East Brighton Park and Sheepcote Valley

The attraction of East Brighton park is the feeling of open space - the wide open expanses of grass really give you an air of freedom, with local nature reserve Sheepcote Valley beyond.

The attraction of East Brighton Park is the feeling of open space. The wide open expanses of grass give you an air of freedom, with local nature reserve Sheepcote Valley beyond.

The park covers approximately 60 acres just behind Brighton Marina.

Our sheep lookerers were featured on the BBC on Christmas Day 2012. Read the full story on our urban shepherds at Sheepcote Valley and listen to the interview about wildlife in Brighton on BBC Radio 4.

The shared road through the park provides access to:

  • the South Downs National Park
  • the Brighton Caravan and Motorhome Club campsite
  • Brighton College Jubilee sports facility
  • Whitehawk FC

It's also used by South East Coast Ambulance Service to land air ambulance emergencies for delivery to Royal Sussex Hospital.

For more information on the park, go to the review of East Brighton Park.

Camping

No camping or sleeping overnight in vehicles allowed. To camp in the park, use the Brighton Caravan and Motorhome Club campsite.

Parking in East Brighton Park

The number of vehicles parking in East Brighton Park is causing access problems for the South East Coast Ambulance Service and Brighton Caravan Club that share the access road through the park with park users. The volume of traffic is also affecting the look of the park and eroding areas of grass where vehicles are unable to pass due to obstruction from other vehicles.

As a result parking restrictions have been introduced in the park including pay and display parking, double yellow lines and disabled badge holders parking spaces.

Facilities

Sports facilities

Services

Points of interest

Walks

Report a problem in the park

Have you found a problem at the park? If so, contact us using our online City Parks problem report form.

Getting there

Brighton City map

Click the map to find the park's location.

Bus

The 7, 21, 47 and 52 buses run near the park during the day. Further information and timetables are available from the Brighton & Hove Bus company.

Cycling

There are cycle lanes leading to the park from the city centre and various places to secure your bicycle to around the park. For more information on cycling around the city check the Journey On website.

Cars

Parking charges apply in the parking bay and the designated, signed car park in East Brighton Park. 

Disabled car parking is free in the car parks.

Car parking is not allowed on:

  • park roadways
  • pathways
  • pavements
  • verges
  • grassed areas

Enforcement is in operation.

The parking charges are:

  • up to 1 hour - £1.10
  • up to 2 hours - £1.70
  • up to 4 hours - £2.80
  • up to 6 hours - £5.50

To pay you can:

  • use PaybyPhone
  • download the app
  • phone 03304 007 275

You will need to register to use PayByPhone over the phone. You do not need a smartphone. This can be done in advance. Once it's set up it's quick and simple to use.

Using PayPoint

PayPoint allows you to pay for parking with cash or cards at over 150 stores in the city.

For people who want to pay with cash, the nearest retailers displaying the PayPoint logo are:

  • Co-operative Whitehawk, Whitehawk Road, Brighton, BN2 5NS
  • Kishan News, 8 The Broadway, Brighton, BN2 5NF
  • Marina Village Store, 42 Waterfront, Brighton, BN2 5WA

Parking income raised in Cityparks parks is ringfenced to spend on parks maintenance and improvements, and as matchfunding for funding bids.

Opening times

The park is always open.

Pavilion Cafe opening times

  • summer: Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm, Saturday to Sunday, 8.30am to 8pm
  • winter: Wednesday 9am to 4pm, Saturday to Sunday, 9am to 5pm

Don't miss this

East Brighton Bulb displayEast Brighton Park is home to one of the biggest and most dramatic municipal bulb displays in the country. 420,000 bulbs were planted in the autumn of 2008 to give a continuous but changing display of colour from February through to May.

The park is also home to a new woodland plantation containing hundreds of new saplings which were planted as part of a ‘Trees for Cities’, a mass tree planting event involving schools, businesses and local volunteers. As the saplings mature into woodland, further plants will be added to enhance the site, in keeping with the natural development of the new woodland.

You can also dedicate a bench at this park. 

Get involved and find out more