atfc village
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Park and Ride in Brighton?
- Thread starter atfc village
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Assuming you don't mean football P&R then there's no such thing in the city nowadays.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Withdean is free parking , with the 27 bus deemed the Park & Ride service to the town centre.
West Hoathly Seagull
Honorary Ruffian
The nearest thing is Withdean, though I don't know if you can still park there for free, as I haven't done so for a while. One tip if you do - walk down to London Road and catch the 5, 5A or 5B, rather than the dreadful slow 27, which goes from the stadium itself and winds round Westdene before turning onto Dyke Road. Sure, there's nothing wrong with Westdene having a local bus service, but it's not suitable to go alongside a park and ride.
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Stick your car in mill road... And wait for a bus... You might be waiting a while and when a bus does turn up it won't take you anywhere near Brighton city centre... 
It's not really a park and ride though. There just happens to be free parking on a normal bus route. You could go and park in Patcham for free and catch a 5 or 5A or even park in Hollingbury for free and catch the 5B - I don't think anyone would call that park and ride.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
The 27 bus has Park & Ride on it's display screen. I agree you could catch another bus by walking down Tongdean Lane.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Going into town, it goes straight up to Dyke Road. It does the circuitous route on the way back. It is still free to park as I have done it recently.
dougdeep
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Park in Preston Village and hop on a No 5.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
An excellent option in my opinion, use it lots when l need to go to Brighton.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
People only call it 'park and ride', because that's what it used to be!, until a few years ago the Withdean car park was the old park and ride site, along with the dedicated park and ride bus service, which has now sadly been axed. Motorists need to pay to get into town now on the number 27 bus which stops next to the car park.
I do agree though that it may be quicker to walk down Tongdean Lane to the London Road, and catch the 5, or 5A, which are more frequent and get you into town a little bit quicker.
Fran Hagarty
Well-known member
It's painfully slow compared with the Park & Ride which was sadly discontinued. That was quick as it went straight into town instead of constantly stopping along the route. I've given up on taking the car and now use the train.
Lord Bracknell
On fire
Whilst the 27 offers a stopping bus to the city centre (rather than the non-stop service that the former dedicated park & ride service used to provide), it's still worth considering, since parking at Withdean is both hassle-free and free of charge. Offset those benefits against the hassle and cost of city centre parking and the Withdean option still looks OK.
No-one is sadder than me that the original Withdean dedicated p&r bus no longer runs - a victim of council spending cuts a few years ago.
atfc village
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Ended up Parking at Brighton Station £6 60 for 6 hours between 2 of us worked out cheaper than the Buses ,though a bit of Grub and a couple of drinks on the pier was good but pricey.
Lush
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And there was your first mistake.
Norman Potting
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Park for four hours free at the Marina and stroll along the prom. into town. Not much use if a) it is raining and b) you have a long and important business meeting down the Hove end of Western Road.
HawkTheSeagull
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Brighton could do with following what they have done in Portsmouth (with a P&R, not football).
Tried it there yesterday, a large car park just off the M275 with brand new buses nicely done up with wooden floors and leather seats which use bus lanes to get into the City Centre and then carry onto the Harbour all within 15 minutes, unlimited use of the P&R bus is included in the price too. The cost for the entire day - £2 per car and any amount of people can use the bus on the ticket.
If Brighton had something like this, travel would be so much easier especially as it would discourage people going into the centre of town to the rip-off car parks and reduce congestion - its madness that a City like Brighton and Hove doesnt have a P&R considering its size and the issue with congestion.
Tried it there yesterday, a large car park just off the M275 with brand new buses nicely done up with wooden floors and leather seats which use bus lanes to get into the City Centre and then carry onto the Harbour all within 15 minutes, unlimited use of the P&R bus is included in the price too. The cost for the entire day - £2 per car and any amount of people can use the bus on the ticket.
If Brighton had something like this, travel would be so much easier especially as it would discourage people going into the centre of town to the rip-off car parks and reduce congestion - its madness that a City like Brighton and Hove doesnt have a P&R considering its size and the issue with congestion.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Where are you coming from to pay £2 for a ticket? London Road?
Barrel of Fun
Abort, retry, fail
The bus company have a rail link to prop up and shareholders to please. The local council enjoy huge revenue from parking.
The city will not be mended. Too much money to be had.