John & Sam’s Unique Guide to Brighton & Hove

John & Sam
John & Sam
John & Sam’s Unique Guide to Brighton & Hove

Food scene

Popular local restaurant - 10 minute walk from our AirBnB. We strongly recommend booking in advance.
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The Ginger Pig - Restaurant & Rooms
3 Hove St
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Popular local restaurant - 10 minute walk from our AirBnB. We strongly recommend booking in advance.
Excellent Pub & Restaurant that is 10 minutes walk from our AirBnB. Good range of beers and a popular restaurant.
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The Connaught Pub & Kitchen
48 Hove St
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Excellent Pub & Restaurant that is 10 minutes walk from our AirBnB. Good range of beers and a popular restaurant.
Turkish Restaurant that has been popular with guests. 10 minute walk from our AirBnB.
Sini
Hove Street
Turkish Restaurant that has been popular with guests. 10 minute walk from our AirBnB.
Excellent local Thai restaurant popular with visitors and locals
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Giggling Squid
129 Church Rd
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Excellent local Thai restaurant popular with visitors and locals
Located at 216 Church Road in Brighton & Hove etch. is a 12-table British tasting menu only restaurant by MasterChef: The Professionals winner Steven Edwards. Open from Wednesday to Saturday for dinner and Thursday to Saturday lunch the philosophy behind etch. is to celebrate local and British produce using monthly changing tasting menus.
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etch. by Steven Edwards
216 Church Rd
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Located at 216 Church Road in Brighton & Hove etch. is a 12-table British tasting menu only restaurant by MasterChef: The Professionals winner Steven Edwards. Open from Wednesday to Saturday for dinner and Thursday to Saturday lunch the philosophy behind etch. is to celebrate local and British produce using monthly changing tasting menus.
Unpretentious popular local pub with good food and a great range of beers. 10 minute walk from the AirBnB
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The Westbourne
90 Portland Rd
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Unpretentious popular local pub with good food and a great range of beers. 10 minute walk from the AirBnB
Very popular local Indian restaurant. Advance booking is a must as its quite a small restaurant
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Hove Tandoori Restaurant
175 Church Lane
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Very popular local Indian restaurant. Advance booking is a must as its quite a small restaurant
A new addition to the Hove seafront offer, Rockwater sits right on the beach with shacks offering a variety of food and drink for you to enjoy right by the beach.
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Rockwater Hove
Western Esplanade
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A new addition to the Hove seafront offer, Rockwater sits right on the beach with shacks offering a variety of food and drink for you to enjoy right by the beach.
If you like Italian ice cream you must visit Marrocco's on Hove seafront - there will be a queue, but its worth the wait.
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Marrocco's
8 King's Esplanade
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If you like Italian ice cream you must visit Marrocco's on Hove seafront - there will be a queue, but its worth the wait.
Top quality food - small plates, casual dining, relaxed atmosphere
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FOURTH AND CHURCH
84 Church Rd
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Top quality food - small plates, casual dining, relaxed atmosphere
A Brighton institution. Superb seafood restaurant but has varied menu for other tastes. Excellent service. Lovely inside and out
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English's of Brighton
29-31 East St
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A Brighton institution. Superb seafood restaurant but has varied menu for other tastes. Excellent service. Lovely inside and out
A Brighton institution and mecca for vegetarians and vegans, Food for Friends offers a superb menu and top quality food. A more accessible and affordable version of Terre a Terre
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Food for Friends
17-18 Prince Albert St
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A Brighton institution and mecca for vegetarians and vegans, Food for Friends offers a superb menu and top quality food. A more accessible and affordable version of Terre a Terre
Just opened after what seemed like the longest refurbishment in construction history. We haven't visited yet, but it's a great location with lots of foodie options
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Shelter Hall
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Just opened after what seemed like the longest refurbishment in construction history. We haven't visited yet, but it's a great location with lots of foodie options
Outstanding vegan and vegetarian restaurant from the legendary Food For Friends, with their brand new Hove offering. A 20 minute walk from our home
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Botanique by Food for Friends
31a Western Rd
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Outstanding vegan and vegetarian restaurant from the legendary Food For Friends, with their brand new Hove offering. A 20 minute walk from our home
A recent addition to the local Church Street food offerings that is proving very popular. We've tried it out and can highly recommend Jo & Co. Great service, and an excellent menu. A 10 minute walk from our home
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Jo & Co Restaurant
115 Church Rd
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A recent addition to the local Church Street food offerings that is proving very popular. We've tried it out and can highly recommend Jo & Co. Great service, and an excellent menu. A 10 minute walk from our home

