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Royal Pavilion Welcome Tour

Find out more about the history of the Royal Pavilion.

60 mins, KS3+

This tour will take your through the history of Brighton from a fishing town, through fashionable spa town, to the arrival of the Prince Regent, soon to be King George IV.
Find out more about the life of people living in the town during this time including Martha Gunn and Sake Dean Mahomed.

Discover what it was like for people working in the palace, as well as the life of George.

Get answers to questions

  • Who designed the Royal Pavilion?
  • Where did the inspiration come from?
  • Who made the objects inside?

The tour is ground floor only after which you are free to explore the upper floor.

Martha Gunn, British School, c1790
Martha Gunn, British School, c1790
Sake Dean Mahomed. Oil painting by Thomas Mann Baynes, c1810
Sake Dean Mahomed. Oil painting by Thomas Mann Baynes, c1810
Image of a poster at Hove saying "Have fun but please don't run."

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