Places to visit in Brighton and Hove
Neighbourhoods
This is such a lovely area to be staying, being attractive and quiet, but having loads of exciting things on the doorstep.
Every Saturday morning there is a farmers market on the road (Florence Road market) where there are lots of local produce stalls, food and gift stalls and often live music. It is only a few houses up the road and we would recommend visiting.
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Florence Road Market
Florence RoadEvery Saturday morning there is a farmers market on the road (Florence Road market) where there are lots of local produce stalls, food and gift stalls and often live music. It is only a few houses up the road and we would recommend visiting.
You’ll also be a couple of minutes’ walk from our local park (Preston park) which is very well maintained and especially beautiful summer time. The outdoor tennis courts are free before 10am and we'd be more than happy for you to borrow our rackets if you let us know in advance.
There are also outdoor table tennis and basketball courts as well as many different garden areas and a rotunda café.
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Preston Park
Preston RoadYou’ll also be a couple of minutes’ walk from our local park (Preston park) which is very well maintained and especially beautiful summer time. The outdoor tennis courts are free before 10am and we'd be more than happy for you to borrow our rackets if you let us know in advance.
There are also outdoor table tennis and basketball courts as well as many different garden areas and a rotunda café.
A newly created garden space with restaurant, coffee shop and shop all selling local, organise produce. The gardens are beautiful to walk around and often there are events or classes going on you can be part of. Do look it up, you won’t be disappointed.
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One Garden Brighton
Lewes RoadA newly created garden space with restaurant, coffee shop and shop all selling local, organise produce. The gardens are beautiful to walk around and often there are events or classes going on you can be part of. Do look it up, you won’t be disappointed.
The North Laine area of Brighton is one of Brighton’s most famous areas with all the independent and brightly coloured shops, cafes and restaurants.
Well worth a visit.
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North Laine
The North Laine area of Brighton is one of Brighton’s most famous areas with all the independent and brightly coloured shops, cafes and restaurants.
Well worth a visit.
This is an area that visitors of Brighton always enjoy going to - it is near the sea, but more importantly it is a mix of old buildings, down little streets selling food, jewellery and many other boutique items.
It’s a nice area to walk around and only a 20 minute walk (through the vibrant North Laine and The Pavilion gardens) from our place.
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The Lanes
This is an area that visitors of Brighton always enjoy going to - it is near the sea, but more importantly it is a mix of old buildings, down little streets selling food, jewellery and many other boutique items.
It’s a nice area to walk around and only a 20 minute walk (through the vibrant North Laine and The Pavilion gardens) from our place.
f you wanted to enjoy the bucolic countryside of the South Downs, 'Ditchling Beacon' or the 'Jack and Jill' windmills are only a short drive away and offer lovely walks.
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Ditchling Beacon Car Park
f you wanted to enjoy the bucolic countryside of the South Downs, 'Ditchling Beacon' or the 'Jack and Jill' windmills are only a short drive away and offer lovely walks.
The Open Market, again only a few minutes’ walk from ours, has a great mix of staple and unusual market stalls, the 'honeyman' is a favourite of ours! It’s open everyday, but Saturday is the best.
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Brighton Open Markt
Marshalls RowThe Open Market, again only a few minutes’ walk from ours, has a great mix of staple and unusual market stalls, the 'honeyman' is a favourite of ours! It’s open everyday, but Saturday is the best.
Seven dials is a short 10 minutes walk and is a nice part of Brighton, with lots of shops, cafes and a nice vibe.
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Seven Dials
Seven dials is a short 10 minutes walk and is a nice part of Brighton, with lots of shops, cafes and a nice vibe.
Lewes is a quaint and quintessentially English town build predominantly out of flint and is only a short train ride from ours (go from London road station which is just 1 minute from our place and just a few stops).
We’d recommend a visit if you are staying a couple of nights or more, as it has a similar creative and foodie scene as Brighton, but a very different feel.
