BRIGHTON GUIDE EXCO MEETING 3RD - 5TH MAY 2018 YOUR TRAVELGUIDE Brighton, East Sussex, England To Brighton and your events WELCOME TO BRIGHTON THE VIBRANT AND COSMOPOLITAN CITY OF BRIGHTON IS THE HOST FOR THE SPRING 2018 UNION-IP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING For over 250 years Brighton & Hove has There are a number of areas to explore welcomed visitors from around the world from the labyrinth of small winding streets to enjoy the sea air and a wide variety of full of antiques in the south Lanes to the cultural pursuits. North Laine and its vintage clothes, coffee The city began as an ancient fishing village shops, bars, markets and music shops. From in 4AD, developing into a health resort in shopping to eating and drinking, museums, the eighteenth century, patronised by the fashion and architecture, Brighton has it all! Prince of Wales. Famous for its pebbly beach, Brighton is today one of the most popular seaside resorts in the country. 1 Brighton Beach 1 2 2 The seafront 3 Brighton Marina 3 at night Executive Committee Meeting - Brighton 2 THE PROGRAMME BASED AT THE HARBOUR HOTEL 64 Kings Rd, Brighton BN1 1NA 01273 323221 www.brighton-harbour-hotel.co.uk THURSDAY 3 MAY FRIDAY 4 MAY SATURDAY 5 MAY Arrival 9:00 Registration 9:30 Excursion to 14:00 Registration 9:30 Accompanying Persons Charleston Manor and information desk open excursion to Arundel Castle 12:45 – 15:30 Lunch 16:00 – 18:00 BUREAU MEETING 9:00 – 10:30 COMMISSION at the English Wine Centre MEETINGS 18.45 Welcome reception at 15:45 Visit to Alfriston Village Hotel du Vin 10:30 – 11:00 Tea and coffee 16:15 Leave Alfriston, 20:00 Dinner at the Harbour Hotel 11:00 – 17:00 EXCO MEETING to arrive back at the Harbour Hotel by about 17:00 13:00 – 14:30 Working lunch 15:45 Tea and coffee 18:30 – 19:30 Champagne Reception, Royal Pavilion 20:00 Dinner in the William IV Room, Royal Pavilion Return to the Harbour Hotel Executive Committee Meeting - Brighton 3 THURSDAY 3 MAY HOTEL DU VIN & THE HARBOUR HOTEL 14.00 – Arrival & registration of participants 20.00 – Dinner in the Jetty Restaurant 16.00 - 18.00 – Bureau Meeting at the Harbour Hotel 18.30 – Meet in reception for short The Jetty restaurant offers a lively yet walk to Hotel du Vin for drinks and relaxed atmosphere, alongside a fantastic canapes reception. menu. Featuring tasteful banquette seating, sleek marble surfaces and bespoke Hotel du Vin is located in the cobble-stoned lighting features, the restaurant showcases alleyways of The Lanes, the oldest part of locally-sourced, seasonal ingredients the city. Its collection of quirky gothic-style and dishes, an eclectic wine list and buildings was first built by a wine merchant inspired cocktail menu - a unique dining in 1695. experience on Brighton’s vibrant seafront. 1 Hotel du Vin for drinks 1 3 2 Hotel du Vin terrace 3 Harbout hotel dining 2 Executive Committee Meeting - Brighton 4 FRIDAY 4 MAY ACCOMPANYING PERSONS PROGRAMME 09.30 – Coach leaves for Arundel Castle Many of the original features such as the Set high on a hill in West Sussex, this crenellated Norman keep, gatehouse and great Castle commands the landscape with barbican survive. Between the 1870s and magnificent views across the South Downs 1890s the house was almost completely rebuilt. and the River Arun. Founded at the end The magnificent architecture in Gothic style of the 11th Century, it has been the family is considered to be one of the great works of home of the Dukes of Norfolk and their Victorian England. Enjoy the grandeur of the ancestors for nearly 1000 years. Arundel interior with its fascinating furniture, tapestries Castle is one of the longest-inhabited and rare collection of paintings by renowned country houses in England. artists including Van Dyck, Gainsborough and Canaletto. 12.30 – Lunch 1.30 – Coach departs for Brighton where 1 The Armoury 1 3 2 The Library you will enjoy free time to explore the city 3 The Castle 2 Executive Committee Meeting - Brighton 5 FRIDAY 4 MAY DINNER AT THE ROYAL PAVILION 18.15 – Depart hotel for a short walk On 19 June 1850, the Royal Pavilion became through the south Lanes the property of the people of Brighton. 18.30 – Drinks and canapes Queen Victoria was paid £53,000 for the former palace, with a loan raised direct from the Bank 19.00 – Short tour of the Royal Pavilion of England. During the First World War the 19.30 – Dinner in the William IV Room Royal Pavilion was given to the War Office for The Royal Pavilion is an exotic palace use as a military hospital, and it did not return in the centre of Brighton with a colourful to the town until 1920. Our dinner will take history. Built as a seaside pleasure palace place in the William IV room, with its beautiful for King George IV, this historic house hand-painted Chinese-style wallpaper, hanging mixes Regency grandeur with the visual lanterns and views of the Palace’s gardens. style of India & China. Although the Royal Pavilion will always be chiefly associated with King George IV, 1 Royal Pavilion outside 1 3 2 The King’s Apartments the palace was also used as a royal residence 3 Champagne by William IV and Queen Victoria. 