Brighton is a great city to visit during a sunny weekend. The journey from London is really short and only takes about an hour with trains departing from numerous stations in the city. Enjoy the sea, the sun and the fish and chips!
Best time to go: you can visit Brighton all the way from spring to autumn. However, I would try to avoid the very hot weekends as the city gets extremely crowded and this can ruin the experience.
General advice: Brighton is a great place to walk around the seaside and even nicer to have some drinks and lunch right by the beach, though in my personal opinion it is not a great place to go on the beach because it is a pebbly beach rather than a sandy one! However, if this is not a problem for you… you will definitely enjoy.
The recommended place to stay is "Q Square by Supercity Aparthotels”, just 500 yards from the beach and at a great location it is the perfect place for a weekend escape.
Day 1: Pavilion and the Lanes
Start your day by visiting the Pavilion and the Brighton Museum. The Royal Pavilion is an exotic palace in the centre of Brighton with a colourful history. Built as a seaside pleasure palace for King George IV, this historic house mixes Regency grandeur with the visual style of India and China. The Pavilion is really spectacular, it is surprising that such an unusual architecture with oriental influences was built in England in 1818.
Visit the inside of the Pavilion and take a walk around the garden. You can choose whether to visit the Brighton museum as well or just have walk around the building.
The next stop should be the Lanes. The Lanes were once the hub of the old fishing town. Today it is a lively neighbourhood packed with upmarket restaurants, quaint tea rooms, and traditional pubs. At its heart lies a warren of narrow, twisting alleyways filled with independent jewellers and tiny, high-end antiques shops. You can spend hours walking around the streets, every single corner is beautiful and the shops are so unique and special.
A couple of recommended restaurants in the area are: “Riddle & Finns The Lanes” for seafood lovers, “the Flint House” for a British menu with a great rooftop and “Lost in the Lanes” for a nice brunch.
Day 2: Palace Pier and Seafront
Your last day can be enjoyed walking around the seafront, the beach and the Palace Pier. The Palace Pier opened in 1899 and it is home to fairground rides, bars, restaurants and deckchairs to enjoy the sea view. If you walk towards the West Pier, you can also go up the British Airways i360 which is a 162 m observation tower on the seafront. If you keep walking to the west you will arrive at the ”Hove Beach Huts” that are quite cute to take a picture at.
However without a doubt the best thing to do is to grab a fish and chips at “RYBKA (the fish likes to swim)” and to go and sit down at the beach to have it. After lunch, you can relax having a drink at “Bison Beer | Beach Bar @ Sea Lanes” right on the beach.
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