Brighton Beach

- Brighton Palace Pier, i360, West Pier, Kingsway, Kings Road, Marine Parade, Grand Hotel, Hilton Brighton Metropole

Brighton Beach is a long beach in central Brighton. It is a very popular tourist destination for Londoners. Even if the astmosphere is a bit continental, the weather is unpolite, winds can be very cold, and it is a stone beach and not a sand beach, so not so pleasant. But it is still the largest seaside tourist destination near London. A major road, that changes names from Marine Parade to Kings Road and finally Kingsway for the longest part, goes along the beach, as well as a beach promenade, where you can walk and sit down on restaurants and bars, use the chilidrens attractions like the merry-go-round, shop in souvenir shops etc. At night the music can be quite load and a lot skaters can be seen in the area.

The tallest structure is the British Airways i360 (or Brighton i360), a futuristic observation tower built in 2016, situated along the beach promenade. It is 162m tall and consist of a doughnut-shaped aerodynamic pod that takes visitors up and down a slender spire.

Brighton Palace Pier is the only pier in Brighton and one of the most famous symbols of the city. It is 525m long and was built in 1899. There used to be three piers in Brighton, but this one is the only still standing and it is Grade II-listed. The West Pier was another pier, but only ruins are left on it after it fell into disrepair and later burnt down (2003) after it was closed in 1975. But the West Pier ruins is Grade I-listed and and looks beautiful at sunset.

Regency Square and Brunswick Terrace are beautiful squares that face the beachfront, lined with Victorian townhouses. Along the beach road you find large classic hotels, the Grand Hotel Brighton, that was built in 1864 and known for the IRA bombing/assassination attempt of Margret Thatcher, and the Hilton Brighton Metropole. The Peace Statue, also called King Edward VII Memorial and the South African War Memorial, can be foudn along the beach promenade.