♥ Brighton

Posted on: 12 September 2009

I’ve lived in Brighton for the past 3 years whilst studying at the University of Sussex. I’d never been to Brighton before so it was a bit of an adventure when I first moved down to the south coast back in 2006. Three years on and I’ve been convinced of Brighton’s charms.

So why do I love Brighton? I’m not even going to avoid the cliché expression here. Brighton is just such a chilled out city. It avoids the hustle and bustle that is commonplace in other cities across the UK. Gay capital of England? Apparently. I haven’t really noticed. But as far as the Brighton people go, all I know is unsavoury characters (see: chavs) are in small numbers. Which definitely improves a night out. Did I mention the night life?

Awesome nightlife. Ha. It’s my favourite place to spend an evening and for good reason. Bars, pubs and clubs are everywhere in the centre of Brighton. And because Brighton is fairly small - well, a better word is compact - you can walk pretty much everywhere. It’s very refreshing to me to be able to go out in the evening and not have to worry about buses, cars or taxis.

Oh, and how many cities do you know with a pier and a beach? Yep, Brighton rocks. And the weather? They don’t call it sunny Brighton for nothing. You certainly get a lot more sunshine in the south of the country.

Unfortunately, due to financial constraints after I finished my degree I also finished the tenancy on my rented Brighton house and at the moment am back home in Cambridgeshire. But to summarise, I share the sentiments of a famous cyborg assassin.

I’ll be back.

P.S. if you enjoyed the previous post, you’ll be pleased to know Everything Everything are playing at Jam in Brighton on the 3rd November.