Seaside and city in one frame. The beachfront gives you the full British seaside tradition — the Palace Pier, the deckchairs, the arcades — while The Lanes and North Laine give you dense, narrow, characterful streets a few minutes inland. Few places let you shoot both genres in an afternoon.

Best time: summer weekends and Pride for the crowds and colour. Winter for the empty pier and hard low light off the sea.