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General Info - Brighton (a)

Post by ClaretTony » Mon Nov 20, 2023 11:44 am

For any info ahead of game at Brighton other than tickets and coach travel.

Links for these threads along with ticket info and Accy Clarets will be in the sticky post.

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Re: General Info - Brighton (a)

Post by Jjjack » Tue Nov 21, 2023 7:55 am

Free matchday travel on trains and buses - https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/c ... l-services.

"You can use your matchday ticket or season ticket to use most services between 11.30am and 9pm for a 3pm kick-off and between 4.15pm and midnight for a 7.45pm kick-off."

There's an overtime ban on the day for the railway so some services may be cancelled.

Park and ride details as well - https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/c ... ride-sites
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Re: General Info - Brighton (a)

Post by aggi » Tue Nov 21, 2023 9:33 am

If people weren't aware they leave some of the bars on the ground open after the match. We normally have a pie and a couple of beers afterwards whilst the queue at the station dies down. Although that has been helped by having decent results down there recently.
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Re: General Info - Brighton (a)

Post by Vintage Claret » Tue Nov 21, 2023 1:45 pm

Any away friendly pubs near or within decent walking distance of the ground?

We're stopping for a couple of nights near Brighton railway station and have been advised not to leave it too late to get train to the ground due to the queues.
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Re: General Info - Brighton (a)

Post by ClaretTony » Tue Nov 21, 2023 2:25 pm

Vintage Claret wrote:
Tue Nov 21, 2023 1:45 pm
Any away friendly pubs near or within decent walking distance of the ground?

We're stopping for a couple of nights near Brighton railway station and have been advised not to leave it too late to get train to the ground due to the queues.
We went in to Falmer from Brighton in 2019. They queues at Brighton station looked ridiculously long but it didn't take too much time to get on one with so many running. This time there could be restrictions on the number of trains though.

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Re: General Info - Brighton (a)

Post by Leisure » Tue Nov 21, 2023 2:38 pm

Vintage Claret wrote:
Tue Nov 21, 2023 1:45 pm
Any away friendly pubs near or within decent walking distance of the ground?

We're stopping for a couple of nights near Brighton railway station and have been advised not to leave it too late to get train to the ground due to the queues.
Don't think there are any near the ground.

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Re: General Info - Brighton (a)

Post by turfytopper » Wed Nov 22, 2023 2:31 pm

Here are some tips.
Your ticket includes train travel as far north as Haywards Heath. But parking is tricky there. If you want to save some driving Three Bridges station is just 2 miles off the M23 (take junc 10A) and 25 miles north of Brighton. Here trains are 4 every hour on a Saturday and take as little as 28mins to reach Brighton. There is a great sports bar opposite the train station, Snooty Fox and there is plenty of street parking (checkout Crawley Lane). Pre book a return to Haywards Heath £5.80 (before any travel concessions) and collect at station.

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Re: General Info - Brighton (a)

Post by cockneyclaret » Wed Nov 22, 2023 5:02 pm

Parking at Haywards heath train station is fine and I think is around £6 via an app

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Re: General Info - Brighton (a)

Post by IanMcL » Wed Nov 22, 2023 5:34 pm

Has Lewes gone out of favour? Free train. Parking available. Just a queue after the match.

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Re: General Info - Brighton (a)

Post by cockneyclaret » Wed Nov 22, 2023 6:35 pm

If your driving there Lewes station car park get filled quickly and the town isn't the best for parking.
It's definitely better for drinks there being fairly small but the queuing at the train station has got worse

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Re: General Info - Brighton (a)

Post by Jjjack » Thu Nov 23, 2023 8:54 am

We're staying down for the weekend so any away friendly pub recommendations in Brighton for pre-match are welcome.

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Re: General Info - Brighton (a)

Post by aggi » Thu Nov 23, 2023 11:05 am

Jjjack wrote:
Thu Nov 23, 2023 8:54 am
We're staying down for the weekend so any away friendly pub recommendations in Brighton for pre-match are welcome.
From what I remember pretty much everywhere is away friendly so it's more a matter of what type of pub you're looking for.

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Re: General Info - Brighton (a)

Post by Jjjack » Thu Nov 23, 2023 12:02 pm

aggi wrote:
Thu Nov 23, 2023 11:05 am
From what I remember pretty much everywhere is away friendly so it's more a matter of what type of pub you're looking for.
Thought that may be the case with this one, we'll just see what we can stumble into on the walk up to the train station then.

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Re: General Info - Brighton (a)

Post by worthingclaret » Fri Nov 24, 2023 6:14 am

Vintage Claret wrote:
Tue Nov 21, 2023 1:45 pm
Any away friendly pubs near or within decent walking distance of the ground?

We're stopping for a couple of nights near Brighton railway station and have been advised not to leave it too late to get train to the ground due to the queues.
The Falmer Bar in the Sussex Uni Campus is away friendly its only 10 min max walk to the ground as well. Its pretty cheap as it’s a student bar and theres and lots of beer selection and plenty of room for those needing a seat. They serve food on match days as well. Quite a few of my Brighton supporting friends have never heard of been in there. Apart from that there’s nothing near the ground that caters for away fans.
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Re: General Info - Brighton (a)

Post by Vintage Claret » Fri Nov 24, 2023 12:00 pm

Thanks worthingclaret, that sounds like a good option 👍

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Re: General Info - Brighton (a)

Post by dougcollins » Fri Nov 24, 2023 5:26 pm

I hope we never follow the Brighton example of the out-of-town ground. It used to be a fairly pleasant jaunt from Lewes in the beginning, but it seems half the Brighton fans appear to drive up there now.

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Re: General Info - Brighton (a)

Post by cockneyclaret » Mon Dec 04, 2023 11:36 am

Vintage Claret wrote:
Tue Nov 21, 2023 1:45 pm
Any away friendly pubs near or within decent walking distance of the ground?

