[Brighton] Is Portslade any fun?

Swansman · Jan 6, 2022

I'm thinking about doing this thing - https://www.folkhogskola-england.se/ - studying on a "folk high school", three months in Sweden and three months (28 March to June something) in Portslade. While it says it is only 8 minutes by train from Brighton (and one hour from London but who wants to go there?), if I know myself correctly I'll primarly spend my days within walking distance, meaning the joys of Portslade would be important.

My primary hobbies include:
- Football
- Drinking
- Smoking all sorts of things (not massively important but a plus)
- Women
- Walking in nature

So basically I'm wondering if there is any local football team there? Any good pubs? Are people in Portslade the... smoking kind of people? Are the ladies nice? Is there some good parks and other recreational areas?

Guinness Boy · Jan 6, 2022

No, it's shit

Bry Nylon · Jan 6, 2022

You could lodge with [MENTION=70]Easy 10[/MENTION]?

I look forward to the daily updates on NSC :moo:

Chicken Run · Jan 6, 2022

Swansman said:
I'm thinking about doing this thing - https://www.folkhogskola-england.se/ - studying on a "folk high school", three months in Sweden and three months (28 March to June something) in Portslade. While it says it is only 8 minutes by train from Brighton (and one hour from London but who wants to go there?), if I know myself correctly I'll primarly spend my days within walking distance, meaning the joys of Portslade would be important.

My primary hobbies include:
- Football
- Drinking
- Smoking all sorts of things (not massively important but a plus)
- Women
- Walking in nature

So basically I'm wondering if there is any local football team there? Any good pubs? Are people in Portslade the... smoking kind of people? Are the ladies nice? Is there some good parks and other recreational areas?

Portslade and the surrounding areas are shit, go to Hastings [emoji106]

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Stat Brother · Jan 6, 2022

Fingers crossed he tries to bring with him a tennis bat.

Nobby Cybergoat · Jan 6, 2022

Swansman said:
I'm thinking about doing this thing - https://www.folkhogskola-england.se/ - studying on a "folk high school", three months in Sweden and three months (28 March to June something) in Portslade. While it says it is only 8 minutes by train from Brighton (and one hour from London but who wants to go there?), if I know myself correctly I'll primarly spend my days within walking distance, meaning the joys of Portslade would be important.

My primary hobbies include:
- Football
- Drinking
- Smoking all sorts of things (not massively important but a plus)
- Women
- Walking in nature

So basically I'm wondering if there is any local football team there? Any good pubs? Are people in Portslade the... smoking kind of people? Are the ladies nice? Is there some good parks and other recreational areas?

Hmm, it's kind of like a depressing zombie apocalypse has happened there.

About 8 pubs, probably 2 of which are good. Not that many women under 55 years and 16 stone (sorry to all the Portslade ladies on here). Very few people there don't smoke. It's supposed to be improving, but at a fairly glacial rate

Goring-by-Seagull · Jan 6, 2022

You need to start by getting the pronunciation correct - it's Port-sah-lar-day

B-right-on · Jan 6, 2022

Guinness Boy said:
No, it's shit

Don't sugar coat it.

It's really really shit.

But close to Brighton and there's loads of busses and trains to get there.

Peter Grummit · Jan 6, 2022

Life Is Different There.

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Springal · Jan 6, 2022

Used to be a bit shit - now it is a bit better but full of people that pretend they are from Brighton

Chicken Run · Jan 6, 2022

Nobby Cybergoat said:
Hmm, it's kind of like a depressing zombie apocalypse has happened there.

About 8 pubs, probably 2 of which are good. Not that many women under 55 years and 16 stone (sorry to all the Portslade ladies on here). Very few people there don't smoke. It's supposed to be improving, but at a fairly glacial rate

Dog shit all over the pavements and litter everywhere, ****ing depressing place, and to think a couple of years ago it was “Up and coming”

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Swansman · Jan 6, 2022

Hmm... tbf the host families seems to be more spread out, the only thing is that everyone is "within 25 minutes of walk from a bus going to Portslade" so I might not have to live in Portslade itself.

But I get the general impression, behind those careful words, that Portslade may not be fantastic.

