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I live in Brighton now but still have a flat in ED.


Lots to do for families in Brighton and surrounding area. Weather forecast isn't great though. Rye is nice but much quieter (and a longer journey).


Things to do:

- Aquarium @ Sea Life Centre

- Pier (amusements, fairground rides)

- Royal Pavillion

- Wander round North Laine and The Lanes

- Druscillas (http://www.drusillas.co.uk ? a bit further out)

- Devil's Dyke/South Downs


Places to eat:

- Bills (a must see)

- Giraffe

- Sussex Yeoman Pub (nr station)

- Carluccios/Strada/etc


Hope this helps,


Laurence

Places to eat:


- Giraffe

- Carluccios/Strada/etc


why would you go to Brighton to eat in these places? They aren't without merit but they are becoming fairly ubiquitous - one of the reasons to go to Brighton is surely to eat somewhere you wouldn't normally be able to?

sorry - was a bit negative myself


I would approach Brighton much as I appoach anywhere else - be guided by curiosity and your nose


Avoid the central shopping areas. The Lanes might be cute for some people but a young child and a heavily pregnant wife might find it a bit crowded


A good stroll along the seafront and some chips by the sea might be a cliche, but I don't get to do it often and it's ace

Why are people always so negative? I come from and grew up in Brighton, and have never had a problem parking there. I tend to use the Church Street NCP, or the Trafalgar Street car park in the North Laines, they're cheaper and generally quieter than than the city centre ones.

You could always get the train from Victoria.

Druscilla's is brilliant fun! I spent many a happy day there in the school holidays! Particularly liked the meercat dome.

Well.....


From my "Family outings" scrapbook (& I lived down that way....)


1. The Beach area


Parking in the underground car park along the sea front towards Hove is good


Opposite (ish ) the Angel statue on the front


The Regency fish bar on the corner by the car park is an institution & they like children, the food is good too


Plus down on the lower part of front you have a good playground & if you walk East (left ) it goes toward the pier. It's nice & safe for children & there's interesting shops, places to eat ect


Turn right is toward the Swimming pool (if you have your swimming gear & it's raining )


Check out the smoke house on the beach , their home smoked fish all done on site


2. The Market Lanes area..


There are other places good places in & around the Market lanes, if you like really healthy family eating then try this http://www.billsproducestore.co.uk/mainmenu.asp it's in North Street, ( there are 2 "lanes" in Brighton. Market lanes is the more relaxed, slightly hippy one)


Essentially come out of Brighton station & turn first left down the hill or if you drive , turn up at the level near St Peters church on the green area. You'll find a car park at the back of the staion nr Trafalgar Place

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?client=safari&rls=en&q=Norfolk+Place+brighton&oe=UTF-8&redir_esc=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=Norfolk+Pl,+Brighton,+East+Sussex+BN1+2PF&gl=uk&ei=5O0S7HJHdmK4gaV9NHGDg&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CAgQ8gEwAA here's a map


Both areas are good, though different


Anyway what ever you do....



Enjoy !



W**F

daizie Wrote:

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> Is the nudist beach still there ?


____________________________________________


Well...


In March it shrinks a bit


Though volumes swell in the Summer season


Full to bursting point in the evenings


(Plenty of cleaning up in the morning:-$)





W**F

Swagger Wrote:

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> Your timing is perfect, Barry. Brighton is a

> student town, but they've broken up for Easter

> which means you should - don't hold me to it - get

> some peace and quiet, especially what with having

> a little 'un in tow.

>

> Have fun.


________________________________________________________


Sorry Baz....


( can I call you that Barry ? )...



It's a student "city" actually



But have fun there anyway..



W**F

woofmarkthedog Wrote:

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> Well.....

>

> From my "Family outings" scrapbook (& I lived down

> that way....)

>

> 1. The Beach area

>

> Parking in the underground car park along the sea

> front towards Hove is good

>

> Opposite (ish ) the Angel statue on the front

>

> The Regency fish bar on the corner by the car park

> is an institution & they like children, the food

> is good too

>

> Plus down on the lower part of front you have a

> good playground & if you walk East (left ) it goes

> toward the pier. It's nice & safe for children &

> there's interesting shops, places to eat ect

>

> Turn right is toward the Swimming pool (if you

> have your swimming gear & it's raining )

>

> Check out the smoke house on the beach , their

> home smoked fish all done on site

>

> 2. The Market Lanes area..

>

> There are other places good places in & around the

> Market lanes, if you like really healthy family

> eating then try this

> http://www.billsproducestore.co.uk/mainmenu.asp

> it's in North Street, ( there are 2 "lanes" in

> Brighton. Market lanes is the more relaxed,

> slightly hippy one)

>

> Essentially come out of Brighton station & turn

> first left down the hill or if you drive , turn up

> at the level near St Peters church on the green

> area. You'll find a car park at the back of the

> staion nr Trafalgar Place.

>

> Both areas are good, though different

>

> Anyway what ever you do....

>

>

> Enjoy !

>

>

> W**F



If we're going to be pedantic, the two areas in Brighton are 'The Lanes' (the older area nearer the seafront, with about a million jewellery shops) and the 'North Laines'(the more eclectic, 'hippy' area).


My favorite restaurant is Food For Friends on Prince Albert Street. It's a vegetarian/vegan restaurant, but don't let that put you off. They do fantastic food, and very nice alcoholic and non-alcohic cocktails!


For children, I'd go to the Sealife centre, or under the Arches on the seafront. You could also try Volks Railway, although I'm not sure if it's open at the moment.


If you do go, I hope you have a lovely time. I really miss Brighton now I'm in London. :-(

The Sevendials restaurant is very nice - 5 mintues walk behind the railway station. Does an excellent set price lunch menu. Bit of a way from the centre of Brighton but could probably park around there (don't know as always take the train so we can enjoy the wine at the restaurant)

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