• The Royal Pavilion offers a great day out, at a discount, for groups of 12 or more.
• Pre-booked groups can enjoy self-guided visits, or can book a guided tour in advance.
• Guided tour charge based on a minimum of 15 people.
• The Royal Pavilion can accommodate groups of up to 75 at any one time (larger groups will be split).
• An audioguide, available in various languages, is available on handsets or via a smartphone. Handsets can be booked in advance for £3 per visitor. The smartphone guide is available for £2 per visitor and you can download this in advance of your visit, or on arrival using your phones data connection or our free Wi-Fi at the entrance.
  Handsets can be collected at the ticket desk or access the smartphone guide when you arrive by scanning a QR code or using this link. We recommend using the QR code reader on your device’s camera to scan the code. Our staff can help you use the audio guide, but please note that we cannot assist large groups with accessing our Wi-Fi.
• We also offer discounted guidebooks when 15 or more are purchased.

Contact us

Telephone 03000 290901. Calls are charged at the local rate Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.
International calls only +44 (0)1273 071273
Email info@rpmt.org.uk

Guided tours of the Palace and/or gardens are available for groups of up to 30 people (larger groups can book two or more tours).

A Tactile Tour for the visually impaired and a British Sign Language (BSL) Interpreted tour for the hard of hearing are both available.

Please note that during July and August we do not admit unbooked groups into the Royal Pavilion at weekends as the building is very busy at these times. Please book your group in with our bookings team, who will be able to give you a time slot for entry.

Disabled access

Find out about disabled access to the Royal Pavilion

New for 2026!

Gender Stories

31 January to 12 April 2026

BRIGHTON MUSEUM

Free with Brighton Museum admission, members free

This exhibition promises to be a thought-provoking journey with Gender Stories, that sensitively begins to examine the fluid, multifaceted world of gender across cultures, eras, and personal experiences. It asks: What is gender? How do we experience it? Who defines it? What could it’s future look like?

Challenging rigid definitions and binary narratives, the exhibition dives deep into the intricate connections between sex, gender, sexuality, and identity. Visitors can discover how these ideas have been mythologised, stereotyped, expressed – and sometimes concealed – through art, history, politics, and daily life over time.

This compelling display brings together diverse objects and artworks from Brighton & Hove Museums, Bristol Museums, and National Museums Liverpool. By combining community stories with insights from gender theory, Gender Stories highlights both the joys and struggles of gender identity.

This offering will explore these complex questions together. It is for visitors at the beginning of a gender journey, and those continuing, or seeking to understand a gender journey. The museum will be a meaningful space for reflection and discovery. A MAGNET partnership exhibition, with Art Fund support and supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

• We offer discounts for pre-booked groups of 12 or more visitors to Brighton Museum.
• Groups can enjoy self-guided visits, or book a guided tour for an additional fee.
• Museum and Pavilion 'dual' ticket available at a discount

Self-guided Visit – Available all year

Maximum 75 people per group, larger groups will be split.

Guided Tour – 1 Hour, Available all year

Maximum group size 30 per tour, larger groups will be split. Please note that only in-house guides are permitted to conduct tours.

Disabled access

All areas of the museum are accessible for wheelchair users and people with limited mobility. There is a passenger lift and a fully accessible toilet.
Find out more about accessibility in Brighton Museum.

Brighton Museum can accommodate groups of up to 75 people at any one time (larger groups will be split).

Preston Manor - new for 2026

This group-friendly attraction re-opens on Saturday 14 March 2026 to celebrate Mothering Sunday. Feel the Downton Fever and explore the “upstairs-
downstairs” life of Edwardian society.

New for 2026!

The top floor reopens to reveal an Edwardian nursery and the original bathrooms of Charles Thomas Stanford. The first floor features a new history archive gallery, providing fresh insights into the house’s rich past.

Welcome to Preston Manor, an Edwardian estate that brings history to life. Once home to Charles and Ellen Stanford, this grand house exudes glamour, opulence, and intrigue. Step back to 1912, the year of the Titanic disaster, and experience a day in the lives of the Stanfords and their loyal staff.

