Guidebook for Brighton

Sarah
Guidebook for Brighton

Food Scene

Lovely independent cafe at Fiveways. Great food and coffee.
14 habitants recommandent
Tilt
132 Preston Drove
14 habitants recommandent
Lovely independent cafe at Fiveways. Great food and coffee.
Fabulous bakery and cafe at Fiveways - three minutes from the house. Amazing bread and pastries to be found here!
158 habitants recommandent
The Flour Pot Bakery
40 Sydney St
158 habitants recommandent
Fabulous bakery and cafe at Fiveways - three minutes from the house. Amazing bread and pastries to be found here!
Local pub, chilled, cosy atmosphere and nice pub food.
39 habitants recommandent
Preston Park Tavern
88 Havelock Road
39 habitants recommandent
Local pub, chilled, cosy atmosphere and nice pub food.
Wonderful restaurant that has been tipped for a Michelin star. Little sharing plates of interesting, clever food...fairly pricy, probably £60 a head if you’re having wine and definitely book well ahead. Worth it!
131 habitants recommandent
64 Degrees
53 Meeting House Ln
131 habitants recommandent
Wonderful restaurant that has been tipped for a Michelin star. Little sharing plates of interesting, clever food...fairly pricy, probably £60 a head if you’re having wine and definitely book well ahead. Worth it!
Our favourite Indian restaurant in Brighton. Currys, railway trays, street snacks, puddings...eat in or Deliveroo. On the pricy side but utterly worth it.
241 habitants recommandent
The Chilli Pickle
17 Jubilee St
241 habitants recommandent
Our favourite Indian restaurant in Brighton. Currys, railway trays, street snacks, puddings...eat in or Deliveroo. On the pricy side but utterly worth it.
46 habitants recommandent
Curry Leaf Cafe – Kemptown Kitchen
40-42 Upper St James's St
46 habitants recommandent
Upmarket veggie restaurant with aspirations for itself...cheffy and expect gels, crumbs, soils and so on.
125 habitants recommandent
Food for Friends
17-18 Prince Albert St
125 habitants recommandent
Upmarket veggie restaurant with aspirations for itself...cheffy and expect gels, crumbs, soils and so on.
Totally wonderful Mexican food. The burritos are to die for!
138 habitants recommandent
La Choza
36 Gloucester Rd
138 habitants recommandent
Totally wonderful Mexican food. The burritos are to die for!
Joint best curry in Brighton in our view! Cheaper than the Chilli Pickle and more informal. Street food is absolutely delicious. Eat in and Deliveroo.
67 habitants recommandent
Curry Leaf Cafe – Brighton Lanes
60 Ship St
67 habitants recommandent
Joint best curry in Brighton in our view! Cheaper than the Chilli Pickle and more informal. Street food is absolutely delicious. Eat in and Deliveroo.
Amazing pizza - eat in or take away.
35 habitants recommandent
Fatto a Mano North Laine
25 Gloucester Rd
35 habitants recommandent
Amazing pizza - eat in or take away.
Gorgeous pub five minutes from the house with great beer.
31 habitants recommandent
Signalman
76 Ditchling Rise
31 habitants recommandent
Gorgeous pub five minutes from the house with great beer.
Old school 1920s built seaside cafe on top of the cliffs with great views over the sea. Good stop off along the Undercliff walk (you’ll need to use the steps to get up on top of the cliffs)
Roedean Cafe
Marine Drive
Old school 1920s built seaside cafe on top of the cliffs with great views over the sea. Good stop off along the Undercliff walk (you’ll need to use the steps to get up on top of the cliffs)
Shoreham airport is a perfectly preserved, still fully working tiny 1920s airport which is often used as a film set (see it in The Crown). The cafe, The Hummingbird, is a real architectural gem, located right by the runway, overlooking the Downs. You can sit on the terrace right by the runway and feel the breeze from the tiny planes taking off as you eat your brunch or tea. You can get there easily by bike along the seafront cycle path from Brighton.
