With a full day of high octane fun ahead of you, those little bodies are going to need some serious fuelling up. Early starts Tuesday – Friday are best begun with Joe’s Cafe, kids breakfasts are all under £5 with full breakfasts, signature hashes and veggie options for little green sprouts. Top 3 for BRAVO 2018 ‘Best Brunch’ 

Get them out and running around as soon as possible, the play area at Queens Park can provide hours of self-propelled entertainment and a spot of brunch is handily close. Kids will love the pancake stacks at Starfish and Coffee, either with maple syrup and bacon or fruit compote. And on your way back to the park, pick up a coffee to go, if you bring your own carry cup you get £1 off. Winner of BRAVO 2018 ‘Best Brunch’

Moksha is family run and very family friendly, it’s a little home away from home where everyone gets looked after. Serving from breakfast to lunch they do a great selection of home made cakes and their own blend coffee to keep you going. Moksha came top 3 for BRAVO 2018 ‘Best Brunch‘ and ‘Family Friendly‘

Cafe Plenty is a great stop for breakfast through to early evening meals. Winner of the BRAVO 2018 ‘Family Friendly’ category, it’s a fun, lively and roomy space with regular entertainment, freshly made good food and cake. It’s a perfect spot to warm up before, or cool down after, a few hours of tearing round Preston Park.

Perfectly positioned next to the play area on the beach Bucket and Spade Cafe is a great spot to secure yourself a seat whilst the little darlings terrorise seagulls. There’s good kid’s breakfasts and lunches all for under a fiver, and of course a trip to the beach is no trip at all without ice cream.

West Pier Pizzeria is just a stone’s throw from the beach (but don’t throw stones) and serves up a cracking Romana base pizza which is thinner and crispier than the Neapolitan. The open plan kitchen is great entertainment in itself as the chefs spin and toss dough into pizzas. Kids get a smaller portion of anything they want from the menu at 50% off.

If the family is making a day of it with a trip to the Odeon cinema on Western Road or the Brighton Centre then you can bag a cheeky 10% off your meal in the large and family friendly NuPosto pizzeria. Kids menu feature child approved classics with Neapolitan pizzas or  freshly made pasta, a drink and a pudding coming to just £6 (that’s £5.40 with your discount).

Acres of ground to tear around in and a gated play area with wonderful climbing frames, Stanmer House is perfect for a day out of town that’s not too far away. There’s a menu of freshly made child friendly staples; and when they’re not busy demonstrating their monkey skills you can introduce them to the refined delights of an Afternoon Tea, they do a child version of that too.

Take the strain off your wallet and maybe fit in a bit of grown up time with a trip to The Chimney House in Seven Dials, kids eat for free when they’re accompanying adult buys a main meal whilst school is out. Sure, this is more of a treat for you, but the summer holidays are long, you need this.

Who knows, in a few years you might be waving them off for a summer adventure with a gallon of Deet and a copy of Timeout India, so help pave the way with a trip to one of Brighton’s favourite Indian restaurants. The menu at The Chilli Pickle was inspired by travels through the continent and the kids menu is a great introduction to authentic Indian flavours.

Getting a bit of brain food in is always a good idea during summer holidays, stop things atrophying. At The Salt Room you know it’s going to be quality and sustainable, so there’ll still be fish in the sea when they’re older. Best of all kids under 7 eat for free before 7pm, otherwise it’s £7 for 2 courses. All the 7’s makes it easy to remember, in case you’re struggling in that department…