Museums website, so it's worth sorting them before you set off.