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Budgens

Everyone still calls it Easy Hours, not Budgens

6.2/10

Local score

No. 17 of 43 shops on r/brighton, from 11 locals across 5 threads.

83% would send a mate. Still recommended in 2026.

The Grand Parade Budgens is still known to regulars by its old name, Easy Hours, and is a go-to for late-night snacks, condoms and Buckfast thanks to its 24-hour opening. It's had its moments of trouble outside (a reported assault near the shop), and locals note prices can be steep for what you get.

Go for
Late-night booze or snack run

What locals say

Hah! K'town? Maybe all of the mulbs got turned into budgens...but I've been going this one for so long a couple of the till workers are now like my surrogate aunties and regardless of the brand of the shop now. I'm happy that it's kept the same employees and is one of my main factors of feeling like I'm part of a local community... So even if the name changed. The…
u/Re-Mecs, 20231 upvotes“What do you think about this place?”
Easy Hours is my go to for Bucky (24 hour Budgens by St Peters but it’ll always be Easy Hours to me)
u/ghosty_b0i, 20255 upvotes“Anywhere in Brighton & Hove that sells Buckfast?”

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