When you think of Brighton, what comes to mind? Seagulls, fish and chips, maybe the Royal Pavilion. Street art, possibly not. If you’re in Brighton, give me thirty minutes and let me show you what the city has to offer.
Starting the tour - Banksy or not Banksy?
Exit Brighton railway station via the front entrance. Walk down Trafalgar Street and past the Brighton Toy Museum on your left. You'll see the Prince Albert pub to your right and be greeted by a sea of faces. Some are familiar, some less so.
Created by the artist Req, with help from others, it showcases musical heroes we’ve lost. The latest addition is Ozzy Osbourne. On the same wall, is it a Banksy, or isn’t it? It's a copy of the work, Kissing Policemen, which he painted here in 2004. The owners of the pub sold the original for $575,000 (£430,650) in 2014.
Left: The Prince Albert Pub; Right: Kissing Policemen / Image credit: Chris Hibberd
Brighton's most famous street art?
Keep walking down Trafalgar Street until you get to Trafalgar Lane on the right-hand side of the road, you can’t miss it. You’ll see large murals that draw your eye. This lane is known by street artists and graffiti writers as ‘Grafalgar Lane’ because nearly every surface is covered in street art and graffiti.
Local artists and writers such as SNUB23, Sprite, Molar and Sinna One often produce work here. Work can range from small tags to large scale murals. By its nature, street art and graffiti may not last long but Trafalgar Lane provides a gallery for them both.
After leaving Trafalgar Lane, turn left onto Gloucester Road, walk 45 metres, then right onto Upper Gardner Street, walking another 150 metres. This will take you to Orange Row. Orange Row, similarly, to Trafalgar Lane, is another spot where street art and graffiti sit side by side.
Image credit: Chris Hibberd
The perfect canvas
When you exit Orange Row, turn left onto Tichborne Street, then another left onto Church Street then right onto Jew Street.
On your right, as you walk down, you’ll go past Indelible Fine Art Gallery which is an art dealership supporting the local and wider art scenes.
Jew Street will lead you to a car park, which because of its large walls, is the perfect canvas for outdoor art. In 2025, the artist Endless produced a large piece to promote a show which covered one of these walls. What a sight!
Left: Seagull; Right: A piece by SNUB23 / Image credit: Chris Hibberd
Can you spot these pieces?
Exit the car park via Bond Street Laine onto Bond Street, turning right towards North Street. On North Street turn left and walk 30 metres. Crossing the road, walk down Meeting House Lane for 50 metres and you’re in Hanningtons Lane.
This is where the walk ends but I’ll leave you with a challenge: Can you find these three pieces of art, in and around Hannington’s Lane?
- Alice in Wonderland by Eelus. Like in the story, Alice is giant-sized.
- The Prince Regent by The Postman. You might know the picture, but the colours have been changed.
- Mr. Happy by Will Blood. The Mr. Men as you’ve not seen them before.
Left: The Prince Regent by The Postman; Right: Mr. Happy by Will Blood / Image credit: Chris Hibberd
The best way to find street art and graffiti in Brighton is to just explore. You never know what’s down the next road!