Brighton Artisan Handcrafted Donuts & Tea Sweet Treat 2-Hour Tour: North Laine, The Lanes & Palace Pier
by Underground Donut Tour
Overview
This two-hour walking tour in Brighton begins at Glazed, a shop known for handcrafted donuts. The tour includes breakfast and tea featuring these artisan sweet treats. The group walks past St. Peter’s Church, where a brief history is shared. The route continues for about fifteen minutes through North Laine, a lively area with vegetarian cafes, vintage clothing stores, and jewelry stalls along Kensington Gardens pedestrian road. Next, the tour spends around thirty minutes in The Lanes, a neighborhood of small shops, pubs, restaurants, and boutiques, with stops to sample local bakery sweets. The walk proceeds to the Brighton Dome, an arts venue housing the Concert Hall, Corn Exchange, and Studio Theatre. Afterward, the tour visits the Royal Pavilion and its gardens, a Grade I listed former royal residence. The group then sees an art installation shaped like a donut near Brighton Palace Pier. The tour ends with a fifteen-minute visit to Brighton Palace Pier, opened in 1899, which features fairground rides, bars, restaurants, and deckchairs by the sea. The guide provides recommendations for places to revisit and identifies which donuts are vegan. This tour is not recommended for travelers with significant mobility issues.
Highlights
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Itinerary
St. Peter's Church
The group walks past St. Peter's Church where a short history of the building is provided by the guide.
15 min
North Laine
North Laine is a bohemian area featuring vegetarian cafes, vintage clothing stores, and jewelry stalls centered around the pedestrian road of Kensington Gardens.
15 min
The Lanes
This area consists of quaint neighborhood shops, pubs, restaurants, and boutiques. The tour walks through The Lanes with stops to sample treats.
30 min
Brighton Dome
Brighton Dome is an arts venue containing the Concert Hall, the Corn Exchange, and the Studio Theatre.
15 min
Royal Pavilion
The Royal Pavilion, also known as Brighton Pavilion, is a Grade I listed former royal residence with surrounding gardens.
15 min
Donut Art Installation
An art installation near Brighton Palace Pier shaped like a donut is visited during the tour.
15 min
Brighton Palace Pier
Opened in 1899, the pier features fairground rides, bars, restaurants, and deckchairs with sea views.
15 min
Meeting point
We'll meet at Glazed - Next Level Donuts And Coffee. Your guide should be inside or nearby.
End point
Depending on the weather, we may end the tour at a nearby donut shop or if it's a nice day, we'll end the tour at the Brighton Pier.
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Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
More things to do in Brighton
- Brighton Bike Tour Including Royal Pavilion and Brighton Beach
- Brighton 1- or 2-Day Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour with City Sightseeing
- Brighton Coastal Cycling Tour: Brighton Dome, Undercliff Walk & Rottingdean
- Seven Sisters Cliffs and South Downs National Park Day Tour from Brighton
- Brighton 3-Hour V.I.B (Very Independent Brighton) Walking Food Tour
- SEA LIFE Brighton Admission Ticket