How We Lived Then - Museum of Shops

How We Lived Then is a fantastic museum of shops and social history on the South Coast in Eastbourne!

With over 100,000 exhibits on four floors, this museum displays authentic old shops, room settings and other various displays which have been collected over the last 50 years by the owners! Ellie Ellie loves nostalgia and this is sure to appeal to anybody who enjoys a bit of history or seeing how things were done years ago!

Open every day, this is a great way to spend the afternoon. Both owners have been avid collectors since childhood and combined their collections when they got married to open the museum!

This year they are also celebrating being open 25 years! How brilliant!

Visit the museums website for more information, and go and have a browse around this treasure trove!

The Museum of Brands - A Must Visit!

Ellie Ellie has stumbled upon a gem of an attraction in the Capital that is definitely one to be enjoyed and put on the to do list!

Located near the world-famous Portobello Road Market is the Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising, a treasure trove of retro designs and memories, two of Ellie Ellie's favourite things!

Walking through galleries full with oddities and wonders, every decade is documented at every turn and you can see brands from the 1890s, such as Rimmel or Mars Bars, Rolos and KitKats from the 1930s. Items displayed in this museum are bound to get you thinking and imagining how people lived and shopped back in the day!

The museum moved to London in 2005 after previously being situated in Gloucester and continues to attract visitors and expand year on year!

 Opening times are:

Tuesday - Saturday: 10am-6pm

Sunday: 11am-5pm

Monday: Closed (except bank holidays)

Learn more about the museum and plan your visit here