Throughout October family attraction and museum Yesterday�s World in Battle, Sussex will be transformed into a spooky haunt for visitors to explore.

This social history museum has appeal which spans all generations with the added benefit of being located in the chocolate box high street of Battle opposite Battle Abbey also within easy reach of a mainline station.

The 15th century attic at Yesterday�s World is the perfect setting for the �Spot the Ghost� competition and children who spot all the ghosts in the windows of the displays can enter into a prize draw to win a goody bag with items from Yesterday�s World�s nostalgic gift shop.

Listen out for all the eerie sounds when climbing the creaky stairs to the spookily decorated haunted attic.

Visitors to Yesterday�s World can discover the past 100 years when they walk through a series of vividly recreated shops and displays to experience the look, feel and taste of how we lived at the turn of the century and beyond.

There are 25 shops and displays, many in cobbled streets, including Mrs Bumble�s famous Chocolate shop where you can breathe in the sweet scent of �penny twists� and see all the colourful jars of goodies on the heavily-laden shelves. As you stroll past the Victorian kitchen, the air is filled with the aroma of spices, where the hard working cook and her maid are preparing dinner. Visit the 1930�s grocers, pharmacy, the Victorian Children�s Play Room, wireless shop and other delights from the past.

Parents with young children from pre school upwards can enjoy the enchanting collections which include interactive displays where they can push buttons and hear from characters describing the displays. There is a new evacuee display where everyone can watch a video about life as an evacuee and also try and guess what they can feel inside the touch and feel boxes. In the Royalty Rooms you can see replica crown jewels and listen to Queen Victoria talking about her reign.

Remember that with a few reported ghosts of it�s own you may even spot a real one on your visit to Yesterday�s World!

After exploring 100 years of history you can relax in the 1930�s style tea room �Nippys� and, if the weather is nice, watch the kids on the adventure playground in the garden or playing hide and seek in the play village. Open: 9.30am to 5pm (last admission 3.45pm) seven days a week. Admission: Adult �7, concs �6, child under 5, free, child (aged 5-15) �5, family �20. (An annual pass with unlimited entry costs just �20 per adult, �15 concessions or �60 for a family.)

www.yesterdaysworld.co.uk tel: 01424 777 226

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Notes for Editors

1. Yesterday�s World was founded in the late 1980s and began as a temporary window display in a local newsagents before became a basement museum and eventually moving to its own premises in a 600-year-old house where it is still located today, having also expanded into the building next door. A change of ownership in 2003 resulted in a relaunch, the addition of the royalty exhibition and a new exhibition centre on the site. 2. Shops recreated include: The Grocer, Post Office, Allwork�s Store, Jeweller, Chocolate Shop, 1930s Wireless Shop, The Chemist Shop, Doll & Toy Shop, Cobblers, Lace maker, Pawnbroker, Ironmongers, J Bull Tea & Coffee Purveyors, Edwardian Drapers, Domestic Bazaar, Judges Camera Shop, Laundry, Laird's Electrical Shop, G Granvilles General Store, and Peppers Boutique. 3. Domestic rooms recreated include: 1941 Wartime Kitchen, Victorian Kitchen, Nanny�s Room, and Children's Playroom. 4. Tea room and gift shop on site.

Caroline Edmunds Tel: 01892 616647 Email: caroline@penningtonpr.com