Hummingbird Restaurant
15G Cecil Pashley Way
Shoreham airport is a perfectly preserved, still fully working tiny 1920s airport which is often used as a film set (see it in The Crown). The cafe, The Hummingbird, is a real architectural gem, located right by the runway, overlooking the Downs. You can sit on the terrace right by the runway and feel the breeze from the tiny planes taking off as you eat your brunch or tea. You can get there easily by bike along the seafront cycle path from Brighton.
Divine brunches and lunches, veggie and carnivores all catered for. Local produce, avocado toast and delicious fry ups.
52 habitants recommandent
Bill's Lewes Restaurant
56 Cliffe High St
52 habitants recommandent
Divine brunches and lunches, veggie and carnivores all catered for. Local produce, avocado toast and delicious fry ups.
High end, gorgeous sea food. R and F is a Brighton institution, most famous for its oysters and champagne. Also have a branch on the beach.
244 habitants recommandent
Riddle & Finns
12b Meeting House Ln
244 habitants recommandent
High end, gorgeous sea food. R and F is a Brighton institution, most famous for its oysters and champagne. Also have a branch on the beach.
Old school fish and chip shop near London Road serving excellent fish and chips. Also do takeaway.
32 habitants recommandent
Bardsley's Fish & Chips
23A Baker St
32 habitants recommandent
Old school fish and chip shop near London Road serving excellent fish and chips. Also do takeaway.
Chi chi takeaway fish and chips five minutes walk away from the house. “Truffle oil and cracked pepper chips” plus vegan jackfruit based options.
The little fish and chip shop
14 Upper Hollingdean Road
Chi chi takeaway fish and chips five minutes walk away from the house. “Truffle oil and cracked pepper chips” plus vegan jackfruit based options.
Delicious Neapolitan pizza to eat in or takeaway. Three minutes walk from the house.
22 habitants recommandent
Rustico
33 Marina
22 habitants recommandent
Delicious Neapolitan pizza to eat in or takeaway. Three minutes walk from the house.
Amazing food. Pricy but worth it! You will need to book well in advance.
145 habitants recommandent
The Coal Shed Restaurant Brighton
8 Boyce's Street
145 habitants recommandent
Amazing food. Pricy but worth it! You will need to book well in advance.
Part of a group of 3 amazing restaurants including the Coal shed and Salt room. Incredible small plates food. Pre booking well in advance is essential. One of our absolute favourite places to eat out.
Burnt Orange
Part of a group of 3 amazing restaurants including the Coal shed and Salt room. Incredible small plates food. Pre booking well in advance is essential. One of our absolute favourite places to eat out.
Part of a group of 3 amazing restaurants including the Coal shed and Burnt Orange. Incredible seafood and fish focused food. Pre booking well in advance is essential
149 habitants recommandent
The Salt Room
106 Kings Rd
149 habitants recommandent
Part of a group of 3 amazing restaurants including the Coal shed and Burnt Orange. Incredible seafood and fish focused food. Pre booking well in advance is essential
Traditional English pub in a lovely little village, offering good pub food. You can spend time wandering around the village and browsing the little village shops before having a roast lunch.
The Bull
Traditional English pub in a lovely little village, offering good pub food. You can spend time wandering around the village and browsing the little village shops before having a roast lunch.

