Kemp Town is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BN2 1FH), in the parish of Brighton and Hove, unparished area.

How do I get to Kemp Town?

The nearest railway station is Black Rock, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode BN2 1FH.

How do I get to Kemp Town?

The nearest railway station is Black Rock, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BN2 1FH.

Museums · South East England

Kemp Town

In or near Brighton and Hove.

♿ Wheelchair accessible

Kemp Town — 19th-century residential estate within the Brighton area of Kemptown.

Kemp Town, museums in South East England — Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1.5 h–3 h
Best time of year: Year-round
Nearest railway station: Black Rock · 0.2 km

Family-friendly
Wheelchair accessible

Getting there & planning your visit

Kemp Town is located in Brighton and Hove, with the nearest railway station being Black Rock, just 0.2 km away. Entry is free, and the museum is wheelchair accessible. The postcode for sat-nav is BN2 1FH.

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Kemp Town is a museum in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "19th-century residential estate within the Brighton area of Kemptown". Coordinates: 50.8161°, -0.1111°.

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From the Wikipedia article

Kemp Town Estate, also known as Kemp Town, is a 19th-century Regency architecture residential estate in the east of Brighton in East Sussex, England. It consists of Arundel Terrace, Lewes Crescent, Sussex Square, Chichester Terrace, and the Kemp Town Enclosures (the gardens). The estate was conceived and financed by Thomas Read Kemp, designed by Charles Busby and Amon Henry Wilds, and constructed by Thomas Cubitt. Work began in 1823 and it was completed in 1855. It has given its name to the larger Kemptown region of Brighton.

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Background

History

Kemp Town Estate was designed by Charles Busby and Amon Henry Wilds and constructed by Thomas Cubitt. Building work started in 1823 on Arundel Terrace, Chichester Terrace, Lewes Crescent and Sussex Square. Chichester Terrace incorporated the earlier Chichester House. In 1837 Thomas Kemp fled the country to escape his creditors. The project continued under Cubitt with the support of the Fifth Earl of Bristol. It was completed in 1855, with Sussex Square larger than London's Grosvenor Square and at the time the biggest housing crescent in Britain. The original estate is a good example of Regency architecture. The gardens which form Sussex Square and Lewes Crescent, separated by Eastern Road,…

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Coordinates: 50.8161, -0.1111
District: Brighton and Hove
Parish: Brighton and Hove, unparished area
Postcode: BN2 1FH
Parliamentary constituency: Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
Nearest railway station: Black Rock — 0.2 km
Official site: volksrailway.org.uk

Sources

wikidata: Q6387025 (CC0)
wikipedia: Kemp Town (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Lewes Crescent a.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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