Highlights

Several Brighton and Hove attractions are within easy reach of your Best Western hotel, like Brighton Beach and the ornate Royal Pavilion.

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery Brighton is a great place to start during your stay at a Best Western hotel. It includes several fine art galleries, including 20th-century art and design. The Fashion & Style gallery explores themes of special significance for Brighton, and there are also galleries with local pottery and photography. Tue-Sun Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, Royal Pavilion Gardens, Brighton BN1 1EE. Tel: 01273 292882

Royal Pavilion

The Royal Pavilion is an elaborate seaside palace with a blend of Indo-Chinese opulence. Designed for George IV and transformed by John Nash between 1815 and 1822, its rooms are filled with dragon-shaped chandeliers, carved palm trees and imitation bamboo staircases. Highlights include the Music Room with its lotus-shaped chandeliers and the Royal Apartment's hand-painted wallpaper and carved four-poster bed. Daily Royal Pavilion, Pavilion Buildings, Brighton BN1 1EE. Tel: 01273 292820

Fishing Museum

The Fishing Museum delves into Brighton's once prolific fishing industry, and includes prints, photographs and memorabilia of Brighton's seafront life. There's a 27-foot beach boat in the main museum arch, and next door are two shellfish stalls and a smokehouse selling smoked fish. Daily The Fishing Museum, 201 King's Arches, Brighton, BN1 1NB, Tel: 01273 723064.

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