Activities with kids

Indoors soft play.
Indoor soft play for kids of all ages.
6 habitants recommandent
Jumpin Inflatable Theme Park
5 - 7 Jubilee Rd
6 habitants recommandent
Indoor soft play for kids of all ages.
Indoor soft play.
Funplex
49 Auckland Dr
Indoor soft play.
Cold but fun!
48 habitants recommandent
Saltdean Lido
Saltdean Park Road
48 habitants recommandent
Cold but fun!
11 habitants recommandent
Monkey Bizness Lewes
11 habitants recommandent
Our nearest playground. Very nice and convenient. Has a sandpit, climbing frame, swings and a little cafe kiosk.
11 habitants recommandent
Blakers Park
30 Cleveland Rd
11 habitants recommandent
Our nearest playground. Very nice and convenient. Has a sandpit, climbing frame, swings and a little cafe kiosk.
Our second nearest playground. Much bigger than Blakers park and has really fun fountains for kids to play on on hot days. Lots of good play equipment and a skate park for older kids.
75 habitants recommandent
The Level
Union Road
75 habitants recommandent
Our second nearest playground. Much bigger than Blakers park and has really fun fountains for kids to play on on hot days. Lots of good play equipment and a skate park for older kids.
Large park with a good playground for kids and a velodrome (free to enter) which is good for kids learning to cycle or for rollerblading.
94 habitants recommandent
Preston Park
Preston Road
94 habitants recommandent
Large park with a good playground for kids and a velodrome (free to enter) which is good for kids learning to cycle or for rollerblading.
Very nice beach front playground with paddling pool and sandpits. Good for younger children (maybe up to 10 or 11)
8 habitants recommandent
King's Road Playground
28 Kings Rd
8 habitants recommandent
Very nice beach front playground with paddling pool and sandpits. Good for younger children (maybe up to 10 or 11)
Beachfront play area with great equipment for kids (including bigger kids up to 12 or so), a good paddling pool and a cafe run by one of Brighton’s famous residents, musician Fatboy Slim, where you can get ice cream and food. Also has a water sports centre where you can pay to hire a pédalo or learn wakeboarding.
100 habitants recommandent
Hove Lagoon
Kingsway
100 habitants recommandent
Beachfront play area with great equipment for kids (including bigger kids up to 12 or so), a good paddling pool and a cafe run by one of Brighton’s famous residents, musician Fatboy Slim, where you can get ice cream and food. Also has a water sports centre where you can pay to hire a pédalo or learn wakeboarding.

