What to do in Brighton when it rains
Brighton's Lanes, sea-life aquarium and quirky museums make a wet seaside day genuinely fun.
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
- Royal Pavilion 4/5 Pavilion Buildings, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 1EE, UK
- Brighton Toy and Model Museum 52-55 Trafalgar St, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 4EB, UK
- Brighton Museum & Art Gallery Royal Pavilion Gardens, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 1EE, UK
- Brighton & Hove Museum of Creativity 19 New Church Road Brighton, and, Brighton and Hove, Hove BN3 4AB, UK
- Booth Museum of Natural History 194 Dyke Rd, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 5AA, UK
- Volk's Electric Railway Volk’s Electric Railway Pier Station, 285 Madeira Dr, East Sussex, Brighton BN2 1EN, UK
- Preston Manor Preston Drove, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 6SD, UK
- The British Engineerium - Museum (Booking Required), Event Space, Dance Studio & Therapy Rooms The Droveway, Brighton and Hove, Hove BN3 7QA, UK
Aquarium
The aquarium is a reliable rainy-day winner, especially with kids.
- SEA LIFE Brighton Marine Parade, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 1TB, UK
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Churchill Square Shopping Centre Russell Pl, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 2RG, UK
- Marina Square The Waterfront, Brighton Marina, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 5WA, UK
- Goldstone Retail Park - Brighton & Hove Poynter Rd, Brighton and Hove, Hove BN3 7AN, UK
- Imperial Arcade Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 2BA, UK
- Dukes Lane Dukes Ln, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 1BG, UK
- Sunglass Hut 69, Churchill Square, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 2TB, UK
- Hove Town Centre Brighton and Hove, Hove BN3 3JE, UK
Victorian arcades
Wander the ornate covered arcades — shopping with a glass roof overhead.
Food halls
Settle into a food hall and work your way around the stalls while the rain blows over.
- Tesco Superstore Church Rd, Brighton and Hove, Hove BN3 2DL, UK
- Brighton City Open Market Marshalls Row, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 4JU, UK
- Tesco Express Tesco Xpress, 5 Jubilee St, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 1GE, UK
- North Laine Bazaar 5, 5A Upper Gardner St, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 4AN, UK
- Tesco Express 104 Queens Rd, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 3XF, UK
- Brighton Flea Market 31a Upper St James's St, Kemptown, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 1JN, UK
- Tesco Express 194 Western Rd, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 2BA, UK
- Tesco Esso Express 239 Dyke Rd, Brighton and Hove, Hove BN3 6NF, UK
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