The south coast

Brighton is the largest holiday resort on the south coast. It was once a small fishing village. In 1724, when the Prince Regent, later King George IV, started going to Brighton to swim in the sea, the town became very fashionable. The Prince Regent liked Brighton so much that he built himself an Indian-style palace, the Royal Pavilion, there.

Further west along the coast is Bournemouth, also a holiday resort. Both Brighton and Bournemouth have many language schools, which give them a lively, cosmopolitan atmosphere, especially in the summer.

Michael Vaughan-Rees, Geraldine Sweeney, Picot Cassidy: In Britain; Cornelsen Verlag, 2000, page 81