Family Friendly

Brighton is great for families. Where else can you ride a ghost train, play golf with neon dinosaurs, have sharks swimming above you and enjoy 360° views from 450 feer in the air?!

The city is home to a wide variety of family-friendly attractions but why not extend your stay and use the city as a base for exploring Sussex too?

Brighton Attractions

The Brighton i360 glides visitors 450 feet into the air for 360° views of the city, sea & countryside. From the pod you can get a seagull's view of Brighton, look out for rooftop artwork, the wind farm on the horizon as well as the stunning South Downs National Park. No trip to the city is complete without a visit to the iconic Brighton Palace Pier and you'll find the pier offers loads of family restaurants, cafes, rides and arcades to keep kids big and small entertained. Younger kids will love the Palace Play soft play area along with the cup & saucer and the carousel rides. For older thrill-seekers there's the Booster, Waltzers and the Horror Hotel.

Sea Life Brighton offers a fun and educational family day out whatever the weather. With over 150 species and 57 displays, you will be hard pressed to find a more enjoyable day for the whole family. Don’t miss the underwater tunnel! The Royal Pavilion is one of the most dazzling and exotic buildings in the British Isles. A great educational day out for the kids that Mums and Dads can enjoy too. If you head over to Brighton Marina you'll discover GLOBALLS ® where crazy golf is even crazier!

The Brighton Zip is a 300-metre dual zip wire (the longest on the South Coast) and also features a 24 metre drop for the real adrenline junkies! After you've whizzed along the seafront check out the Brighton Zip food court for a variety of seaside goodies including Fish 'n' Chips and ice cream.

Sussex Attractions

Drusillas Park is the best small zoo in Europe. The park is a great fun day out for all the family with hundreds of exotic animals to meet from meerkats to monkeys and pandas to penguins. There are also lots of rides including Flying Cheetahs and the Safari Express train. Wakehurst is another attraction just outside of the city and is a great place to let the kids run wild in the natural play spaces including the Treetrunk Trek plus there is a programme of family-friendly events throughout the year.

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Pier Pressure

Have an immersive adventure in one of our Brighton themed escape rooms. Enter a world of fun and varied challenges to get your brain buzzing and heart pumping. Work together as a team to complete your mission and leave feeling like heroes.
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Brighton Palace Pier

Palace Pier is a 1,722ft long Victorian pier, located in the heart of Brighton and Hove’s 8 miles of coastline. With our famous fish and chip restaurant, a range of hot food and drink concessions, fairground attractions, two arcades, plus Brighton’s biggest indoor soft play area - ‘Palace Play’ - Brighton Palace Pier makes it a day to remember!
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Harbour Park

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Leonardslee Gardens

Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens, described as ‘The Finest Woodland Gardens in England’, were first planted in 1801. Located in the heart of West Sussex, the 240-acre Grade I Listed gardens feature an outstanding scenery throughout the year
WRAP

Brighton’s family-friendly event space. Upstairs, beautiful meeting, conference, and event space with shared and private offices perfect for contractors, freelancers, part-timers and flexi-workers. Downstairs, a stylish café and a state-of-the-art nursery and creative play centre. Smack, bang in the heart of buzzing Brighton.