The Lanes Brighton

August 3, 2012,

After a long 15 hour sleep, we got up, went downstairs for the full English Breakie and tea, and then geared up for another fun day. This morning we wandered through the north lanes (cool and vintage shops) while making our way to the Royal Pavillion. We sat for a quick drink and eat in the gardens before paying to get in. …

Since we arrived a day late, I was itching to see some sights, so Starr met me at the guest house to get some lunch. I asked Richard to send her up to the room because I was still dressing, so when she came in, and said a sing-song, "Hiiiiii!", a napping Chris was shocked to see the red coated girl walking through the door. We all exchanged hellos …

Well here we are. May already!

2012 is seriously flying and massive things are coming up very very quickly.

The weather turned on for a few days getting up to 22 degrees on one day. This might not seem like a lot but enough to get out the shorts and flip flops and have a few days out and picnics in the park. After recovering from …

We ended up being a bit short on time so we made the decision to axe heading through Cornwall and headed to the South coast and Brighton instead. En route we detoured via Portsmouth and the historic docks. Deciding not to pay the ridiculous fees to see the old warships we wandered the docks getting up close and personal with the ships. The HMS …

... long walk along the beach, sat in a bar overlooking the (freezing) water, ate fish and chips, went shopping in The Lanes and visited the Royal Pavillion. Just like a million other tourists do every year, although unlike them we had nice comfy Charlie to ...

... , yet there were lots of hard-core people out on the beach, and even one windsurfer! After the pier we wandered up through the Lanes, which is an area of shops through narrow alleys. I think we were all expecting some funky one-off type places, but ...

... . My favorite detail was an enormous chandelier in the banqueting room with a gold dragon on top! After the Royal Pavilion we walked through the lanes, an area of shops and narrow streets, but we did not get a chance to shop because we were on a mad ...

... which really hit the spot. We soon left the pier and wandered through the streets of Brighton, particularly focusing on a shopping district called “The Lanes”. They are aptly named because it literally consists of numerous, narrow lanes ...

... town called the Lanes.  The Lanes is the oldest part of town and consists of numerous specialty shops and restaurants.  The Lanes is also part of the original town that evolved into Brighton so the streets are very narrow and wind between the ...

... would just be sad.) In other news, Kate came to Brighton this weekend. After I managed to get us completely lost in the Lanes, stopping in 2 different pubs that stopped serving food by the time she got into town, and acquiring an extremely flamboyant ...

We arrived in Brighton around 10.30, had coffee and a toasted teacake, then went and found the lanes. The lanes are an intricate maze of cobbled streets full of quirky shops and numerous places to eat and drink. We ambled around for a while, then ...

... we had a very enjoyable afternoon, sitting by the "beach" sipping Pimms! I will be bringing back some for sure! We walked around the Lanes area, which is a lot of tiny streets, with shops around. Didn't buy anything, believe it or not! The pound and ...

... cruising the Brighton Pier (which has an amusement arcade like you have never seen before!) , eating fish and chips on the beach, visiting the lanes (with lots of shops and cafes)...and generally " 'avin' a laugh!" I also met Kate's fella, named ...

... down the road from our hotel is the coast made up of pebble beach (no sand!) and the famous Brighton Pier. We then walked around The Lanes, which used to be an old fishing village, but is now lined with shops, cafes and ...