Local Guidebook

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Local Guidebook

Pubs

Recommended pubs within a 15 minute walk, plus a few central Brighton recommendations and a couple more worth a drive out into the countryside.
A great local pub, just round the corner. Family and dog friendly and does really lovely food, including fabulous Sunday lunches (served until 8pm - pre-booking advised though). Lovely atmosphere for a quiet drink. Lots of tables outside in the sunshine plus a terrace at the back with booths and patio heating.
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Preston Park Tavern
88 Havelock Road
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A great local pub, just round the corner. Family and dog friendly and does really lovely food, including fabulous Sunday lunches (served until 8pm - pre-booking advised though). Lovely atmosphere for a quiet drink. Lots of tables outside in the sunshine plus a terrace at the back with booths and patio heating.
Close by with a great outdoor terrace for drinks - but there are better places if you want to eat. Very dog friendly.
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The Park View
71 Preston Drove
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Close by with a great outdoor terrace for drinks - but there are better places if you want to eat. Very dog friendly.
Incredibly child-friendly family gastropub less than five minutes walk away. Very highly regarded for its Sunday lunches (need to pre-book) and excellent food generally. Some of the outdoor tables are covered for rainy days. Occasionally screens big sport events. Dog friendly.
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The Cleveland Arms
Cleveland Road
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Incredibly child-friendly family gastropub less than five minutes walk away. Very highly regarded for its Sunday lunches (need to pre-book) and excellent food generally. Some of the outdoor tables are covered for rainy days. Occasionally screens big sport events. Dog friendly.
Great outdoors pub with fantastic garden featuring booths and outdoor heaters. A five minute walk from Blakers Park. Dog friendly.
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The Open House
146 Springfield Rd
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Great outdoors pub with fantastic garden featuring booths and outdoor heaters. A five minute walk from Blakers Park. Dog friendly.
Real fire and real ales - cosy friendly pub, best in winter. Five minute walk from Blaker's Park. Dog friendly.
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Signalman
76 Ditchling Rise
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Real fire and real ales - cosy friendly pub, best in winter. Five minute walk from Blaker's Park. Dog friendly.
Voted Best Brighton Pub Food, a ten minute walk down the hill towards town. Serves award winning New York-style fried chicken.
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Tesco Brighton St James's Express
5 Jubilee St
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Voted Best Brighton Pub Food, a ten minute walk down the hill towards town. Serves award winning New York-style fried chicken.
Good place to get started if you're walking into town on a night out. Serves decent Mexican food. At Preston Circus down the hill, a 10-15 minute walk.
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The Hare and Hounds
75 London Rd
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Good place to get started if you're walking into town on a night out. Serves decent Mexican food. At Preston Circus down the hill, a 10-15 minute walk.
This is a great cross between a bar and a restaurant, really airy and stylish and always popular for lazy weekends with its all-day breakfasts. Especially good place to eat out if you have a dog in tow! A 15-minute walk on the way into town on London Road.
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Alcampo Lounge
84-86 London Rd
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This is a great cross between a bar and a restaurant, really airy and stylish and always popular for lazy weekends with its all-day breakfasts. Especially good place to eat out if you have a dog in tow! A 15-minute walk on the way into town on London Road.
Small pub in the North Laine that's a bit hidden away and usually a good place for a quiet drink. Approximately 20 minutes walk from the flat.
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The Foundry
13-14 Foundry Street
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Small pub in the North Laine that's a bit hidden away and usually a good place for a quiet drink. Approximately 20 minutes walk from the flat.
Good pub if you're near the main train station. Live music at weekends.
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The West Hill Tavern
67 Buckingham Pl
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Good pub if you're near the main train station. Live music at weekends.
Labyrinth of a pub with lots of nooks and crannies and a restaurant. A central pub just off the seafront that's always buzzing at weekends.
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The Walrus
10 Ship St
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Labyrinth of a pub with lots of nooks and crannies and a restaurant. A central pub just off the seafront that's always buzzing at weekends.
A 20 minute drive out on the A27 past Lewes, but worth it - an especially great winter pub and brilliant Sunday roasts - for which you definitely need to pre-book!
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The Ram Inn
The Street
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A 20 minute drive out on the A27 past Lewes, but worth it - an especially great winter pub and brilliant Sunday roasts - for which you definitely need to pre-book!
Absolutely my favourite Sussex country pub. The village of Wineham is a 20 minute drive from the flat and it's home to the perfect old English village pub. The place is full of character, the Sunday lunches fantastic (pre-book!), the roaring log fire hard to tear yourself away from and the locals always friendly. Great walks nearby. Great summer and winter. Dogs very welcome.
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The Royal Oak Wineham
Wineham Lane
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Absolutely my favourite Sussex country pub. The village of Wineham is a 20 minute drive from the flat and it's home to the perfect old English village pub. The place is full of character, the Sunday lunches fantastic (pre-book!), the roaring log fire hard to tear yourself away from and the locals always friendly. Great walks nearby. Great summer and winter. Dogs very welcome.
Great spot for cocktails in Kemp Town
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The Plotting Parlour
6 Steine St
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Great spot for cocktails in Kemp Town
Civilised wine drinking and nibbles
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Ten Green Bottles
9 Jubilee St
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Civilised wine drinking and nibbles
Late night bar in the Lanes with jazz and roof terrace
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Bohemia Brighton
54-55 Meeting House Ln
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Late night bar in the Lanes with jazz and roof terrace