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Lewes
Lewes is a quaint and quintessentially English town build predominantly out of flint and is only a short train ride from ours (go from London road station which is just 1 minute from our place and just a few stops).
We’d recommend a visit if you are staying a couple of nights or more, as it has a similar creative and foodie scene as Brighton, but a very different feel.
Food scene
Brighton is known for its ‘foodie’ scene and there really are some gems in this city.
Here are a few of our personal recommendations.
Our ‘local’ pub is ‘The Open House’, just one road away, next to London Road train station, which has a friendly atmosphere, great food and a good selection of drinks. It also has a great garden and lovely open fires.
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The Open House
146 Springfield RdOur ‘local’ pub is ‘The Open House’, just one road away, next to London Road train station, which has a friendly atmosphere, great food and a good selection of drinks. It also has a great garden and lovely open fires.
A couple of minutes down the road is Café Rust – this is our favourite café, it has a brilliant vibe, fantastic food and coffee and it’s run by a lovely couple. Anyone we take there loves it.
By evening they also have many high end chefs rotating ‘residencies’ and ‘pop-ups’ offering tasting menus and Michelin starred cuisine.
All in all it’s definitely one to visit.
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Cafe Rust Brighton
50 Preston RdA couple of minutes down the road is Café Rust – this is our favourite café, it has a brilliant vibe, fantastic food and coffee and it’s run by a lovely couple. Anyone we take there loves it.
By evening they also have many high end chefs rotating ‘residencies’ and ‘pop-ups’ offering tasting menus and Michelin starred cuisine.
All in all it’s definitely one to visit.
‘The Ivy’ is a very stylish and opulently decorated bar and restaurant near the South Lanes, but it also has a very fun air about it! Very high on our recommendation list, even if just for a drink (the cocktails are great!).
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The Ivy In The Lanes
51A Ship St‘The Ivy’ is a very stylish and opulently decorated bar and restaurant near the South Lanes, but it also has a very fun air about it! Very high on our recommendation list, even if just for a drink (the cocktails are great!).
The 'Riddle & Finns champagne & oyster bar' in the South Laines is a fantastic fish restaurant, a great mix of informal decadence coupled with great good
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Riddle & Finns
12b Meeting House LnThe 'Riddle & Finns champagne & oyster bar' in the South Laines is a fantastic fish restaurant, a great mix of informal decadence coupled with great good
'Helmston' is a little (very little!) cafe only a short walk away, it specialises in great but healthy food, especially desserts and Peruvian hot chocolate! It has a very unique atmosphere and one of our favourite places to eat in the city.
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Helm Ston Café
1B Pelham St'Helmston' is a little (very little!) cafe only a short walk away, it specialises in great but healthy food, especially desserts and Peruvian hot chocolate! It has a very unique atmosphere and one of our favourite places to eat in the city.
Kutsaki manages to pull off cool and stylish, but with an extremely high quality atmosphere and even better food.
Japanese vegan is the theme, but the flavours are brilliant and it is somewhere that feel very special.
Plus it’s only a few minutes walk down the road: even better!
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KUSAKI
New England RoadKutsaki manages to pull off cool and stylish, but with an extremely high quality atmosphere and even better food.
Japanese vegan is the theme, but the flavours are brilliant and it is somewhere that feel very special.
Plus it’s only a few minutes walk down the road: even better!
Whilst this isn’t the most glamorous of places, it is very ‘hipster’ and you’d be pushed to get a better burger (and rosemary fries for that matter). Can’t fault the food and sometimes one just needs a ‘dirty burger’ which is why it makes it onto our recommendations!
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Honest Burgers - Brighton
8 Duke StWhilst this isn’t the most glamorous of places, it is very ‘hipster’ and you’d be pushed to get a better burger (and rosemary fries for that matter). Can’t fault the food and sometimes one just needs a ‘dirty burger’ which is why it makes it onto our recommendations!
