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Brighton Kemptown

Photo of Brighton Kemptown, a swimming spot in East Sussex, south east England.

Brighton Kemptown

© Ian Hawfinch / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Ian Hawfinch / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Brighton Kemptown

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Brighton Kemptown is an official bathing spot in East Sussex. Its water quality was classed Excellent at the Environment Agency's last classification. The county has 15 designated bathing waters; this is one.

The nearest railway station is Brighton, 2 km to the north-west. Brighton beach and Hove are among the bathing waters within 3.2 km.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Brighton Kemptown

Photo of the South Downs, a National Park in south east England.Iconic

South Downs

National Park near Fittleworth

A chalk ridge rolling from Winchester to the sea cliffs at Beachy Head.

1.3 km E

Photo of Royal Pavilion, a Grade II registered house & garden near Brighton, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Royal Pavilion

House & garden near Brighton

George IV’s Indian-style seaside palace.

1.3 km NW

Photo of Whitehawk Hill & Camp, a nature reserve near Brighton, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Whitehawk Hill & Camp

Nature reserve near Brighton

Chalk grassland local nature reserve on Brighton's eastern edge, home to a rare Neolithic causewayed camp and wide views over the city.

1.5 km NE

Photo of Beacon Mill, Rottingdean, a windmill in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Beacon Mill, Rottingdean

Windmill near Rottingdean

A black-tarred smock mill on the cliff-top down above Rottingdean, long the village emblem.

4.3 km E

Photo of Saltdean Lido, a lido near Rottingdean, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

Saltdean Lido

Lido near Rottingdean

A Grade II* Art Deco lido of 1938 shaped like an ocean liner, saved by a community campaign and reopened in 2017.

5.8 km E

Photo of One Garden Brighton, a garden near Stanmer Park in the South Downs, East Sussex, south east England.Highlight

One Garden Brighton

Garden near Stanmer Park

A restored walled garden in Stanmer Park, run as a horticultural training ground with ornamental borders, glasshouses and a kitchen plot. Free entry.

6 km N