Royal Pavilion
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What's on here
Dishoom Permit Room Presents: Diwali at The Pavilion
Thursday · All day
A Fairy Tale of Frost and Fire
21 Nov – 10 Jan 2027
Christmas Shopping at the Royal Pavilion with Roebuck Estates…
Wednesday · All day
Father Christmas at the Royal Pavilion
4 Dec – 24 Dec
Storytime with Father Christmas
5 Dec – 24 Dec
Christmas Regency Cream Teas
15 Dec – 22 Dec
Carol Concert
Wednesday · All day
Christmas Banquets
17 Dec – 19 Dec
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Why go
- George IV’s orchestra performing after dinner in the Music Room.
- The service corridors used by 180 servants to move discreetly around the palace.
- Nine kitchens that served wartime patients’ different religious and cultural needs.
Opening hours
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Don't miss
- Palace exteriorBulbous domes, chhatri-topped minarets and cusped arches define its Indo-Saracenic design.Exterior
- Music and Banqueting RoomsTheir tented roofs span the rooms without central supporting columns.Music and Banqueting Rooms
- Indian gatewayUnveiled by Bhupinder Singh in 1921, it commemorates care for injured Indian soldiers.Royal Pavilion1921
Know before you go
- General filming and photography are permitted inside the Pavilion.
What's inside
- The library combines decorative friezes with fan-vault elements associated with Perpendicular Gothic.
- The entrance hall combines a Gothic frame with partly orientalised columns.
- The rooms today combine original objects and features with reproductions.
Tips for your visit
- Buy tickets through the Royal Pavilion’s own website, which also gives opening times and admission prices.
Interesting facts4
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Frederick Crace and Robert Jones shaped the fanciful interiors, drawing on Chinese and Indian fashions.
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60 horses
The royal stables could accommodate 60 horses and dwarfed the Marine Pavilion.
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Restoration has included rebuilding stud walls and replicating original fittings and some furniture.
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Many objects on display are on loan, particularly from HM The King.
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History
Queen Victoria disliked the Pavilion’s lack of privacy. The Royal Pavilion Garden surrounds the palace and has been restored to Nash’s Regency vision. Further restoration is underway. Ornamental entrances mark its north and south ends, and a statue of George IV stands just outside the north gate. Next door, Brighton Dome occupies the former royal stables, converted into a concert hall in 1860. The Brighton Dome and Corn Exchange also formed part of the wartime hospital complex.
- 1783The Prince of Wales first visited Brighton.
- 1787He bought a farmhouse and had Henry Holland enlarge it, creating a wing of the Marine Pavilion.
- 1801–02Peter Frederick Robinson designed a new dining room and conservatory.
- 1803–08William Porden designed the Indian-style riding school and stables.
- 1815–1822John Nash redesigned and extended the Pavilion, shaping the building seen today.
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- 1830William IV continued to use the palace after George IV’s death.
- 1845Queen Victoria and Prince Albert bought Osborne House for family holidays.
- 1850Brighton bought the Pavilion from the government for £53,000.
- December 1914–January 1916The Pavilion served as a hospital for Indian Army soldiers, with two operating theatres and more than 720 beds.
- April 1916After the Indian soldiers’ hospital closed, the Pavilion reopened to treat British soldiers who had lost limbs.
- Since the Second World WarRestoration has aimed to return the Pavilion to its appearance during George IV’s reign.
How to get there
- On footThe Royal Pavilion is a few minutes’ walk from Brighton railway station.
- On footRoyal Pavilion, 4/5 Pavilion Buildings, Pavilion Gardens, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1FN.
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- Phone
- +443000290900
Questions and answers
Can the Royal Pavilion host private events?
It can host educational conferences, banquets and weddings.
Why did Queen Victoria prefer another residence to the Royal Pavilion?
She wanted more privacy, and the Pavilion did not suit family holidays.
Was the Royal Pavilion wartime hospital confined to the palace?
No. The adjoining Brighton Dome and Corn Exchange also formed part of the hospital complex.
How can I contact the Royal Pavilion?
Call +44 300 029 0900.
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