Plan your visit essentials
Once you’ve admired Brighton & Hove from above, you’ll be inspired to explore the city at ground level! Here are some insider tips from our local team of Brightonians:
- Stroll along the beach and watch the sun go down at the West Pier – the most photographed place in Sussex.
- Visit the Brighton Palace Pier for some traditional English seaside kiss-me-quick style fun.
- Marvel at the opulent and unique Royal Pavilion before taking their superb multi-media tour.
- Enjoy some retail therapy at some of Brighton & Hove’s fantastic independent shops. Try the North Laine, The Lanes and the wonderful West Pier Arches next to British Airways i360.
- Walk under sharks and see starfish at SEA LIFE Brighton near the Palace Pier.
- Take a ride along the seafront on the Volk’s Electric Railway.
- Catch the number 77 bus up to Devil’s Dyke and take a stroll on the South Downs.
- Hop on and off an informative City Sightseeing bus and find out more about the city.
- Enjoy a sumptuous afternoon tea by the sea at the West Beach Bar & Kitchen.
- Take your shoes off and enjoy a paddle in the sea before soaking up the sun on the beach and treating yourself to an ice cream.
- Get nose to nose with nature and hundreds of exotic creatures at Drusillas Park (only half an hour from the city centre).
- Plan a return trip! There is so much to do in Brighton & Hove that our list of ten things to do barely scratches the surface.