Public Tours of the Royal Pavilion

Explore the Chinese-inspired pleasure palace of the extravagant King George IV. Join one of the expert guides for a fascinating look at this incredible building. The Royal Pavilion has a secret world of servants and a maze of tunnels and basements beneath it. The popular Basement & Tunnel tours offer an unpolished, behind-the-scenes glimpse of areas of the building not normally open to the public. Behind the scenes of the first floor in the Royal Pavilion, including secret stairs that lead straight to George’s bedside and other hidden rooms and spaces normally closed to the public. Discover servants’ corridors, mysterious hidden staircases, kitchens, cupboards, the King’s Band-Room and other secret spaces. Climb forgotten staircases that wind up into the world-famous domes of the Royal Pavilion and then explore the Royal Pavilion roof to see Brighton from a whole new angle.