Experts' Choice Award West Pier
What the experts agree on
Brighton's haunted Victorian pier skeleton, ravaged by fire and storms, captivates visitors with its eerie beauty—especially winter when thousands of starlings dance above its decaying iron frame.
“It’s still quite an arresting, beautiful sight and many visitors – including thousands of starlings in November and December – flock to see it.”
– Lonely Planet
Atlas Obscura "The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view. " Full review
The Guardian "Memorably described by MP John Locke as 'a butterfly on the ocean', the pier was a masterpiece of Victorian engineering by Eugenius Birch, who also designed Brighton's aquarium. After an..."
Lonely Planet "West Pier is now just a shadowy skeleton of its former self, having been ravaged by both storms and fires over the years. It might not sound like much of an attraction, yet it's a..."
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