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Kemp Town East Sussex Map

Traditional county: East Sussex · Unitary authority: The City of Brighton and Hove · Region: South East

Explore Kemp Town, East Sussex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Kemp Town map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

Interactive Map of Kemp Town, East Sussex

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PlaceKemp Town
Traditional CountyEast Sussex
Unitary AuthorityThe City of Brighton and Hove
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude50.817427
Longitude-0.117095
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Kemp Town

Kemp Town manifests as a Regency jewel, where grand white-stucco terraces rise with architectural poise against the restless English Channel. It lies 1.2 miles east-south-east of Brighton and Hove (from Brighton and Hove: bearing 110°T, OS grid TQ 327 036). The salt-thickened air clings to the ornate ironwork of the Kemp Town Enclosures, nine hectares of private verdure that soften the transition between the formal facades and the churning sea. Below these gardens, the pebble-strewn expanse of Kemp Town Beach absorbs the rhythmic thrum of the tides under a sky that shifts from bruised violet to pale, pearlescent grey. The district retains the echoes of Thomas Read Kemp’s ambitious vision, a nineteenth-century design that transformed the coastline into a parade of uniform elegance. Beyond the seafront, the terrain lifts toward the chalky heights of Whitehawk Hill, where the land opens into a vast, wind-swept expanse overlooking the dense urban footprint. This part of the coast thrives on a spirited, independent commerce, its narrow streets humming with a character both bohemian and refined. Even as the modern world encroaches, Kemp Town keeps its own counsel, anchored by the enduring weight of its limestone masonry and the ever-present, bracing spray of the southern horizon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Black Rock Beachcombers: People (Public Artwork) — 0.1 mi, 155° SSE
  • Kemp Town Beach (Beach) — 0.2 mi, 153° SSE
  • Kemp Town Enclosures (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.3 mi, 128° SE · 9 ha
  • Whitehawk Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 024° NNE
  • The Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.5 mi, 323° NW
  • Tom's Place (Viewpoint) — 0.5 mi, 005° N
  • Queen's Park (Park) — 0.6 mi, 327° NNW
  • New Steine Gardens (Park) — 0.6 mi, 283° WNW
  • Park Street Gate (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 313° NW
  • Egremont Gate (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 311° NW
  • Whitehawk Camp Causewayed Enclosure (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 022° NNE · 6 ha
  • Brighton Zip Line (Attraction) — 0.8 mi, 278° W
  • Blackrock Valley (Valley) — 0.9 mi, 081° E
  • Sallis Benney Theatre (Theatre) — 0.9 mi, 301° WNW
  • The Actors Theatre (Theatre) — 0.9 mi, 292° WNW
  • Pier Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 0.9 mi, 258° WSW
  • Brighton Pier (Attraction) — 0.9 mi, 267° W
  • trampoline (Attraction) — 0.9 mi, 278° W
  • Galloping Horses (Attraction) — 0.9 mi, 262° W
  • Brighton Beach (Beach) — 1.0 mi, 275° W
  • Old Police Cells Museum (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 283° WNW
  • Brighton Museum & Art Gallery (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 295° WNW
  • Brighton Fishing Museum (Museum) — 1.1 mi, 279° W
  • Dukes at the Komedia Picturehouse (Cinema) — 1.1 mi, 298° WNW
  • Red Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.2 mi, 085° E
  • Brighton Toy and Model Museum (Museum) — 1.3 mi, 307° NW
  • West Pier (Historic Ruins) — 1.5 mi, 274° W
  • Duke of York's Cinema (Cinema) — 1.5 mi, 321° NW
  • Heath Hill Farm (Historic Ruins) — 1.7 mi, 034° NE
  • Booth Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 311° NW

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About This Kemp Town Map Page

Explore Kemp Town, East Sussex, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.817427, -0.117095. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.

Page builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.