# Things to see in Brighton (United Kingdom): 130 places and when to go

> Brighton is a city in United Kingdom with around 503,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 130 places in and around it, mainly History (44), Temples (38), Nature (24). The best known are Royal Pavilion, Brighton Palace Pier and Arundel Cathedral. The best time to come is April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 15 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 44. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/brighton/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** United Kingdom · 50.8303, -0.17
- **Population:** About 503,000
- **Places:** 130 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/historia/) (44) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/espiritual/) (38) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/naturaleza/) (24) · [Diving](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/submarinismo/) (19) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fauna/) (14) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/montana/) (12)
- **Best time:** April to September.
- **Also possible:** February to March, October and December.
- **Nearest airport:** LGW London, 35 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Brighton

The places in and around Brighton, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Royal Pavilion](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/royal-pavilion/): Former royal residence located in Brighton, England, United Kingdom · 2.4 km
- [Brighton Palace Pier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/brighton-pier/): Pleasure pier in Brighton, UK · 2.8 km
- [Arundel Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/our-lady-and-saint-philip-howard-arundel-cathedral/): Roman Catholic cathedral in Arundel, West Sussex, England, UK · 27 km
- [West Pier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/west-pier/): Derelict pleasure pier in Brighton, UK · 1.8 km
- [Bramber Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bramber-castle/): Norman castle in Bamber, West Sussex, England, UK · 12 km
- [Brighton i360](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/brighton-i360/): Observation tower in Brighton, East Sussex · 1.7 km
- [Brighton Toy and Model Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/brighton-toy-and-model-museum/): Toy museum in Brighton, United Kingdom · 2.1 km
- [St Michael's Church, Brighton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-michael-and-all-angels/): Grade I listed church in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK · 1.5 km
- [Brighton Museum & Art Gallery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/brighton-museum-art-gallery/): Art and history museum in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK · 2.4 km
- [Cissbury Ring](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cissbury-ring/): Hill fort in West Sussex, UK · 15 km
- [Fitzalan Chapel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fitzalan-chapel/): Chapel at Arundel Castle, West Sussex, England, UK · 27 km
- [Ditchling Beacon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/ditchling-beacon/): Hill in East Sussex, England, UK · 9.1 km
- [Hove War Memorial](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hove-war-memorial/): War memorial in Hove, East Sussex, England · 397 m
- [Middle Street Synagogue](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/middle-street-synagogue/): Synagogue in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK · 2.2 km
- [St Dunstan's Church, Mayfield](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-dunstan-s-church/): Church in Mayfield, East Sussex, England, UK · 37 km
- [St Nicholas Church, Brighton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-nicholas-of-myra/): Church in Brighton, England, United Kingdom · 1.9 km
- [All Saints Church, Patcham](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/all-saints-church-patcham/): Church in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, UK · 4.3 km
- [Booth Museum of Natural History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/booth-museum-of-natural-history/): Natural history museum in East Sussex, England · 1.4 km
- [Castle Goring](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/castle-goring/): Grade I listed English country house in Worthing, United Kingdom · 19 km
- [Church of the Annunciation, Brighton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/church-of-the-annunciation/): Grade II listed church in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, UK · 2.8 km
- [Danny House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/danny-house/): Grade I listed building in Mid Sussex, England, UK · 9.9 km
- [Highdown Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/highdown-hill/): Hill in Sussex · 20 km
- [Clock Tower, Brighton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/jubilee-clock-tower/): Clock tower in Brighton, England · 2.0 km
- [Lancing Ring](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/lancing-ring/): Hill in West Sussex, England, UK · 11 km

And the other 106, by what you come to do:

