This is a excellent little stop of for Brighton families as it has so much to offer. Not only does…read moreit have sand sports courts where volleyball, beach rugby and bouldering are played, its also a sheltered haven on an often breezy pebble beach with a licensed cafe. An ideal place to spend a Sunday chilling out at the Barefoot Cafe with a vino, watching a tournament while the kids muck about in the sand. The only venue of its kind in the UK Yellowave Brighton has played host to many beach sports events such as the British Women' Volley Ball championship. The venue is also used for live music events ad parties so definitely worth checking out of you have visitors down.

I went to Yellowave for the first time this weekend to play a Volleyball Beach tournie with…read morefriends. I was really impressed with the venue. Being a volleyball player myself and an addict I must say, this is a great place to train and play beach. The sand is perfect, there are around 6 courts available, and the staff clearly know their stuff! There' also a lovely cafe/bar to chill out and have snacks, a climbing wall for fitness and an area for children to play with the sand outside of the courts. The venue is also available for some other sports like beach soccer, beach rugby, frisbee, etc... And for volleyball addicts like me you can hire a court to train for as little as £18/hour. So get your training gear on and try it out this summer!

The Falmer Sports complex is the premier Sports centre on campus being home to a decent gym with…read morefree weights, weight machines, running machines and cross trainers etc... The sports complex sits right at the top of the hill, just of the Refectory road, which leads out of the University. On top of its impressive gym, inside, outside too it has a large Hockey pitch which doubles up as two sizeable 6 aside football pitches as well as tennis courts and 6 well maintained full size grass football pitches. Brighton and Hove Albion first team train on the pitches and use the gym, which of course is a testament to its quality. Price wise, gym membership is incredibly good value for money if you are going a few times a week at £130 for the year (for students) and a less good, but still not bad £360 for the general public. Due to the large price drop for students, I would highly recommend this gym for people still studying.

This complex does offer a good range of facilties most of which Jack talks about. Just to add that…read moreBrighton and Hove Albion train here and on numerous occasions I have seen the players training and having lunch. On a Wednesday afternoon the Sussex University sports team play here so there is always some good sport action to watch. The mens football team have won all their games this season barring one draw so you will see goals if football is your preference. The gym membership for a year of £130 is so much cheaper than anywhere else in Brighton you would be mad not to use these facilties if your nearby.

The Manor is a council owned community activities centre. It offers an array of sporting activities…read moreincluding Football, Basketball, Badminton, Gymnastics, Dance, Boccia, Aerobics, Tai-chi and Pilates. The venue itself consists of sports hall, a small kitchen, a meeting/art room, showers facilities and of course the surrounding playing fields. Its fab for kids as they have so much going gone particularly in the school hols. The venue is home to lots of local sports teams including Saltdean united FC. As well as offering a wealth of kids activities there also some fitness classes for the mums and dads, and adult sports teams. If your a family new to the area this is an ideal place to socialise in the heart of the community or if you just looking to get fit then the Manor is the place for you.

This club founded in 1945 is one of the best clubs in Brighton & Hove. The have consistently been…read moreat the top of the Sussex Division 1 Leagues. After this, you have to start playing teams from London and so on which means that all the teams will pay their players. However, Whitehawk currently have a large wage bill for their division as they seek the necessary squad ready for when they can take the step up. Before teams are promoted to the next league they have to have a certain amount of facilities set up which has hindered many teams in the past. At £6 for a full adult paying ticket, in terms of value for money for watching football it probably is the best you will find as other places either have worse football quality or charge over the odds. My team has played them on a few occasions and been battered quite convincingly so I think I am in a good position to judge this.

One of the events on every Brighton swimmer and sports fanatic's calendar is the annual Pier to…read morePier Swimming Race. As the title suggests, this event sees members of Brighton Swimming Club and rival clubs in the South East swim from the beach adjacent to the West Pier to the Brighton Palace Pier. For those thinking of flexing their muscles, that's a walloping, one thousand and fifty sixty metres! Even worse, one thousand and fifty six metres in choppy sea water! Watched by thousands of locals and confused tourists, the next Pier to Pier takes place Sat 24 July 2010 and entry forms are available to download from Brighton Swimming Club website now. Each entry costs £8 with trophies and small prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Just remember - practise makes perfect and yes, there are qualified lifeguards on hand!