Free things to do in Brighton

6 free-entry places in and around Brighton, East Sussex. Check parking, opening hours and other costs before you go.

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Brighton's Palace Pier reaching out over the pebble beach
Palace Pier, BrightonPhoto: Arild Vågen · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Beach

Brighton Beach & Palace Pier

Pebble beach, the pier approach and the West Pier ruins — the classic seaside walk costs nothing on the stones.

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Brighton Beach & Palace Pier

Brighton, East Sussex

Pebble beach, the pier approach and the West Pier ruins — the classic seaside walk costs nothing on the stones.

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Seafront car parks ~£3/hr

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The Level

Restored Victorian park on the London Road approach — skate park, fountains and open grass.

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The Level

Brighton, East Sussex

Restored Victorian park on the London Road approach — skate park, fountains and open grass.

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London Road pay-and-display ~£2/hr

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Walk

South Downs (Brighton edge)

Climb from the Level or take the bus to Devil's Dyke — chalk hills and Channel views on National Park land.

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South Downs (Brighton edge)

Brighton, East Sussex

Climb from the Level or take the bus to Devil's Dyke — chalk hills and Channel views on National Park land.

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Devil's Dyke car park ~£2/hr if you drive up

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Market

The Lanes

Winding alleys of independent shops and cafés — free to browse even when you don't buy.

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The Lanes

Brighton, East Sussex

Winding alleys of independent shops and cafés — free to browse even when you don't buy.

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NCP or street ~£3/hr

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Hove Promenade

Wide prom west of the pier — beach huts, calmer crowds and the Regency terraces behind.

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Hove Promenade

Brighton, East Sussex

Wide prom west of the pier — beach huts, calmer crowds and the Regency terraces behind.

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Hove seafront ~£2/hr

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Anna's Museum

A tiny, doorless shop-window cabinet of curiosities — taxidermy, bones, skulls and driftwood curios collected and displayed by a young local…

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Anna's Museum

44 Upper North Street, Brighton, BN1 3FH

A tiny, doorless shop-window cabinet of curiosities — taxidermy, bones, skulls and driftwood curios collected and displayed by a young local naturalist. You view it through the glass from the pavement, any time of day.

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Street parking meters nearby; NCP car parks in central Brighton

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