West Pier Brighton

... the Haunted House? Whoops.), but most of the other games were reasonably priced. Off in the distance from Brighton Pier, the charred remains of the West Pier can be seen.  The pier was opened in 1872 and closed in 1975 before burning down in ...

... why it was in ruins.  Some 'googling' since has told us that the building that we saw used to be the majestic West Pier which was built in 1866.  It had not been used since 1975 and needed renovations fairly badly but there were arguments over ...

... !). Our friends insist it's way better than sand but we're yet to be convinced. The skeleton of the West Pier is a prominent feature of Brighton's main beach. Built in 1866 and closed in 1975 it has suffered many setback including storm damage and, in ...

... communication can easily be replicated with the appropriate quantity of booze, and I'm all for authenticity. By 3pm we'd made it to West Pier with the rest of the marauding undead. So many people had made such an awesome effort, there were hundreds of ...

... to the Hilton hotel; across the road the West Pier (well what is left of what was once the beautiful West Pier). On our trip from Dover to Brighton yesterday afternoon the weather report was saying that today was going to be wet, so we decided to do as ...

... Pier and play air hockey, 10p & 2p fall downs and play house of the dead video game. We would look at the ruins of the west pier and discuss the fact it hasn't been restored and really should be. We would have Fish and Chips and we also went to see ...