Guidebook for Hove
Food Scene
Great food. Terrific for Sunday lunch. Excellent wine list. Best to book.
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The Ginger Pig - Restaurant & Rooms
3 Hove StGreat food. Terrific for Sunday lunch. Excellent wine list. Best to book.
The best ice-cream in Brighton and Hove five minutes walk along the seafront from the flat.
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Marrocco's
8 King's EsplanadeThe best ice-cream in Brighton and Hove five minutes walk along the seafront from the flat.
Cafe on the seafront serving tea, coffee and snacks five minutes from the apartment walking east.
Mrs Bumbles
157 KingswayCafe on the seafront serving tea, coffee and snacks five minutes from the apartment walking east.
Best fish and chip shop in Brighton and Hove, five minutes from the apartment. Takeaways fried fresh to order or you can sit in.
Chippy Chips
16 KingswayBest fish and chip shop in Brighton and Hove, five minutes from the apartment. Takeaways fried fresh to order or you can sit in.
Traditional pizza and Italian menu in the middle of the Lanes. Good, rapid service in a big bustling busy venue run by Italian family.
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Donatello
1-3 Brighton PlTraditional pizza and Italian menu in the middle of the Lanes. Good, rapid service in a big bustling busy venue run by Italian family.
Afternoon tea for two at the Grand is relatively inexpensive and you get a great seafront view in elegant surroundings in the hotel where Margaret Thatcher survived an assassination attempt by the IRA.
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The Grand Brighton
97-99 Kings RdAfternoon tea for two at the Grand is relatively inexpensive and you get a great seafront view in elegant surroundings in the hotel where Margaret Thatcher survived an assassination attempt by the IRA.
Drinks & Nightlife
If you don't fancy a trip into Brighton, there are many restaurants (Italian, French, Thai, Indian, Chinese etc) and pubs and bars, some with music, within walking distance of the apartment along Church Road in Hove heading west from the junction with Sackville Road towards Brighton and Western Road.
Church Road
Church RoadIf you don't fancy a trip into Brighton, there are many restaurants (Italian, French, Thai, Indian, Chinese etc) and pubs and bars, some with music, within walking distance of the apartment along Church Road in Hove heading west from the junction with Sackville Road towards Brighton and Western Road.
Great little traditional pub in the North Lanes, which does excellent, good value food and beers. Perfect for lunch in the North Lanes.
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The Basketmakers
12 Gloucester RdGreat little traditional pub in the North Lanes, which does excellent, good value food and beers. Perfect for lunch in the North Lanes.
Old fashioned atmospheric real ale pub offering Sussex and other beers for the discerning drinker very close to Brighton station.
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The Evening Star
55-56 Surrey StOld fashioned atmospheric real ale pub offering Sussex and other beers for the discerning drinker very close to Brighton station.
Small, traditional pub near the flat which has very good free local live band music of all kinds at the weekends.
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The Neptune Inn
10 KingswaySmall, traditional pub near the flat which has very good free local live band music of all kinds at the weekends.
Latest Music Bar
14-17 Manchester StGood live music venue, with jazz nights.
Brighton and Hove is a gay friendly city with one of the biggest GLBT communities in the UK. St James's Street in Kemptown rising from the Old Steine is the centre of the scene with many gay shops, pubs, venues and clubs. See Brighton monthly magazine Gscene for listings online.
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Saint James's Street
Saint James's StreetBrighton and Hove is a gay friendly city with one of the biggest GLBT communities in the UK. St James's Street in Kemptown rising from the Old Steine is the centre of the scene with many gay shops, pubs, venues and clubs. See Brighton monthly magazine Gscene for listings online.
Entertainment & Activities
Free entry, full of gaming machines, computer game machines, funfair rides, crap stalls, overpriced tacky food, bars and karaoke, but worth a walk to the end to look back at Brighton and Hove seafront and the hovering seagulls.
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Madeira DriveFree entry, full of gaming machines, computer game machines, funfair rides, crap stalls, overpriced tacky food, bars and karaoke, but worth a walk to the end to look back at Brighton and Hove seafront and the hovering seagulls.
