Brighton park and ride?

guineapig

We are going to Kent for 2 weeks and want to have a day in Brighton.

I understand that parking is a bit of a nightmare, so I wonder if anyone can reccomend a park and ride in the area that we could use and also let us know if we have to get there before a certain time ( before it gets full?!)

Any help re parking to enable us to have a nice day out would be very helpful.

Thanks in advance:beer:

trotter09

The station is quite central in Brighton, so maybe get a train there?

babyshoes

I did a day trip there recently, and used the park and ride which was clearly signposted from the main road into Brighton coming from the M23 - afraid I don't know what it was called, but I am sure a quick google would tell you. The car park is only in use on weekdays, because it is for a sports stadium of some sort, and there seemed to be quite a lot of parking. We got there mid morning on a Tuesday (during the second week of summer holidays) and were able to pick a spot in the shade. There is a bus stop right by the entrance, and the bus (no. 23 I think...) goes past the train station down to the pier and stops outside the aquarium, taking about 20-30 mins, so perfect for a day out. The return bus tickets for 2 adults and 2 kids were under a tenner, which is around 2 hours parking in some of the car parks closer to the sea front.