Some
Interesting Facts About Brighton...
8 million tourists a year
can’t be wrong – that’s how many annual visitors the city of Brighton
attracts every year, and it’s believed according to the Brighton tourist board
that almost £400 million is spent by tourists alone (that’s almost $800m ).
Brighton is believed to be one of
the top five cities that tourists want to visit during their stay in the
United Kingdom. It’s also been voted one of the happiest cities within the UK
according to a recent survey and was also voted “UK’s Coolest City”
according to a YouGov survey conducted in 2006.
One thing’s for sure, any trip to
England should feature Brighton as high as any other potential location such as
London or Oxford – and with excellent train and air links, Brighton is barely
an hour away from the capital.
The famous West Pier in Brighton
had actually collapsed in 1975, and it wasn't until 2002 that the pier was
reconstructed.
Some of Brighton's celebrity
residents include:
Noel Gallagher (of rock band Oasis)
Ralph Brown (an actor who
starred in movies such as Star Wars Phantom Menace, Alien 3 and Wayne's World
2).
Nick Cave - From "Nick
Cave & The Bad Seeds" band.
Chris Eubank - Former
heavyweight champion in boxing.
Stephen Berkoff (who was
involved in Octopussy).
Patrick Bergin (Hollywood star
who featured in Sleeping With The Enemy).
Kate Blanchett (starred in Lord
of The Rings).
Brighton also boasts the country's
oldest electric railway (the Volks). The first ever cargo flight in
the world was also to Hove (in 1911). Sea life, is the worlds oldest
aquarium.
It's no wonder then that Brighton is
the most popular southern beach resort in the whole of the United
Kingdom.
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