Sightseeing

170 habitants recommandent
Falaises des Sept Sœurs
170 habitants recommandent
Chilled out river walks and you can also swim/kayak/SUP in the river.
11 habitants recommandent
Barcombe Mills
11 habitants recommandent
Chilled out river walks and you can also swim/kayak/SUP in the river.
You can generally park for free by the lido in the council car park. Nice place to swim in the sea and there’s a cafe on the beach.
48 habitants recommandent
Saltdean Lido
Saltdean Park Road
48 habitants recommandent
You can generally park for free by the lido in the council car park. Nice place to swim in the sea and there’s a cafe on the beach.
Good place to swim in the sea even when it’s low tide - you can still get out to the deeper water fairly easily as it’s not too rocky. Park along the seafront or if it’s busy, head onto Braemore or Berriedale roads to park on the street.
Berriedale Avenue
Berriedale Avenue
Good place to swim in the sea even when it’s low tide - you can still get out to the deeper water fairly easily as it’s not too rocky. Park along the seafront or if it’s busy, head onto Braemore or Berriedale roads to park on the street.
Great beach with a lovely cafe (take away) that does great cake plus ice creams, bacon sandwiches and drinks. Great for rockpooling when tide is low. You can only swim comfortably two hours before and after high tide as the rocks make it hard to get to the deep water the rest of the time. Park on Greenways for free. Parking gets difficult on hot sunny weekend days (you may need to walk for 10 minutes to get from car to beach). You can also get to the ovingdean cafe and beach from Brighton by bike along the Undercliff path.
Ovingdean Café
Undercliff Walk
Great beach with a lovely cafe (take away) that does great cake plus ice creams, bacon sandwiches and drinks. Great for rockpooling when tide is low. You can only swim comfortably two hours before and after high tide as the rocks make it hard to get to the deep water the rest of the time. Park on Greenways for free. Parking gets difficult on hot sunny weekend days (you may need to walk for 10 minutes to get from car to beach). You can also get to the ovingdean cafe and beach from Brighton by bike along the Undercliff path.
Path that stretches beneath the cliffs from Brighton marina to Rottingdean. You can cycle or walk.
82 habitants recommandent
Undercliff Walk
Undercliff Walk
82 habitants recommandent
Path that stretches beneath the cliffs from Brighton marina to Rottingdean. You can cycle or walk.
Mostly off road, mostly flat cycle path from Guildford to Shoreham - 36 miles or so. Fine with a road bike as it’s mostly on proper path not mud.
12 habitants recommandent
Downs Link
12 habitants recommandent
Mostly off road, mostly flat cycle path from Guildford to Shoreham - 36 miles or so. Fine with a road bike as it’s mostly on proper path not mud.
Great views over Brighton and a pub (gets quite busy) where you can have lunch.
267 habitants recommandent
Gare de Devils Dyke
Devil's Dyke Road
267 habitants recommandent
Great views over Brighton and a pub (gets quite busy) where you can have lunch.
South Downs Way
South Downs Way
14 mile cycle and footpath from Hampden Park to Heathfield. Perfect for cycling with kids as it’s flat and smooth all the way. Passes through Horam and Hailsham where you can pick up food. You can access it by rail - get the train to Polegate. The station is very near the trail.
Cuckoo Trail
Cuckoo Trail
14 mile cycle and footpath from Hampden Park to Heathfield. Perfect for cycling with kids as it’s flat and smooth all the way. Passes through Horam and Hailsham where you can pick up food. You can access it by rail - get the train to Polegate. The station is very near the trail.
Typical beautiful National Trust.
64 habitants recommandent
Confiance nationale - Nymans
64 habitants recommandent
Typical beautiful National Trust.
Gorgeous National Trust. Also has a fantastic woodland trail (you don’t need to pay to go in for this bit) which has been set up for den building...brilliant place to spend a drizzly afternoon building an enormous den.
74 habitants recommandent
Sheffield Park
Sheffield Park
74 habitants recommandent
Gorgeous National Trust. Also has a fantastic woodland trail (you don’t need to pay to go in for this bit) which has been set up for den building...brilliant place to spend a drizzly afternoon building an enormous den.
Cute working port town with plenty to while away a nice day out. Walk along the river Adur, hang out near the harbour, visit the amazingly preserved 1920s tiny Shoreham airport.
61 habitants recommandent
Shoreham-by-Sea
61 habitants recommandent
Cute working port town with plenty to while away a nice day out. Walk along the river Adur, hang out near the harbour, visit the amazingly preserved 1920s tiny Shoreham airport.
Stunning views over the Downs to the north and over the Channel to the south. Perfect place to start a walk east or west along the South Downs way. You can walk to Lewes from here - it’s 6 miles and you can get the train back to London road Brighton. You can park in the National trust car park at Ditchling beacon, and there’s normally an ice cream van parked there too.
84 habitants recommandent
Ditchling Beacon Car Park
84 habitants recommandent
Stunning views over the Downs to the north and over the Channel to the south. Perfect place to start a walk east or west along the South Downs way. You can walk to Lewes from here - it’s 6 miles and you can get the train back to London road Brighton. You can park in the National trust car park at Ditchling beacon, and there’s normally an ice cream van parked there too.
A lovely little town, famous for its antique shops and flea markets. Spend the day here nosing round independent shops, visit the Harvey’s Brewery and try the local beer, walk along the river Ouse.
290 habitants recommandent
Lewes
290 habitants recommandent
A lovely little town, famous for its antique shops and flea markets. Spend the day here nosing round independent shops, visit the Harvey’s Brewery and try the local beer, walk along the river Ouse.
Art Deco 1920s pier...more sedate than Brighton pier (no rides but there is a little arcade with shove ha’penny machines).
53 habitants recommandent
Worthing Pier
Marine Parade
53 habitants recommandent
Art Deco 1920s pier...more sedate than Brighton pier (no rides but there is a little arcade with shove ha’penny machines).
Cycle from Brighton to Worthing along the coastal cycle path for a fun day out. https://www.sustrans.org.uk/find-a-route-on-the-national-cycle-network/south-coast-promenades-worthing-to-brighton
National Cycle Network Route 2
National Cycle Network Route 2
Cycle from Brighton to Worthing along the coastal cycle path for a fun day out. https://www.sustrans.org.uk/find-a-route-on-the-national-cycle-network/south-coast-promenades-worthing-to-brighton
289 habitants recommandent
Brighton Pavilion
289 habitants recommandent
697 habitants recommandent
London
697 habitants recommandent
224 habitants recommandent
Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
224 habitants recommandent
75 habitants recommandent
Hove Museum & Art Gallery
19 New Church Rd
75 habitants recommandent
605 habitants recommandent
Brighton Palace Pier
Madeira Drive
605 habitants recommandent

