Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Hove, United Kingdom

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 7.8 km
Ascend 183 m
Descend 167 m

Explore Hove in United Kingdom with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Hove

Sight 1: West Pier

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The West Pier is a ruined pier in Brighton, England. It was designed by Eugenius Birch and opened in 1866. It was the first pier to be Grade I listed in England but has become increasingly derelict since its closure to the public in 1975. As of 2024 only a partial metal framework remains.

Wikipedia: West Pier (EN)

388 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Regency Square

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Regency Square

Regency Square is a large early 19th-century residential development on the seafront in Brighton, part of the British city of Brighton and Hove. Conceived by speculative developer Joshua Hanson as Brighton underwent its rapid transformation into a fashionable resort, the three-sided "set piece" of 69 houses and associated structures was built between 1818 and 1832. Most of the houses overlooking the central garden were complete by 1824. The site was previously known, briefly and unofficially, as Belle Vue Field.

Wikipedia: Regency Square, Brighton (EN)

646 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: St Michael and All Angels

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St Michael and All Angels

St. Michael's Church is an Anglican church in Brighton, England, dating from the mid-Victorian era. Located on Victoria Road in the Montpelier area, to the east of Montpelier Road, it is one of the largest churches in the city of Brighton and Hove. The church is a Grade I listed building.

Wikipedia: St Michael's Church, Brighton (EN)

244 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: St Mary Magdalene's

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St Mary Magdalene's

St Mary Magdalen's Church is a Roman Catholic church in the Montpelier area of Brighton, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. Dedicated to Jesus' companion Mary Magdalene, it is one of six Roman Catholic churches in Brighton and one of eleven in the city area. Built by ecclesiastical architect Gilbert Blount in a 13th-century Gothic style to serve the rapidly expanding residential area on the border of Brighton and Hove, it has been listed at Grade II by English Heritage in view of its architectural importance. An adjacent presbytery and parish hall have been listed separately at Grade II.

Wikipedia: St Mary Magdalen's Church, Brighton (EN)

510 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 5: Jubilee Clock Tower

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The Clock Tower is a free-standing clock tower in the centre of Brighton, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. Built in 1888 in commemoration of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria, the distinctive structure included innovative structural features and became a landmark in the popular and fashionable seaside resort. The city's residents "retain a nostalgic affection" for it, even though opinion is sharply divided as to the tower's architectural merit. English Heritage has listed the clock tower at Grade II for its architectural and historical importance.

Wikipedia: Clock Tower, Brighton (EN)

204 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: The Parish Church of Saint Paul

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The Parish Church of Saint Paul

St Paul's Church, dedicated to the missionary and Apostle to the Gentiles Paul of Tarsus, is a Church of England parish church in Brighton, Sussex, England. It is located on West Street in the city centre, close to the seafront and the main shopping areas.

Wikipedia: St Paul's Church, Brighton (EN)

394 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: Brighton Fishing Museum

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The Brighton Fishing Museum is a registered independent museum established in co-operation with the local fishing community in 1994. This museum is dedicated to Brighton's fishing and seaside history. It is located a short distance to the west of Brighton Pier within an area known as the Fishing Quarter, occupying two of the arches on the Kings' Road, which runs along Brighton's beachfront. Admission is free and donations appreciated.

Wikipedia: Brighton Fishing Museum (EN), Website

718 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 8: Brighton Pier

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Brighton PierIan Stannard from Southsea, England / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Brighton Palace Pier, commonly known as Brighton Pier or the Palace Pier, is a Grade II* listed pleasure pier in Brighton, England, located in the city centre opposite the Old Steine. Established in 1899, it was the third pier to be constructed in Brighton after the Royal Suspension Chain Pier and the West Pier, but is now the only one still in operation. It is managed and operated by the Eclectic Bar Group.

Wikipedia: Brighton Palace Pier (EN)

965 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 9: St Mary the Virgin

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St Mary's Church is an Anglican church in the Kemptown area of Brighton, in the English city of Brighton and Hove. The present building dates from the late 1870s and replaced a church of the same name which suddenly collapsed while being renovated. The Gothic-style red-brick building, whose style resembles Early English revival and French Gothic revival, is now a Grade II* listed building, and remains in use despite threats of closure.

Wikipedia: St Mary the Virgin, Brighton (EN), Website

355 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Brighton National Spiritualist Church

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Brighton National Spiritualist Church

Brighton and Hove National Spiritualist Church, known until 2019 as Brighton National Spiritualist Church, is a Spiritualist place of worship in the Carlton Hill area of Brighton, part of the English seaside city of Brighton and Hove. Since its amalgamation with another church in the city in November 2019, it has been one of England's largest Spiritualist churches.

