A fun day out to Brighton, East Sussex

I used to come to Brighton as a child but I have to admit, I haven’t visited for a while so one summer, I took a day trip to visit the beach.  The town we know and love today dates really from the 18th and 19th centuries when Brighton established itself as a health and…

End of the Pier Show

Southsea Pier I admit I am something of a sucker for a pier – that magnificent iron engineering feat that projects out into the sea, standing firm (mostly) in all weathers.  A relic of the golden age of travel introduced by the Victorians, day-trippers loving promenading along the pier on their days off, dress up…