Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Brighton
6
Brighton
Railway
Station
Brighton
Railway
Station
0
400 m
0
400 yds
Clifton
Gardens
Clifton
Gardens
Queen's
Park
Queen's
Park
Brighton Museum
& Art Gallery
Brighton Museum
& Art Gallery
10
Victoria
Gardens
Victoria
Gardens
2
3
11
1
THE
LANES
THE
LANES
12
4
Royal
Pavilion
Royal
Pavilion
9
13
6
KEMPTOWN
KEMPTOWN
7
5
8
15
14
17
West Pier
(closed)
West Pier
(closed)
16
d.
d.
18
Volk's Electric
Railway
Volk's Electric
Railway
Brighton
Pier
Brighton
Pier
19
English Channel
English Channel
ATTRACTIONS
Brighton Marina
19
Brighton Museum &
Art Gallery
10
The Royal Pavilion
at Brighton
11
The seafront
5
SeaLife
16
HOTELS
Barceló Brighton
Old Ship Hotel
8
The Grand
7
Hilton Brighton
Metropole
6
Hotel du Vin
9
Hotel Pelirocco
3
RESTAURANTS
Bill's
12
Due South
4
English's of Brighton
14
The Regency
1
The Restaurant
at Drakes
17
Terre à Terre
13
Nineteen
15
Paskins Hotel
18
Regency Hotel
2
It was the fun-loving Prince of Wales (later George IV) who helped Brighton to its
lofty position when he arrived in 1783. The town blossomed with attractive town-
houses and smart squares and crescents. From the Prince Regent's title came the
word
Regency,
which sums up an era, but more specifically refers to the period
between 1811 and 1820. George IV's successor, Queen Victoria, found the place a
bit too much. The
Prince Regent's Royal Pavilion
summer home is still here.
Despite its being surrounded by old-time fun—the beachfront lined with bars, fish-
and-chips shops, and cheap souvenir stalls; the pier with its amusements—Brighton
is indeed fashionable once again.
Essentials
GETTING THERE
Fast trains leave London Victoria (Southern) and London
Bridge (First Capital Connect) stations roughly every 15 minutes; the journey is less
than an hour. A ticket starts at about £15. National Express buses from London's
Victoria Coach Station take around 2 hours; tickets are about £12.
If you're driving, the M23 (signposted from central London) leads to the A23,
which takes you straight into Brighton.