We're stopping for a couple of nights near Brighton railway station and have been advised not to leave it too late to get train to the ground due to the queues.
If you exit the back of the station where the taxi rank is and head towards London Rd there's a fair few pubs around that vicinity, get Google maps up for directions.
Also a tap room bar too called "UnBarred Brewery & Taproom" seems popular when I've driven by
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Re: General Info - Brighton (a)

Post by claretsmart » Tue Dec 05, 2023 2:37 pm

We have a train out of Brighton at 6, can anyone advise on the best form of travel back into town for us to make that train?

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Re: General Info - Brighton (a)

Post by ClaretTony » Tue Dec 05, 2023 3:33 pm

claretsmart wrote:
Tue Dec 05, 2023 2:37 pm
We have a train out of Brighton at 6, can anyone advise on the best form of travel back into town for us to make that train?
Doesn't take long on the train back into Brighton but there are always long queues after the game although they move quickly

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Re: General Info - Brighton (a)

Post by Leisure » Thu Dec 07, 2023 9:38 pm

Burnley travel information: Severe train disruption
Please read the following information if you're planning on travelling to Saturday's game on the train.
Due to Industrial action, there will be disruption to the train service with only two trains running every hour into Falmer this Saturday.
If you’re planning on using the train to get to the match please travel early and expect much longer queues pre and post-match.
Engineering work are also taking place between Brighton and Littlehampton, closing various lines. A limited bus service will replace trains between Brighton and Littlehampton.
Please Check Southern Rail's website prior to travelling by rail. Certain trains departing from Falmer post-match will not stop at Moulsecoomb or London Road.
The club will be running a bus shuttle service from Brighton City Centre and Lewes Station.

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Re: General Info - Brighton (a)

Post by Leisure » Thu Dec 07, 2023 9:43 pm

Travel information: Burnley
Make sure you've planned your trip to this Saturday's game against Burnley
All home and away fans can travel for free on buses and trains within our travel zone on production of their digital matchday or season ticket this Saturday
Due to recent strikes, there will be disruption to the train service with half the normal service in operation, so if you’re planning on using the train to get to the match please travel early and expect longer queues pre and post-match.

Engineering work is taking place between Brighton and Littlehampton, closing various lines. Buses will replace trains between Brighton and Littlehampton via Worthing.

Please Check Southern Rail's website prior to travelling by rail. Certain trains departing from Falmer post-match will not stop at Moulsecoomb or London Road.

The club will be running a bus shuttle service from Brighton City Centre and Lewes Station.

Brighton shuttle service: will be departing from Old Steine (bus stop F) from three hours before kick-off. Supporters can also use bus number 25, 28, 29 from this stop to Falmer. Post-match pick up from Falmer station A27 bus stop.

Lewes shuttle service: will be departing from Lewes train station from 3 hours before kick -off. Post-match pick up from the A27 eastbound bus stop.

Brighton & Hove Buses and Stagecoach will be operating a normal Saturday service across our Travel Zone.

Mill Road and Brighton Racecourse park & ride sites open from 12 noon, with spaces allocated on a first come, first served basis.

EDF park and ride is open from 12 noon and must be pre booked.

The last P&R bus leaves the stadium one and a half hours after the final whistle and the sites close shortly afterwards.

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Re: General Info - Brighton (a)

Post by cockneyclaret » Fri Dec 08, 2023 10:19 am

claretsmart wrote:
Tue Dec 05, 2023 2:37 pm
We have a train out of Brighton at 6, can anyone advise on the best form of travel back into town for us to make that train?
It will be tight for you as the trains leaving falmer station are..
1643
1651
1713
1720
And walking is out the question as that's 1hrs+ with what's forecasted tomorrow as well 😏

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Re: General Info - Brighton (a)

Post by ClaretTony » Fri Dec 08, 2023 11:13 am

Warning re the trains from Brighton

Due to Industrial action, there will be disruption to the train service with only two trains running every hour into Falmer this Saturday, as we face Burnley, kick off 3pm.

If you’re planning on using the train to get to the match please travel early and expect much longer queues pre and post-match.

Engineering work are also taking place between Brighton and Littlehampton, closing various lines. A limited bus service will replace trains between Brighton and Littlehampton.

Please Check Southern Rail's website prior to travelling by rail. Certain trains departing from Falmer post-match will not stop at Moulsecoomb or London Road.

The club will be running a bus shuttle service from Brighton City Centre and Lewes Station.

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Re: General Info - Brighton (a)

Post by aggi » Fri Dec 08, 2023 11:45 am

cockneyclaret wrote:
Fri Dec 08, 2023 10:19 am
It will be tight for you as the trains leaving falmer station are..
1643
1651
1713
1720
And walking is out the question as that's 1hrs+ with what's forecasted tomorrow as well 😏
As CT says, there is also no guarantee that all of these will be running with late cancellations expected on the service.

Also worth noting that trains aren't running from St Pancras to Brighton. If you're travelling via London you'll need to get a train from London Bridge or Victoria.

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Re: General Info - Brighton (a)

Post by cockneyclaret » Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:34 pm

Those trains are booked to run as it's normally 6 per hour.
But again with the crowds you could be standing there along time

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Re: General Info - Brighton (a)

Post by NormandyClaret » Sat Dec 09, 2023 10:25 am

If anyone in brighton centre wants to share a taxi with all this industrial action we are 2

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Re: General Info - Brighton (a)

Post by Leisure » Sat Dec 09, 2023 11:14 am

NormandyClaret wrote:
Sat Dec 09, 2023 10:25 am
If anyone in brighton centre wants to share a taxi with all this industrial action we are 2
What time were you thinking of getting one?

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