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Piers & Queers

Created by Only in Brighton

Aug 19, 2021 at 2:00 pm


Regency Square, Brighton, United Kingdom


onlyinbrighton.co.uk


  • LGBTQ
  • Tour

Brighton is one of Europe's queerest cities. During the 18th century sea-bathing craze, Brighton's position as the nearest coast south of London transformed the town into a cosmopolitan place of resort, recreation and freedom, a destination for people who didn't conform. With an LGBTQ population now estimated at 15%, Brighton celebrated England's first civil partnerships, and hosts the UK's largest Pride event as well as Europe's only Trans Pride, rightly earning its title as the LGBTQ Capital of Britain.

Peers and Queers is a tour of Brighton from a lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer perspective, in a colourful 90-minute walk along the beach and historic city centre.

We take in over 200 years of history including Regency Dandies, 1950s lesbian and gay life, and political activism. We discover prominent historical figures including Lord Byron, Oscar Wilde and Dusty Springfield, as well as some extraordinary unsung heroes, including a pioneering doctor who passed as man decades before women were allowed to practice medicine, a 19th-century lesbian diarist, an Edwardian 'drag king' and a 'same-sex' marriage in 1923.


Most Thursdays and Sundays 2pm-3:30pm

Start: Regency Square

Finish: New Steine

Must be booked at least 24 hours in advance.

Price: £10 - £30 per person (depending on group size)

Private tours available at any time

Tongue-in-cheek and fact-filled walking tours that celebrate all that is peculiar to Brighton. Tours include the Only in Brighton! and Piers and Queers tours, among others.