Must-see attractions in Brighton & Hove

  • Illuminated Brighton Pavilion building at dusk, Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom

    Royal Pavilion

    Brighton & Hove

    The Royal Pavilion is the city’s must-see attraction. The glittering party pad and palace of Prince George, later Prince Regent and then King George IV,…

  • Ornate buildings on boardwalk

    Brighton Pier

    Brighton & Hove

    This grand old Edwardian pier is the place to experience Brighton’s tackier side. There are plenty of stomach-churning fairground rides and noisy…

  • The pierside entrance to the SEALIFE Brighton aquarium

    SEA LIFE Brighton

    Brighton & Hove

    Not just for children, this aquarium is an underground exhibition of nature's fascinating water creatures. Walking around the church-like interior,…

  • i360 Tower

    Brighton & Hove

    Brighton’s newest attraction opened in 2016, at the point the now defunct West Pier used to make landfall. The world’s most slender tower is a brutal,…

  • Brighton Marina

    Brighton & Hove

    Europe' biggest, Brighton’s wave-shaped marina washes ashore 1.5 miles east of the pier. In addition to brand-name shopping, numerous chain eateries and…

  • Hove Museum & Art Gallery

    Brighton & Hove

    Hove can justifiably claim to be the birthplace of British cinema, with the first short film shot here in 1898. You can see it alongside other fascinating…

  • West Pier

    Brighton & Hove

    The historic West Pier, which closed in 1975, began to collapse into the sea in December 2002 and, having since caught fire twice, is just a dark shadow…

  • Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

    Brighton & Hove

    Set in the Royal Pavilion’s renovated stable block, this museum and art gallery has a glittering collection of 20th-century art and design, including a…

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