Position:50°50′N;0°10′W
Population:250,000
Description:Brighton is the largest and best known seaside resort on the English Channel Coast, an urban center of population which, together with Hove, spreads for some 6mi/10km along the pebbled shoreline and over the sometimes steep chalk hills of the South Downs. Once a fishing village with narrow winding lanes, after 1750 it developed into an elegant watering place where, especially in the 19th C, the English aristocracy and upper classes used to gather. In 1841 it was linked to London by rail. Relaxing under the benign influence of sea air and mineral springs, visitors took leisurely strolls along the boulevards and piers and relaxed in the ballrooms of the fashionable hotels. Reminders of this period still abound: charming Regency terraces, the delightful Palace Pier and the exotic Royal Pavilion, the extraordinary folly created by the flamboyant and eccentric “Prinny”, Prince of Wales - later George IV. Today even once fashionable Brighton has surrendered to mass tourism, the 3mi/5km long terraced sea front being lined with souvenir shops and amusement arcades. In addition to a full calendar of cultural events there are race meetings in the summer months and the famous Veteran Car Rally in November; there are also several sports stadiums. Over and above the lucrative holiday trade, the resort is highly popular as a conference venue. The University of Sussex, founded in 1961, is located on the outskirts. With Brighton having abandoned any pretensions to being a port, the industrial center of gravity has shifted west to nearby Shoreham.
Attraction:

Art Gallery and Museum
Brighton Fishing Museum
Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
Childhood Museum
Fishing Museum
Gay and Lesbian Brighton
The Lanes
Lesbian and Gay Brighton
Museum and Art Gallery
Museum of Childhood
Museum of Fishing
North Laine
Orientation in Brighton
Palace Pier
Piers
Pavilion
Royal Pavilion
Sea Life Centre
Sussex Toy and Model Museum
Toy and Model Museum
West Pier