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Steam Railways & Boat Trips in Brighton
Most of the boat trips leave from the coast rather than the centre. Brighton Prestige Boat Trips run small-group coastal outings straight from Brighton Marina, past the pier to the Rampion Wind Farm, while a short drive along to Newhaven marina gets you both Sussex Boat Trips, whose skippers take under-tens along the coast and older kids out further, and Maverick Boat Adventures, with speedboat rides under the Seven Sisters cliffs from £25. For miniature steam, Hove Park Railway trundles round the park close by, though it's worth a look at their Facebook before you go as there's no set timetable. If you want something free-flowing and outdoorsy for younger children, Hove Park or the Punch and Judy show at Brighton West Pier (from £2.75, Friday to Monday) make an easy afternoon near the centre. For a proper railway ride, Bentley Miniature Railway out at Lewes charges just £3 for a mile behind steam, diesel or electric engines. Further out still, South Downs Light Railway in Pulborough and Goffs Park Light Railway in Crawley are longer trips but reward you with tunnels, cuttings and 80p rides respectively. The boat trips need booking ahead; the railways mostly don't.
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Places for steam railways & boat trips
from £3Bentley Miniature Railway
Lewes
A 1.1 mile ride behind miniature steam, diesel and electric locomotives for £3 a head.
Brighton Prestige Boat Trips
Brighton
Small-group coastal boat trips from Brighton Marina, past the pier and out to the Rampion Wind Farm.
Booking requiredFood on sitePicnics allowedToilets
from £2.75Brighton West Pier
Brighton
A Punch and Judy show on the seafront at the West Pier Centre, open a few hours a day, Friday to Monday only.
Hove Park Railway
Hove
A miniature train trundles round the park, and there's no set timetable beyond checking their Facebook first.
from £25Maverick Boat Adventures Boat Trips Sussex
Newhaven · ages 2+
Speedboat trips from Newhaven Marina under the Seven Sisters chalk cliffs, from a 40-minute RIB blast to a sunset cruise.
Picnics allowed
South Downs Light Railway
Pulborough
A narrow-gauge train ride nearly a mile through garden centre grounds, with a tunnel and a deep cutting to spot along the way.
Birthday partiesFree parkingPicnic area
Sussex Boat Trips
Newhaven · ages 4+
Head out onto the water from a Newhaven marina, with skippers who'll take under-tens along the coast and older kids further out to the wind farm.
Booking required
from £0.80The Goffs Park Light Railway
Crawley
A miniature steam and electric railway in Goffs Park, with 80p rides round a 380 metre circuit on Sunday afternoons.
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Good to know: steam railways & boat trips in Brighton
What does a paid visit cost?
Paid entry starts from £0.80 at The Goffs Park Light Railway. Prices, ages and facilities are listed on every place page, taken from each venue's own published price list.
Whereabouts are they?
You'll find steam railways & boat trips in Lewes, Brighton, Hove, Newhaven, Pulborough and 1 more. Every place we list is in or around Brighton, and each listing has the full address and directions.
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