Hove Park (Brighton)

Advantages: Free, activities & nice scenery.
Disadvantages: None.

Hove park is situated in the heart of hove on Old Shoreham Road off the A270. Information about the park before I type my opinions.... Hove is home to the Goldstone which is the subject of many stories. Basically it is nothing but a huge piece of rock weighing 20 tonnes situated in the south west of the park but legend has it that the devil through it down Devils Dyke (South downs) whilst he was excavating it and another one was it was used by the ...
...heard such a stupid story. Hove park also has its on miniture railway and you will find inscriptions on the steel plates naming who donated the piece of railway. You will find the operating times near the Cafe. The park has many sporting activities, including a basketball court, tennis courts and facilities to play football. The park also has all-weather astro-turf whatever that is! The childrens park is particuarly great, it has swings, slides and ... Read review

Advantages: Cosmopolitan, full of things to do and see, all-year-round resort
Disadvantages: Parking (charges), traffic, no department store

...front to the pier and then to the centre of town. You could of course ride it on Volks Electric Railway - see below! Our local authority have done everything they can to put you off taking a car into the city centre, when you see the huge queues of traffic heading south on the A23 on the outskirts of Brighton on a Sunny summer Sunday morning you will understand why! WARNING: Do not risk parking where you should not - the tow away squads are very keen to make money here. ALSO! Unlike most towns of my acquaintance, Brighton and Hove charge for parking on Sundays! The council make a fortune out of this and from the fines slapped on out of towners not in the know. You will also find precious few single yellow lines around the town for this very reason, I have told you the ONLY free place that I know in this town in which you can legally... Read review

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Advantages: It's BIG. Wonderfully Colourful. Great Free Entertainment. Carnival Atmosphere.
Disadvantages: Huge Crowds. Big queue for the loo. No day for a stroll in the park.

...the spectacle. More surprisingly, in many respects, there were also large numbers of surprisingly elderly people here - both participating in the parade and, like us, spectating. After the parade finally came to an end, we stood and watched in awe as Preston Park quite literally filled with well over 100,000 people. Put in perspective, before merging with Hove to become a city, Brighton had 200,000 inhabitants. Can you imagine a town of that size with only 400 toilets? Of course there would be enormously long queues! Once this huge crowd assembled in the park they were entertained well into the evening by thumping dance music in several tents. There was also a fun fare with many terrifying rides, plus stalls and stands selling and promoting items that the majority of us would neither have a use for nor be able to identify. Reportedly... Read review

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