The new viewing platform rising on a big stick on the seafront by the old West Pier.
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British Airways i360
The new viewing platform rising on a big stick on the seafront by the old West Pier.
The palace that Queen Victoria's son, the Prince of Wales, built to take his mistresses out of London and the sight of his mother. Arabian fantasy, now a museum, full of exotic tat.
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Brighton Pavilion
The palace that Queen Victoria's son, the Prince of Wales, built to take his mistresses out of London and the sight of his mother. Arabian fantasy, now a museum, full of exotic tat.
Several screens showing the usual movies in the second ugliest building on Brighton seafront.
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ODEON Brighton
West StreetSeveral screens showing the usual movies in the second ugliest building on Brighton seafront.
Conference and entertainment centre featuring big musical acts on tour in the ugliest building on Brighton seafront.
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Brighton Centre
Conference and entertainment centre featuring big musical acts on tour in the ugliest building on Brighton seafront.
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Church StreetTheatre and concert venue, which used to be the stables for the Pavilion next door.
Hove lagoon is five minutes' walk west along the seafront. There is a pitch and putt course, café and windsurfing lagoon.
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Hove Lagoon
KingswayHove lagoon is five minutes' walk west along the seafront. There is a pitch and putt course, café and windsurfing lagoon.
Parks & Nature
霍夫公园
Goldstone CrescentHove's biggest park, with tennis courts.
The road to Devil's Dyke, on top of the South Downs above Brighton, offering stunning views stretching north 30-50 miles. Restaurant and pub at the top. You can drive there or get a bus from Brighton in the summer. Lovely walks in Brighton's local national park.
Devil's Dyke Road
Devil's Dyke RoadThe road to Devil's Dyke, on top of the South Downs above Brighton, offering stunning views stretching north 30-50 miles. Restaurant and pub at the top. You can drive there or get a bus from Brighton in the summer. Lovely walks in Brighton's local national park.
You can walk east along the beach from my flat in Hove to Brighton Palace Pier in about 30-40 minutes taking in the sea, the front, the Regency squares such as Brunswick, the collapsed ruins of the West pier, the arches full of galleries, pubs, chippies, cafes, restaurants and nightclubs and, of course, seagulls.
If the weather is good the beaches will be packed, if it's stormy the sea will be wild and the prom deserted.
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Hove
You can walk east along the beach from my flat in Hove to Brighton Palace Pier in about 30-40 minutes taking in the sea, the front, the Regency squares such as Brunswick, the collapsed ruins of the West pier, the arches full of galleries, pubs, chippies, cafes, restaurants and nightclubs and, of course, seagulls.
If the weather is good the beaches will be packed, if it's stormy the sea will be wild and the prom deserted.
Shoreham Harbour beach is a beautiful natural beach about 15 minutes walk from my flat that runs just over a mile the length of the harbour, largely behind a wall on the Basin Road South. When the tide is out you can walk along sand and on a clear day you can see Worthing pier 13 miles away and a fabulous sunset.
To get there walk along the prom from my flat west past Hove lagoon until you see large white houses in a private road to reach the harbour entrance.
Walk along Basin Road South as it turns into the harbour and you will see the beach on your left behind a wall.
If you walk along the beach to the end past the power station you will find a cafe and the harbour entrance.
Shoreham Harbour
Shoreham Harbour beach is a beautiful natural beach about 15 minutes walk from my flat that runs just over a mile the length of the harbour, largely behind a wall on the Basin Road South. When the tide is out you can walk along sand and on a clear day you can see Worthing pier 13 miles away and a fabulous sunset.
To get there walk along the prom from my flat west past Hove lagoon until you see large white houses in a private road to reach the harbour entrance.
Walk along Basin Road South as it turns into the harbour and you will see the beach on your left behind a wall.
If you walk along the beach to the end past the power station you will find a cafe and the harbour entrance.
