Guidebook for Hove and around
Food Scene
Closest coffee - Easy for lounging or working on your laptop - seating outside for nice weather days
Starbucks Coffee
201 Western RdClosest coffee - Easy for lounging or working on your laptop - seating outside for nice weather days
Cafe upstairs at I gigi general store - a bit noisy as the kitchen preparation area is open plan, but nice ambience.
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Igigi General Store
31 Western RdCafe upstairs at I gigi general store - a bit noisy as the kitchen preparation area is open plan, but nice ambience.
Quirky cafe where everything is for sale - does amazing breakfast mound of fried potatoes, garlic, peppers etc topped with 2 eggs
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Salvage cafe
84 Western RdQuirky cafe where everything is for sale - does amazing breakfast mound of fried potatoes, garlic, peppers etc topped with 2 eggs
Classy large organic restaurant for foodies. Great european menu and cold pressed cocktails
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SIX - Brighton & Hove
102 Western RdClassy large organic restaurant for foodies. Great european menu and cold pressed cocktails
Great Thai back room cafe/restaurant, open lunchtimes and Friday and Saturday evenings for informal eat in and takaways. (you have to go through the shop to the back room cafe)
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Unithai Oriental Market Ltd
10 Church RdGreat Thai back room cafe/restaurant, open lunchtimes and Friday and Saturday evenings for informal eat in and takaways. (you have to go through the shop to the back room cafe)
Fabulous location and good for hot drinks - but food is pretty basic and rough (plus beware very cheeky seagulls that will swoop down and lift away food from unattended plates!)
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The Meeting Place Cafe
Fabulous location and good for hot drinks - but food is pretty basic and rough (plus beware very cheeky seagulls that will swoop down and lift away food from unattended plates!)
Nice Cafe - lovely cakes and quiches, plus lovely open gardens if you want to take your refreshments outside. Only open some days (varies - check)
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Bodhisattva Buddhist Centre, Brighton, Meditation Classes and Retreat
3 Lansdowne RdNice Cafe - lovely cakes and quiches, plus lovely open gardens if you want to take your refreshments outside. Only open some days (varies - check)
Fabulous ice-cream place on the seafront with a big flavour selection. Often has queues outside - but worth the wait! Is also a decent Italian restaurant. Much recommended.
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Marrocco's
8 King's EsplanadeFabulous ice-cream place on the seafront with a big flavour selection. Often has queues outside - but worth the wait! Is also a decent Italian restaurant. Much recommended.
La Choza
36 Gloucester RdQuirky, colourful mexican place with a good variety menu.
Small Batch Coffee
111 Western RdLovely cafe - local firm. Great coffee.
Classy and a bit expensive, but excellent fish and seafood restaurant - must be booked in advance
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The Little Fish Market
10 Upper Market StreetClassy and a bit expensive, but excellent fish and seafood restaurant - must be booked in advance
Archipelagos
121 Western RdDecent greek restaurant with big menu
Shopping
I Gigi Hove
37 Western RdClassy linens and cotton clothing store
A warren of great independent shops: old records, vegetarian shoes, florescent clubwear, druid essentials and bubble tea
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The Lanes
A warren of great independent shops: old records, vegetarian shoes, florescent clubwear, druid essentials and bubble tea
Lots of interesting indie shops - check out Bond Street, Gardner Street, Kensington Gardens and Saturday Morning Flea Market on Upper Gardner Street
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North Laine Bazaar
5A Upper Gardner StLots of interesting indie shops - check out Bond Street, Gardner Street, Kensington Gardens and Saturday Morning Flea Market on Upper Gardner Street
Churchill Square Shopping Centre
Russell PlaceAn interesting wander with a number of quirky giftshops
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Brighton Marina
An interesting wander with a number of quirky giftshops
Drinks & Nightlife
THE FREEMASONS
39 Western RdLively bar with interesting interior and young crowd
Farm Tavern
13 Farm RoadGreat, friendly local pub with wooden floors and nice bar menu.
Coopers Cask
3 Farm RdLovely local pub with great Sunday Roasts
Great bar with big outdoor garden area, decent food and often live music.
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The Brunswick
1 Holland RdGreat bar with big outdoor garden area, decent food and often live music.
Live music here every night - Jazz, world, latin. drinks a bit pricey but friendly good atmosphere
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The Paris House
21 Western RdLive music here every night - Jazz, world, latin. drinks a bit pricey but friendly good atmosphere
Everything Else
Lane and Stedman Pharmacy
100 Western RdClosest Pharmacy
Closest Bookshop - a real treasure trove - looks tiny but is packed with a vast range
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City Books
23 Western RdClosest Bookshop - a real treasure trove - looks tiny but is packed with a vast range
TAKE. Coffee-Breakfast-Lunch
89 Western RdDo great bagels
Entertainment & Activities
Pool and leisure centre with separate shallow pool for small kids.
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King Alfred Leisure Centre
KingswayPool and leisure centre with separate shallow pool for small kids.
