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Volks Railway

285 Madeira Drive, Brighton BN1 1EN, England
44 1273 292718
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Ranked #10 of 72 attractions in Brighton
Type: Scenic Railroads
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Hampshire, UK
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013 NEW

Not well advertised or known about, but definitely worth a trip on this old classic attraction. We caught a return train from the Pier to the Marina & loved our little trip along the beach.

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See 8 more reviews by JessicaRabbit for Brighton
Washington, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2013

Great little electric train that runs from the pier to the Marina along the edge of the beach, reasonably priced return ticket and a very pleasant journey

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See 5 more reviews by AnnRedhead for Brighton
UK
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2013

This is a great way to travel from the pier to 'near' the marina. I saw 'near' as it is quite a hike to the marina and easy to get lost!

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See 5 more reviews by AliDUk for Brighton
London, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2013

Not to be missed, young and old alike will love this scenic ride along the sea front - taking you all the way down to the Marina - not very expensive either.

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Hertfordshire UK
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2013

This is a very old railway that runs along Brighton's shore from near the pier to Blackrock, near the Marina. I remember it well from when I travelled on it some 60+ years ago when I was a child and it has hardly changed in all that time. It is an inexpensive trip that is well worth trying.

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See 2 more reviews by RickyHertfordshireUK for Brighton
gloucester
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2013

A good little ride down to the Marina if you have trouble walking as its a fair distance away and its worth the ride. Lovely array of shops and eateries once you are there quite a continental feel to it.

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See 3 more reviews by GloucesterGeorge for Brighton
sussex uk
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5 attraction reviews
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 April 2013

It is just a small raiway that goes to brighton marina. makes a change from the bus. nothing amazing ,

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See 3 more reviews by paulinespiteri for Brighton
london
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2013

Good way to get to the new marina which has a load of restaurants where you can watch the world go by

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2013

loved the easy way of getting along the seafront definatly better than the bus a scenic route along the pier with a few stops between and the marina at one end and the pier at the other

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Nuneaton, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 April 2013

Lovely and inexpensive way to travel to Brighton Marina and back from the seafront. A trip back in time

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