Brighton Pier

...People who have never visited Brighton may not have even heard of the Pavilion, Clock Tower or Preston Manor, however I would lay odds on the fact that they would be able to tell you that Brighton has two piers and probably even that one of them is falling into the sea. Without the aid of a time machine, I am unable to deliver to you a review on the West Pier that would be of any value, so instead this review is of the one that is still very much ...
...born, in my childhood days, Brighton sea front, the two piers and even the Royal Pavilion were regarded strictly as the preserve of tourists. Of course these people that came to "our town" - tourists - were regarded as a lower order, under no circumstances to be mixed with. Good job my parents were not employed in the tourist industry then I guess! Fortunately, in adulthood, I have, I hope, taken a more enlightened view of the City in which I live, ...

RICHADA 10.10.2005 (09.07.2006) · Read full review
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...all. Officially known as The Brighton Marine Palace Pier or the Palace Pier for short it officially opened in the May of 1899. By this date the Victorians and their predecessors had already built many other piers, including two earlier ones at Brighton. Brighton's first pier was constructed in 1823. This was known as The Royal Suspension Chain Pier and still existed in 1891 when construction of the Palace Pier began. At this time the Chain Pier was ...
...wonderful bird's eye view of Brighton whilst others will suspend you precariously over the sea. I watched with interest but decided to give them a miss. For the less adventurous there are things like a log flume and carousels. Tokens need to be purchased from one of the kiosks on the pier to go on the rides. These cost £1 a time with most rides costing between one and three tokens a time although the main rides can set you back as much as a whopping ...

micksheff 09.05.2009 · Read full review
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I last visited Brighton Pier about 3 weeks ago whilst visiting for the weekend with my girlfriend. It's a fascinating if slightly depressing place. It's a throwback to the glory days of the English Seaside and at the height of summer can be so much fun. The beginning of October in the rain however has it's own unique charms and lack of them too. For those who don't know the pier, it is in the heart of Brighton off the main seafront promenade and ...
...games, slot machines and other devices for robbing you of your valuable pennies. At the end of the pier are the serious amusements and rides including a rickety looking roller coaster precariously perched on the edge of the pier, a ghost house lacking in frights and a number of carousels for the more feint hearted amongst us. Sadly, although I have used these in the distant past when I feared for my life less often than I do now, the rides were shut ...

Nixu1980 04.11.2009 · Read full review
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Brighton Pier was built in the Victorian times and still retains its Victorian splender.This thriving pier has a built in fun fair at the far end with ferris wheel,dodgems,helterskelter and all the old favourites that you would expect from this lovelly holliday resort.There are many fruit machines to play with low or high jackpots.There is a bar on the pier so you can have a pint or two with your lunch or dinner;the food there was very good when ...
...the horizen,while looking back towards Brighton you see the amazing architecture and the pretty beach although its stones and not sand its still nice to see,also the Volks railway runs along the beach up to the Marina which has a large shopping complex and cinema,and you see many of the small Volks trains going up and down.I found Brighton pier to be a lovely place wether in the sunshine in the summer when its fantastic but also even in the winter ...

mclaurin 26.09.2009 · Read full review
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