Big Yellow

Big Yellow are a student’s dream, hence their proximity to Brighton University: a cheap, reliable self-​storage service. Lots of features, from online booking to loads of rooms to a huge number of security measures, means this is the place to drop stuff off while you head home for the summer, or wait for your house to be available while you crash at your friend’s house. Outside of the applications of students, I can’t imagine this comes in very handy for many others, but it’s great to know that, should I need storage space, I’d know where I could get very affordable and excellent service!
Most people who travel this Lewes Road, be it by bus or the train that runs alongside, will know the Big Yellow: it’s that massive, imposing building that looks somewhat like a prison, just before the Vogue Gyratory. Frightening as it looks on the outside, this is nothing compared to the long, metal corridors you have to walk through, a nightmarish rabbit warren of possible horrors… I jest, but it is a bit spooky.
If you can get over that spookiness, Big Yellow does offer absolutely anything you could possibly want from a self-​storage service. Spaces are available from about suitcase size all the way up to small children’s playground (their example), and are all available to book online. Also, mercifully, the online booking system is very easy to use: even a beginner like me got it in one. That, plus advanced security measures like individually alarmed rooms, double-​locked doors and the like mean you couldn’t feel more secure about your contents.
Content storage is never very cheap, but the prices here seem completely fair and reasonable, adding up to why Big Yellow is one of the better places for this kind of thing in Brighton. If you’re in need of this service, here is a great place to go and get it all sorted in no time at all: just don’t get lost in those long, dark corridors…

Ok, so this place is a little creepy. It’s not covered in spider webs or dark and shadowy or anything. It’s very well lit, very easy to find your way around and gain access to your storage area. There is an office at the entrance where you register, have storage allocated and are given a key and directions. They also have trolleys so that you can load your stuff and easily wheel it to your floor and storage cupboard/​room-​depending on how much space you rent. So why is it creepy when it’s well planned out, easy to use and useful? I can’t help wondering what is behind all those metal doors. I only rented one of the smallest spaces– to store my things from the flat I moved out of until my parents could help me move them in– but there are some storage places that are huge! What is in there?! I guess I’ve seen too many episodes of CSI… My overactive imagination aside– this place is really useful, very easy to use and reasonable– I paid about £30 forj ust over two months. You can access your stuff any time and you can reserve space on their website. Easy peasy.