Facts about Brighton and Hove

19th January 2018

From the Eurovision song contest to delicious vegetarian food, Brighton & Hove is a colourful and exciting place to live. But how well do you really know it? We’ve compiled a list of our favourite facts about Brighton & Hove that you might not know.

  1. Brighton’s seafront bandstand is the oldest in the country. It was built way back in 1884.

  2. Brighton Palace Pier is over 1760 feet long - that’s over 85 miles of planking!

  3. The Sea Life Centre in Brighton is the world’s oldest aquarium - it opened back in 1872 and is currently host to over 3,500 amazing creatures.

  4. Brighton Palace Pier was the most-visited tourist attraction outside of London in 2016. Over 4,650,000 people visited.

  5. Remember when ABBA won the Eurovision song contest? We bet you didn’t know that it was in Brighton! The event was held at the Brighton Dome concert hall in 1974.

  6. In 1980, Brighton became home to the country’s first naturist beach.

  7. It was reported that Adolf Hitler gave his bombers instructions to specifically avoid bombing the Brighton Pavillion during World War 2. He wanted to have it as a holiday home after the invasion.

  8. As well as having the highest concentration of vegetarian restaurants in the UK, there are more eateries in Brighton & Hove than anywhere else in the country! There’s 1 restaurant for every 250 people.

  9. There are over 3,360 listed buildings and structures in Brighton & Hove! 

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    Mr King Hove

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  • Paula was fabulous and we felt really informed and supported. 

    Mr & Mrs Walker Lewes Road

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    Dr Crichton The Ridgway

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    Mrs Flowers Foxdown Road

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    Mr Johnson Fiveways

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    Mr & Mrs Ashley Woodingdean

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    Mr John Mogridge Woodingdean

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    Mr & Mrs Guest Riley Road

  • A very committed team who made the sale process very easy.

    Ms Rees Ticehurst Road

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    Ms Longley Kingsbury Street

  • Harvey was helpful and easily reachable at the beginning of the process and Sharon kept us informed and was always happy to help.

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  • Thank you Paul and Archie, you gave an excellent service, as well as Kelly. I look forward to working with you again. 

    Mr White Fiveways

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    Ms McGrigor Milner Road

  • From start to finish the sale was dealt with in a thoroughly professional manner.  

    Mr Gibbs Lewes Road

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    Ms Lyons Woodingdean

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    Mr McLagan Lewes Road

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    Ms Aspnall Gladstone Place

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    Mr Alderton Ladysmith Road

  • Ben was particularly enthusiastic and helpful. Martin, Paula, Sam and Will are all hard workers.

    Ms Goodey Franklin Road

  • Thank you. We found all the staff knowledgeable and really pleasant to deal with. 

    Ms Ansloos Lewes Road

  • Very pleased with the excellent service throughout. Professional, friendly, efficient and no hard sell. Achieved above asking price. Thank you!

    Mr Witten Lewes Road

  • Many thanks to Nick. It was an easy process thanks to you! I'm extremely satisfied with how the sale went, great job.

    Ms Mayanobe Aymer Road

  • We were very pleased with services provided by the Fiveways office.

    Mr & Mrs Sawyer Shaftesbury Road

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    Mrs Brooker Buller Road

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    Miss O'Haire Hove

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    Mr Vernon Woodingdean

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    Miss Matthews Kipling Avenue

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    Mrs Parkin Fiveways

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    Mr Wells Bishops Road

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    Ms Curtis The Ridgway

  • Sharon was excellent, she kept us informed at all stages and was a really calming objective influence in the process.

    Ms Frederick Channel View Road

  • As always, an excellent service. 

    Mr & Mrs Field Lewes Road

  • Graham Griffin provided us, and continues to provide us, will all-round excellent advice. We trust his knowledge and expertise.

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