Cafes and Restaurants

Some local gems plus a few of the city's recommended hotspots.
Great little coffee shop a few minutes up the street. Serves up mostly vegetarian food and lovely coffee. Dog friendly!
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Tilt
132 Preston Drove
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Great little coffee shop a few minutes up the street. Serves up mostly vegetarian food and lovely coffee. Dog friendly!
Great late-opening coffee shop next to the Duke of York's cinema at Preston Circus.
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Moes@thecircus
1 Clyde Rd
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Great late-opening coffee shop next to the Duke of York's cinema at Preston Circus.
A 10-minute walk on Preston Road, brunch...great decor.
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Cafe Rust Brighton
50 Preston Rd
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A 10-minute walk on Preston Road, brunch...great decor.
Lovely spot in Kemp Town for afternoon tea
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Metrodeco
38 Upper St James's St
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Lovely spot in Kemp Town for afternoon tea
Tiny family run restaurant serving authentic Sicilian food - Fri and Sat nights only, by reservation.
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Mediterraneo
164 Portland Road
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Tiny family run restaurant serving authentic Sicilian food - Fri and Sat nights only, by reservation.
The Paradiso Social
38 Preston Rd
Lovely intimate restaurant just off London Road
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Semolina
15 Baker St
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Lovely intimate restaurant just off London Road
My favourite Brighton restaurant
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Plateau
1 Bartholomews
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My favourite Brighton restaurant
Indian food to write home about
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The Chilli Pickle
17 Jubilee St
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Indian food to write home about
New place in the Lanes from the team behind the brilliant Ginger group of restaurants and gastropubs, all of which guarantee top notch food and service. (Gingerman; Ginger Pig; Ginger Fox). You can't book at the Flint House, so handy for a last minute decision.
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The Flint House
13 Hanningtons Ln
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New place in the Lanes from the team behind the brilliant Ginger group of restaurants and gastropubs, all of which guarantee top notch food and service. (Gingerman; Ginger Pig; Ginger Fox). You can't book at the Flint House, so handy for a last minute decision.
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etch. by Steven Edwards
216 Church Rd
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Often rated the best restaurant in Brighton by locals.
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The Little Fish Market
10 Upper Market Street
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Often rated the best restaurant in Brighton by locals.
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The Salt Room
106 Kings Rd
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64 Degrees
53 Meeting House Ln
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Friendly service and a great lamb tagine
mascara
101 Western Rd
Friendly service and a great lamb tagine
New hotspot in town - lovely decor and worth trip for a special occasion
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The Ivy In The Lanes
51A Ship St
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New hotspot in town - lovely decor and worth trip for a special occasion

Visiting with a Dog?