Leisure Activity

Watersports centre and a good base for learning Stand Up Paddle Boarding in 3 feet of water, or hire kit for venturing on to the sea
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Hove Lagoon
Kingsway
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Watersports centre and a good base for learning Stand Up Paddle Boarding in 3 feet of water, or hire kit for venturing on to the sea
Highly recommended local sight seeing spot for fantastic views over the Downs. 10 minute drive from our AirBnB
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Stanice Devils Dyke
Devil's Dyke Road
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Highly recommended local sight seeing spot for fantastic views over the Downs. 10 minute drive from our AirBnB
Not nearly as big as it's Brighton cousin, but has some interesting features....but not a "Top 5" destination and very limited Insta-worthingness!
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Hove Museum & Art Gallery
19 New Church Rd
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Not nearly as big as it's Brighton cousin, but has some interesting features....but not a "Top 5" destination and very limited Insta-worthingness!
Home to Sussex CCC and Sussex Sharks, the finest cricket teams you will find immediately south of Surrey!
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Sussex County Cricket Club
Eaton Road
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Home to Sussex CCC and Sussex Sharks, the finest cricket teams you will find immediately south of Surrey!
Lovely local park that is also used for small festivals and events. a 5 minute walk from our home
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Hove Park
Goldstone Crescent
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Lovely local park that is also used for small festivals and events. a 5 minute walk from our home

Neighbourhoods

Beautiful historic Hove has a wealth of restaurants, shops and of course the seafront. Bustling Church Road is a 10 - 15 minute walk from our AirBnB and offers just about every culinary option imaginable.
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Hove
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Beautiful historic Hove has a wealth of restaurants, shops and of course the seafront. Bustling Church Road is a 10 - 15 minute walk from our AirBnB and offers just about every culinary option imaginable.
If the weather is fine a stroll around Kemp Town is well worth the effort. Beautiful architecture and tons of fascinating history, and personalities: from Lewis Carroll, to Larry Olivier and Nick Cave. Make sure you check out Sussex Square.
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Kemptown
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If the weather is fine a stroll around Kemp Town is well worth the effort. Beautiful architecture and tons of fascinating history, and personalities: from Lewis Carroll, to Larry Olivier and Nick Cave. Make sure you check out Sussex Square.

Transport

The nearest railway station to our AirBnB. A 10- 15 minute walk. Hove is on the mainline to London Victoria. Trains to Brighton Station are very frequent and take about 5 minutes
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Hove station
Goldstone Villas
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The nearest railway station to our AirBnB. A 10- 15 minute walk. Hove is on the mainline to London Victoria. Trains to Brighton Station are very frequent and take about 5 minutes
Centrally located in Brighton. Trains to Hove are frequent and take 5 mins
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Brighton Railway Station
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Centrally located in Brighton. Trains to Hove are frequent and take 5 mins

