A veritable maze of tiny, busy streets in the old part of the town, lined with numerous boutiques and antique shops, the heart of which is Brighton Square.

A sunny day is the best time to savour the sight of the sea crashing against Beachy Head lighthouse as it stands some 150m below the dazzling white cliffs. West of this wonderful viewpoint extends a Heritage Coast of sweeping downland ending in lesser, but still spectacular chalk headlands, the Seven Sisters, accessible only on foot. The Beachy Head Countryside Centre traces the history and ecology of Beachy Head and the Downs.

Designed by Sir Edward Maufe and bult between 1936 and 1961, the cathedral overlooks the city from its dramatic setting on Stag Hill, an illuminated beacon at night.

This manor protected by its moats, drawbridge and rectangular guardroom, hidden away on an idyllic site. It was associated to the romantic link between Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII, was acquired in 1903 by US millionaire William Waldorf Astor, who restored it and the park.