Independent pet shop at the end of my street has most of what you need
The Pet Shed (Brighton) Ltd
100 Preston Drove
Independent pet shop at the end of my street has most of what you need
Another good amenity next to the Sainsburys Local at Preston Park. Also does grooming.
Pets Corner
227-233 Preston Rd
Another good amenity next to the Sainsburys Local at Preston Park. Also does grooming.
Check out this website for its amazing handmade leads and collars. She is based in the next street so you might be able to save on postage!
Scrufts Dog Collars
39 Havelock Rd
Check out this website for its amazing handmade leads and collars. She is based in the next street so you might be able to save on postage!
The vet I use - friendly, reasonably priced and barely a ten minute walk away.
Beech House Vet Clinic
35 Harrington Rd
The vet I use - friendly, reasonably priced and barely a ten minute walk away.
Handy vet at the end of the street
Grove Lodge Vets (Brighton)
104 Preston Drove
Handy vet at the end of the street
This is one of two great cafes in Preston Park itself - the Chalet Cafe (the smaller one) serves doggy icecream.
Chalet Café
Preston Park Avenue
This is one of two great cafes in Preston Park itself - the Chalet Cafe (the smaller one) serves doggy icecream.
Brilliant local park with open space, wooded areas, a walled garden and refreshments including dog icecream available. Dogs are free to access all areas (on leads inside the two cafes) and the park is big enough to satisfy both dogs wanting four-legged playmates and those who prefer more solitary exercise.
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Парк Престон
Preston Road
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Brilliant local park with open space, wooded areas, a walled garden and refreshments including dog icecream available. Dogs are free to access all areas (on leads inside the two cafes) and the park is big enough to satisfy both dogs wanting four-legged playmates and those who prefer more solitary exercise.
A nice but small park five minutes stroll down neighbouring Lucerne Road - good for a quick walk.
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Blakers Park
30 Cleveland Rd
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A nice but small park five minutes stroll down neighbouring Lucerne Road - good for a quick walk.
Popular with local dog walkers
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Hollingbury Park Golf Course
Ditchling Road
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Popular with local dog walkers
Known locally as 'the puppy park', this is a great place to bring your dog if you're worried he might wander. The actual 'puppy park' is a large fenced area where dogs are safe to roam. It's surrounded by woods which also provide lovely walks.
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Withdean Park
36 Peacock Ln
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Known locally as 'the puppy park', this is a great place to bring your dog if you're worried he might wander. The actual 'puppy park' is a large fenced area where dogs are safe to roam. It's surrounded by woods which also provide lovely walks.
A ten minute drive and you are at the entrance point to one of the most beautiful stretches of the South Downs Way.
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Ditchling Beacon Car Park
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A ten minute drive and you are at the entrance point to one of the most beautiful stretches of the South Downs Way.
They do doggy Sunday roasts! And as a bonus it's a lovely friendly pub with great food for humans also! Book ahead on Sundays as it gets busy.
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THE FREEMASONS
39 Western Rd
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They do doggy Sunday roasts! And as a bonus it's a lovely friendly pub with great food for humans also! Book ahead on Sundays as it gets busy.