With roots dating back to the Domesday Book of 1086, Preston Manor was transformed in 1905 by architect Charles Stanley Peach. Its blend of history, grandeur, and elegance offers a glimpse into the world of the Edwardian elite.

Explore the "below stairs" world of hard-working servants, from the butler to the scullery maid. Discover the inner workings of the manor, from the bustling kitchen to the servants' hall, where long hours were spent maintaining the estate's high standards.

Every corner of Preston Manor tells a unique story. Whether you're intrigued by the supernatural in the Cleves Room or captivated by the Stanfords' tales, this is your chance to step into history.

Groups! Don't miss the Manor Tearoom by Café Rust, located in one of Ellen Stanford’s favourite rooms and under the watchful eye of her 124 ‘Dogs of Fo’ collection.

(Group Catering Booking space available on request)

Play Back Forward

4 October 2025 to 12 April 2026

A playful and immersive exhibition celebrating Brighton & Hove’s early film pioneers.

Step into a world of toys, cinema, local history, and fine art. Hove Museum of Creativity, part of Brighton & Hove Museums, is a family friendly museum with one of the finest craft collections in the UK.

• Opening times: Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10am – 5pm
• Open Bank Holidays
• Hove Museum will be closed on 25 & 26 December and from 2.30pm on 24 December.
• FREE admission
• Groups welcome
• Bespoke group tours can be booked on request, subject to availability. Please contact lucy.hillyard@rpmt.org.uk for more information.

Booth Museum is currently closed for restoration until November 26

Discover fossils, feathers, butterflies, and bones. Learn about our planet and how to protect it. Founded as a Victorian collector’s private museum, the Booth Museum, part of Brighton & Hove Museums now brings natural history to life with displays and activities.

194 Dyke Road, Brighton BN1 5AA Tel 03000 290900

• Free admission
• Opening Times- Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 12pm-5pm, Saturdays & Sundays, 10am-5pm. Closed Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays
• Groups welcome

Royal Pavilion and Brighton Museum & Art Gallery,
Royal Pavilion Gardens, Brighton BN1 1FN

• Drop off points are located on Church Street (BN1 1UE) at the North end of the Royal Pavilion Estate or by the Sealife Centre near Brighton Palace Pier
• Coach parking is available at the eastern end of Madeira Drive (BN1 1PS), east of Brighton Palace Pier by using pay and display machines.
• Madeira Drive can be closed for special events preventing access to the coach park. Please contact Outdoor Events (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm) on 01273 292711/292712 or VisitBrighton (Mon-Fri 11am-3pm) on 01273 290337 for information
• Brighton railway station with connections to Gatwick, London Victoria, London Bridge, Luton and Ashford International is a 15 minutes’ walk away.
• Local buses stop near Brighton Museum & Art Gallery at either Old Steine or North Street.

Preston Manor,
Preston Drove, Brighton BN1 6SD

• Coaches can drop off and park directly in front of Preston Manor. Enter the drive from the entrance on Preston Drove.
• Free parking is available onsite for visitors to Preston Manor. Enter the drive from the entrance on Preston Drove.
• Preston Park railway station with connections to London, Gatwick and Luton is a 10 minute walk away.
• Buses 5, 5A, 59 from Brighton City Centre stop near Preston Manor

Hove Museum,
19 New Church Road, Hove BN3 4AB

• Coaches can drop off in front of the museum on New Church Road.
• There are no on-site parking facilities and parking in the city is limited. There are pay and display bays in the residential streets surrounding the museum.
• Hove railway station is a 15-20 minute walk away.
• Buses 1, 1A, 6, 49 and 49A from Brighton city centre stop near Hove Museum.

Booth Museum of Natural History,
194 Dyke Road, Brighton BN1 5AA

• Coaches can drop off in front of the museum on Dyke Road.
• There is no on street parking suitable for coaches – coach parking is at far eastern end of Madeira Drive BN2 1PS.
• There is no on-site private parking available, but there are pay and display bays in front of the museum.
• Bus number 27 can be taken from Brighton city centre or Brighton train station. Alight at stop Booth Museum just after the Port Hall Road stop.
• The Booth Museum is an approximate 30 minute walk uphill from the city centre and an approximate 20-30 minute uphill walk from Brighton or Hove train stations.