Record shopNorth Road

Family Store

North Laine institution for vinyl, tees, pins and zines

6.2/10

Local score

No. 18 of 43 shops on r/brighton, from 11 locals across 11 threads.

100% would send a mate. Still recommended in 2026.

A North Laine favourite spanning two nearby shops - one for records, praised for playing "something funky" and stocking things you won't find in bigger chains, and one for gifts, prints, pins, patches and t-shirts. Consistently listed among locals' top independent shops in the area.

Go for
Browsing vinyl or picking up a unique gift

What locals say

I've put a walking tour of a few record shops, starting from near the station The Record Album -> The Wax Factor -> Rarekind -> Resident -> Family Store Records -> Bella Union -> Cult Hero.…
u/ModernStylist, 202517 upvotes“Record Store Recs (house, electronic)? Visiting from Dublin!”
…of my favourite North Laine shops, cafes and pubs unique to Brighton; * Pussy * Family Store * Snoopers Paradise * Resident Records * Oddballs * The spice shop and cafes/pubs * waikikamukau * that falafel place on gardener street * The Dorset * Pompoko * Kennys rock and soul cafe * best clothes shop in Brighton - Badger Just avoid that shop that sells native American tat…
u/lachiendupape, 20227 upvotes“I will be coming down to Brighton for a day. What would you recommend?”
…you're into pins, patches, zines and cool t-shirts, Family Store is rad. It's in Kensington Gardens - on the other side of the street to Snooper's Paradise.
u/mediasuicide, 20238 upvotes“Your favourite shops for gifts that are Very Brighton”
. It’s a work of art on the inside. Brighton museum is absolutely worth it as well, not the V&A obviously but I recently went and there’s TONS more than I thought! Even Egyptian artifacts! As for shops, Snooper’s for sure and also Bert’s (which is a local chain by the way!) and Family Store. Just wandering around the North Laines. Infinity Foods might be fun as well, not sure they have anything that comprehensive in Grimsby (I have a friend who lives there she stocks up every time she comes to Brighton). Food there’s wayyy too many options 😂 definitely second Nowhere Man for pancakes,…
u/EspressoBee, 20243 upvotes“Most “uniquely Brighton” places”

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