Bank Holiday Weekend

Ez Stag

Brighton · May 1–3 · 2026

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The Plan

Three days. One mission.

Friday
May 1st
Check-in
Hilton Metropole Booked
Seafront · twin rooms · drop bags any time
Room rate: £232.00/night · twin share
Kings Road, Brighton (on the seafront)
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From 3:00 pm
The Walrus (The Hideaway) TBC
Private room · staggered arrivals
10 Ship Street, The Lanes, BN1 1AD · ~8 min walk from hotel
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6:30 pm
Dinner — The Ginger Pig Confirmed
Private dining · deposit paid
£60pp set menu (drinks not included)
3 Hove Street, Hove, BN3 2TR · ~25 min walk or 7 min drive from hotel
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After dinner
Hotel Bar
Back to the Hilton Metropole for drinks · easy night before airsoft
Saturday
May 2nd
9:00 AM
Airsoft Confirmed
Woodland combat · 2 hr session · kit & ammo included · ~15 min drive from hotel · leave hotel ~8:30
£45pp
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3:00 PM
Zorb Football Confirmed
90 min session · Longhill Sports Centre, Longhill High School, Brighton BN2 7FR · ~15 min drive from hotel
£22pp
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8:00 PM
Dinner at Chamuyo Confirmed
Argentinian steakhouse · private room for 25 · ~5 min walk from hotel
~£75pp
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Night
Out in Brighton
The big one
Sunday
May 3rd
Morning
Checkout & Fry-Up
Grab breakfast, check out of the Hilton
From Midday
Head Home
Make your own way back · no fixed plan

Who's Coming

26 people.

Full Weekend — Fri to Sun (22)
Sat – Sun Only (4)
Just Popping In (2)

Rooms

Hilton Metropole · 9 of 14 rooms allocated.

# Friday Night Saturday Night
1 Bashar & Taz Bashar & Taz
2 Mark & Klaas Mark & Klaas
3 Chidiebere & Martin Chidiebere & Martin
4 Charlie & Brian Charlie & Brian
5 Ezechi & Leigh Ezechi & Leigh
6 Mick & Matthew Mick & Matthew
7 Andrew & Ian Andrew & Ian
8 Dale & Gavin Dale & Gavin
9 Stacy (solo) Stacy (solo)
10 Dan (solo) Dan (solo)
11 — Kennedy & Chris
12 — Jason & Matt
13 — Leon & DJ

Message Bashar if you want to swap rooms.

Costs

Per person breakdown.

Item Cost pp
Hotel (2 nights, twin share) £232
Friday dinner (Ginger Pig) £60
Saturday activity (Zorb Football) £22
Saturday activity (Airsoft) £45
Saturday dinner (Chamuyo) ~£75
Total (organised) ~£434
Budget £50–100 on top for drinks, nightlife, and sundries. Realistic all-in: TBC.
One-nighters: Hotel is £232/night per room. If you're only staying one night and can't find a roommate for the other night, you'll pay the full £232 room rate instead of £116 each.
Pay Bashar via Revolut
If the button doesn’t work: revolut.me/bashar42c
Bank Transfer (preferred)
Beneficiary: Bashar Qadiri
Sort code: 04-00-75
Account number: 32875304
Revolut Ltd, 30 South Colonnade, E14 5HX, London

Getting to the Hotel

Hilton Metropole, Kings Road, Brighton BN1 2FU — right on the seafront.

From London by Train
London Victoria or London Bridge → Brighton. Direct trains every 15 min, ~1 hour.

From Brighton Station it’s a 15 min walk downhill to the hotel, or a 5 min taxi (~£6).

Walk: Head south down Queens Road, continue onto West Street, turn right onto Kings Road. Hotel is on the seafront.

Directions from station →
From Gatwick Airport
Option 1: Train (recommended)
Gatwick Airport → Brighton. Direct trains every 15–30 min, ~30 minutes. Thameslink or Southern services from both North and South terminals.

Follow signs to the station in the South Terminal (free shuttle from North Terminal). Buy a ticket at the machine or use contactless.

Option 2: Bus
National Express 025 runs Gatwick → Brighton. ~1 hour, less frequent.

Option 3: Taxi/Uber
~40 min drive, roughly £50–70. Good if you’re splitting with others arriving at the same time.

Directions from Gatwick →
By Car
~1.5 hours from London via M23/A23.

Parking: The hotel has no car park. Nearest options:
• Regency Square car park — 2 min walk, ~£25/day
• Churchill Square car park — 5 min walk, ~£20/day

Brighton parking is expensive. Train is easier if you can.
The Hotel
Hilton Brighton Metropole
106 Kings Road, Brighton BN1 2FU
Right on the seafront, 15 min walk from the station

Check-in: 3:00 PM
Check-out: 11:00 AM

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