Guidebook for Brighton
Food Scene
Food is great, the bread is amazing, the cakes are naughty, and the staff are welcoming.
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The Flour Pot Bakery
40 Sydney StFood is great, the bread is amazing, the cakes are naughty, and the staff are welcoming.
This is a huge pub over several floors as the name suggests, overlooking the Preston Park. It house outside seating great for summer evenings. It serves reasonable food, and Sunday lunch, which in the UK means roast meat (or nut loaf) with roast potatoes, vegetables and gravy.
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The Park View
71 Preston DroveThis is a huge pub over several floors as the name suggests, overlooking the Preston Park. It house outside seating great for summer evenings. It serves reasonable food, and Sunday lunch, which in the UK means roast meat (or nut loaf) with roast potatoes, vegetables and gravy.
Intimate, reasonably priced, french restaurant in the North Laines. Great food. Excellent service. It's quite small so you may need to book in the summer months. Tel: 01273 607270.
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Mange Tout
81 Trafalgar StIntimate, reasonably priced, french restaurant in the North Laines. Great food. Excellent service. It's quite small so you may need to book in the summer months. Tel: 01273 607270.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great for drinks and simple food, and outdoor seating for when the sun comes out.
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Preston Park Tavern
88 Havelock RoadGreat for drinks and simple food, and outdoor seating for when the sun comes out.
Sightseeing
This is an amazing historic building, King George IV's pleasure palace, with an interesting back story. See if you can join a tour, or download the audio tour on your phone. Great for rainy afternoons. Great anyway.
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Royal Pavilion
This is an amazing historic building, King George IV's pleasure palace, with an interesting back story. See if you can join a tour, or download the audio tour on your phone. Great for rainy afternoons. Great anyway.
Parks & Nature
This is the closest park, and is good for a 10 minute morning circular walk. It has a cafe, and tennis courts and is good for picnics. The local Blaker's Park committee stages some occasional neighbourly events here.
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Blakers Park
30 Cleveland RdThis is the closest park, and is good for a 10 minute morning circular walk. It has a cafe, and tennis courts and is good for picnics. The local Blaker's Park committee stages some occasional neighbourly events here.
This big nearby park has something for everybody. Sometimes it is the venue for big events such as PRIDE or during the Brighton festival. You can enjoy the huge gorgeous trees, rose gardens, meadows in the summer, community gardens with vegetables, and different types of terrain. There is a velodrome for cycling, tennis, bowling.... etc. The cafe sells great snacks and provides a vantage point for watching the world go by.
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Preston Park
Preston RoadThis big nearby park has something for everybody. Sometimes it is the venue for big events such as PRIDE or during the Brighton festival. You can enjoy the huge gorgeous trees, rose gardens, meadows in the summer, community gardens with vegetables, and different types of terrain. There is a velodrome for cycling, tennis, bowling.... etc. The cafe sells great snacks and provides a vantage point for watching the world go by.
Arts & Culture
The nearby former manor house of the ancient Sussex village of Preston. Current building from 1738, largely renovated in 1905 by Charles Stanley Peach. The manor house passed through several owners, including the Stanfords—reputedly the richest family in Sussex. If you love historic interiors and want to get a glimpse into Brighton's past, this is a great way to spend a couple of hours. It's quite small so there's no cafe, but you could walk across the gardens to Preston Park afterwards and get a tea in the cafe there.
Preston Manor station
The nearby former manor house of the ancient Sussex village of Preston. Current building from 1738, largely renovated in 1905 by Charles Stanley Peach. The manor house passed through several owners, including the Stanfords—reputedly the richest family in Sussex. If you love historic interiors and want to get a glimpse into Brighton's past, this is a great way to spend a couple of hours. It's quite small so there's no cafe, but you could walk across the gardens to Preston Park afterwards and get a tea in the cafe there.
It's a lovely small museum, with gorgeous furniture from famous designers, through the ages, including Salvador Dali's sofa. You can't miss it. As you enter from Pavilion Gardens, the furniture is in the main room on the ground floor. Admission is free.
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Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
It's a lovely small museum, with gorgeous furniture from famous designers, through the ages, including Salvador Dali's sofa. You can't miss it. As you enter from Pavilion Gardens, the furniture is in the main room on the ground floor. Admission is free.
Shopping
Up market butcher that knows the provenance of the meat they sell and only sells great quality meat. Also has a few other items.
Barfields Butchers
11 Ditchling RdUp market butcher that knows the provenance of the meat they sell and only sells great quality meat. Also has a few other items.
Every Saturday until 2pm, there is an eclectic mix of stalls that keeps changing. You can get great snacks for lunch and amazing coffee, fresh fruit and vegetables. Not all stalls are there every week but generally you can find local cheeses, fresh fish, fresh olive oil, home baked brownies, plants etc. The market alongside the church is organized by the very friendly man who sells exceptional coffee. I have had my most delicious ever cup of coffee from that stall. It is only open until 2pm so get there early.
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Florence Road Market
Florence RoadEvery Saturday until 2pm, there is an eclectic mix of stalls that keeps changing. You can get great snacks for lunch and amazing coffee, fresh fruit and vegetables. Not all stalls are there every week but generally you can find local cheeses, fresh fish, fresh olive oil, home baked brownies, plants etc. The market alongside the church is organized by the very friendly man who sells exceptional coffee. I have had my most delicious ever cup of coffee from that stall. It is only open until 2pm so get there early.
Interesting to see what antique / old furniture and ornaments you can find. Just interesting to wander around.
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North Laine Bazaar
5A Upper Gardner StInteresting to see what antique / old furniture and ornaments you can find. Just interesting to wander around.
Entertainment & Activities
Duke of York's is part of the Picturehouse chain of independent cinemas. As well as the more popular current films they are likely to partner with the arts and themed festivals, have independent low-budget films, sing-alongs, live link ups with theatres and operas and other events etc. See what's on and get along to it. Meet up for a glass of wine in the bar beforehand, and / or eat in one of the many restaurants nearby.
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Duke of York's Picture House, Brighton
Preston RoadDuke of York's is part of the Picturehouse chain of independent cinemas. As well as the more popular current films they are likely to partner with the arts and themed festivals, have independent low-budget films, sing-alongs, live link ups with theatres and operas and other events etc. See what's on and get along to it. Meet up for a glass of wine in the bar beforehand, and / or eat in one of the many restaurants nearby.