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The Palace Pier

Brighton Pier, Madeira Drive, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 1TW

Phone: 01273 609361

Description:Brighton Pier

Website:www.brightonpier.co.uk

Found in category: Brighton Tourist Attractions, Brighton Amusement Arcades, Brighton Restaurants - Fast Food, Brighton Psychics, Brighton Kemptown

Brighton Pier is Brighton's premier tourist attraction and is the one place that most tourists will go to in their quest for cheesy things to do. Occasionally Brightonians also go there it has been alleged.

Brighton Pier

Building work started on the Palace Pier in 1891 and it opened 8 years later in May 1899 after costing £137,000 to build. This was Brighton's third pier (excessive or what). A condition to be met by its builders, in exchange for permission to build, was that the first, The Royal Suspension Chain Pier of 1823, which had fallen into a state of disrepair, was to be demolished. They were saved this task by a storm which largely destroyed the Chain Pier.

A concert hall opened two years later, and by 1911 this had become a theatre.

Brighton Pier

In 1986 the theatre at the end of the pier was removed, under an understanding that it would be replaced. This did not happen and the present seaward end building looks fairly modern in comparison with the rest of the structure, supporting a domed amusement arcade and several fairground rides, including several thrill rides, children's rides, roller coasters and a log flume.

Brighton Pier

The pier had signs reading "Brighton Pier" which was attached to it in 2000, although this change is not recognised by the National Piers Society or many of the residents of Brighton and Hove. Local newspaper The Argus still usually refers to the structure as the Palace Pier.

Brighton Pier

The Palace Pier suffered a large fire on 4 February 2003 but the damage was limited and most of the pier was able to reopen the next day. This was a fraught period for Brighton's piers, with much damage occurring to the West Pier (of 1866) shortly before and after this event.

On the pier you will find such wonderfull things as:

  1. A Funfair
  2. Side Stalls
  3. Kids Entertainment
  4. Seagulls
  5. Take-Away Food
  6. Arcades
  7. Restaurant

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Nearby Landmarks to The Palace Pier:

LandmarkDistance (miles)
Brighton Marina1.71
Brighton Pier0.02
Brighton Railway Station0.71
Brighton Sealife Centre2.50
Churchill Square0.48
Clock Tower0.45
Duke of Yorks Picture House1.01
Hove Railway Station1.86
Stanmer House3.05
Sussex County Cricket Club1.43
The Brighton Centre0.45
The British Engineerium2.46
The Lanes0.23
The North Laines0.61
The West Pier0.67
University Of Sussex3.05
Withdean Stadium 2.50