Guideline Document – Brighton, England 22nd to 28th August 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! 🙂
Activity Costs
You are welcome to join in on all, some or only selected activities of your choosing. There will always be alternative things to do and at least one free option each day.
For the itinerary we put together, you can expect that the cost to take part in all activities from start to finish will cost between £50 – £100 per person (depending on age of person and whether pre-booking offers are used)
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 Gatwick to Brighton is £60 if booked in advance https://www.brightontaxis.com/
The minimum on any taxi journey will be £3.50 and more if it is a large taxi or outside of normal working hours. Taxi’s are very easy to get around Brighton.
Uber is an alternative to the standard Brighton Taxi service and is used widely in the area.
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. If you do have a car, get in touch and we may be able to recommend where to park if necessary.