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About Nancy Bright-Thompson

A widely-respected travel editor, Nancy is a past president of the Guild of Travel Writers (GTW). She and her husband Phil now run a horse sanctuary in East Sussex. More Posts

Best Western

After two nights I was not sorry to leave the small ” superior” room at the Mercure for a much larger, cheaper one at the Best Western next door. I complimented the barman on the service at the Mercure, but this did not compensate for its dreary rooms and common areas. It has too much [...]

February 11, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Mercure

I am reviewing Brighton’s sea front hotels, starting with the Mercure. The problem that virtually all of them have is that the buildings are old and prone to draughtiness. The Mercure, which is set on the front on the border with Hove, is no exception. I checked in early and gave them full [...]

February 9, 2014 // 0 Comments

Italy unpacked

I do not get that excited by the type of travel programme which pairs a jovial Italian with a more phlegmatic Brit, but I did watch Italy Unpacked last night with some enthusiasm. This was largely nothing to do with the two presenters, the chef Georgio Locatelli and Andrew Graham Dixon, the art [...]

January 25, 2014 // 0 Comments

Brighton trains, and taxi

Taking my cue from Neil Rosen’s review of Trains Planes and Automobiles, which I much enjoyed, I thought I might emulate the nightmare trip yesterday. i am often told that Brighton  is under an hour by train and therefore most convenient, transport wise. Not so. I complimented National [...]

January 18, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Equestrian World

Phil and I were never blessed with children. I confess I led too active a life as a travel writer and when we tried it was too late. So we regard Polly, an accomplished young equestrian, as the daughter we both never had and had we, we would have wanted. Polly rides internationally, breeds and [...]

January 15, 2014 // 0 Comments

The Coach to Brighton

In all the years I have been travelling to East Sussex I have never used a coach. It also occurred to me that we travel writers take a middle class view of our trade in the hotels we report, places we visit and how we get there. It  was a case of force majeur as the incessant works on the Brighton [...]

January 13, 2014 // 0 Comments

Happy New Year from Nancy Bright- Thompson

We were rather cut off by the storms in East Sussex so we had a quiet dinner with our neighbours. Polly, our horse dealing friend from Brighton, came over during the day and spent some time in the sanctuary. She is one of these bright young women that always lifts our spirits, but she was seeing in [...]

January 1, 2014 // 0 Comments

Brighton ( part two)

Roedean had a room for  aunt Maud as an alumna so I had a free day in Brighton. Phillipa dropped by. I was most impressed by her dynamism is as she imports and trains horses, competes in equestrian events at the highest level and is now starting her own business after project managing the building [...]

November 21, 2013 // 0 Comments

Brighton

I packed off Aunt Maud to Roedean leaving me a clear day. Sadly the warm weather of Saturday was no more. I had this in mind in booking a flat here as the Marina has many amenities and facilities. It was built some 20 years ago as the brainchild of the entrepreneur George Walker whose business [...]

November 19, 2013 // 0 Comments

A Journey from Hell

I had planned well in advance to take my aunt Maud for a trip to the South Coast . Although not in a wheelchair , mobility is an issue for her. She went to Roedean and always enjoys a visit to her alma mater. It turned out to be the journey from hell. Victoria Station is a building site and our [...]

November 17, 2013 // 0 Comments

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