Guidebook for Brighton

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Guidebook for Brighton

Food Scene

A Brighton tradition and a favourite of Laurence Olivier back in the day. Traditional seafood restaurant. Try and get a table downstairs or on a sunny day, outside.
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English's of Brighton
29-31 East St
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A Brighton tradition and a favourite of Laurence Olivier back in the day. Traditional seafood restaurant. Try and get a table downstairs or on a sunny day, outside.
Great seafood restaurant in The Lanes and one of my favourite Brighton spots. No reservations, just go and ask for a table and they'll call you when it's ready for you.
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Riddle & Finns
12b Meeting House Ln
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Great seafood restaurant in The Lanes and one of my favourite Brighton spots. No reservations, just go and ask for a table and they'll call you when it's ready for you.
In a wonderful setting right on the seafront, good seafood that doesn't cost the earth. A popular favourite of locals and visitors alike.
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Regency Restaurant
131 Kings Rd
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In a wonderful setting right on the seafront, good seafood that doesn't cost the earth. A popular favourite of locals and visitors alike.
Riddle & Finn's seafront branch. Bookings are possible here and the views from the tables upstairs by the window are great.
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Riddle & Finns
12b Meeting House Ln
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Riddle & Finn's seafront branch. Bookings are possible here and the views from the tables upstairs by the window are great.
One of the best restaurants in the city, Owner/Chef, Duncan Ray, has turned this into a must visit venue. You'll need to book ahead though!
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The Little Fish Market
10 Upper Market Street
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One of the best restaurants in the city, Owner/Chef, Duncan Ray, has turned this into a must visit venue. You'll need to book ahead though!
The setting is excellent with sea views. Hearty Italian fare with friendly service.
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Alfresco
26 Kings Rd
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The setting is excellent with sea views. Hearty Italian fare with friendly service.
Next door to the Regency. Less impressive decor, but some say the food is a little better, jury is out in my opinion. Very friendly and attentive staff.
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Melrose
132 Kings Rd
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Next door to the Regency. Less impressive decor, but some say the food is a little better, jury is out in my opinion. Very friendly and attentive staff.
Veggie and vegan fine dining, winner of numerous awards and loved by meat eaters as well. Great food, relaxing decor and a mean Espresso Martini! Great choice for those who are gluten intolerant too.
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Terre A Terre
71 East St
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Veggie and vegan fine dining, winner of numerous awards and loved by meat eaters as well. Great food, relaxing decor and a mean Espresso Martini! Great choice for those who are gluten intolerant too.
Cheap Italian eats in a very large restaurant in The Lanes, a great standby for a quick, filling and inexpensive lunch or dinner.
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Donatello
1-3 Brighton Pl
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Cheap Italian eats in a very large restaurant in The Lanes, a great standby for a quick, filling and inexpensive lunch or dinner.
Indian that is great for meat eaters, veggies and vegans. Interesting and different Indian food - try the stuffed aubergine.
Chaula's Indian Restaurant Brighton
2-3 Little East Street
Indian that is great for meat eaters, veggies and vegans. Interesting and different Indian food - try the stuffed aubergine.
Marvellous vegetarian restaurant in the centre of town.
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Food for Friends
17-18 Prince Albert St
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Marvellous vegetarian restaurant in the centre of town.
Same owners as Donatello and a good spot for cheap Italian eats - lots of tables outdoors.
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Pinocchio
22 New Rd
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Same owners as Donatello and a good spot for cheap Italian eats - lots of tables outdoors.
Fantastic Mexican restaurant, staff are super friendly and the food is great. Decor is lively and interesting and the atmosphere is lovely. No bookings, but leave your number and they'll call you when a table is free.
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La Choza
36 Gloucester Rd
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Fantastic Mexican restaurant, staff are super friendly and the food is great. Decor is lively and interesting and the atmosphere is lovely. No bookings, but leave your number and they'll call you when a table is free.
