UKIPT Brighton - About
About Brighton
Brighton is one of the most vibrant, colourful and creative cities in Europe. Cosmopolitan, compact, young, exotic and free-spirited. Nestling between the South Downs & the sea on the stunning south coast, Brighton offers everything from Regency heritage to beachfront cool.
Venue
UKIPT Brighton will be held at the Hilton Metropole which offers a wide range of gaming spanning two floors. Their bespoke cardroom offers poker players a modern spacious environment with the latest poker director technology.
Getting there
Getting to Brighton & Hove is easy. It's:
- just under an hour by rail from London
- about 45 minutes by road from the M25 London orbital motorway
- half-an-hour from London Gatwick Airport
- on a direct rail link from the Eurostar Service at St Pancras
- accessible by regular coach connections from London Heathrow and London Gatwick airports
- within easy access of Northern France from the nearby port of Newhaven
- only 1.5 – 2 hours by motorway from the major ports of Dover, Portsmouth and Southampton.
- For more information check:
http://www.visitbrighton.com/site/tourist-information/travel/travel-to-brighton
Accommodation
For more information about places to stay during the tournament, please visit UKIPT Hotels.
Useful information
Time: GMT
Language: English
Climate: Mild
Currency: Pound
Official tourist website: http://www.visitbrighton.com/
A table will appear below showing the current leaderboard rankings, once the results are in from the first event at UKIPT Galway, February 16-20, 2012.









