BRIGHTON PIER (PALACE PIER) (Brighton Palace Pier)

Member Name: Parsley

Product:	Brighton Palace Pier
Date:	12/09/00 (116 review reads)
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Advantages: Free entry, fun for kids, plenty to do & see

Disadvantages: rides are over-priced & poor value for money

The Palace pier (free entry) is best visited at night, although it's fun to visit in the daytime and get a good view of Brighton and the sea, it looks really good lit up at night. It is full of the usual fairground type of games and rides, which aren't cheap at £1-£2 each, a family could end up spending rather a lot of money. The rides are also very short, so you don't really get good value for money either. There are 2 mini rollercoasters, a couple of rides which involve goind upside down (no thanks!), trampolines, go-karts, dogems and lots of rides for small children. There are also deckchairs, souvenir shops, sweet shops (Brighton Rock), a bar and various snack facilites for those who just want a walk on the pier - you can't be guaranteed any peace though - the fairground rides and slot machines are VERY noisy, which is OK if you're playing on them, but if you just want to sit down and relax a while the noise can be a bit irritating! I took my 5-month-old baby there at night and he loved all the noise & bright flashing lights - I think he thought that it was an extension of his Fisher-Price baby gym!
Anyway, this is definitely a must if you're visiting Brighton with a family, it will keep everyone entertained for hours from Granny to the youngest child, but be prepared to be a little out of pocket if you go on all the rides!

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