Brighton Short Breaks loves Downton Abbey

Brighton Short Breaks has become hooked, like many people, to the television series of Downton Abbey and the fact that it is filmed in such a beautiful historical institution is even better. The series is set in Edwardian times and follows the ups and downs of the Crawley family and their servants during the First World War. Hig
hclere Castle in Hampshire is used for all the exterior and some …

 
 

Brighton Short Breaks looks at the history of classification

Brighton Short Breaks has been looking at the importance of classification in museums throughout the years and the arguments that can surround how objects are ordered. From looking at history through the classification of objects we can see what the relationship is between objects and knowledge and how this differs depending what age you are from. Wikipedia tells us that Taxonomy is the practise and science of classification or the …

 
 

Brighton Short Breaks on walking in history

Brighton Short Breaks has been wondering about the importance of actually being in a place of heritage and what it might mean to the visitor. We definitely believe that the technology we have now is a fantastic way for people to visit museums and look at collections that they may not have been able to otherwise. Having said that if the visitor can, there is something to be said for …

 
 

Brighton Short Breaks likes what the Brighton Centre has to offer.

Brighton Short Breaks regularly visits the Brighton Centre which often plays host to a whole range of activities. There are comedy shows like Bill Bailey who is on in November right through to musical concerts from artists like Will Young, Jessie J and Kasabian. On occasion the centre also plays host to special exhibitions and in February next year the Brighton model world will be there.

Anyone who loves models …

 
 

Brighton Short Breaks views on Damien Hirst

Brighton short breaks likes to take an interest in artists and Damien Hirst is always a hot topic of conversation. Damien Hirst was born 7 June 1965, grew up in Leeds and studied at Goldsmith’s College in London. His works of art have been widely criticised over the years and shown all over the UK.

His most controversial pieces have included a pickled shark, a rotting cow and a human …

 
 

How entertaining can our museums be over the summer holidays?

Brighton Short Breaks couldn’t help but think that with one of the worst summer holidays for weather nearly over, how can an inside entertainment venue such as a museum compete with other indoor leisure activities in entertaining the kids and are they good value for money?

Great lengths have been attempted by many museums in recent years in order to cater to every generation and scholarly level. Introducing children to …

 
 

BRIGHTON SHORT BREAKS “IN HOUSE” ENGLISH TUITION.

Brighton Short Breaks  can now offer specially tailored English tuition in one of our locations. These classes can be from one-to-one up to one-to-four, all for the same flat fee, unlike the conventional English Language Schools where there is a tuition charge per person.

Not only will BSB’s offer save you money but will guarantee a much more concentrated learning experience due to the size of the group (maximum four). The teacher, …

 
 

Teaching Queens (Square) English in Brighton

When  Dominic,the owner one of Brighton Short Breaks busiest property owners stopped teaching English Language after over 20 years experience of tuition to senior business people and legal eagles, he thought he’d put away his text books for good, but during the summer of 2010, happily for a team of visiting business colleagues he agreed to  blow the dust off them and put them to good use once more.

Brighton …

 
 

Brighton Property For Sale

Brighton Short Breaks is always conscious that adequate bathroom facilities are essential to ensure the success of a holiday booking. Any parties of more than six almost invariably require more than one bathroom – but a rare opportunity has come up for a lucky person to own a property totally devoted to toilets.

On June the 7th,  at The Brighton Hilton Metropole Hotel there’ s a public auction and one …

 
 

Brighton Short Term Rentals and Corporate Lets Part 1

Brighton Corporate Lets and Brighton Short Term Rentals can really offer a good solution if you need to be in Brighton and Hove for any length of time. But often people making enquiries about the cost are surprised by the cost and think it unfairly high. Id like to offer a break down of the cost to enable the reader to decide if Brighton Short Term Rentals or Brighton Corporate …