Guidebook for The City of Brighton and Hove
Food Scene
This bakery doesn't look like much but the bread and sandwiches are excellent. (Don't bother with the cakes, though.)
The Bread Bin
2 Applesham AveThis bakery doesn't look like much but the bread and sandwiches are excellent. (Don't bother with the cakes, though.)
Ancient Mariner
59 Rutland RdLovely pub with a good selection of beers and great burgers.
Family friendly pub with excellent food. Booking advised, especially for Sunday lunch (the best time to visit).
34 locals recommend
The George Payne Pub
18 Payne AveFamily friendly pub with excellent food. Booking advised, especially for Sunday lunch (the best time to visit).
Gourmet pizza delivery service with unusual but fantastic flavour combinations.
27 locals recommend
Pizzaface Hove
202 Portland RdGourmet pizza delivery service with unusual but fantastic flavour combinations.
Family friendly pub with great food and converted railway carriages in the garden.
23 locals recommend
The Railway Inn
2 Station RdFamily friendly pub with great food and converted railway carriages in the garden.
The Hidden Pantry Cafe
59 Blatchington RdLovely little cafe with very friendly staff who love kids.
Uncle Sams Hamburger Express
13 Queens ParadeBurgers and milkshakes to eat in or take away.
Bankers Hangleton Road
218 Hangleton RdTraditional fish and chip restaurant - eat in or take away.
The Stoneham
153 Portland RdFamily friendly pub with great pizzas.
The Connaught Pub & Kitchen
48 Hove StLovely pub with great food.
The Ginger Pig - Restaurant & Rooms
3 Hove StFantastic gastropub.
Wood-panelled 16th-century country pub/restaurant with a dovecote in the garden and a British menu. Not the best food around but worth a visit for the building and garden.
11 locals recommend
Hangleton Manor
Hangleton Valley DriveWood-panelled 16th-century country pub/restaurant with a dovecote in the garden and a British menu. Not the best food around but worth a visit for the building and garden.
CAFE MONELLA
170 Old Shoreham RdFriendly service.
Essentials
Co-op Food - Hangleton - The Parade
Hangleton RoadWaitrose & Partners
130-134 Western RdThe Co-operative Food
269 Preston DroveArts & Culture
Family friendly museum with exhibits of toys, cinema, local history, and fine art, as well as one of the finest craft collections in the UK.
75 locals recommend
Hove Museum & Art Gallery
19 New Church RdFamily friendly museum with exhibits of toys, cinema, local history, and fine art, as well as one of the finest craft collections in the UK.
Grade II listed library with a huge selection of books including a dedicated children's library.
9 locals recommend
Hove Library
182-186 Church RdGrade II listed library with a huge selection of books including a dedicated children's library.
Shopping
Lovely gift shop with jewellery, candles, homewares, baby and children's gifts and greetings cards at the centre of Portland Road's selection of independent shops and cafes.
Dragonfly Concepts Brighton
95 Portland RdLovely gift shop with jewellery, candles, homewares, baby and children's gifts and greetings cards at the centre of Portland Road's selection of independent shops and cafes.
Willow
80 George StWomen's clothing boutique in the heart of Hove's main (pedestrianised) shopping street.
Parks & Nature
Forty acres of large areas of open grass, mature trees, flower beds and recreational facilities. Perfect for a run (it's 1km from our place to the park then 2km around its main path) or a stroll.
73 locals recommend
Hove Park
Goldstone CrescentForty acres of large areas of open grass, mature trees, flower beds and recreational facilities. Perfect for a run (it's 1km from our place to the park then 2km around its main path) or a stroll.
Stoneham Park
Great kids' playground with a lovely little cafe.
Recreation ground with a lovely children's playground and a great little cafe (outdoor seating only).
7 locals recommend
Wish Park Play Park
Marine AvenueRecreation ground with a lovely children's playground and a great little cafe (outdoor seating only).
Kingsway
KingswayTake a walk along the promenade.
Getting Around
Our nearest train station with great links along the south coast, to Hove, Brighton, Gatwick and London.
11 locals recommend
Aldrington station
Sheridan TerraceOur nearest train station with great links along the south coast, to Hove, Brighton, Gatwick and London.
Marshall Way
Marshall WayTake a bus into central Hove (10 minutes) or Brighton (20 minutes).
Hove Railway Station
Entertainment & Activities
Hove Lagoon
KingswayWatersports tuition and hire, skatepark and kids' playground.
Westows Soft Play and Football
Unit A School RdSoft play for kids up to 4ft 10in.