Theme park · Brighton and Hove · East Sussex

Brighton Pier

Brighton Pier is a pleasure pier. Within the built-up area of Brighton and Hove, it is one of the places to visit. On the official register, it is a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: Brighton Pier, kallerna (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Brighton and Hove

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 4%

#309 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Theme park in Brighton and Hove

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#309 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (17 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Brighton and Hove

Brighton Pier is inside Brighton and Hove’s built-up area, with 26 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Brighton and Hove has 1,208 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

Afternoons in Brighton and Hove peak at 19–21°C, June to September.

Jan8° / 3°87 mm

Feb8° / 3°62 mm

Mar10° / 4°52 mm

Apr13° / 6°48 mm

May16° / 9°48 mm

Jun19° / 12°53 mm

Jul21° / 14°57 mm

Aug21° / 14°64 mm

Sep19° / 12°62 mm

Oct15° / 9°97 mm

Nov11° / 6°102 mm

Dec9° / 4°99 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Brighton and Hove, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Brighton and Hove. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Brighton and Hove’s full climate →

About

Brighton Pier

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 17 languages. A short trip away is Royal Pavilion, 500 m off, the first of 63 within 15 km.

Brighton and Hove’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Theme park
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 17 languages
Town: in Brighton and Hove
Official site: brightonpier.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Where to find Brighton Pier

Numbered points are the places near Brighton Pier, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Brighton Pier

Brighton and Hove is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (277,096 people). From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Brighton and Hove

277,096 people · 54 places to visit

2 · 7.1 km west of it

Southwick

12,242 people · 29 places to visit

3 · 7.9 km east of it

East Saltdean

2,892 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 8.9 km east of it

Telscombe Cliffs

4,237 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Brighton Pier is	People	Places to visit
Brighton and Hove	It’s in town	277,096	54
Southwick	7.1 km west of it	12,242	29
East Saltdean	7.9 km east of it	2,892	5
Telscombe Cliffs	8.9 km east of it	4,237	6
Kingston near Lewes	9.1 km northeast of it	817	10
Shoreham-by-Sea	9.4 km west of it	23,659	16
Peacehaven	10 km east of it	15,705	6
Fulking	10 km northwest of it	295	15

Make a day of it

While you are near Brighton Pier

Choose from 63 places within 15 km, such as 2 museums, 2 piers and 2 attractions.

Historic houseRoyal Pavilion500 m away 2

MuseumBrighton Museum & Art Gallery600 m away · 200K visitors a year 3

PierWest Pier1.1 km away 4

AttractionBrighton i3601.1 km away 5

Heritage railwayVolk's Electric Railway500 m away 6

MuseumBrighton Toy and Model Museum1.3 km away 7PierPierThe Royal Suspension Chain Pier400 m away 8

AttractionBrighton Zip Line200 m away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Planning a visit to Brighton Pier

Where is Brighton Pier?

Brighton Pier is in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Brighton Pier?

Pleasure pier in Brighton, UK.

When is the best time to visit Brighton Pier?

June to September are the warmest months in Brighton and Hove, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Brighton Pier a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Brighton Pier?

Within 15 km: Royal Pavilion (500 m), Brighton Museum & Art Gallery (600 m), West Pier (1.1 km) and Brighton i360 (1.1 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Brighton Pier: kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Pavilion: Qmin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery: The Voice of Hassocks, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
West Pier: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brighton i360: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Volk's Electric Railway: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brighton Toy and Model Museum: Eric Baird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brighton Zip Line: Jvhertum, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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