This last one, I confess, is a trip I'd happily do, despite actually living in Sussex and having visited it many times. But the story of John Nash's 19th century seaside masterpiece is just so wonderfully Brighton! What other city can boast a mini Taj Mahal at the bottom of the high street where the bon viveur King George IV (then Prince Regent) would host giant parties and banquets, arrange for vast areas to be decorated in the most lavish and expensive décor (a Chinoiserie dining hall didn't come cheap) and (allegedly) rush off through underground tunnels to the homes of his mistresses after dark? There are separate audio guides for kids and adults which add more colour to the visit. Pack a picnic and lunch outside on a blanket in the Pavilion Gardens where Brighton life, in all its variety, proves George's eccentricity has become somewhat thematic.
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