Shopping
You can park in the Tesco car park in Church Road, doing a bit of shopping there for free parking, and walk up George Street to Blatchington Road. Charity shop Mecca and lots of other individual non-chain shops and cafes and the nearest banks. Plus a great fresh fruit and veg stall at the top of George Street.
George Street
George StreetYou can park in the Tesco car park in Church Road, doing a bit of shopping there for free parking, and walk up George Street to Blatchington Road. Charity shop Mecca and lots of other individual non-chain shops and cafes and the nearest banks. Plus a great fresh fruit and veg stall at the top of George Street.
Walk up Ship Street from the seafront to the Cricketer's pub and you will find the Lanes, a charming set of lanes and alleys following the old street pattern of the original fishing village of Brighthelmstone. The Lanes are full of boutique shops, pubs and restaurants. Cross North Street to Bond Street and the Lanes continue north via Gardner Street, Kensington Market and Sydney Street.
Ship Street
Ship StreetWalk up Ship Street from the seafront to the Cricketer's pub and you will find the Lanes, a charming set of lanes and alleys following the old street pattern of the original fishing village of Brighthelmstone. The Lanes are full of boutique shops, pubs and restaurants. Cross North Street to Bond Street and the Lanes continue north via Gardner Street, Kensington Market and Sydney Street.
Western Road, running from the Clock Tower in Brighton to Palmeria Square in Hove, is Brighton's high street with all the usual chain retailers, a Waitrose, mini Sainsbury's and Tesco and at the Brighton end Churchill Square covered mall. On the 1 and 6 bus routes.
Western Road
Western RoadWestern Road, running from the Clock Tower in Brighton to Palmeria Square in Hove, is Brighton's high street with all the usual chain retailers, a Waitrose, mini Sainsbury's and Tesco and at the Brighton end Churchill Square covered mall. On the 1 and 6 bus routes.
The nearest shops to the flat are in Richardson Road. There are coffee and tea shops, fishmonger, butcher, newsagent and post office, off-licence, garage (no petrol but mechanic help) and bakery. And a bus stop nearby in New Church Road for number 1, 6 and 25 into Brighton
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Richardson RoadThe nearest shops to the flat are in Richardson Road. There are coffee and tea shops, fishmonger, butcher, newsagent and post office, off-licence, garage (no petrol but mechanic help) and bakery. And a bus stop nearby in New Church Road for number 1, 6 and 25 into Brighton
Getting Around
The easiest way to get round Brighton and Hove is by bicycle or bus. You can cycle along the seafront in 10 minutes (if you are in a rush) from the apartment to Brighton pier. Buses number 1, 6 and 25 go into Brighton from the Westbourne Villas stop on New Church Road near the top of Walsingham Road. You can get all-day tickets, which allow you to hop on and off any Brighton and Hove bus
If you travel by train to Brighton, the number 6 bus goes from the station to near the apartment on New Church Road (ask the bus driver for the Westbourne Villas stop). The cheapest option is to add the buses on to your train ticket. Other stations near the apartment are Hove, Aldrington and Portslade.
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Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company Ltd.
43 Conway StThe easiest way to get round Brighton and Hove is by bicycle or bus. You can cycle along the seafront in 10 minutes (if you are in a rush) from the apartment to Brighton pier. Buses number 1, 6 and 25 go into Brighton from the Westbourne Villas stop on New Church Road near the top of Walsingham Road. You can get all-day tickets, which allow you to hop on and off any Brighton and Hove bus
If you travel by train to Brighton, the number 6 bus goes from the station to near the apartment on New Church Road (ask the bus driver for the Westbourne Villas stop). The cheapest option is to add the buses on to your train ticket. Other stations near the apartment are Hove, Aldrington and Portslade.
Essentials
Tesco Superstore
Church RoadThis is a large Sainsbury's and garage, usually with the cheapest petrol in the area, and easy access to the A27 and the A23.
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Sainsbury's
27 New England StThis is a large Sainsbury's and garage, usually with the cheapest petrol in the area, and easy access to the A27 and the A23.