The Ledward Centre

Unit 14A, Jubilee Street Library Complex, Brighton BN1 1GE, United Kingdom

The Ledward Centre gives Brighton’s LGBTQ+ community somewhere to meet that doesn’t revolve around alcohol or nightlife. The refurbished Jubilee Street centre combines café and social space with community events, support groups, workshops and cultural activities, providing a particularly useful daytime alternative to the city’s bars and clubs.

It sits beside Jubilee Library in central Brighton, around eight minutes from the railway station and within walking distance of both North Laine and Kemptown. The crowd is genuinely broad across the LGBTQ+ spectrum, including trans and non-binary visitors, older community members, younger people and allies. Come for coffee, an organised event or simply a welcoming queer space in the middle of the city.

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