Accompany Rose Collis, author, journalist and historian, around the city and discover Brighton's hidden stories and the traces of history still visible today. Rose offers the popular 'walkie talkies' listed below as well as bespoke tours for individuals and groups.

Joe Orton’s Brighton
An entertaining, risqué and informative tour of places and people linked to the infamous gay playwright, including the Theatre Royal and his agent, the legendary Peggy Ramsay.

Time Out: Historic Gay Pubs
A troll round of some of the town's most historic lesbian and gay pubs, past and present, from the Quadrant to the Marlborough, and hear tales of the torrid time endured by the Brighton’s lesbian and gay community at the hands of ‘Lily Law’.

The Women of Woodvale & The Extra-Mural Cemetery
Featuring fascinating episodes from the lives of some of the remarkable women buried in Brighton's 'Victorian Valhalla', including famous relatives of Virginia Woolf, Lewis Carroll & Vita Sackville-West.

North Laine Pubs and Breweries
Notable venues, events and personalities from this historic, pub-dense area.

Out, Loud and Proud
Featuring venues, events and personalities from Brighton’s long-standing gay history, including Oscar Wilde, Sussex GLF and Anne Lister.

Other tours

Tour of Brighton sewers

For a very different view of Brighton, tour the city's underground sewer system! Hosted by Southern Water, this hour-long tour explains the ingenuity behind "magnifient examples of Victorian civil engineering". The tour starts under the Palace Pier and finishes when you emerge through a manhole in the middle of the Old Steine Gardens.

SEE Brighton provides English language learning services for Spanish-speaking visitors to the UK's most vibrant seaside city.