Brighton Pier

[Josky]

Lived in Brighton (or Hove) my whole life - haven't been on the pier for YEARS. Also, never been inside the Royal Pavilion.

You're missing out on an absolute treat, it's superb. Fortunately, I wasn't dragged round it when I was at school which I imagine diminishes anyone's interest of a site as fascinating as the Pavilion. It's a wonder, really it is, go as soon as you can, you won't regret it.

Also, anyone that has never been to the Booth Museum needs to get there now. Superb, a real gem if you have kids.

 

[Mustela Furo]

They changed the name of it didn't they? It's now called the Brighton Pier. Sadly, the pier too has changed, it is a smelly, noisy rip off, nice on a sunny winters day for a bracing walk, but grotty on a summers day when the food [sic] outles are on full song pumping out putrid for extrotionate prices and the chavvy little scrotes are running around trying to pinch your mobile.

The two are heavily linked due to the owners. One day it will be sold and the new owener will see sense and re-instate the PALACE pier.

 

[Gullys Cats]

Good to hear the pier is popular with brightonians/locals, people always take for granted whats on their door step, when i lived in hastings i met people who hadn't been to the beach for 20 years...crazy, now...i might try this pavilion you talk about on the weekend.

 

[Lush]

The two are heavily linked due to the owners. One day it will be sold and the new owener will see sense and re-instate the PALACE pier.

It is up for sale. Perhaps Tony will buy it and change the name back

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

the pier is rubbish, i literally have no idea why anyone would enjoy it

 

[Barrel of Fun]

It was originally the Brighton Marine Palace Pier, I think.

 

[mlg57]

Love the pier, I lived in Rottingdean and then Woodingdean as a youngster and visited many times. I remember fishing off the girders under the ghost train (great for Pout Whiting) and then off the front on the pier for Mackerel. I remember many happy days. Since leaving Brighton in 1985 and moving north I still love visiting with my wife and children, they love it too now. I'd recommend it to everybody, it's a piece of British history, just a shame about the West Pier because that was even better.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Air Hockey

 

[Peever]

Its a local attraction, its no different than any other city in the world. Just like the local attractions in my home town minus going on them last year when friends were in town I had not been to either in nearly 10 years

 

[OzMike]

Used to love going on the PALACE pier, for fish and chips, seafood and was a bit of wizz with 'grabbing' machines.
Used to have queues of kids coming to get furry toys, after I had got my kids one each.
It would take me about three goes to suss out, then for every five goes for a pound I would average about three toys.
I even managed to get them one of the giant camels each very cheaply on the big grabbing machine, I just have a knack for them.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Won't go back till the Palace Pier renaming ceremony.

 

[shaun_rc]

The two are heavily linked due to the owners. One day it will be sold and the new owener will see sense and re-instate the PALACE pier.

This. The renaming was associated with the owner's campaign to stop the West Pier from being rebuilt, and possibly the suspicious circumstances around the double arson attack that left the West Pier in its current condition. Nothing has ever been proved either way, but you have to stroke your chin...

I've always thought it's funny that we all want it to be called "Palace" again, but that is what it is - the Palace Pier.