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Museum
Hove Museum of Creativity
Free council museum opened in 1927 in a Victorian villa on New Church Road, with a toy gallery called the Wizard's Attic.
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A mini guide to
Hove
Regency squares, beach huts, Church Road and George Street west of the Peace Statue
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1 / 10Welcome to the area
Regency squares, beach huts, Church Road and George Street west of the Peace Statue
Hove stretches west from the Peace Statue on the seafront. Brunswick Square, Adelaide Crescent and Palmeira Square are grand 19th-century developments that run down to the lawns and beach huts along the promenade.
Inland, Western Road, Church Road and George Street have independent shops, cafés, pubs and restaurants. Hove Museum of Creativity, the County Cricket Ground and St Ann's Well Gardens are all within walking distance of Hove station.
Highlights
Start here
If you only have a few hours, these are good places to begin.
Arts venue
The Old Market
Grade II listed former market building on the Brighton and Hove border, now an independent arts venue for music, comedy, theatre and film.
Historic house
The Regency Town House
Grade I listed 1820s terraced home at 13 Brunswick Square, being developed by staff and volunteers as a heritage centre and museum.
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Park
St Ann's Well Gardens
Park about half a mile from the shore, named after its chalybeate (iron-bearing) spring, now called St Ann's Well.
Historic housing
Adelaide Crescent
Mid-19th-century crescent running down to the seafront, planned to rival Kemp Town but never finished to its original design.
Square
Palmeira Square
Terraces either side of a public garden, joined at its southern end to Adelaide Crescent and the way down to the sea.
Find your way
On the map
The map shows Hove and the streets around it. The Getting there page lists nearby stops and stations.
Insider tips
Before you go
1
Brighton to Hove by train
Visit Brighton says Hove is one stop from Brighton by direct train, and many bus routes also run between the two.
2
Cycle the seafront
Visit Brighton says a seafront cycle lane runs from Hove Lagoon to Volk's Electric Railway, with bike hire points at both stations.
3
Hove Museum is free
Admission to Hove Museum of Creativity is free; it is part of Brighton & Hove Museums.
4
Look up at the squares
Brunswick Square, Adelaide Crescent and Palmeira Square are best seen from the seafront lawns, looking inland.
Tips from the Britlens editors
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The Lanes & seafront
Narrow shopping lanes, the Palace Pier, the i360 and the pebble beach in the centre of Brighton
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North Laine & the Royal Pavilion
The Royal Pavilion, the Dome and the independent streets between the station and the Old Steine
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Kemptown
Regency crescents, Volk's Electric Railway, the aquarium and St James's Street east of the pier
Open the mini guide →Photo credits
- Hove (area photo): DaHuzyBru, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Hove Museum of Creativity: The Voice of Hassocks, CC0, source
- The Old Market: Paul Gillett, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- St Ann's Well Gardens: Miles Sabin from Brighton, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Adelaide Crescent: The Voice of Hassocks, CC0, source
- Palmeira Square: Robert-brook, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Embassy Court: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Peace Statue: Vox Humana 8', CC BY 2.5, source
- St Andrew's Church, Waterloo Street: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain, source
- St Andrew's Old Church: The Voice of Hassocks, CC0, source
- All Saints Church: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain, source
- St John the Baptist's Church, Hove: Hassocks5489 at en.wikipedia, Public domain, source
- St Barnabas Church: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain, source
- Holland Road Baptist Church: The Voice of Hassocks, CC0, source
- Church of the Sacred Heart: Hassocks5489 at en.wikipedia, Public domain, source
- Brighton and Hove Reform Synagogue: Simon Carey, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- The Lanes & seafront: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- North Laine & the Royal Pavilion: Qmin, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kemptown: Hassocks5489, CC0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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