
Volk's Electric Railway
Aquarium station, Madeira Drive, by the Palace Pier
Address: Aquarium Station, Madeira Drive, Brighton BN2 1EN- Activity
- Outdoors
- Cheap and cheerful
- Best in Spring, Summer
Ride the little wooden carriages of the world's oldest working electric railway, which has trundled along the beach since 1883.
Why it's a good date: Silly, charming and over in minutes, which is exactly the point. It runs in the warmer months, so ride one way and walk back along the front.
Photo: Peter Trimming, CC BY-SA 2.0 (resized)