Brighton Travel Forum

As mentioned in a previous post I plan to go to Brighton for the day during the festival in May. What I would like to know is if the Hop On Hop Off bus will run during the festival and if I will need any other transport to get around. Won't have a car.
Thanks.

My wife and I are planning to travel to Brighton for a weekend in June.
We are looking for a cosy and clean Bed & Breakfast centrally located, any suggestions?

Hi,
I have found out by chance, browsing on the net, that Brighton has a festival in May. I will be in London for 6 days and am wondering if a day trip to Brighton would be a good idea or if it would be too frantically busy. Have never been to Brighton and would love to see it.
Thanks, Norah

I am trying to find the Hilton West Pier, but to no avail. The phone numbers listed on this site don't work...does anyone know how I can contact them? I've called Hilton and they don't even show that this hotel exists, and told me that it is the same at the Hilton Metropole, but that is not what I've found elsewhere.

Help!

Me and my friend are visiting Brighton in the Summer, and we're looking for an apartment to rent for a few days which is cheap, cheerful, and central.

Any suggestions gratefully received!

Hi,

I'm taking a day trip to Brighton (from London) in March. Please tell me what can I see in 6 hours (besides the Pavillon).

Could you also recommend me some good and inexpensive places to eat.

Thanks!

Sunny weekend greetings from Ljubljana,
Ursa

Hello,

I understand there is a fair where there're carousel, ferris wheel etc in Brighton. Hope some of you staying in Brighton or anyone can help me.

Is it open whole year round?
Is it a good time to visit Brighton at this time of the year?

Thank you.

Finding myself mad enough to brave life and limb by being blown off the pier at Pickledonions' Christmas shenanigans in Brighton below....

I'm trying to find a hotel on Marine Parade and having a bit of trouble by normal googling means. Anyone help please? (all the affordable rooms at the Atlanta have gone).

Thanks in advance.

hi has anybody stayed here, very mixed reviews on the web about this place. thanks in advance

hi has anybody stayed here, very mixed reviews on the web about this place. thanks in advance

Do anyone have an idea about the above mentioned area, and whether it is nice, clean, safe and close the groceries.How to get there from Gatwick Airport? specially by Taxi? and what is the fare of it? if there is any recommended area what it would be?
I am planning to study at Brighton Uni, in Falmer Campus. So how far is it from this area? and how to get there usually?
Jamal

Hi I'm going to tour UK this September and going to visit Brighton too. wanted to know if there is a cheap way of getting to bournemouth from Brighton (say under 10 GBP)
Pls Help!!

I might not have taken notice of Brighton if not for the documentary showing the making of the Brighton Rock. However, I couldnt find any information online as to where in Brighton this sweet is made.

I'd love to visit the shop when we fly to UK from Singapore in September, even better if we could have a factory visit to see in person how this sweet is made.

Any VTers gone for such tours or could provide a lead?

Hello
Can anyone recommend a decent bar in Brighton that I can take a well-behaved group of hens? We want somewhere stylish, with lots of seating that has a dance floor and a late license. Music that would generally appeal to most people. I'm trying to avoid walking around at midnight looking for a club!

Thanks a bunch.

I'm visiting Brighton and I wanted to get some kids stuff that I need for the summer, but I only want it secondhand. Can anyone give me any suggestions in Brighton and/or surrounding areas?

There is a small group of us looking to go away for the weekend, was looking a Newquay which looks awesome but its just to far away. We are now looking for similar places such as Bornemouth and Brighton and was wondering if anyone can help by letting us know of campsites that are close to the beach and won't mind a small group of lads?

Hi everyone
A mate and I are going down to Brighton this weekend and need somewhere good to stay, probably in a dorm. Our preferences (call me picky...) are:

Somewhere with lots of travellers, not stag do's etc
Somewhere with no curfew, as we'll probably fancy a few beers
Somewhere within easy walking distance of the centre

If anyone knows of places, please give me a shout.

hi

I live in Switzerland and study in a school of management. During the summer
(august-october) I want to go in Brighton to limprove my english for 1-2 monthes.