2 and dining room Executive Committee Meeting - Brighton 6 SATURDAY 5 MAY CHARLESTON MANOR AND THE ENGLISH WINE CENTRE 09.30 – Coach departs Hotel 12.30 – Depart Charleston Manor for a for Charleston Manor ten-minute drive to the English Wine Centre 10.15 – Refreshments on arrival followed where we will enjoy a quintessentially English by guided tours and walk round the garden. four-course menu incorporating seasonal, local and organic produce, each course paired Charleston’s individually-designed and with the finest English wines. hand-painted rooms provide unique spaces in which to explore the unconventional lives 3.30 – Depart for walk around the old village of Bloomsbury Group artists Vanessa Bell of Alfriston, which dates back to the 14th and Duncan Grant, and their friends and century, followed by an optional visit to the relatives. Masterpieces of Bloomsbury art church of St Michael and All Angels Church, and design, such as the famous Studio Berwick. The church is well known for the Fireplace, sit alongside the ephemera extensive 20th Century murals which cover of everyday life. The walled garden was the nave walls, chancel arch, screen and transformed from vegetable plots and hen pulpit, painted by the Bloomsbury artists. runs into a archetypal painters’ garden, 1 Charleston House 1 2 mixing Mediterranean influences with 2 Vines growing at English Wine Centre cottage garden planting. 3 3 The Star at Alfriston Executive Committee Meeting - Brighton 7 SATURDAY NIGHT IN BRIGHTON OPTIONAL VISIT TO THE WALRUS PUB The Walrus is located at 10 Ship Street, in the Wander upstairs and check out the bright, same road as Hotel du Vin. With its labyrinth high-ceilinged, airy restaurant offering of eclectically-decorated rooms and endless some of the best seasonal, classic and winding passageways, there’s lots to discover, contemporary dishes in Brighton. including a hidden two-storey roof garden. And if the night is still young, check out The ground floor, with its open fire, The Underbelly, which features regular snug and booths, is cosy and intimate. live music and entertainment. 1 The Walrus outside 1 3 2 Street level bar 3 Dining room 2 Executive Committee Meeting - Brighton 8 ORIENTATION ROYAL PAVILION BANQUETING ROOM HOTEL HARBOUR DU VIN HOTEL CHARLESTON HOUSE ARUNDEL CASTLE ENGLISH WINE HARBOUR CENTRE & HOTEL BERWICK Executive Committee Meeting - Brighton 9 VENUE AND ACCOMMODATION THE HARBOUR HOTEL 64 Kings Rd, Brighton BN1 1NA 01273 323221 www.brighton-harbour-hotel.co.uk We have chosen The Harbour Hotel in Brighton as the venue for the Spring Union-IP ExCco meeting and we will enjoy dinner here on the first night. The Hotel also features one of the very best spas in the city with a number of hot tubs, steam, sauna, swimming pool and an extensive range of luxurious spa treatments and everyday beauty needs, including facials, manicures, pedicures and massages. Accommodation has been arranged for a standard double inland room (single occupancy) @ £149 per night to include breakfast and taxes. Double occupancy is £169.50 per night to include taxes. Please book directly with the hotel using the form attached here. All payments must be settled directly with the hotel. Executive Committee Meeting - Brighton 10 GETTING AROUND TOWN BRIGHTON & HOVE HAS You can buy tickets for any rail service at the A NUMBER OF ACCESS station or the rail ticket desk in the Onward ROUTES AND IS: Travel area in South Terminal. Some airlines just under an hour by rail from London sell Gatwick Express tickets on-board, so you can skip the queues once you arrive. You can about 45 minutes by road from Exit 7 also buy Gatwick Express tickets from the of the M25 London orbital motorway Moneycorp bureaux and Airport Concierge half-an-hour from London Gatwick Airport desks across the airport, as well as Gatwick on a direct rail link from the Eurostar Connects desks in the baggage reclaim halls. Service at St Pancras The trainline.com is a handy app to accessible by regular coach connections tell you all the latest trains and platforms. from London Heathrow and London ARRIVAL AT BRIGHTON Gatwick airports TRAIN STATION. 1.5 - 2 hrs by road from the major ports Follow the signs for ‘TAXIS’. The Harbour of Dover, Portsmouth & Southampton Hotel is a 5-7 min journey costing FROM GATWICK AIRPORT approximately £5 BY TRAIN The hotel is 12 min walk from the station Gatwick is served by train operators FROM GATWICK AIRPORT TO Gatwick Express, Southern and Thameslink.