A trip to Brighton Pier



Brighton Pier
Photograph: Amber Townley



Brighton, one of the most cultural cities in Europe, has been the place to be since the 18th century when it was a pretty fishing village and hometown to the iconic and ever-famous Georgian townhouses. Somehow, Brighton has always had an ability to draw people into it with a subtle charm. The historic, cultural pier has been around since the late nineteenth century and is definitely worth a visit – still a marvel now costing a grand £27,000 to build all that time ago. The pier itself is open all year - except christmas day from 10.00-22.00 Monday to Friday between April and October. 11.00-17.00 Between October and March - It's even open on bank holidays.

 The Victorian pier boasts a variety of restaurants  and bars - palm Court Fish Restaurant, Victoria's bar and Horatio's bar. Palm court recently being called the 'Spiritual home' of fish and chips - available to hire for evenings for events. There are plenty of food kiosks, selling both sweet and savoury treats for all the family. There is even a milkshake kiosk named 'Moo Moo's' and a model cow outside.

There is also a variety of rides, just to name a few: The Dodgems, Ghost Train, The old favourite - The Waltzer and of course, The classic Carousel. The Turbo Coaster will have you clinging onto your seat as you plunge down the drop which hovers perilously close to the sea!

 So there are plenty of things to do at Brighton Pier, even if it's taking a birds eye view of Brighton from the coaster, or sticking your head through the photo boards, singing karaoke at the glitter bar, or riding on the carousel. It's guaranteed you'll never be bored at this spectactular place!