"There is a phrase: 'the sweet smell of success'. And I can only tell you, I've had two experiences of that and it just smells like Brighton and oyster bars and things like that."

--- Laurence Olivier

Brighton is located on the south coast of England, and together with Hove forms the city of Brighton and Hove. Brighton is one of the largest and most famous seaside resorts in the United Kingdom.

I lived in halls of residence (York House) at Sussex University for the first year of my degree (1998), then moved back to Worthing for a year or so and finally moved out again into Brighton, Coldean lane in around 2000 with various friends, it's quite a nice place so I figured it should get a page here.

Some of this has been cribbed whole-sale from Wikipedia so for a slightly more informative version check it out in full.

Apparently dating back to before the Domesday Book (1086), the settlement of Brighthelmston emerged as an important health resort during the 18th century and a popular destination for day-trippers after the arrival of the railway in 1841. Brighton experienced rapid population growth reaching a peak of over 160,000 by 1961. Modern Brighton forms part of a conurbation stretching along the coast, known as the Brighton urban area by the Office for National Statistics, with a population of around 480,000.

Brighton is still a popular tourist resort with numerous hotels, restaurants and entertainment facilities, which additionally serve a substantial business conference industry. The modern city of Brighton and Hove is also an important educational centre with two universities and many English language schools.

My favourite places in Brighton are some of the parks (Stammer and Wild), Kensington Street and the two Cafés on it's corner as well as the North Laines in general, then down past Gresham Blakes and HSBC towards the South Laines and The Font and Bath Arms. Finally past the Gun Shop and what is now known as Varsity to the clubs/bars/Cafés (depending on time) along the seafront arches, to be honest that's only barely scratching the surface.