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| Travel Guide 2 > Europe > UK > Towns and Cities > Brighton |
Brighton
Brighton is a town on the South coast of England in the UK, that together with its neighbor, Hoveforms the city of Brighton and Hove. As of 2007, Brighton itself had an estimated population of 155,919, with perhaps as many as 480,000 people living in the conurbation centered on Brighton.
Brighton has been a health resort since the 18th century, a popular seaside destination for visitors from London and the rest of the Southeast England, since the building of railways in the mid 19th century.
There are many hotels, restaurants and entertaint venues in Brighton, and also an active gay scene (the city has been described as the "gay capital of Britain"). Brighton also a pier, and a Royal Pavilion, the latter having been constructed in an Indo-Saracenic style as a royal residence (it is no longer used for this purpose) for the Prince Regent (who was later to become King George IV).
Key Facts about Brighton
Royal Pavilion:
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- Brighton is a town on the South coast of England.
- The town has been a health resort, associated with sea bathing, since the 18th century.
- After completion of a rail link to London,
Brighton became a popular tourist destination, especially for day-trippers from
London.
- The seafront at brighton has a pebble beach, as well as numerous restaurants,
bars, amusement arcades, nightclubs, and sport facilities.
- Brighton is home to the second largest annual arts festival in the UK (after
Edinburgh. The Brighton Festival is held in May of each year,
and incorporates processions and parades, outdoor events, theatre, music, and visual
art displays.
- The Brighton Fringe, a fringe performance festival runs alongside the Brighton
Festival.
- Brighton has a significant LGBT community, and is sometimes known as the
"gay capital of Britain", or the "gay capital of the South"
( Blackpool is consider the gay capital of the North).
- Brighton is also a key media center, especial of digital and "new media". Because of this, Brighton has sometimes been referred to as "silicon beach".
Attractions and Places of Interest in Brighton
Some of the attractions and places of interest in Brighton include:
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Books about Brighton
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