 Brighton is just 49
minutes train ride from central London and 25 minutes from London Gatwick Airport, there
are entertainments of all kind. It is a curious mixture of the brash vulgarity of seaside
piers, winkles, candy floss, furtive, adulterous weekends, and Regency elegance.Until
the middle of the 18th century, it was a small fishing village called
Brighthelmstone. In
1750, Dr Richard Russell published a Latin treatise extolling the virtues of sea water for
drinking and bathing. And Brighton's popularity began.
Suddenly it became fashionable to 'take the water',
and royalty, literati, and the upper classes were pushed down the beach in bathing machines
to plunge modestly into the sea.
The growth of Brighton was encouraged by the arrival of the railway, which brought
increasing numbers of day-trippers to disport themselves on the pebbly beach. Brighton is
also well know as a conference centre, and the major political parties, as well as the
TUC, may hold their conferences there in the autumn.
Brighton's best known landmark has again been named one of Britain's top tourist
attractions. The holiday Which? Guide voted the Brighton Pavilion one of the seven best
heritage sites to visit. This is the second glowing endorsement of the pavilion in less
than a week. The Which? Guide to Tourist Attractions 2000 voted it the best heritage and
history attraction in the UK. The pavilion got top marks after being judged on value for
money, facilities and customer service.
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