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Attraction
SEA LIFE Brighton
Aquarium opened in 1872 as Brighton Aquarium on Madeira Drive; it is the oldest aquarium in the world still operating.
A mini guide to
Kemptown: things to do
Places worth your time in Kemptown
Top places
Things to do in Kemptown
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Heritage railway
Volk's Electric Railway
Narrow-gauge line along the beach, opened by Magnus Volk in 1883: the oldest working electric railway in the world. No booking needed.
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Historic building
Madeira Terrace
Victorian cast-iron arches and walkway, 865 metres long, closed as unsafe in 2015-16 and now being restored in phases by the council.
Attraction
Brighton Zip
Zip wire from a 30-metre tower running 300 metres along the beach near the Palace Pier, with a rooftop bar and kitchen.
Historic housing
Kemp Town Estate
Regency estate of Sussex Square, Lewes Crescent, Arundel Terrace and Chichester Terrace, financed by Thomas Read Kemp and built by Thomas Cubitt.
Park
Queen's Park
Park laid out from 1825 by Thomas Attree as a private residential park inspired by Regent's Park, later named after Queen Adelaide.
Monument
Egremont Gate
Listed gateway with walls and railings at the Egremont Place entrance to Queen's Park.
Monument
Park Street Gate
Listed gateway with walls, piers and railings at the Park Street entrance to Queen's Park.
Church
St Mary the Virgin
Red-brick Gothic Revival church of the late 1870s, built after the earlier church collapsed during renovation. Grade II* listed.
Church
St George's Church
Church built at the request of Thomas Read Kemp for his Kemp Town estate, now regarded as the parish church of the wider Kemptown area.
Church
St John the Baptist's Church
Roman Catholic church on Bristol Road, the first built in Brighton after Catholic Emancipation in the early 19th century.
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Church
Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity
Built in 1838 on Carlton Hill as an Anglican church; declared redundant in 1980 and later sold to the Greek Orthodox community.
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Church
Dorset Gardens Methodist Church
Modern church completed in 2003, the third Methodist place of worship on this site and successor to Brighton's first Methodist church.
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Harbour
Brighton Marina
Artificial marina built between 1971 and 1979 east of Kemp Town, with a working harbour, homes, shops and restaurants.
Brighton & Hove
More areas to explore
19 sights · 27 places to eat
Hove
Regency squares, beach huts, Church Road and George Street west of the Peace Statue
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18 sights · 32 places to eat
The Lanes & seafront
Narrow shopping lanes, the Palace Pier, the i360 and the pebble beach in the centre of Brighton
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16 sights · 31 places to eat
North Laine & the Royal Pavilion
The Royal Pavilion, the Dome and the independent streets between the station and the Old Steine
Open the mini guide →Photo credits
- Kemptown (area photo): Hassocks5489, CC0, source
- SEA LIFE Brighton: Robert-brook, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Volk's Electric Railway: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Madeira Terrace: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kemp Town Estate: A bit iffy, Public domain, source
- Queen's Park: Paul Gillett, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Egremont Gate: Robert-brook, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Park Street Gate: Robert-brook, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- St Mary the Virgin: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain, source
- St George's Church: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain, source
- St John the Baptist's Church: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain, source
- Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity: Paul Gillett, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Dorset Gardens Methodist Church: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain, source
- Brighton Marina: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0, source
- Hove: DaHuzyBru, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- The Lanes & seafront: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- North Laine & the Royal Pavilion: Qmin, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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