Explore this exotic palace in the center of Brighton with a colorful history. Built as a seaside pleasure palace for King George IV, this historic house mixes Regency grandeur with the visual style of India and China.

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Wheelchair accessible

Highlights

Explore the Chinese inspired interiors of this former Royal Palace restored to its original 1823 design
Experience the building as royal guests would have done in the 1820s
Learn about the history of this unique building completed by John Nash

Full description

The Royal Pavilion has a colorful history stretching back 200 years. Built as the seaside pleasure palace for King George IV, it has also served as a civic building, First World War hospital, and has become an icon of Brighton. In the mid-1780s George, Prince of Wales, rented a small lodging house overlooking a fashionable promenade in Brighton. Brighton was developing from a decayed fishing town to an established seaside retreat for the rich and famous, being close to London, and after George was sworn in as Prince Regent in 1811 he commissioned John Nash to begin the transformation from modest villa into the magnificent palace that we see today. Walk through the lavish state rooms on the ground floor including the banqueting room, the music room, the magnificent recently restored saloon, and the great kitchen. Explore further rooms upstairs, including Queen Victoria's bedroom. Learn about the use of the building as a military hospital for Indian soldiers during the first world war.

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1-day admission to the Royal Pavilion

Food and drink (not available to purchase at the Royal Pavilion)

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Important information

Not allowed

Cameras
Food and drinks
Luggage or large bags
Pets (assistance dogs allowed)
Mobility scooters
Non-folding wheelchairs

Know before you go

Please note there is no passenger lift in the building, visitors unable to climb stairs can see a video of the first floor in the AV room
Mobility scooters are not allowed inside the building, some manual wheelchairs are available which can be requested on arrival but cannot be pre-booked

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.7 /5

based on 290 reviews

Review summary

Value for money
4.4/5
Service
4.5/5
Organization
4.6/5

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This was my second time staying at the Royal Pavilion and I was blown away by the space just like the first time. We recommend. This time my 8 year old daughter was with me. She was given a small booklet where she could look for animals in every room and there were also 6 stuffed kittens hidden in the building. It was fun for both of us.

August 2, 2022

It is well worth a visit. The restoration work is really good. The glimpse of the extravagant life styles of the very rich is mind boggling I can’t understand why there wasn’t a revolution in the U.K. The only downside was the fact that the tearoom is closed presumably because of renovation work.

July 24, 2022

Wonderful building, some excellent room guides. It would have been helpful to have better information about exactly where to find the front door. I was with someone who has problems walking and we walked to the wrong back of the building. Signage was poor. It would have been helpful if there had been some little captions to some of the more interesting pieces. One guide started to tell us about the dining table, broke off in mid stream and walked away as his shift was ending. Apart from that - we thoroughly enjoyed the visit.

May 12, 2022

Brighton: Royal Pavilion Admission Ticket

Brighton: Royal Pavilion Admission Ticket

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