Nice Thai place just around the corner from the flat, always a warm welcome in relaxing surroundings.
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Sawadee Thai Brighton
87 St James's St
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Nice Thai place just around the corner from the flat, always a warm welcome in relaxing surroundings.
Vegan pizza place. the food here is great and it is hard to believe that there is no meat or dairy involved. Gluten free options also available. Worth a visit.
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Purezza Brighton
12 St James's St
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Vegan pizza place. the food here is great and it is hard to believe that there is no meat or dairy involved. Gluten free options also available. Worth a visit.
A very 'Brighton' coffee shop with eclectic decor (old Mac CPUs for stools, anyone?). Excellent coffee and a garden at the rear. My favourite place to hang out of a coffee and some pretty awesome cakes.
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Marwood Bar & Coffeehouse
52 Ship St
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A very 'Brighton' coffee shop with eclectic decor (old Mac CPUs for stools, anyone?). Excellent coffee and a garden at the rear. My favourite place to hang out of a coffee and some pretty awesome cakes.
Cute tea rooms with indulgent cakes and excellent breakfasts, eat before 11am and be amazed at the price. Decorated with vintage prints, tins and wallpaper. Staff are charming - well worth a visit.
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Blackbird Tea Rooms
30 Ship St
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Cute tea rooms with indulgent cakes and excellent breakfasts, eat before 11am and be amazed at the price. Decorated with vintage prints, tins and wallpaper. Staff are charming - well worth a visit.
Sister establishment to Marwood's and a great addition to the up and coming London Road area. In an old bank - the vault is now a 12 seat screening room. Same eclectic decor and excellent coffee.
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Presuming Ed's Coffee House
London Road
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Sister establishment to Marwood's and a great addition to the up and coming London Road area. In an old bank - the vault is now a 12 seat screening room. Same eclectic decor and excellent coffee.
A great place for authentic French pastries and cakes and the best bread in town.
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Open Bakery Kemp Town
34 St George's Rd
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A great place for authentic French pastries and cakes and the best bread in town.
A must see if only for the imaginative cakes. Some love the chocolate, others aren't so sure, but do take a browse around if you are new to Brighton.
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Choccywoccydoodah
3 Meeting House Ln
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A must see if only for the imaginative cakes. Some love the chocolate, others aren't so sure, but do take a browse around if you are new to Brighton.
Local chain of quality coffee shops, various branches around the city.
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Small Batch Coffee Roasters
17 Jubilee Street
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Local chain of quality coffee shops, various branches around the city.
Great food in this pub/restaurant. Part of the Gingerman Group of restaurants, a well loved local mini-chain which includes The Gingerman in Norfolk Square, The Ginger Pig in Hove and The Ginger Fox out in Henfield.
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The Ginger Dog
12 College Place
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Great food in this pub/restaurant. Part of the Gingerman Group of restaurants, a well loved local mini-chain which includes The Gingerman in Norfolk Square, The Ginger Pig in Hove and The Ginger Fox out in Henfield.
Small plate dining in this highly rated restaurant, choose at least 5 plates if two of you are dining. You'll need to book ahead though as extremely popular. If you can, get a seat at the pass.
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64 Degrees
53 Meeting House Ln
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Small plate dining in this highly rated restaurant, choose at least 5 plates if two of you are dining. You'll need to book ahead though as extremely popular. If you can, get a seat at the pass.
Really nice café/bar just around the corner with a lovely sheltered and sunny garden to the rear. Good coffees and they do a fish barbecue on a Sunday afternoon - worth a visit at any time of the day or evening.
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Block
101 St James's St
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Really nice café/bar just around the corner with a lovely sheltered and sunny garden to the rear. Good coffees and they do a fish barbecue on a Sunday afternoon - worth a visit at any time of the day or evening.

