Guideline Document – Brighton, England 6th – 12th March 2025
Accommodation
Brighton has great public transport options. If you leave the car behind, you won’t usually have much trouble getting around. We recommend you do look for accommodation close to a bus route or train station.
A great budget option is to camp at East Brighton Park:
This is easily accessible on the bus routes into the main town and to all locations in the itinerary.
Campervan pitches for £50 per night for non-members or £25 per night for members.
Camping pods £265 for 6 nights
Glamping pods £450 for 6 nights (also found on booking.com)
You should expect accommodation in a hotel or apartment to cost upwards of £500 for 6 nights.
If staying near the seafront, try to stay between the Hove beach huts and Brighton Marina.
Staying near Stanmer park train station or Preston Park train station may look far out however, trains are regular and very quick to Brighton centre. Brighton train station will be either a short walk or (once or twice) a short bus ride to the location for the day.
If you are unsure, please get in touch! 🙂
Food Costs
Brighton has a good choice of foods. You’ll find all regards of restaurants, supermarkets or delivery services.
Supermarkets:
– Asda, Marks & Spencers, Aldi, Tesco, Waitrose etc available all over.
– Organic shops also in the centre and organic sections in most supermarkets
Brighton is covered in restaurants from quick or cheap eats, to dietary such as vegetarian or vegan, to michelin recommended or barbeque smokehouse. You’ll find plenty of buffets or a la carte all over.
If you’re curious about restaurant or take out costs, you could check deliveroo or justeat; this should give you a good idea. Supermarket prices can also be seen on the respective websites.
Travel costs
Please budget for your travel costs according to where you are coming from and how you will be travelling.
Bus tickets in Brighton: you can expect to pay approximately
– £6 per day / £25 per week for adult fare
– £3 per day / 12.90 per week for child fares
Bus tickets are purchased via the travel office at the train station or via the Brighton and Hove Buses App.
Train tickets to Brighton:
Preston park to Brighton is £3.50 for an adult fare.
Gatwick Airport to Brighton is £13.10 for an adult fare.
More fares can be found here: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
Taxi from Brighton train station to Brighton Marina is approximately £15 as a guide.
The minimum on any taxi journey will be £3.50 and more if it is a large taxi or outside of normal working hours.
We do not recommend you bring a car into Brighton. Parking is extremely expensive (£20 upwards per day in the centre). Bus lanes also do mean that buses get around as quickly as cars to many parts.