Brighton Seafront, Brighton
No trip to Brighton is a trip without visits to the seafront. Exploring along the beachfront promenade one finds bars and restaurants offering everything from ice cream to seafood. Under the arches of West Pier and i360, independent businesses offer fashion, furniture, and photography, and art galleries.
Then of course there's the big seafront attraction, the Palace Pier. The Pier is a Victorian structure, 1,722 feet long, sitting in the middle of the eight mile Brighton-Hove coastline. The pier has an amusement park, restaurants, shelter-skelter and arcade games.
Next door is Sea Life Brighton, the oldest operating aquarium in the world. Sea Life was built in 1872. It has over 5,000 live exhibits, including rays, sharks, turtles, terrapins, seahorses and an anaconda. Undersea life is shown in day and night scenes. Take a ride in a glass bottom boat.
Volk's Electric Railway is the oldest operating electric railway, built in 1883. Its small open-air cars run for more than a mile along the beach top from the Aquarium to the Marina. It runs every 15 minutes. Reservations not needed.
West of the Pier, the Fishing Museum shows the City's origins. Move on to British Airways i360. Float up 500 feet in the air and see it all. On the boundary with Hove is the Peace Statue. After dark, the beachfront glitters with bars and clubs under the Victorian Arches.
Then of course there's the big seafront attraction, the Palace Pier. The Pier is a Victorian structure, 1,722 feet long, sitting in the middle of the eight mile Brighton-Hove coastline. The pier has an amusement park, restaurants, shelter-skelter and arcade games.
Next door is Sea Life Brighton, the oldest operating aquarium in the world. Sea Life was built in 1872. It has over 5,000 live exhibits, including rays, sharks, turtles, terrapins, seahorses and an anaconda. Undersea life is shown in day and night scenes. Take a ride in a glass bottom boat.
Volk's Electric Railway is the oldest operating electric railway, built in 1883. Its small open-air cars run for more than a mile along the beach top from the Aquarium to the Marina. It runs every 15 minutes. Reservations not needed.
West of the Pier, the Fishing Museum shows the City's origins. Move on to British Airways i360. Float up 500 feet in the air and see it all. On the boundary with Hove is the Peace Statue. After dark, the beachfront glitters with bars and clubs under the Victorian Arches.
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Brighton Seafront on Map
Sight Name: Brighton Seafront
Sight Location: Brighton, England (See walking tours in Brighton)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark
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Sight Location: Brighton, England (See walking tours in Brighton)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark
Guide(s) Containing This Sight:
Walking Tours in Brighton, England
Create Your Own Walk in Brighton
Creating your own self-guided walk in Brighton is easy and fun. Choose the city attractions that you want to see and a walk route map will be created just for you. You can even set your hotel as the start point of the walk.
Brighton Seafront Walking Tour
No trip to Brighton is complete without a stroll along the seaside. Here you will know right away that you’re in an English seaside resort, catching the scent of fish and chips and watching deckchairs fluttering in the breeze. Stretching along the pebbly coastline for nearly 5 miles, Brighton's promenade has that Victorian glamour with a dash of youthful energy and style, buzzing with life... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.0 Km or 1.2 Miles
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.0 Km or 1.2 Miles
Brighton Introduction Walking Tour
The town of Bristelmestune is first mentioned in William the Conqueror's Domesday Book of 1085. In 1810 it officially became Brighton. The area of Brighton has known settlements since the Bronze Age. It experienced Celts, Saxons, Romans. But the train stopped with the arrival of the Normans in 1066.
When Conquering William took the helm, Bristelmestune was a fishing village of 400 souls.... view more
Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.2 Km or 1.4 Miles
When Conquering William took the helm, Bristelmestune was a fishing village of 400 souls.... view more
Tour Duration: 1 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.2 Km or 1.4 Miles