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Queen's Park

Kemptown park with a duck pond and playgrounds

8.1/10

Local score

No. 8 of 41 outdoor spots on r/brighton, from 57 locals across 54 threads.

98% would send a mate. Locals say it’s got better recently.

A well-loved Kemptown park with a popular duck pond, playgrounds suited to older kids, and a tennis clubhouse used for Artists Open Houses events. Locals use it for picnics, running, quiet conversations and spotting the resident friendly cat and local foxes.

Go for
A walk, picnic, or watching the ducks

What locals say

…few books for free - it’s cool in temperature and good for a quiet “reset” for an hour Pier - sometimes there are deals to buy a wristband for your daughter, which works out cheaper for going on rides. Plus there are lots of seagulls to get up close to :0) Playgrounds - both Queens Park and The Level have a few sections suitable for older kids; at this time of year The Level also has water fountains to play in from about 10am onwards Yellowave - you can take the electric Volks railway or walk to Yellowave, buy a smoothie or two and sit and use the sandpit on a warm day. :0) Hope you…
u/Tricky-Ant5338, 202514 upvotes“Any hidden gem places in Brighton that children would enjoy as well?”
…area if you want. I see a lot of people running between the Pier and the Marina as well. I believe Brighton is pretty safe. I don’t see people running in the central town area where the shops are because… no one really does that haha. But you could jog around Queen’s Park or along the nice hilly areas near Brighton Racecourse if you’re after a greener landscape. Hope that…
u/tamotasuace, 202214 upvotes“Running in Brighton”
Grubbs was my teenage years in the 80s, place to go after a night out at the basement or hungry years. It is an institution and I used to love sitting in Queens Park cramming down one after a night out. Massive fries and great burgers but their milkshakes were shit. At least we still have Uncle Sam's.
u/gamecatuk, 20255 upvotes“R.I.P to Grubbs”
Queens Park! Not too far. Also Falmer Pond but that is further. If you want a nice day out, with ducks, then Sheffield Park, the Weald & Downland Museum and Wakehurst are all within a drive and have ponds/lakes, often with ducks, geese and/or swans. (And Sheffield Park has amazing autumn foliage if you wait a month…
u/AlessaDark, 202510 upvotes“Duck Ponds Near Preston Park?”

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