Brighton Girls

Brighton Girls

Montpelier Road
BN1 3AT

View on Google Maps 01273 280280

Brighton Girls is an independent school for girls in the centre of Brighton, founded in 1876. The Senior Hall has often been used as a venue for Brighton Festival’s Books & Debates programme since 2017.

Getting to the venue

By train

Nearest stations

Brighton (10 minutes walk to Brighton Girls)

London Road (1.0 miles to Brighton Girls)

Hove (1.2 miles to Brighton Girls)

Moulsecoomb (2.2 miles to Brighton Girls)

Preston Park (1.5 miles to Brighton Girls)

Brighton can be reached from London in just over an hour with train services run by Southern and Thameslink every 15 minutes. Regular rail connections also serve Gatwick, Heathrow and Hove.

 

By Coach

Approximate journey times

From Gatwick Airport - 1 hr

From London Victoria - 2 hrs 15 mins

From Heathrow Airport - 2 hrs 30 mins

From Standsted Airport - 4 hrs

Coaches arrive at Pool Valley Coach Station,  about 20 minutes walk from Brighton Girls 

 

By car

Approximate journey times

London to Brighton via the A23/ M23 is approximately 50 miles, with a journey time of about 90 minutes depending on traffic.

Driving to Brighton from Kent and the South East, either from the East or West, use the A27.

What's on at Brighton Girls

Books & Debates

Paul Lindley: Raising the Nation

How to Build a Better Future for our Children
Thu 23 May
Brighton Girls
From £10
Young Readers
An illustration of the face of a shark

Lifesize

Sophy Henn
Sun 12 May
Brighton Girls
From £9
Young Readers
Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre smiling in colourful clothes holding illustrated mice

Adventuremice

Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre
Sun 12 May
Brighton Girls
From £9
Young Readers
MG Leonard smiles with glee holding a Gyrfalcon

Feather

M.G. Leonard
Sun 12 May
Brighton Girls
From £9
Young Readers
The cover of a children's book featuring a magician and a rabbit.

The Wonder Brothers

with Frank Cottrell-Boyce & Steven Lenton
Sun 19 May
Brighton Girls
From £9
Family
A girl sitting between two trees, with a small dog standing next to her

Fantasy Map Drawing

with Vashti Hardy
Sun 26 May
Brighton Girls
From £9

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