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Known for
The Regency and Victorian seafront (Brunswick Square and Adelaide Crescent are outstanding), the independent food scene on Church Road, the cricket ground, and Brighton's more genteel western neighbour
A little history
Hove developed as a fashionable Regency and Victorian resort — Brunswick Square (1820s) and Adelaide Crescent (1830s) are among the finest Regency terraces outside Bath. The town officially merged with Brighton to form Brighton and Hove in 1997 — though Hove retains a distinct, slightly more restrained character.
Brunswick Square and the Regency seafront for the finest architecture. Church Road for the best independent food in the Brighton and Hove conurbation. Hove Lawns for the peaceful seafront. The cricket ground for Sussex County Cricket.
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Church Road has outstanding independent restaurants and cafes — one of the finest food streets in the South East. Hove has a stronger independent food culture than Brighton in many ways.
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Hove is a place in East Sussex known for the Regency and Victorian seafront (Brunswick Square and Adelaide Crescent are outstanding), the independent food scene on Church Road, the cricket ground, and Brighton's more genteel western neighbour. Hove developed as a fashionable Regency and Victorian resort — Brunswick Square (1820s) and Adelaide Crescent (1830s) are among the finest Regency terraces outside Bath. The population is around 92,000.
Church Road has outstanding independent restaurants and cafes — one of the finest food streets in the South East. Hove has a stronger independent food culture than Brighton in many ways.
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Roam covers Hove and the surrounding area in East Sussex, including Brunswick, Aldrington, Portslade, Hangleton, Blatchington, Westdene, Patcham and Withdean.
