Foredown Tower, Brighton

Name: Foredown Tower
Address: Foredown Road, Brighton, BN41 2EW, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1273 415625

#90 among attractions in Brighton

History museum, Tower

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Facts and practical information

Foredown Tower is a former water tower in Portslade, in the city of Brighton and Hove, England, that now contains one of only two operational camera obscuras in southeast England. ()

Coordinates: 50°51'1"N, 0°12'57"W

Address

Foredown RoadNorth Portslade (Mile Oak and Portslade Village)Brighton BN41 2EW United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1273 415625

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Day trips

Foredown Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Benfield Hill, Town Hall, St Nicolas Church, St Michael and All Angels Church.

0.5 miNE
Park
Benfield Hill, Shoreham-by-Sea
13 min walk • Benfield Hill is an 11.8-hectare Local Nature Reserve on the northern outskirts of Hove in East Sussex. It is owned and managed by Brighton and Hove City Council. This area of grassland and scrub is on south and east facing slopes. There are many glow-worms.
0.9 miS
City hall
Town Hall, Brighton
23 min walk • Portslade Town Hall is a municipal building in Victoria Road in Portslade, East Sussex, England. The structure, which was the meeting place of Portslade Urban District Council Council, is a locally-listed building.
0.5 miS
Church
St Nicolas Church, Brighton
14 min walk • St Nicolas Church is an Anglican church in the Portslade area of the English city of Brighton and Hove. It has 12th-century origins, and serves the old village of Portslade, inland from the mostly 19th-century Portslade-by-Sea area.
1.5 miSW
Church
St Michael and All Angels Church, Brighton
40 min walk • St Michael and All Angels Church is an Anglican church in the town of Southwick in the district of Adur, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex.
1.3 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Leonard's Church, Brighton
34 min walk • St Leonard's Church is an Anglican church in Hove, in the English city of Brighton and Hove. It is on New Church Road in the Aldrington area of Hove, which was previously a separate village, and it serves as Aldrington's parish church.
0.6 miS
Park
Portslade Manor, Shoreham-by-Sea
15 min walk • Portslade Old Manor is one of a very few examples of Norman manor houses that still exist in England. It has been deemed a Scheduled Ancient Monument, and a Grade II* listed building. In the Domesday Book there are two references to Portslade: "Oswald holds half a hide in Portslade he held it before 1066.
0.5 miE
Nightlife
Hangleton Manor, Shoreham-by-Sea
13 min walk • Hangleton Manor Inn, the adjoining Old Manor House and associated buildings form a bar and restaurant complex in Hangleton, an ancient village which is part of the English city of Brighton and Hove.
0.9 miS
Temple
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Brighton
24 min walk • Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Brighton is a Swaminarayan Hindu Temple located in the Portslade area of the city of Brighton and Hove, on the south east coast of England. Inaugurated on 19 September 1999, the 10th Swaminarayan temple to be opened in the UK.
1.1 miE
Church
Hounsom Memorial United Reformed Church, Brighton
29 min walk • The Hounsom Memorial Church is a United Reformed place of worship in Hove in the English city of Brighton and Hove. One of six churches of that denomination in the city, it was built in 1938 for the Congregational Church, which became part of the United Reformed Church in 1972.
0.7 miE
Church
St Helen's, Brighton
17 min walk • St Helen's Church, an Anglican church in the Hangleton area of Hove, is the oldest surviving building in the English city of Brighton and Hove.
0.4 miS
Beach
Portslade, Brighton
12 min walk • Portslade is a western suburb of the city of Brighton and Hove, England. Portslade Village, the original settlement a mile inland to the north, was built up in the 16th century.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Foredown Tower?

Nearby attractions include Portslade, Brighton (12 min walk), Benfield Hill, Shoreham-by-Sea (13 min walk), St Nicolas Church, Brighton (14 min walk), Portslade Manor, Shoreham-by-Sea (15 min walk).

How to get to Foredown Tower by public transport?

The nearest stations to Foredown Tower:

Bus

Sheppard Way • Lines: 16B, 55, 71, N1 (5 min walk)
Foredown Tower • Lines: 16B, 55, 71, N1 (4 min walk)

Train

Portslade (29 min walk)
Fishersgate (29 min walk)