Useful local amenities

The closest shops, supermarkets and local amenities
Late opening off license with a good variety of wines, beers and spirits. Also home to the nearest ATM.
Preston Park Wines
101B Preston Drove
Late opening off license with a good variety of wines, beers and spirits. Also home to the nearest ATM.
My nearest shop and newsagents, open until 10 (11pm weekends).
High Life Food Market
101 Havelock Rd
My nearest shop and newsagents, open until 10 (11pm weekends).
Open til 11pm, good little supermarket a couple of minutes walk away on Preston Drove.
Preston Foods
108 Preston Drove
Open til 11pm, good little supermarket a couple of minutes walk away on Preston Drove.
Handy local butcher and deli at the end of the street
Choice Cuts
95 Preston Drove
Handy local butcher and deli at the end of the street
Chemist open until 6pm at end of the street
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Kamsons Pharmacy
1a Lewes Rd
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Chemist open until 6pm at end of the street
The nearest Post Office is on Preston Drove at Fiveways
Hollingbury Post Office
148 Preston Drove
The nearest Post Office is on Preston Drove at Fiveways
Independent wine store at Fiveways
Quaff Wine Brighton
5 Ditchling Rd
Independent wine store at Fiveways
Great local fruit and veg shop at Fiveways
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FIVEWAYS FRUITS
306 Ditchling Rd
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Great local fruit and veg shop at Fiveways
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Five Ways Deli
Ditchling Road
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The Flour Pot Bakery
40 Sydney St
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Brilliant local bakers - cash only
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Raven's Bakery
277 Ditchling Rd
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Brilliant local bakers - cash only
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Sainsbury's Local
227-233 Preston Rd
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Sightseeing

Historic house in Preston Park furnished in Edwardian style and open to the public.
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Preston Manor
Preston Drove
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Historic house in Preston Park furnished in Edwardian style and open to the public.
Lovely arthouse one-screen cinema down the hill at Preston Circus. The oldest cinema in Britain in continuous use, in 2012 it was voted the best cinema in the UK. Treat yourself to cake, wine and a comfy spot on one of the balcony sofas.
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Duke of York's Picture House, Brighton
Preston Road
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Lovely arthouse one-screen cinema down the hill at Preston Circus. The oldest cinema in Britain in continuous use, in 2012 it was voted the best cinema in the UK. Treat yourself to cake, wine and a comfy spot on one of the balcony sofas.
Gorgeous historic country house. Check for opening times.
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Firle Place
Firle Place
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Gorgeous historic country house. Check for opening times.

Clubs

The crowd in this place (just down from the station) tends to be a good mix and it's usually busy and free to get in.
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Green Door Store
4 Trafalgar Arches
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The crowd in this place (just down from the station) tends to be a good mix and it's usually busy and free to get in.
This pub on the seafront (and The Tempest next door) are usually buzzing in the summer with free entrance and late night music.
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Fortune Of War
156 Kings Rd
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This pub on the seafront (and The Tempest next door) are usually buzzing in the summer with free entrance and late night music.
Regular comedy club here every Sunday night, which is usually good value
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Komedia Brighton
44-47 Gardner St
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Regular comedy club here every Sunday night, which is usually good value

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Обычаи и культура

Dog friendly places.

Pretty much all pubs in Brighton, and some cafes, are dog friendly. But if in doubt, ask.
Путешествие с детьми

Some ideas for visitors with children

There are a couple of good playparks nearby: one at Blakers Park and what I've been told is a really good one in Preston Park. Try the aquarium on the seafront (Sea Life Centre); the Volks electric railway, which runs along the beach to the Marina; and the toy museum. Worth a drive is Drusillas Park near Alfriston as is Washbrooks Family Farm. The Painting Pottery Cafe in town is popular For older kids there's a bowling alley at Brighton Marina.
Не пропустите

The countryside around Brighton is stunning.

Five minutes drive from the apartment and you are in the South Downs National Park, which is perfect for hiking or just a breath of fresh air. Try parking up at Ditchling Beacon or Clayton Windmill for access to the scenic South Downs Way. You can get a bus (the 77) from the Palace Pier to Devil's Dyke, a popular daytrip to the Downs; or take the number 79 from Fiveways to Ditchling Beacon. Or try The Anchor Inn at Barcombe Mills, where you can hire a small rowing boat. Middle Farm just past Lewes on the A27 brews a huge selection of ciders and perries, which you can taste before buying.
Транспорт

Brighton buses and most local taxis now accept contactless payment

Brighton and Hove buses and most local taxis now accept contactless payment. Tickets can be purchased direct from the bus driver, although pre or online purchase is slightly cheaper. Saver tickets are available - more details in the House Manual.