By air London Gatwick Airport (30mins from the city centre by train) • More than 50 airlines• Over 200 destinations Alternative air:• London Heathrow Airport

(2hr)

By train• From London Victoria

(52mins)• From London Bridge

(58mins)• From London St. Pancras

(75mins)

The train station is a ten minute walk from the seafront hotels and most of the city’s major venues and hotels hotels are all within a 10 minute walk of each other.

Brighton is aptly described as a place with great energy, optimism and creativity where you can leave feeling refreshed and inspired. With grand Regency architecture and the impressive Royal Pavilion marking out its cultural heritage, this compact city benefits from having a spectacular coast on one side and the South Downs National Park on the other. Known as London-by-the-sea for its efficient transport links to the capital, Brighton is half an hour by train from London Gatwick Airport and less than an hour’s journey from London Victoria Station.

The conference venues are a world class mix of heritage and contemporary - from the historic Royal Pavilion to the world record breaking British Airways i360 and the refurbished Brighton Centre. The city can accommodate from 5 to 5,000 delegates in style.

With a year-round programme of festivals and events, a café culture and cosmopolitan buzz, Brighton has an impressive package to offer the discerning business traveller.

Economic/Academic strengths• Two universities: Brighton & Sussex.

• University strengths: art and design, linguistics, biomedical sciences, computer science, neuroscience, imaging, cancer, and infection & immunology.

• Key industry sectors: Life Sciences, Digital Media, Tourism, Arts & Creative Industries

• Brighton & Hove has remained in the top three slot for four years running in The Sustainable Cities Index.

• The University of Sussex has internationally acclaimed research that draws together academics from a range of disciplines. The University can count three Nobel Prize Winners, 14 Fellows of the Royal Society and 12 Fellows of the British Academy.

Social programme ideas• Host a reception and dine in style in the

state rooms at the iconic Royal Pavilion, home to the original party prince, Prince Regent.

• The South Downs National Park provides picturesque English scenery plus a range of outdoor pursuits from walking and cycling to paragliding and fishing.

• Go sailing from Brighton Marina: Luxury Catamaran trips and yacht charters are available for corporate and celebration events.

• Take a flight to the skies on the British Airways i360 and see Sussex as you have never seen it before. Glide up slowly to 450ft to enjoy breath taking 360 degrees views of up to 26 miles from the world’s first vertical cable car, conceived and designed by Marks Barfield Architects, the creators of the London Eye.

Where to stay5★★ Hotel rooms 201

4★★ Hotel rooms 1800

3★★ Hotel rooms 1200

Budget hotel rooms (1★ 2★) 2500

B&B rooms 1000

Self catering rooms 100

Serviced apartment rooms 500

University/college rooms 1000

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British Airways i360

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Conference & Event venues n Residential n Academic venue n Non-residential

Venue Bedrooms Capacity Capacity Meeting Location Distance from city (theatre) (banquet) rooms (miles)Sussex County Cricket Club - 19000 900 17 Hove 2Brighton Centre - 4450 1000 18 City Centre -Brighton Dome - 1742 600 5 City Centre -Hilton Brighton Metropole 340 1300 1200 28 City Centre -The Grand 201 800 600 13 City Centre -Brighton Racecourse - 650 450 19 East Brighton 1Holiday Inn Brighton – Seafront 131 600 336 9 City Centre –Sea Life Centre - 300 n/a 1 City Centre -University of Sussex 850 500 250 15 Falmer 5Jurys Inn Brighton – Waterfront 210 360 360 9 City Centre -Brighton Pier - 350 - - City Centre -The Old Ship 154 260 180 11 City Centre -Mercure Brighton Seafront 116 180 150 6 City Centre -Royal Pavilion - 180 90 4 City Centre -Jurys Inn 234 110 80 9 City Centre -Hotel du Vin 49 90 80 5 City Centre -Malmaison, Brighton 71 80 70 4 Brighton Marina -Myhotel Brighton 80 50 n/a 2 City Centre -British Airways i360 - 182 360 6 City Centre -Brighton Harbour Hotel & Spa 71 120 100 1 City Centre -

Brighton Pier The LanesStanmer House

VisitBrighton services Free of charge services include:• A Brighton conference venue finding.• Free accommodation booking service. • Familiarisation visit or open day.• Brighton & Hove imagery.• A ‘delegate offers’ list giving discounts.• Brighton & Hove branded goods as delegate gifts.• Free copies of our city map for your delegates’ packs.

Further information VisitEngland www.visitengland.com/businessevents

VisitBrighton www.visitbrighton.com/conferences

London Gatwick Airport www.gatwickairport.com

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