Drinks & Nightlife

One of my favourite Brighton pubs, the staff are really friendly and the food is good too. Good place to stop and watch the world go by.
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The Bath Arms
3 Meeting House Lane
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One of my favourite Brighton pubs, the staff are really friendly and the food is good too. Good place to stop and watch the world go by.
Huge beer garden and some really good Mexican food. Great spot on sunny afternoons.
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The Sidewinder
65 Upper St James's St
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Huge beer garden and some really good Mexican food. Great spot on sunny afternoons.
When is a gay pub, not a gay pub? When it's the Camelford! Gay/Straight/everyone friendly - a proper pub that just happens to attract a gay crowd.
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Camelford Arms
30-31 Camelford St
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When is a gay pub, not a gay pub? When it's the Camelford! Gay/Straight/everyone friendly - a proper pub that just happens to attract a gay crowd.
Great old boozer slightly hidden away - walls covered with tins in which people leave obscure messages - take a look for yourself. Beer and food pretty darn good too.
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The Basketmakers Arms
12 Gloucester Road
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Great old boozer slightly hidden away - walls covered with tins in which people leave obscure messages - take a look for yourself. Beer and food pretty darn good too.
Beautiful old boozer, sit in the cozy bar section or in the spacious converted stable area. Nice food on offer. Graham Greene's favourite pub.
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The Cricketers
15 Black Lion St
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Beautiful old boozer, sit in the cozy bar section or in the spacious converted stable area. Nice food on offer. Graham Greene's favourite pub.
Classy wine bar and wine shop, sell a nice selection of British wines.
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Ten Green Bottles
9 Jubilee St
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Classy wine bar and wine shop, sell a nice selection of British wines.
Loads of outdoor seating and live music most every day during the summer. Performers come around with a hat after their sets. Right on the beach.
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Brighton Music Hall
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Loads of outdoor seating and live music most every day during the summer. Performers come around with a hat after their sets. Right on the beach.
Nice pub just a short from the flat. Great vibe and good covered beer garden at the rear.
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The Barley Mow
92 St George's Rd
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Nice pub just a short from the flat. Great vibe and good covered beer garden at the rear.
Really nice bar on St James's Street. Great selection of beers and spirits and for non-drinkers, ginger beer on tap. DJs in the basement.
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Black Dove
74 St James's St
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Really nice bar on St James's Street. Great selection of beers and spirits and for non-drinkers, ginger beer on tap. DJs in the basement.
Gay bar on the seafront, good sun terrace outside.
The Amsterdam Hotel - Bar & Restaurant - Brighton UK
11-12 Marine Parade
Gay bar on the seafront, good sun terrace outside.
Gay bar and nightclub on the seafront, known for its regular drag shows.
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Legends Hotel
31-34 Marine Parade
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Gay bar and nightclub on the seafront, known for its regular drag shows.
North Laine pub known for its huge range of gins.
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The Office
8-9 Sydney St
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North Laine pub known for its huge range of gins.
Live burlesque shows, dinner, nightclub in beautiful surroundings.
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Proud Cabaret Brighton
83 St George's Rd
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Live burlesque shows, dinner, nightclub in beautiful surroundings.
Great comedy venue with a branch of the Duke of York's cinema as well.
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Komedia Brighton
44-47 Gardner St
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Great comedy venue with a branch of the Duke of York's cinema as well.
Bar/café in the heart of North Laine, outdoor seating that stretches onto the road at weekends. Various events in the evenings.
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The Dorset Bar & Kitchen
28 North Rd
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Bar/café in the heart of North Laine, outdoor seating that stretches onto the road at weekends. Various events in the evenings.

Sightseeing

Has to be seen to be believed, William IV seaside pleasure dome. Closed Mondays. Reduced entry for visitors after 3pm.
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Королевский павильон
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Has to be seen to be believed, William IV seaside pleasure dome. Closed Mondays. Reduced entry for visitors after 3pm.
No trip to Brighton is complete without a visit to the pier - to sound like a local, call it The Palace Pier!
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Брайтонский дворцовый пирс
Madeira Drive
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No trip to Brighton is complete without a visit to the pier - to sound like a local, call it The Palace Pier!
The beating heart of what makes Brighton Brighton. Independent shops and restaurants, great pubs and a great vibe.
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North Laine Bazaar
5A Upper Gardner St
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The beating heart of what makes Brighton Brighton. Independent shops and restaurants, great pubs and a great vibe.
The tangle of alleyways (twittens if you want to sound like a local) that is between the seafront and North Street, the oldest part of Brighton that dates back to its very beginnings. Just wander around and get lost in the maze and stumble across some great bars, shops and restaurants.
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The Lanes
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The tangle of alleyways (twittens if you want to sound like a local) that is between the seafront and North Street, the oldest part of Brighton that dates back to its very beginnings. Just wander around and get lost in the maze and stumble across some great bars, shops and restaurants.

