Neighbourhood guide · Brighton & Hove
The West Pier and the i360, the grand hotels, the arches of the lower promenade, the Palace Pier and Volk’s Railway.
Area guide
Two piers, the i360, the arches of the lower promenade and the beach.
The back story
A fishing town that became the most fashionable resort in England: sea-bathing, a prince’s pleasure palace, the railway, the piers, and the city by the sea today.
The classic seaside pier
Brighton’s pleasure pier, with fairground rides, arcades and fish and chips over the sea.
Madeira Drive, Brighton BN2 1TWExplore View on map
138 metres above the sea
A glass viewing pod that rises up a slender tower on the seafront, with views along the coast and to the Downs.
Lower Kings Road, Brighton BN1 2LNExplore View on map
A Victorian pier in the sea
The skeleton of the Victorian West Pier, standing in the sea off the King’s Road.
Since 1872
The Victorian aquarium on Marine Parade, opened in 1872.
Marine Parade, Brighton BN2 1TBExplore View on map
A Victorian electric railway
The little Victorian electric railway that runs along the beach east of the Palace Pier.
Sand courts on the seafront
Sand courts for beach volleyball and other beach sports on Madeira Drive.
299 Madeira Drive, Brighton BN2 1ENExplore View on map
Beach huts and sea air
The wide green lawns along Hove seafront, backed by Regency terraces and lined with beach huts.
Between the piers
The classic Brighton walk, along the promenade from Hove Lawns past the West Pier and the i360 to the Palace Pier.
Painted beach huts
Rows of brightly painted beach huts along Hove promenade, one of the city’s best-loved sights.
Facing the sea
A seafood restaurant on the King’s Road, with a terrace facing the sea and the West Pier.
106 King’s Road, Brighton BN1 2FUExplore View on map
A seafront classic
A long-running seafood restaurant on the King’s Road seafront.
Yakitori
A Japanese yakitori restaurant on Preston Street.
63 Preston Street, Brighton BN1 2HEExplore View on map
A seafront tradition
The classic Brighton afternoon tea, in the Victorian grand hotel on the seafront.
97–99 King’s Road, Brighton BN1 2FWExplore View on map
By the volleyball courts
A beach café beside the sand courts on Madeira Drive.
299 Madeira Drive, Brighton BN2 1ENExplore View on map
On the beach
The West Pier Trust’s centre in the seafront arches, beside the ruins of the West Pier.
103–105 King’s Road Arches, Brighton BN1 2FNExplore View on map
Food and drink by the sea
A food hall and bar in the seafront arches, with kitchens and a terrace on the beach.
King’s Road Arches, Brighton BN1 1NBExplore View on map
On the seafront
The seafront live-music and club venue on Madeira Drive, east of the Palace Pier.
Madeira Drive, Brighton BN2 1ENExplore View on map
In a Regency townhouse
The cocktail bar of Artist Residence, on Regency Square.
33 Regency Square, Brighton BN1 2GGExplore View on map
With a rooftop terrace
A characterful pub off the seafront, near Regency Square, with a rooftop terrace.
24 Sillwood Street, Brighton BN1 2PSExplore View on map
On Hove beach
A restaurant and bar on the beach at Hove, with terraces facing the sea.
On the seafront
Brighton’s white Victorian landmark on the King’s Road, facing the sea, famous for afternoon tea.
97–99 King’s Road, Brighton BN1 2FWExplore View on map
Victorian seafront hotel
The large red-brick Victorian hotel on the King’s Road, facing the sea.
With an underground spa
A seafront hotel on the King’s Road with HarSPA, a spa in brick vaults beneath the hotel.
64 Kings Road, Brighton BN1 1NAExplore View on map
Near the Palace Pier
A large modern hotel on the seafront near the Palace Pier, with a leisure club.
Rooms by artists
A Regency townhouse on Regency Square, its rooms decorated by artists, with a cocktail bar and restaurant.
33 Regency Square, Brighton BN1 2GGExplore View on map
Themed rooms
Brighton’s best-known themed hotel, on Regency Square, with rooms inspired by pop culture.
10 Regency Square, Brighton BN1 2FGExplore View on map
In the seafront vaults
The spa of the Harbour Hotel, in brick vaults under the seafront.
64 Kings Road, Brighton BN1 1NAExplore View on map
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