Shopping

Treasure trove of second hand bric a beach, books, antiques, furniture.
Treasure trove of second hand books, bric a bric, antiques and furniture.
7 habitants recommandent
Lewes Antiques Centre
42 Cliffe High St
7 habitants recommandent
Treasure trove of second hand books, bric a bric, antiques and furniture.
Enormous rabbit warren of second hand/antique dealers’ stalls over two floors. You can get very lost in here! Then go to Bill’s cafe for the most amazing lunch.
15 habitants recommandent
Lewes Flea Market. (The Famous!)
14A Market St
15 habitants recommandent
Enormous rabbit warren of second hand/antique dealers’ stalls over two floors. You can get very lost in here! Then go to Bill’s cafe for the most amazing lunch.
Second hand indoor vintage market in Brighton’s North Laine
90 habitants recommandent
Snoopers Paradise
7/8 Kensington Gardens
90 habitants recommandent
Second hand indoor vintage market in Brighton’s North Laine
Several streets of quirky, independent, delightful little shops and cafes. Famous and beloved by locals and tourists.
186 habitants recommandent
North Laine
186 habitants recommandent
Several streets of quirky, independent, delightful little shops and cafes. Famous and beloved by locals and tourists.
Brighton’s famous South Lanes is a labyrinth of alleys stuffed with independent jewellery shops (mainly second hand), cafes and quirky independent shops.
439 habitants recommandent
The Lanes
439 habitants recommandent
Brighton’s famous South Lanes is a labyrinth of alleys stuffed with independent jewellery shops (mainly second hand), cafes and quirky independent shops.
Rather soulless shopping centre with major brands- Office, Zara, Next, Lego, Fossil and many more.
236 habitants recommandent
Churchill Square Shopping Centre
Russell Place
236 habitants recommandent
Rather soulless shopping centre with major brands- Office, Zara, Next, Lego, Fossil and many more.
Large supermarket 5 mins drive from house.
38 habitants recommandent
Sainsbury's
93 Lewes Rd
38 habitants recommandent
Large supermarket 5 mins drive from house.
Posh supermarket. No parking.
150 habitants recommandent
Waitrose & Partners
130-134 Western Rd
150 habitants recommandent
Posh supermarket. No parking.

Food scene

Fabulous but expensive restaurant specialising in fish and seafood.
149 habitants recommandent
The Salt Room
106 Kings Rd
149 habitants recommandent
Fabulous but expensive restaurant specialising in fish and seafood.
Excellent new restaurant serving pricy but delicious food. Reservations essential.
41 habitants recommandent
Burnt Orange
59 Middle Street
41 habitants recommandent
Excellent new restaurant serving pricy but delicious food. Reservations essential.

Relaxing

Quirky beach front saunas inside converted horse boxes. So relaxing…one of my favourite places. Booking is a good idea. Google beach box spa.
Amazing outdoor sauna on the beach. Book in advance.
29 habitants recommandent
Beach Box Spa
285 Madeira Dr
29 habitants recommandent
Amazing outdoor sauna on the beach. Book in advance.