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Visitors to Brighton Pier this summer will have to pay a £1 admission fee – unless they have a local residents card.

Brighton Palace Pier announced today (Wednesday, May 8) that the new fee will come into effect during peak trading periods in the summer beginning on May 25, and then cover the weekends during June and the full months of July and August.

"Today we announce the introduction of a £1 admission fee to enter the pier,” a social media statement read.

"The admission fee will not apply to local residents (who have a Brighton Palace Pier local residents card) or children under the age of two.

Brighton Pier admission fee introduced: Everything you need to know