Wikipedia: Brighton and Hove National Spiritualist Church (EN), Website

229 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

The Church of the Holy Trinity is a Greek Orthodox church in Brighton, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. Built in 1838 in one of Brighton's most notorious slum districts, Carlton Hill, it was an Anglican church for most of its life: dedicated to St John the Evangelist, it was used by the Anglican community until it was declared redundant in 1980. After some uncertainty about its future, it was sold to Brighton's Greek Orthodox community in 1985 and has been used as their permanent place of worship since then. Reflecting its architectural and historical importance, it has been listed at Grade II since 1971.

Wikipedia: Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, Brighton (EN)

365 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 12: Dorset Gardens Methodist Church

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Dorset Gardens Methodist Church

The Dorset Gardens Methodist Church is a Methodist church in the Kemptown area of the city of Brighton and Hove, England. Although it is a modern building—completed in 2003—it is the third Methodist place of worship on the site: it replaced an older, larger church which was in turn a rebuilding of Brighton's first Methodist church. Between them, the churches have played an important part in the history of Methodism in Brighton.

Wikipedia: Dorset Gardens Methodist Church (EN)

353 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 13: The Marlborough Theatre

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The Marlborough Pub and Theatre is a historic venue, situated at 4 Princes Street, Brighton. It has been associated, since the 1970s, with the LGBT community. The Marlborough's small theatre presents drama, cabaret and music throughout the year, including during the Brighton Fringe Festival, LGBT History Month and Brighton Pride Arts Festival. The pub reopened in 2021 as 'The Actors'.

Wikipedia: Marlborough Pub and Theatre (EN)

258 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 14: Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

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Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery is a municipally-owned public museum and art gallery in the city of Brighton and Hove in the South East of England. It is part of Brighton & Hove Museums. It costs £9 for a yearly pass, discounted to £6.75 for Brighton and Hove residents and students at local universities.

Wikipedia: Brighton Museum & Art Gallery (EN), Website

146 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 15: Royal Pavilion

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The Royal Pavilion, and surrounding gardens, also known as the Brighton Pavilion, is a Grade I listed former royal residence located in Brighton, England. Beginning in 1787, it was built in three stages as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales, who became the Prince Regent in 1811, and King George IV in 1820. It is built in the Indo-Saracenic style prevalent in India for most of the 19th century. The current appearance of the Pavilion, with its domes and minarets, is the work of architect John Nash, who extended the building starting in 1815. George IV's successors William IV and Victoria also used the Pavilion, but Queen Victoria decided that Osborne House should be the royal seaside retreat, and the Pavilion was sold to the city of Brighton in 1850.

Wikipedia: Royal Pavilion (EN)

127 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Chapel Royal

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Chapel Royal

The Chapel Royal is an 18th-century place of worship in the centre of Brighton, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. Built as a chapel of ease, it became one of Brighton's most important churches, gaining its own parish and becoming closely associated with the Prince Regent and fashionable Regency-era society. It remains an active church.

Wikipedia: Chapel Royal, Brighton (EN)

202 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 17: Theatre Royal

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Theatre RoyalIan Muttoo from Mississauga, Canada / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Theatre Royal, Brighton is a theatre in Brighton, England presenting a range of West End and touring musicals and plays, along with performances of opera and ballet.

Wikipedia: Theatre Royal, Brighton (EN)

180 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 18: Brighton Unitarian Church

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The Brighton Unitarian Church, previously known as Christ Church, is a Unitarian chapel in Brighton, England. Built in 1820 by prolific local architect Amon Henry Wilds on land sold to the fledgling Unitarian community by the Prince Regent, the stuccoed Greek Revival building occupies a prominent position near the corner of Church Road and New Road in the centre of Brighton, near the Royal Pavilion and the city's main theatres. It has had Grade II listed status since 1952. It is a member of the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches, the umbrella organisation for British Unitarians.

Wikipedia: Brighton Unitarian Church (EN), Website

28 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 19: Brighton Dome Studio Theatre

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Brighton Dome Studio Theatre

The Brighton Dome Studio Theatre is a theatre in Brighton, England. It is part of the wider Brighton Dome complex of buildings. It was built in 1935, originally as a supper room, but later converted into a theatre. Its audience capacity is 232 seated or 350 standing.

Wikipedia: Studio Theatre (Brighton) (EN)

1476 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 20: St Joseph's Church

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St Joseph's Church

St Joseph's Church is a Roman Catholic church in the Elm Grove area of Brighton, part of the English city of Brighton and Hove. It is one of eleven Roman Catholic churches in the city. The church was built in several stages beginning in 1879, and outstanding debts meant that its official dedication did not take place until 1979. It has been listed at Grade II* by English Heritage in view of its architectural importance.

Wikipedia: St Joseph's Church, Brighton (EN), Website

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