• Added: 11th of September 2008
• Area: Brighton
• Category: Sightseeing and Attractions

Brighton BN2 1EN
01273 292718

Rojimbo said
on the sea front and great for kids
Well Its a little train line, an electric one, that runs along the sea front. Its been around a longtime and over the years there have been several changes to the route and length of the railway. Its been extended westwards from the Aquarium to the old Chain Pier, then later on the line was extended from the Chain Pier to the Banjo Groyne. In 1901 the line was extended beyond the Banjo Groyne to the Black rock. You can buy a family saver ticket which is valid for 2 adults and up to 3 children or 1 adult and up to 4 children between the Aquarium & Black Rock (for Marina) for £3.50 single / £6.00 return which is not bad and kids do love it. The trains operate weekdays from 10am to 5pm, and until 6pm on weekends and bank holidays, in the summer. Not quite sure the exact times you would need to check those out.

• Added: 11th of September 2008
• Area: Brighton
• Category: Shops

Brighton

Rojimbo said
lots to buy
Brightons covered shopping centre has a wide selection of places to shop till you drop. with lots of big name stores like debenhams and some smaller brand names too. We love the millies cookies stall and the lego shop too. The array of shops is good and parking in the centre car park is good value compared to other places in town. This place is very often soo busy at weekends and I am usually fed up with people bumping in to me all the time, its a bit of a rat run at times. There a several mini stalls in the centre selling skin care, hair stylers and those horrid plastic gardening clogs plus a few others. Not as vast as other centres but pretty good over all, just stop walking in to people....please.

• Added: 11th of September 2008
• Area: Brighton
• Category: Hotels and Travel

Brighton BN1 2FU
01273 775432

Rojimbo said
average at best
This hotel looks wonderful when you drive past and the downstairs areas almost live up to your expectations but the bedrooms are a bit tired, but this has been the case with other hiltons I have stayed at too, so no change really. This one is 4 star though and you do expect better. If you pay for an overpriced sea view room then some of them are a little better, but the dreary old rear view, or car park side rooms are quite dated and sad. Come on hilton, why dont you update this place and give people what they are paying for, a touch of class. It does some times do the odd night for £99 on the net, but there are other smaller hotels that have nicer rooms for the same money. Plus you still have no where to park your car for free, so add between £25 and £15 a night to your bill.

• Added: 11th of September 2008
• Area: Brighton
• Category: Hotels and Travel

Brighton BN1 2PP
01273 738201

Rojimbo said
book on the net
This hotel is in a prime spot on the main sea front road of brighton, it looks very pretty from the outside and with a sea view room, the view form the hotel is lively during the day and worth the extra cash. Rooms are some times smaller than you would want but the over all standard is ok. The best rates are always on the internet, some times you can pick up two nights with dinner one night and breakfast each morning for around £160, for 2 nights in a double room which for this town is a pretty good deal. The down side is the parking, you need to reserve and stay in it whilst there otherwise you will be out of luck upon your return, but this hotel is close to town so you can walk in very easily. Over all quite a nice hotel, shame about the parking.

• Added: 11th of September 2008
• Area: Brighton
• Category: Hotels and Travel

Brighton BN1 1NT
01273 329202

Rojimbo said
no parking
this hotel is right on the sea front on the busy main road, so do not book in here if you want a quiet nights sleep. Mind you most of the hotels in brighton are on this busy sea front so you will have the same busy traffic noise till late at night. The hotel itself is old fashioned in decor and some of the basement rooms are really very dingy and musty smelling. Go for a good old sea view and book on the internet if you can to get a much much cheaper rate than if you just walk in off the street. There are worse places to stay in brighton and the breakfast is ok, but you do need to think about how much it will cost you to park your car and add this to you costs..

• Added: 11th of September 2008
• Area: Brighton
• Category: Take Aways

Brighton BN2 1TA
01273 690691

Rojimbo said
near the sea front
harry ramsdens is a chain of famous fish and chip shops which is why the food is probably not as good as your local corner chippie and twice the price. The place, oops a joke there, is ok, nothing special. As far as value for money goes well for a brighton restaurant its average, the food, well its not that bad, but it could be so much better. The usual suspects are on the menu, well it is a fish and chip restaurant. High lights um, thats a hard one, well its quite close to the beach and the main route along the sea front, so at least you will be able to find it. Would I go again, probably not, would try some where else.

• Added: 11th of September 2008
• Area: Brighton
• Category: Stations and Transport

Brighton BN1 1US
0870 606 7050

Rojimbo said
a fair price
Well brighton is not the cheapest place to park your car, in many cases you would be better off getting the bus. But this car park is very central to the town and churchill square shopping centre. It is for this town fairly reasonable, cheaper than a lot of places and all under cover too. Pay for your parking before you return to your car and just put the ticket in to the machine when you get to the barrier and hey presto ... off you go. But seriously, this is very good value for brighton, so don't tell too many people, or it will be full next time you try to park, ha.

• Added: 11th of September 2008
• Area: Brighton
• Category: Food and Drink

Brighton BN1 2TB
01273 328532

Rojimbo said
lovely
who does not love thorntons, they offer seriously good value for chocolates and gift wrapped luxury selections. The place never fails to please, the champagne truffles are divine and the viennese ones are great too. Prices are on the whole quite fair for what you get and most people are impressed with a thorntons treat or too. For those of you who did not know, they also make some of the chocolate boxes for a well known semi up market food and clothing chain, give you a hint,....... these are not just any chocolates they are handmade, gold plated, velvet wrapped, deliciously wonderful chocolates, et, etc,.......... can you guess who they are yet!

• Added: 11th of September 2008
• Area: Brighton
• Category: Food and Drink

Brighton BN1 1AG
01273 329462

Rojimbo said
fantastic creations
This place has the most amazing over the top and elaborate chocolate creations you can imagine. The shop window is usually full of some arty piece made totally out of chocolate. Why they do not sit there melting I do not know. It is very creative but seriously overpriced for most of whats on display. They used to put signs on the window displays saying stuff like, "If you're called greg and you are from wales, born in 1969 and its your birthday on the 12 th October then you can take home this 10ft high hand made chocolate dragon sculpture for free". I wish I knew if any one has ever gone in and claimed one of these prizes, but the window display certainly gets a lot of attention. Five stars for art, 1 star for price... its not cheap.

• Added: 11th of September 2008
• Area: Brighton
• Category: Cafes and Coffee Shops

Brighton BN1 1RD
01273 711179

Rojimbo said
what a great idea
What a great idea for a business and what a great little money maker it has become. A shop where you can go for a minimum of £2.70 you can mash up your favorite sweets and drink them as a yummy milk shake. The choice is amazing, you can have parma violets, nutella, milkyway stars, ferreo rocher, extra strong mints, etc, etc, plus some well thought out named shakes for a little extra cash. Then you can also add toppings, inc whipped cream, popping candy, mini oreos, tempted yet, yum. Kids love this place and rightly so, adults seem to love it too, expect to see a chain of shakaways near you soon. What ever happened to the other milk shake bar, its gone, never mind its world domination for shake away.