The West Quay - Brighton

Visited 13th December 2009.

What should have been a short drive turned into a bit of a mission. Two wrong turns and some roadworks meant that the trip took a lot longer than it should have. Brighton village marina was not at all what I expected and 'The West Quay' was definitely not what I was expecting. The find of the day! Not an attractive building from the outside but all was forgiven when we got inside. Very much the type of pub I like. A bit of and odd mix in terms of style but although it was a large place it felt cosy (and warm). It would be interesting to visit it again in the summer when I suspect it would feel entirely different. We ended up spending a lot longer in there than we had intended. It's a shame it's not a bit closer to home!

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The Bright Helm - Brighton

Visited 13th December 2009.

Getting to Brighton didn't take to long but we queued for about 20 minutes to get into a car park. We immediately had to start shopping - no time to waste, at least that's what Mrs S. and Jess said. Jess started trying on clothes and went for the Daisy look while Ray and I thought about looking for some plumbing outfits! Luckily everybody was a bit hungry so we went in search of the Bright Helm. After asking a friendly local we had our directions with the advice that "you can't miss it". Within seconds of leaving our friendly local we had forgotten the directions and ended up guessing. He was right though, you can't miss it. It's a big place and was very busy (as was Brighton). A quick lunch and a pint was all we were allowed though as the girls felt we needed to do some more shopping. Finally they were shopped out and we headed to the "world famous" Brighton Pier for a look around. By now it was cold and dark and pancakes were needed... (apparently!)
Our last pub to visit was at the marina. My idea of walking there was shot down (I confess I didn't fight for the idea to hard) so it was back to the car. Weather report - still raining, but not as hard!

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