Sightseeing

The Palace Pier is a "must" when you visit Brighton & Hove. Free entry for great views back to the city seafront
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Brighton Palace Pier
Madeira Drive
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The Palace Pier is a "must" when you visit Brighton & Hove. Free entry for great views back to the city seafront
Ride the original railway. More scenic, reliable, comfortable and regular than Southern Rail, Volk's railway travels between the Palace Pier and Brighton Marina via the nudist beach!
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Volk’s Electric Railway
285 Madeira Dr
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Ride the original railway. More scenic, reliable, comfortable and regular than Southern Rail, Volk's railway travels between the Palace Pier and Brighton Marina via the nudist beach!
Top tourist attraction
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Brighton Pavilion
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Top tourist attraction
Fascinating sea life but it's the beautiful old Victorian building that really steals the shoal.
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SEA LIFE Brighton
Marine Parade
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Fascinating sea life but it's the beautiful old Victorian building that really steals the shoal.
The vertical alternative to the West Pier...without the rust. Offers superb views over the Sussex coast line and the sea...and the wind farm. Serious Insta-worthiness (see pic for our effort!)
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British Airways i360
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The vertical alternative to the West Pier...without the rust. Offers superb views over the Sussex coast line and the sea...and the wind farm. Serious Insta-worthiness (see pic for our effort!)
We strongly recommend the walk along Hove & Brighton seafront. It takes about 10/15 minutes to get to the front from our home. Then take a leisurely stroll eastwards aided by the prevailing south westerly winds to take in the beaches, prom, whats left of the West Pier, the i360, shops, bars restaurants and the Palace Pier
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Brighton seafront
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We strongly recommend the walk along Hove & Brighton seafront. It takes about 10/15 minutes to get to the front from our home. Then take a leisurely stroll eastwards aided by the prevailing south westerly winds to take in the beaches, prom, whats left of the West Pier, the i360, shops, bars restaurants and the Palace Pier
If you aren't seeing a show, we highly recommend the behind the scenes tour of this fabulous theatre - it's excellent!
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Divadlo Royal Brighton
New Road
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If you aren't seeing a show, we highly recommend the behind the scenes tour of this fabulous theatre - it's excellent!
Once the best Pier in B&H (IMHO) and used as a location for the film Oh What A Lovely War! The West Pier now sits eerily rotting away - very insta-worthy!
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Brighton West Pier
Kings Road
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Once the best Pier in B&H (IMHO) and used as a location for the film Oh What A Lovely War! The West Pier now sits eerily rotting away - very insta-worthy!
Slightly off the beaten track, Shoreham Airport is a quaint art deco wonder with a smashing cafe and great views of Lancing College. Ironically the Airport isnt very accessible (unless you happen to have a light aircraft). A 20/30 minute drive from our AirBnB.
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Brighton City Airport
Cecil Pashley Way
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Slightly off the beaten track, Shoreham Airport is a quaint art deco wonder with a smashing cafe and great views of Lancing College. Ironically the Airport isnt very accessible (unless you happen to have a light aircraft). A 20/30 minute drive from our AirBnB.
You don't need to be getting married to wander on to the Bandstand. 9/10 for Insta-worthiness
Brighton Bandstand Weddings
21-23 Church St
You don't need to be getting married to wander on to the Bandstand. 9/10 for Insta-worthiness
A Brighton "must see" the warren that is The Lanes is worth checking out just to see if you can not get lost. Worth a wander through.
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The Lanes
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A Brighton "must see" the warren that is The Lanes is worth checking out just to see if you can not get lost. Worth a wander through.
If you have a thing for a camera obscura then this converted Edwardian Water Tower is just the thing. Access arrangements are suitably.....obscure.... so call to check current opening times.
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Foredown Tower
Foredown Road
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If you have a thing for a camera obscura then this converted Edwardian Water Tower is just the thing. Access arrangements are suitably.....obscure.... so call to check current opening times.
Toys and models galore. Very close to Brighton Station.
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Brighton Toy and Model Museum
52-55 Trafalgar St
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Toys and models galore. Very close to Brighton Station.
Not nearly as big as it's Brighton cousin, but has some interesting features....but not a "Top 5" destination and very limited Insta-worthingness!
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Hove Museum & Art Gallery
19 New Church Rd
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Not nearly as big as it's Brighton cousin, but has some interesting features....but not a "Top 5" destination and very limited Insta-worthingness!
If the weather is fine a stroll around Kemp Town is well worth the effort. Beautiful architecture and tons of fascinating history, and personalities: from Lewis Carroll, to Larry Olivier and Nick Cave. Make sure you check out Sussex Square.
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Kemptown
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If the weather is fine a stroll around Kemp Town is well worth the effort. Beautiful architecture and tons of fascinating history, and personalities: from Lewis Carroll, to Larry Olivier and Nick Cave. Make sure you check out Sussex Square.