Could you propose me something? During the day I want to do activity with english people, like a cours. I am also searching accomodation.

Regards

Hi,
We live in Italy and I'm thinking of spending the last 2 weeks in August with my husband, 17 year old son and his friend, in Brighton. Any tips on how to find holiday flat that is not too expensive. Also is Brighton a good choice for 2 boys of 17? Grateful for any help at all

Thank you
Irene

I wanted to know if it better to travel to Brighton with a 4 month old baby in a 7 seater or take a train.

the 7 seater gives us the option of starting and ending the trip the way we want to. However we would be contarined by the train times. This trip will just be a day trip.

What is the distance between Brighton & Docklands area in London. How much time does it take to reach Brighton.

Please suggest

How far is it from Gatwick airport to Brighton? Is there any clubs open after midnight there? I have a 9-1/2 hour layover at Gatwick and somone told me to check out Brighton for Friday night fun. Any ideas?

Sharon

my daughter is starting university 26 september, we will arrive uk gatwick 19 se accomodation replyptmber .still awaiting

i have not been to uk 425yrs,my daughter going to mousecoomb.need to know where-pryma is.+argos.also lookig 4 gibraltarians studing their in brighton uk.

Looking for a hotel in or around Brighton in late September.

With parking would be ideal.

Any suggestions appreciated.

Having a hard time getting a feel for exactly how big the area is. Could someone guess at the walking time between the two piers?

Thank you for your replies to our question about pros and cons of Brighton. The positive response we got from some of you was a nice balance to the pressure to stay that is being placed on us by our families who, though they mean well, are actually succeeding only in making an already difficult decision even harder. My wife and I will be arriving in the UK on the 3rd of August and we kind of need to hit the ground running.

So, now that we've decided to move to Brighton, the only question that remains is where. I've been looking locations up on the internet but I'd really appreciate some input from actual residents. We need to live in walking distance from the train station, but not too near.

Any thoughts?

At the end of July the good lady and me are spenind a couple of nights in Brighton, stayin at the Hilton Metropole.

What should we do for our couple of days? Any unmissable eating places?? Where should we head for good bars? How much of a gamble is dippin a toe into English Channel??

Any help much appreciated.

Hello all,

First post, so be gentle. My wife and I are planning on moving from Toronto CA to Brighton in August; i'm taking up a teaching post in Crawley and she's got a UK passport, so work isn't really an issue. We're moving because the teaching post is pretty wonderful and I've always wanted to live by the sea. Plus, everything that I've read about the city has gelled with our personalities. My only concern is that the bulk of the material to which i have access is pumped onto the net by some tourist commission or another. So...

We would both appreciate an honest appraisal of life in Brighton. Ups and downs. Things we should look out for as well as things we should look forward to. I know that some feedback from actual residents would make us feel a lot more secure in a decision to move.

I should say that we lived just outside of Reading last year, so we're not entirely unfamiliar.

Also, any advice on areas to start looking for flats would be wonderful.

Thanks!

HELLO! I'M POLISH STUDENT AND I'M GOING TO TO SPEND SUMMER IN BRIGHTON , BUT I DON'T NO ANYTHING ABOUT ACCOMODATION ,COULD YOU HELP ME TO FIND SOMETHING CHEAP, SOME KIND OF HOSTEL OR BED & BREAKFEST???I'M COMING 29TH OF JUNE , I HOPE THAT SEARCHINF FOR OOMS ISN'T AS DIFFICULT IN BRIGHTON AS IN POLAND! THANKS AND GREETINGS, I'M WAITING FOR REPLY:))))

Hi everybody!

I'm gonna spend next July in Brighton (english course). I'd really like to meet people from there and/or around it! Just to have fun, speaking, going out,... maybe you can also recommend me nice places to visit during my stayed.

Thanks and see ya!

Natàlia