- **Temples**: [St Margaret's Church, Angmering](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/saint-margaret-s/), [St Julian's Church, Kingston Buci](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-julian-s-church/), [St Margaret the Queen, Buxted](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-margaret-the-queen-buxted/), [St Mary Magdalen's Church, Brighton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-mary-magdalene-s/), [St Peter's Church, Brighton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-peter-s-church/), [Brighton Unitarian Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/brighton-unitarian-church/), [Chapel Royal, Brighton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/chapel-royal/), [Church of the Good Shepherd, Brighton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/church-of-the-good-shepherd/), [Coombes Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/coombes-church/), [First Church of Christ, Scientist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/first-church-of-christ-scientist/), [Holland Road Baptist Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/holland-road-baptist-church/), [Hounsom Memorial United Reformed Church, Hove](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hounsom-memorial-united-reformed-church/), [Hove Methodist Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hove-methodist-church/), [Rehoboth Chapel, Jarvis Brook](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/rehoboth-strict-baptist-chapel/), [St Joseph's Church, Brighton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/saint-joseph-s-church/), [St Andrew's Church, Waterloo Street, Hove](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-andrews-church/), [St Catherine's Church, Littlehampton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-catherine-s/), [St Cosmas and St Damian Church, Keymer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-cosmas-st-damian/), [St John the Evangelist's Church, Preston Village](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-john-the-evangelist-church/), [St Leonard's Church, Aldrington](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-leonard-s-church/), [St Mark's Church, Hadlow Down](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-mark/), [St Mary de Haura Church, Shoreham-by-Sea](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-mary-de-haura/), [St Mary of the Angels, Worthing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-mary-of-the-angels/), [St Symphorian's Church, Durrington](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-symphorian-s/), [St Paul's Church, Brighton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-parish-church-of-saint-paul/), [Worthing Tabernacle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/worthing-tabernacle/), [Brighton and Hove National Spiritualist Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/brighton-national-spiritualist-church/), [St Mary and St Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church, Hove](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-mary-and-st-abraam-church/)
- **History**: [Brighton War Memorial](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/brighton-war-memorial/), [British Engineerium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/british-engineerium/), [Church of the Transfiguration, Pyecombe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/church-of-the-transfiguration/), [St John the Baptist's Church, Brighton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-john-the-baptist-s/), [Worthing Pier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/worthing-pier/), [Bayham Old Abbey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bayham-old-abbey/), [Beach House, Worthing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/beach-house/), [Church Hill House, Haslemere](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/church-hill-house/), [Foredown Tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/foredown-tower/), [High Salvington Windmill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/high-salvington-windmill/), [Littlehampton Redoubt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/littlehampton-redoubt/), [Beacon Mill, Rottingdean](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/rottingdean-windmill/), [Shoreham Tollbridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/shoreham-tollbridge/), [French Convalescent Home, Brighton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-french-apartments/), [Sassoon Mausoleum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-hanbury/), [The Well House To South East Of Saddlescombe Farmhouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/well-house-with-donkey-wheel/)
- **Nature**: [Chanctonbury Ring](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/chanctonbury-ring/), [Mill Hill, Shoreham](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/mill-hill/), [Benfield Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/benfield-hill-local-nature-reserve/), [Blackcap, East Sussex](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/blackcap/), [Bury Hill, Arundel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bury-hill/), [Devil's Dyke, Sussex](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/devil-s-dyke/), [Hempstead Meadow](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hempstead-meadow-nature-reserve/), [Ladies Mile, Brighton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/ladies-mile-local-nature-reserve/), [Newmarket Hill, East Sussex](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/newmarket-hill/), [Steep Down](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/steep-down/), [Thundersbarrow Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/thundersbarrow-hill/), [Truleigh Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/truleigh-hill/), [Whitehawk Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/whitehawk-hill-local-nature-reserve/), [Withdean and Westdene Woods](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/withdean-woods/), [Wolstonbury Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wolstonbury-hill/), [Butterfly reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/butterfly-reserve/), [Newtimber Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/newtimber-hill/), [Sealed spoil heap](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/sealed-spoil-heap/), [Southwick Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/southwick-hill/), [West Beach Local Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/west-beach-local-nature-reserve/)
- **Museums and art**: [Hove Museum of Creativity](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hove-museum/), [Brighton Fishing Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/brighton-fishing-museum/), [Marlipins Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/marlipins-museum/), [West Blatchington Windmill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/west-blatchington-windmill/), [Worthing Museum and Art Gallery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/worthing-museum-and-art-gallery/)
- **Architecture**: [London Road Viaduct](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/london-road-viaduct/), [Kingston Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/shoreham-harbour/), [Greenwich Lightvessel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/greenwich-light-vessel/)
- **Diving**: [Eastbourne wreck site](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/klein-hollandia/), [Alaunia (Wreck)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/alaunia-wreck/), [Axwell](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/axwell/), [Barn Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/barn-hill/), [Candia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/candia/), [City of London](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/city-of-london/), [City of Waterford](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/city-of-waterford/), [Dresden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/dresden/), [Frode](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/frode/), [Gascogny](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gascogny/), [HMS Ariadne (Wreck)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hms-ariadne-wreck/), [HMS Keryado](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hms-keryado/), [HMS Minion](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hms-minion/), [HMS Pine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hms-pine/), [HMT Ocean Sunlight](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hmt-ocean-sunlight/), [Indiana](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/indiana/), [Mira](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/mira/), [Oceana (Wreck)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/oceana-wreck/), [Wittering](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wittering/)
- **With kids**: [Saltdean Lido](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/saltdean-lido/), [Paraquatics](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/paraquatics/), [Sea Life Brighton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/sea-life-centre/)
- **Hiking**: [Sussex Ouse Valley Way](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/sussex-ouse-valley-way/), [Serpent Trail](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-serpent-trail/), [Ditchling Beacon to Devil's Dyke, South Downs walk, Sussex East](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/ditchling-beacon-to-devil-s-dyke-south-downs-walk-sussex-eas/), [European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to Jevington](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/european-walking-route-e9-queen-elizabeth-country-park-to-je/), [High Weald Landscape Trail](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/high-weald-landscape-trail/)
- **Food and drink**: [Dark Star Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/dark-star-brewery/), [Lost Pier Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/lost-pier-brewing/), [Loud Shirt Brewing Co](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/loud-shirt-brewing-co/), [Manor Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/manor-brewing-company/), [Slake Spirits](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/slake-spirits/), [The Open Market](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-open-market/), [UnBarred Brewery & Tap Room](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/unbarred-brewery-tap-room/)

