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The Lanes
Art at Five
Snap up affordable
contemporary artworks
from local talent at this
excellent gallery.
5 Bartholomews, BN1
1HG (01273 774222)
Baroque Bespoke
Jewellery
Vivienne Westwood sits
alongside up-and-coming
designers in this luxury
jewellers, which has
Sydney Street, North Laine
its workshop and
elegant Victorian-style
presentation cases
Shopping
on show. A real treat.
9 Union St, BN1 1HA
(01273 777003)
Brighton’s shops have everything, from
champagne lifestyle to cheap and cheerful
Like London, Brighton is
every fashion taste except
made up of several urban
‘mainstream’. The Lanes,
villages, each with their
though still alternative
own distinct atmosphere.
in spirit, have a more
Art at Five
But their proximity means
cosmopolitan feel, with a
you can take in everything
cluster of jewellers too.
from a champagne
Nearby Churchill Square
boutique in Hove to an
has high street stores.
My favourite
edgy art shop in Kemp
Continue on Western
place…
Town in a couple of days’
Road into Hove for more
‘is the historic St
window-shopping.
upmarket shops and
Ann’s Well Gardens
Even the warren of
delis. The Sunday Market,
VISITBRIGHTON, GRAHAM FRANKS
streets that make up the
by Brighton station, has
in Hove. This park
city centre divides into two
antiques, clothes and
has everything –
very different areas. The
bric-a-brac, and there’s a
bowling green, tennis
bohemian North Laine
Fairtrade market at the
courts, sensory
(www.uniquebrighton.
Friends Meeting House
garden, play area
com) has stores selling
(Ship St, BN1 1AF, 01273
and a fantastic café.’
SHOPPING
retro furniture and beads,
675778) every third
John
and clothes shops serving
Saturday.
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