John & Sam's B&H Faves

A great pub, excellent live venue and site of Brighton's most famous street art mural - containing lots & lots of Dead Pop Stars (to quote Altered Images) & a Banksy.
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Prince Albert
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A great pub, excellent live venue and site of Brighton's most famous street art mural - containing lots & lots of Dead Pop Stars (to quote Altered Images) & a Banksy.
If you like Italian ice cream (who doesn't?!) you must visit Marrocco's on Hove seafront - there will be a queue, but its worth the wait.
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Marrocco's
8 King's Esplanade
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If you like Italian ice cream (who doesn't?!) you must visit Marrocco's on Hove seafront - there will be a queue, but its worth the wait.
If you aren't seeing a show, we highly recommend the behind the scenes tour of this fabulous theatre - it's excellent!
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Divadlo Royal Brighton
New Road
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If you aren't seeing a show, we highly recommend the behind the scenes tour of this fabulous theatre - it's excellent!
For quirky independent shops and a unique Brighton bustling atmosphere you must spend a few hours wandering through the North Laine. The trendy alternative to The Lanes. Impress locals by referring to it as the North Laine NOT North Lanes (schoolboy/girl error).
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North Laine
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For quirky independent shops and a unique Brighton bustling atmosphere you must spend a few hours wandering through the North Laine. The trendy alternative to The Lanes. Impress locals by referring to it as the North Laine NOT North Lanes (schoolboy/girl error).
On the side of the Prince Albert Pub, the Kissing Coppers alongside a plethora of pop stars who have shuffled off to the recording studio in the sky
Banksy ‘Kissing Coppers’
28 Frederick Pl
On the side of the Prince Albert Pub, the Kissing Coppers alongside a plethora of pop stars who have shuffled off to the recording studio in the sky
Gig venue for music legends, and famed for giving birth to ABBA in the Eurovision in 1974. Check out the behind the scenes tour which is good value.
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Brightonská klenba
Church Street
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Gig venue for music legends, and famed for giving birth to ABBA in the Eurovision in 1974. Check out the behind the scenes tour which is good value.
Great local subterranean bar with a lovely garden.
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Hove Place
37 First Ave
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Great local subterranean bar with a lovely garden.
Not just a "rainy day" option - the Museum and Art gallery is really good with some great permanent displays and good visiting ones. B&H memories and the Fashion displays are particularly good
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Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
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Not just a "rainy day" option - the Museum and Art gallery is really good with some great permanent displays and good visiting ones. B&H memories and the Fashion displays are particularly good
For an experience you are unlikely to forget.....
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Booth Museum of Natural History
194 Dyke Rd
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For an experience you are unlikely to forget.....

City/town information

Fascinating history, bonkers on bonfire night, and home to Harveys Brewery - what more could you want from this quaint town. Very easy train ride from Brighton
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Lewes
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Fascinating history, bonkers on bonfire night, and home to Harveys Brewery - what more could you want from this quaint town. Very easy train ride from Brighton
A short train or car journey west, Shoreham is a pretty town with the River Adur running through it & an excellent beach for watersports - they even have sand there on low tide!
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Shoreham-by-Sea
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A short train or car journey west, Shoreham is a pretty town with the River Adur running through it & an excellent beach for watersports - they even have sand there on low tide!
A pleasant Sussex village - the picture is of nearby Bramber Castle
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Steyning
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A pleasant Sussex village - the picture is of nearby Bramber Castle