This insinuation that independent means expensive is complete horseshit. I don't doubt you may be able to get some good deals if you scout around but a high number of the places in the Marina don't even represent good value.
I don't think anyone is saying chains are vermin and I'd imagine most...
It's only a 15/20 minute bus ride into town from Whitehawk or a half hour walk.
I live in Newhaven now so it's not as if I don't go past the ****ing thing every time I come into Brighton (which is still a lot.) Unless you've got a young family I just don't understand why you'd (as some people I...
It's fine if you've got completely vanilla tastes but I then question why you would pay a premium to live in a city with a thriving contemporary arts scene to ignore it and regularly experience something you could in any mid sized town in the country?
I assume you've got kids so the proximity of bowling and food is useful so I'm not specifically picking on you here.
But I find The Marina an interesting watertest of people. If they really like the combination of uninspiring, identikit, entertainment and dime a dozen national chain restaurants...
I have family that live in Swindon so have visited it a couple of times a year for the last 10 years or so. It's ooooookayyy, I'm not sure I could live there.If you're a small 'c' conservative with vanilla tastes, I guess Swindon's pretty good.
It's not really comparing apples with apples...
I have some sympathy with the notion that the DFL's are slowly spoiling much of what made Brighton such a special place since the milenium.
I even think there's some credence in the Brighton's got a bit scruffy commentary.
But unfavourable comparisons with Swindon? The OP is on a wind up...