"BRIGHTON NOTES" Brighton by mel_bee

Brighton Travel Guide: 1,079 reviews and 1,563 photos

ABOUT BRIGHTON

Beach huts in Hove

Brighton is a small city in the South of England right on the seaside and its a great place to live! There is so much to see and do...

The Laines shopping area provides a warren of passages and designer shops enough to make anyone want to explore and is not what I would consider to be typically British.

The North Laine area is well worth a visit on Saturdays when the cafesspill out onto the streets and the shops have outdoor stalls. There are some great cafes around this area and as you might know, I love cafe culture.

The beautiful Brighton Pavillion also adds some exoticism to the city with its Asian architecture, also the city museum is located here.

My favourite thing on a sunny day is sitting in a free deckchair on the pier (not looking through the cracks in the wooden boards cause I hate heights!!) or in the park near the Pavillion.

Along the seafront, there are lots of pubs, clubs and restaurants as well as the Fishing Museum and artists area.

Something else you notice is that Brighton is arty and alternative, its like the Amsterdam of Britain as can be seen in its alternative lifestyle around Kemp Town.

MY BRIGHTON

Brighton Pier

I lived in Brighton for 10 months from 2003-2004. Its such an interesting colourful city and I loved living there from day one!

I lived in an area called Hanover which is located at the top of three steep hills. It is full of brightly coloured houses and I think of it as a British version of San Francisco. You need to be very fit and healthy to negotiate all that walking up hills but the view from the top is worth it and nearby Queens Park is great for sitting in the sunshine and watching the squirrels. Another great thing about this area is that there are some nice pubs - The Hanover with its comfy sofas, the Pub with No Name with its red walls and trendy but homely feel and the Walmer with its colourful lanterns and fish tanks.

The highlight for me was the view of the sea I got when I stepped out of my front door in the morning and the cries of the seagulls circling ahead.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Lots to do and lots of events going on
Cons:Quiet off season, packed out in the summer
In a nutshell:Colourful, lively city by the sea

Intro Updated Sep 10, 2004
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view of the cafe in the summer - Brighton

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View of the pavillion from the gardens - Brighton

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Comments (8)

munki Jul 14, 2005 at 3:43 PM Report Abuse

Mel, Great page of Brighton. I love your picture of the beach huts in Hove. Thanks for sharing.
imstress Apr 25, 2005 at 7:34 PM Report Abuse

May i have a bite of the Brighton candy? Happy Birthday!
themajor Apr 20, 2005 at 10:51 AM Report Abuse

Delighted to see a plug for Hove - huzzah! Very jealous of the years you spent living in Vienna - our sons have it at the top of their 'places to live' list...I only hope they make enough money to set Mum and Dad up there too! Were you a language teacher?
socrates_07 Mar 12, 2005 at 9:49 PM Report Abuse

Hi Mel, when I visited your Brighton page I was thinking of the wonderful time which I spent there. By the way, everything alright?
aah_stone Jul 13, 2004 at 5:33 AM Report Abuse

Hi Mel, Glad you are enjoying Brighton, Hope you have many more happy memories. NIce pages and pics will have a proper look around after work. Andrew
etfromnc Jul 9, 2004 at 4:10 PM Report Abuse

When is bonfire night? When I lived on Crete, I worked with a man from Brighton and have always wanted to visit his hometown but have not made it so far.
Robertvp Dec 16, 2003 at 6:40 PM Report Abuse

Welcome back ! Is the pepper pot still there ! @ Queens Park
Audrey118 Oct 16, 2003 at 8:45 PM Report Abuse

Hi Melissa i already enjoyed reading the intro - keep me posted when you have more stuff....