The Hampton in Brighton has been branded the city's best pub (Image: Express) The Hampton in Brighton has been causing a stir in the seaside city for a while - but it wasn't always that way. Manager Evie told me that the pub was once a "proper old boozer" with a "really bad rep". It was getting "one star, two star reviews", she said.

However, earlier this year it earned the title of Brighton's best pub, according to Timeout. So what changed? I went to find out. Set a few streets back from the seafront, The Hampton appears like any other well-furnished pub in the stylish city.

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