Parks & Nature

Our closest bit of the South Downs, a beautiful view from up here and great for walking. A short drive away or a 20 minute ride on the 77 bus. There is a pub here too.
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The Devils Dyke
Devil's Dyke Road
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Our closest bit of the South Downs, a beautiful view from up here and great for walking. A short drive away or a 20 minute ride on the 77 bus. There is a pub here too.
Just a five minute walk from the flat, a pretty park that only locals know about.
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Queen's Park
1 West Dr
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Just a five minute walk from the flat, a pretty park that only locals know about.
Down the coast towards Eastbourne, white cliffs, beautiful seascapes and great walking. The views are spectacular.
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Семь Сестер Кантри Парк
East Dean Road
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Down the coast towards Eastbourne, white cliffs, beautiful seascapes and great walking. The views are spectacular.

Shopping

Contemporary art for sale in this wonderful & independently owned gallery.
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Enter Gallery
13 Bond St
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Contemporary art for sale in this wonderful & independently owned gallery.
Get Cutie and Boy Parker used to be opposite each other, but now are as one. Lovely clothes shop that uses some interesting and unusual prints and sells a fab selection of tee-shirts.
GET CUTIE LTD
6 Kensington Gardens
Get Cutie and Boy Parker used to be opposite each other, but now are as one. Lovely clothes shop that uses some interesting and unusual prints and sells a fab selection of tee-shirts.
A Brighton institution, great Mod clothing, a must for the well-dressed man about town.
Jump The Gun
36 Gardner St
A Brighton institution, great Mod clothing, a must for the well-dressed man about town.
Top end women's designer clothes. All tasteful and some lines are vegan friendly. Amanda, the owner, is wonderful.
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Sirene
37 Trafalgar St
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Top end women's designer clothes. All tasteful and some lines are vegan friendly. Amanda, the owner, is wonderful.
Indoor market selling everything from bric-a-brac to antiques and whatever is in between, lose yourself for a few hours and I challenge you not to exclaim, 'My granny had one of those.' at least once.
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Snoopers Paradise
7/8 Kensington Gardens
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Indoor market selling everything from bric-a-brac to antiques and whatever is in between, lose yourself for a few hours and I challenge you not to exclaim, 'My granny had one of those.' at least once.

Entertainment & Activities

Britain's oldest operating cinema and part of the Picturehouse chain. Shows a mixture of art house and mainstream cinema. Famous for the stripy legs sticking out of the roof.
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Duke of York's Picture House, Brighton
Preston Road
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Britain's oldest operating cinema and part of the Picturehouse chain. Shows a mixture of art house and mainstream cinema. Famous for the stripy legs sticking out of the roof.

Arts & Culture

Concert hall, theatre and other events housed in what was the stable block for the Pavilion. Spiritual home of the Brighton Festival.
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Брайтон Дом
Church Street
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Concert hall, theatre and other events housed in what was the stable block for the Pavilion. Spiritual home of the Brighton Festival.
Great art gallery in a disused church right in the centre of town, regular and changing installations. Free entry, but donations welcomed.
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Fabrica
40 Duke St
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Great art gallery in a disused church right in the centre of town, regular and changing installations. Free entry, but donations welcomed.
Great arts venue, music, theatre, comedy - you name it. Also has a very nice bar to relax in whilst waiting for your show to begin.
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The Old Market
11A Upper Market St
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Great arts venue, music, theatre, comedy - you name it. Also has a very nice bar to relax in whilst waiting for your show to begin.
Beautiful Victorian theatre in the city centre. Many try outs before moving to the West End and touring plays.
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Театр Рояль Брайтон
New Road
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Beautiful Victorian theatre in the city centre. Many try outs before moving to the West End and touring plays.