Alcotraz is an immersive theatrical cocktail experience where you’ll be given your very own orange jumpsuit upon entrance to the real metallic cells. A bit of fun if you fancy something different when enjoying your cocktails!
Alcotraz Brighton: Cell Block One Three
13 Kings RoadAlcotraz is an immersive theatrical cocktail experience where you’ll be given your very own orange jumpsuit upon entrance to the real metallic cells. A bit of fun if you fancy something different when enjoying your cocktails!
Sightseeing and things to do
There activities and things to see in Brighton to suit every taste. Here is a small selection of a mix of our recommendations.
If you are new to Brighton, we would have to recommend the Brighton Pavilion, a fantastic building with an interior that is frankly as mad as a box of frogs.
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Brighton Pavilion
If you are new to Brighton, we would have to recommend the Brighton Pavilion, a fantastic building with an interior that is frankly as mad as a box of frogs.
There are too many great places to list them all, but Brighton pier and the i360 are worth a visit too if you haven’t been before.
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Brighton Pier
Madeira DriveThere are too many great places to list them all, but Brighton pier and the i360 are worth a visit too if you haven’t been before.
The 'Duke of York's "picturehouse" Cinema' is only 3 minutes’ walk away; it is a lovely Victorian cinema and has a great sun Bar balcony if you wanted a drink in the sun.
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Duke of York's Picture House, Brighton
Preston RoadThe 'Duke of York's "picturehouse" Cinema' is only 3 minutes’ walk away; it is a lovely Victorian cinema and has a great sun Bar balcony if you wanted a drink in the sun.
This is a great place for live music (playing a wide array of skiffle, jazz, Cuban, etc) most nights of the week.
A really fun please to spend a few hours and have a dance.
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The Paris House
21 Western RdThis is a great place for live music (playing a wide array of skiffle, jazz, Cuban, etc) most nights of the week.
A really fun please to spend a few hours and have a dance.
A short drive from Brighton; if you are into your wine or would like to know more, this is a very enjoyable experience.
The setting within the bucolic South Downs providers the perfect backdrop too.
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Albourne Estate
Shaves Wood LaneA short drive from Brighton; if you are into your wine or would like to know more, this is a very enjoyable experience.
The setting within the bucolic South Downs providers the perfect backdrop too.
A really fun activity if you fancy getting creative in a nice environment.
A short walk from Florence Road, so perfect!
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The Foundry
13-14 Foundry StreetA really fun activity if you fancy getting creative in a nice environment.
A short walk from Florence Road, so perfect!
This is so close to where you’ll be staying and is such a great experience if you are into your food.
It’s very well run and the food you’ll prepare is brilliant quality.
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Brighton Cycle Hire
This is so close to where you’ll be staying and is such a great experience if you are into your food.
It’s very well run and the food you’ll prepare is brilliant quality.
Not everyone’s ‘cup of tea’ but this is a good facility for climbing and bouldering in a friendly atmosphere.
If you are an active sort of person, give it a try extremely enjoyable.
High Sports Brighton
Tongdean LaneNot everyone’s ‘cup of tea’ but this is a good facility for climbing and bouldering in a friendly atmosphere.
If you are an active sort of person, give it a try extremely enjoyable.
There are too many great places to list them all, but Brighton pier and the i360 are worth a visit too if you haven’t been before.
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I360 Event Space
There are too many great places to list them all, but Brighton pier and the i360 are worth a visit too if you haven’t been before.
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Transport
Central Brighton is notoriously car unfriendly (in relation to parking).
Our place is within walking distance of central Brighton, including the Laines, seafront and main shopping area (and station).
We would recommend taking a car, bus or bicycle if travelling to Hove or into the Downs. There is a quick and easy cycle scheme located throughout the city that lets you use bikes by the minute (search BTN bikeshare for info) which we’d recommend.
If you would like to bring another car, parking is on-road ‘pay and display’ or there is free parking in Harrington Road, just 15 minutes walk away.