Happy go lucky chap living in Brighton and London. Lover of confectionary, food and drink.
Happy go lucky chap living in Brighton and London. Lover of confectionary, food and drink.
Member since:18.02.2005
Reviews:18
Members who trust:4
This is a flat area of land in central Brighton, just off London Road. It is in fact where scrunge pop rockers 'The Levellers' got their name from.
The Level is near St Peter's Church and provides one of the few places you can kick a ball about in central brighton. It is quite a large space at about 500 metres by 500 metres and has a criss cross of cycle lanes and paths going through it.
It has grassy areas for sun bathing and playing frisbee in and even has a skate park/recreational area for the kids to play in. There is an amount of trees you can sit under during sunny weather or rainy days! However there used to be lots more, but I am told that they were destroyed by the great storm of 1987.
During the summer, usually in June/July a fair plonks itself down on the level and many other festivals and events have been at the Level, such as Brighton Pride before it out grew the venue.
It is a place where many people go to practice various outdoors activities such as Capoera the Brazillian martial art, football, frisbee, running and even bongo playing.
If you find yourself at the level and what an impromptu picnic there is a small sainsburys nearby on London Road, or you can always pop into one of the many bars in the area to quench your thirst.
How to get there
There are many buses you can hop on to get to The Level including the No. 5 and No. 49. Just ask for a ticket to the Open Market which is just over the road from The Level. Fares are currently in the region of £1 per journey.
I haven't been there for years but remember it well and from your review it sounds like it hasn't changed much over the years, I do remember the horrific storm that caused so much destuction there.....I shall be spending a week in Balcombe again this year end of July I will be visiting Brighton for a day so I will take a look. Heatherx
marmiladey 26.02.2005 09:56
Good start Harvey ... Perhaps a little more info? I have never been to Brighton whilst your review sparks interest I could not find the place you talk of. Are there other places of interest nearby ?? kayxx
Averilla 25.02.2005 18:41
I remember the storm and yes there used to be a lot more trees, The level was devastated afterwards !! Have been here a lot, not so much nowadays though. Av xx
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