Big music, theatre and show venure - check out the online programme - http://brightondome.org
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Brighton Dome
Church StreetBig music, theatre and show venure - check out the online programme - http://brightondome.org
Theatre Royal Brighton
New RoadOld worldy theatre with lots of great shows
Komedia is a great live venue, with music, comedy and theatre shows - www.komedia.co.uk/brighton
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Komedia Brighton
44-47 Gardner StKomedia is a great live venue, with music, comedy and theatre shows - www.komedia.co.uk/brighton
Great independent live theatre venue with its own bar - theoldmarket.com/whats-on
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The Old Market
11A Upper Market StGreat independent live theatre venue with its own bar - theoldmarket.com/whats-on
Great independent movie theatre with bar which serves food. Get 10% off with a cinema ticket - www.picturehouses.com/cinema/Dukes_At_Komedia
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Dukes at Komedia Picturehouse
44-47 Gardner StGreat independent movie theatre with bar which serves food. Get 10% off with a cinema ticket - www.picturehouses.com/cinema/Dukes_At_Komedia
4 screens - all the latest films - popcorn, coffee and ice-cream!
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ODEON Brighton
West Street4 screens - all the latest films - popcorn, coffee and ice-cream!
Lawns next to the beach - good for picnics and ball games. And throughout the summer there are often special events - The food and drink festival, the chilli festival, paddle round the pier festival...
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Hove Lawns
KingswayLawns next to the beach - good for picnics and ball games. And throughout the summer there are often special events - The food and drink festival, the chilli festival, paddle round the pier festival...
Great watersports space - you can do: Raft building and raft racing, Wakeboarding, Sailing, Kayaking & kayak water polo, Paddleboarding, Windsurfing - Special activities for private groups can be organised in advance - www.lagoon.co.uk/hove-lagoon
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Hove Lagoon
KingswayGreat watersports space - you can do: Raft building and raft racing, Wakeboarding, Sailing, Kayaking & kayak water polo, Paddleboarding, Windsurfing - Special activities for private groups can be organised in advance - www.lagoon.co.uk/hove-lagoon
Lots of great sealife here and even can touch and hold some species in special open tanks. A great half days fun
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SEA LIFE Brighton
Marine ParadeLots of great sealife here and even can touch and hold some species in special open tanks. A great half days fun
Parks & Nature
A great seafront play park with large paddling pool and play activity area. There's a number of places right next to it to get coffee and sandwiches
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King's Road Playground
28 Kings RdA great seafront play park with large paddling pool and play activity area. There's a number of places right next to it to get coffee and sandwiches
Town centre garden right next to the pavillion with open lawns to picnic on, a cafe and often busker entertainment
Pavilion Gardens
New RoadTown centre garden right next to the pavillion with open lawns to picnic on, a cafe and often busker entertainment
This glorious meandering river valley down to the beach next to the 7 white cliffs ('sisters') is beautiful. You can get there on the 12 or 13 bus or go by car for the mile walk to the beach along the valley or alternatively walk to the sea on the West side of the river down from the Golden Galleon Pub where you can climbe the cliffs that give the iconic views back to the 7 sisters themselves. Highly recommended.
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Seven Sisters Country Park
East Dean RoadThis glorious meandering river valley down to the beach next to the 7 white cliffs ('sisters') is beautiful. You can get there on the 12 or 13 bus or go by car for the mile walk to the beach along the valley or alternatively walk to the sea on the West side of the river down from the Golden Galleon Pub where you can climbe the cliffs that give the iconic views back to the 7 sisters themselves. Highly recommended.
Lovely small park with beautiful trees, a good children's play area and a great central cafe
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Saint Ann's Well Gardens
Somerhill RoadLovely small park with beautiful trees, a good children's play area and a great central cafe
Beautiful large natural park on the former Stanmer estate with large woodland areas and 2 different cafes.
Stanmer Park Nature Reserve
Beautiful large natural park on the former Stanmer estate with large woodland areas and 2 different cafes.
Arts & Culture
Housed in old pavillion out building - its got a wide variety of free exhibits and some paid special exhibitions. It also has a decent cafe and giftshop
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Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
Housed in old pavillion out building - its got a wide variety of free exhibits and some paid special exhibitions. It also has a decent cafe and giftshop
A bit of a throwback to victorian times - lots of exhibits of stuffed animals in a scene of their habitat housed glass cases. There's also a great butterfly collection and exhibition of animal skelletons.
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Booth Museum of Natural History
194 Dyke RdA bit of a throwback to victorian times - lots of exhibits of stuffed animals in a scene of their habitat housed glass cases. There's also a great butterfly collection and exhibition of animal skelletons.
Interesting, quirky independent art gallery in an old church that often has unusual (and free) installations and a series of events running alongside
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Fabrica
40 Duke StInteresting, quirky independent art gallery in an old church that often has unusual (and free) installations and a series of events running alongside
There's a number of interesting independent quirky shops in this area of the North Laines - great for browsing as you wander between the huge variety of cafes - some streets are pedestrianised and there's a saturday morning street market on Upper Gardener Street selling new and secondhand goods including antiques, books, jewellery and retro clothes many more stalls selling new goods. Organic veg, cheese and pickles, cupcakes, patisserie and many hot food stalls.
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North Laine Bazaar
5A Upper Gardner StThere's a number of interesting independent quirky shops in this area of the North Laines - great for browsing as you wander between the huge variety of cafes - some streets are pedestrianised and there's a saturday morning street market on Upper Gardener Street selling new and secondhand goods including antiques, books, jewellery and retro clothes many more stalls selling new goods. Organic veg, cheese and pickles, cupcakes, patisserie and many hot food stalls.
Quirky and interesting small museum includes as toy museum. Beautiful old indian carved gateway (small pavillion) in Garden. Small gift shop
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Hove Museum & Art Gallery
19 New Church RdQuirky and interesting small museum includes as toy museum. Beautiful old indian carved gateway (small pavillion) in Garden. Small gift shop