Category Archives: Brighton

 
 

Brighton Brings You A Taste of Thailand

Brighton Short Breaks is in the business of promoting Brighton as a great holiday destination – arguably the best in the UK!  This month visitors to our town will have the opportunity of combining the UKs most happening destination with  the global favourite destination that is Thailand. The Thai Festival comes to Hove on the 25th July.

Brighton has some fantastic Thai restaurants – Sawadee on St James St …

 
 

Brighton’s Naked Bike Ride 2010

Brighton prides itself on being a hip city! If it can do something to promote Green issues (like elect the first Green MP in the UK) – and have fun at the same time then it will!

Hence hundreds and hundreds of broad smiles and bare bums cycling through the city last Sunday – culminating wiht a fantastic nude picnic down on the beach!

Highlighting the need for us all …

 
 

Brighton Pride 2010 – Coming Soon

Brighton Short Breaks has had its small number of self-catering flats and apartments booked up for the week of Pride for some months now and if you are planning on coming down over that period and havent organised your accommodation yet then do it today – because last years record attendance meant many people had to get back on the train at the end of the day and miss a …

 
 

Brighton Showcases Its Creative Talent

Brighton Short Breaks is as conscious as anyone of the difficult economic times we are all currently shouldering – and therefore its particularly pleasing to see the talents of someone who has been in the global design arena, coming back to Brighton and launching their own label!

Jonathan Mitchell, after spending the last five years of his life designing for Puma – that stalwart of the sports arena and hip …

 
 

Brighton Short Breaks Celebrates the World Cup On A Local Scale

The Brighton Sea Front has never been more popular with pupils from 12 city primary schools will take part in a free World Cup Beach Soccer Tournament on Brighton seafront on Monday, 21 June.

‘Teams will be allocated a country playing in the 2010 World Cup and schools are being encouraged to get involved by designing flags and learning about their allocated country’s culture’ as is reported on today’s Brighton …

 
 

Brighton Festival – its 44th!!

Brighton Short Breaks, along with the rest of the city has been feverishly looking through the programmes for not only the main attractions of the forth coming Brighton Festival but also the incredible array of fringe acts.

If you’re still not keyed up on what’s on offer then check out the Brighton Festivals official website, One particular scoop that the Festival Organisers are particularly proud of is the participation of …

 
 

Brighton Museum – History Itself

Brighton Short Breaks is a great fan of Brighton Museum, which provides an excellent destination for both the Brighton and Hove visitor and the resident for a number of reasons and not least the architectural glory of the  building itself.

Located n the beautiful grounds of the Royal Pavilion grounds, its architecture owes much to the heritage and style of the Pavilions designer, John Nash, echoing and reflecting some of …

 
 

Brighton’s Jewel – the Royal Pavilion

Brighton Short Breaks applauds John Nash is the man responsible for the amazing creation that is the Brighton Royal Pavilion. Having been built 200 years ago
it remains one of the most iconic images of Brighton and holds a place of pride in Brighton and Hove residents hearts like no other building.

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Nash was inspired by the extraordinary personality of George IV, and it was from him that so much

 
 

The City, the Witch and the War Horse

Brighton prides itself on its diversity, and the fact that we celebrate so many different cultures and traditions, which is why in the police department’s latest investigations witchcraft is being put under the magnifying glass of our city sleuths!

Over the past few weeks and months there has been a spate of incidences involving the plaiting of horses manes. The plaiting is innocuous enough to look at  and images displayed …

 
 

Brighton and Hove Set For A Sunny Financial Outlook

Brighton Short Breaks welcomes the glowing report about the financial prospects of the city as being in the strongest position in the UK for economic recovery as we emerge slowly from the recession.

In the report published by the Centre For Cities think tank  (no, Id never heard of them either but I wont let that dampen my optimism) they cited the high levels of education in the city, as …