Baldseagull · Jan 6, 2022

Swansman said:
I'm thinking about doing this thing - https://www.folkhogskola-england.se/ - studying on a "folk high school", three months in Sweden and three months (28 March to June something) in Portslade. While it says it is only 8 minutes by train from Brighton (and one hour from London but who wants to go there?), if I know myself correctly I'll primarly spend my days within walking distance, meaning the joys of Portslade would be important.

My primary hobbies include:
- Football
- Drinking
- Smoking all sorts of things (not massively important but a plus)
- Women
- Walking in nature

So basically I'm wondering if there is any local football team there? Any good pubs? Are people in Portslade the... smoking kind of people? Are the ladies nice? Is there some good parks and other recreational areas?

If I know Portslade correctly, you will primarily be getting on a bus to Brighton, the joy of Portslade is leaving it.

Bear in mind, this is the opinion of someone who lives in Crawley, which is widely regarded as a shithole by the rest of Sussex.

Westdene Seagull · Jan 6, 2022

Somewhat depends upon which part of Portslade. If it's the area around the station ( down the Bound as it's known by some locals ) then it's ... err ... interesting. Few pubs - some fine, some less fine. There's a local park with football pitches but I don't know what the local teams are or what they are like. Smoke anything you like - nobody will bat an eyelid. Near the beach for walking. Couldn't possibly comment on the women generally although I did get a very good lap dance from a very sexy young lady that lived in Portslade once.

If you're talking about Portslade Old Village ( and I suspect you might be as you may well be going to study at PACA ) then there's less pubs but they are OK. It's right next to Mile Oak which has some football teams for all ages. Probably less to do - it's more the Burbs.

BNthree · Jan 6, 2022

Think of Portslade just as a suburb of Brighton. Theres little to do in Portslade itself (few pubs etc and lots of weed dealers) but few minutes on the bus and you can be in the countryside or in the centre of Brighton.

Guinness Boy · Jan 6, 2022

Nobby Cybergoat said:
Hmm, it's kind of like a depressing zombie apocalypse has happened there.

About 8 pubs, probably 2 of which are good. Not that many women under 55 years and 16 stone (sorry to all the Portslade ladies on here). Very few people there don't smoke. It's supposed to be improving, but at a fairly glacial rate

This is incorrect.

There are lots of women here who are under 55 and 16 stone.

But they're all lesbians.

Peter Grummit · Jan 6, 2022

Positives:
Stanley Arms
Danglers - make sure your host family are members.
Wish Park cafe
Beach and prom

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Guinness Boy · Jan 6, 2022

Peter Grummit said:
Life Is Different There.

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Bold Seagull · Jan 6, 2022

Swansman said:
I'm thinking about doing this thing - https://www.folkhogskola-england.se/ - studying on a "folk high school", three months in Sweden and three months (28 March to June something) in Portslade. While it says it is only 8 minutes by train from Brighton (and one hour from London but who wants to go there?), if I know myself correctly I'll primarly spend my days within walking distance, meaning the joys of Portslade would be important.

My primary hobbies include:
- Football
- Drinking
- Smoking all sorts of things (not massively important but a plus)
- Women
- Walking in nature

So basically I'm wondering if there is any local football team there? Any good pubs? Are people in Portslade the... smoking kind of people? Are the ladies nice? Is there some good parks and other recreational areas?

Okay, I'm going to buck the trend and completely back Portslade here...

1. Football
Mile Oak FC play in the Sussex County Leagues, while you have Victoria Park, Greenleas Park all hosting grass roots football.

2. Drinking
Portslade Village includes 2 pubs to enjoy a selection of real ales, while Boundary Road has The Railway which does great food and drink, and micro brewery The Foghorn (run by Albion fans). There are other pubs but they're a bit meh...

3. Smoking
It's not Amsterdam...

4. Women
See 3.

5. Walking
Portslade directly links to the South Downs via Hangleton, Benfield Valley, and Mile Oak. You can be up at Devil's Dyke in a brisk 45min walk. It's a great location to explore what the South Downs have to offer. You also have the Coast Way walk that can take you right along the coast from Rottingdean to Chichester.

Hope that helps.

rogersix · Jan 6, 2022

Baldseagull said:
If I know Portslade correctly, you will primarily be getting on a bus to Brighton, the joy of Portslade is leaving it.

Bear in mind, this is the opinion of someone who lives in Crawley, which is widely regarded as a shithole by the rest of Sussex.

and quite a few from crawley

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