Cocktail trails: 4 routes
The Lanes
6 bars · about 10 minutes on foot in total
- 1Clementine & Co16 Duke St, Brighton BN1 1AH
- 🚶 about 1 min to the next bar
- 2Rumour Has It10 Dukes Ln, Brighton BN1 1BG
- 🚶 about 2 min to the next bar
- 3The Golden Pineapple14 Ship St, Brighton BN1 1AD
- 🚶 about 3 min to the next bar
- 4Twisted Lemon41 Middle St, Brighton BN1 1AL
- 🚶 about 2 min to the next bar
- 5Burnt Orange59 Middle St, Brighton BN1 1AL
- 🚶 about 2 min to the next bar
- 6The Bootlegger78 Middle St, Brighton BN1 1AL
North Laine
5 bars · about 15 minutes on foot in total
- 1Bar50ml10 St George's Pl, Brighton BN1 4GB
- 🚶 about 3 min to the next bar
- 2Shuffle Bar & Jukebox27 York Pl, Brighton BN1 4GU
- 🚶 about 3 min to the next bar
- 3Cut Your Wolf Loose23 Trafalgar St, Brighton BN1 4EQ
- 🚶 about 5 min to the next bar
- 4VOYA34 North Rd, Brighton BN1 1YB
- 🚶 about 4 min to the next bar
- 5The Rossi Bar8 Queens Rd, Brighton BN1 3WA
Kemptown
5 bars · about 10 minutes on foot in total
- 1The Plotting Parlour6 Steine St, Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1TE
- 🚶 about 1 min to the next bar
- 2The Birdcage11-12 Marine Parade, Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1TL
- 🚶 about 2 min to the next bar
- 3Nautilus Lounge129-130 St James's St, Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1TH
- 🚶 about 6 min to the next bar
- 4Brighton Rocks6 Rock Pl, Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1PF
- 🚶 about 1 min to the next bar
- 5The Black Dove74 St James's St, Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1PA
Hove
4 bars · about 46 minutes on foot in total
- 1Bar Medusa20 Preston St, Brighton BN1 2HN
- 🚶 about 19 min to the next bar
- 2Tapestry10 Victoria Grove, Hove BN3 2LJ
- 🚶 about 1 min to the next bar
- 3Tipsy Mares34 Church Rd, Hove BN3 2FN
- 🚶 about 26 min to the next bar
- 4before... the devil knows you're dead173 Portland Rd, Hove BN3 5QJ
Map: cocktail trails
Tap a pin for the bar. Numbers match the list.
Your questions
How long does a Brighton cocktail trail take?
Each route has four to six bars. Allow two to four hours with a drink at each, plus the walking times shown.
Which is the best cocktail trail in Brighton?
For first-timers, the Lanes route has six bars within a few minutes of each other, ending near the seafront.
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Who wrote this guide
This guide is written by the team at M.AD Agency. We run cocktail events in more than 20 towns and cities across the UK and Ireland and have worked with hundreds of bars since 2022. We love Brighton's bars, so we put this guide together from our own research and trusted local press.
No bar paid to be included and nobody can buy a place. We check the guide regularly as bars open, change and close.
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