## When to go to Brighton

The best time to visit Brighton is **April to September**; also possible: February to March, October and December. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Better not | 8 h 12 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 45 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 32 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 34 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 17 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 15 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 51 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 20 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 22 |
| October | Possible | 10 h 24 |
| November | Better not | 8 h 38 |
| December | Possible | 7 h 44 |

In June there are 16 h 15 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 44. In June, 130 of the 130 places are at their best.

When to go to United Kingdom in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Brighton

The nearest main airport is London Gatwick Airport (LGW, London), 35 km as the crow flies. How to get around United Kingdom (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=50.8303%2C-0.17)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=50.8303%2C-0.17)

## Other towns nearby

- [Haywards Heath](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/haywards-heath/): 35 places · 22 km
- [Alfriston](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/alfriston/): 63 places · 23 km
- [wisborough green](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wisborough-green/): 35 places · 32 km
- [Chichester](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/chichester/): 50 places · 42 km
- [Dorking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/dorking/): 41 places · 44 km
- [Edenbridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/edenbridge/): 33 places · 44 km

And all of United Kingdom, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Brighton?

The best known: [Royal Pavilion](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/royal-pavilion/), [Brighton Palace Pier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/brighton-pier/), [Arundel Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/our-lady-and-saint-philip-howard-arundel-cathedral/), [West Pier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/west-pier/), [Bramber Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bramber-castle/). In all, 130 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Brighton?

April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 15 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 44.

### How do you get to Brighton?

The nearest main airport is London Gatwick Airport (LGW), 35 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=50.8303%2C-0.17) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Brighton as the destination and these 130 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).