Things to do in Brighton on Bank Holiday weekend at the end of May

14th May 2018

What are your plans this bank holiday weekend? From wine tours to grumpy cats, here are our pick of the best events. Enjoy!

The Warren

Brighton’s favourite multi-venue fringe festival hub is the perfect place to spend a sunny Bank Holiday. There are plenty of shows to see and space to relax with great food and drink. With activities to keep the kids entertained, it’s a family friendly way to enjoy your extra day off. Enjoy! 


Wild Wood Festival

Wakehurst is a beautiful botanic garden located near Haywards Heath. This bank holiday, it’s hosting an action-packed weekend of woodland activities for all the family! Activities will include tree climbing, archery, storytelling and live music.


Artists Open Houses Festival

Over 200 artists’ homes and studios are open in Brighton this May to showcase their best work. It’s a fantastic opportunity to source local art for your collection, purchasing from the artist themself! There’s also workshops, tea and cake and more across the locations.


Sourpuss at Komedia

Sourpuss is a very grumpy, ginger cat. A brand new theatre production by Lori Hopkins, it focuses on Sourpuss discovering and learning the secrets of the great outdoors. Incorporating puppetry, original music and design, it’s a great choice rain or shine!


Sussex Vineyard & Winery Bus Tour

What could be better than a vineyard and winery bus tour on a bank holiday weekend? The tour includes multiple vineyards, tasting sessions, a specially selected menu of local produce, and plenty of award-winning wines. Perfect.


Punk Picnic at Brighton Open Air Theatre

On Bank Holiday Monday, the Brighton Open Air Theatre is holding a charity Punk Picnic! Local punk bands will be playing, with all the money raised going to Mondays Child UK. Whether you’re 6 or 60, let your hair down at this special rockin’ event.


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  • Very impressed with all dealings with Maslen. Paula Carter was in particular very knowledgeable and helpful. 

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    Ms A King Balfour Road

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    Mrs Porter Taunton Road

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    Miss Blackadder Coniston Court, Holland Road

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    Miss Hockly Fiveways

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    Ms Mayanobe Aymer Road

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    Mrs Hammond Hove

  • Sharon and her team could not have done more in what was a difficult sale. 

    Ms Daly Woodingdean

  • Very professional service. Thank you!

    Miss New & Mr Jackson Buller Road

  • I was new to the area and viewed a lot of properties with a lot of different agents. Maslens were by far the best I came in contact with, so when i...

    Mr & Mrs Heer Lewes Road

  • Very pleased with the excellent service throughout. Professional, friendly, efficient and no hard sell. Achieved above asking price. Thank you!

    Mr Witten Lewes Road

  • Nick and Paula are total stars! They were incredibly supportive and present throughout. Thank you!

    Miss O'Haire Hove

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    Mr Standing Newmarket Road

  • Thank you Maslens, you were all excellent!

    Miss Jasper Taunton Road

  • Great service, always polite and friendly. Excellent contact and info all the way.

    Mr Wells Bishops Road

  • Very pleased with the service. Many thanks to Sharon and the boys!

    Mr Flynn Woodingdean

  • Sharon was amazing! She kept us up to date the whole way through the process. We cannot fault Sharon or the rest of her team. 

    Mr & Mrs Ashley Woodingdean

  • A completely painless experience from start to finish. Thank you.

    Mr Woolven & Mrs Bessant-Woolven Lewes Road

  • We were very impressed with the Nick from start to finish. 

    Mr & Mrs Smith Lewes Road

  • Thank you Paul and Archie, you gave an excellent service, as well as Kelly. I look forward to working with you again. 

    Mr White Fiveways

  • Sharon, Harvey and James were all excellent - very professional. Totally opposite to what I have experienced with other agents. Maslen have restore...

    Ms Lyons Woodingdean

  • We were very pleased with services provided by the Fiveways office.

    Mr & Mrs Sawyer Shaftesbury Road

  • All agents at Maslen were extremely helpful and polite from the beginning to the completion of sale. 

    Mr Johnson Fiveways

  • Ben was particularly enthusiastic and helpful. Martin, Paula, Sam and Will are all hard workers.

    Ms Goodey Franklin Road

  • We were delighted with the service received from all the staff with whom we had contact,

    Dr Crichton The Ridgway

  • Paula's role was brilliant. Having someone office based and available was so appreciated and her promptness an impressive service - every Estate Agent...

    Ms Wynn-Jones Baxter Street

  • Very pleased with the experience. I would definitely recommend you and use you again.

    Ms D Edmonds Horton Road

  • Outstanding service from Sharon. James is an asset to Maslens & Harvey was so helpful and polite.

    Ms Cianchetta Selhurst Road

  • Sold within 2 weeks for asking price "excellent!"

    Mr Grundy Bishops Road

  • Please thank Paula at Lewes Road - Excellent service. 

    Mr & Mrs Nuthall Lewes Road

  • It was a long, drawn out process that the people at Maslen helped me through, without the impression that it was a chore. So extremely professional...

    Mr McLagan Lewes Road

  • As always, an excellent service. 

    Mr & Mrs Field Lewes Road

  • I would recommend Maslen to anyone. 

    Mrs Tripp Woodingdean

  • Very impressed with the service. Sharon Wareham works tirelessly, very professionally and is always there for advice. 

    Miss Matthews Kipling Avenue

  • Excellent service as always

    Mr Field Ringmer Road

  • Ben and Paula were calm and reassuring throughout a very difficult process!

    Ms Easterbrook Bear Road

  • Best Estate Agents ever experienced - professional, approachable, competent and exemplary. 

    Mr & Mrs Guest Riley Road

  • Brilliant. Well done to Sharon and the Woodingdean team.

    Ms Curtis The Ridgway

  • Service exceeded my expectations overall at all stages of the process - I wouldn't hesitate to recommend you. Thanks. 

    Ms Greene Lewes Road

  • Very impressed with the efficient and friendly service, the staff were a pleasure to deal with. 

    Mr & Mrs Gill Lewes Road

  • In February 2016 I was looking to buy and sell very rapidly. Competition among buyers at the time was very high. Sharon @ the Woodingdean branch sh...

    Ms Helen Lyons Woodingdean

  • All the staff I dealt with were excellent. Sharon worked really hard to complete the sale.

    Mrs Bent Falmer Gardens

  • Very impressive - professional and friendly, both Martin Timms and Paula Carter were excellent at keeping in contact with sensible advice based on...

    Mrs O'Connor Hove

  • Very happy with the service we got from you guys, everyone we dealt with was extremely friendly, professional and helpful. Thanks!

    Mr Brown Titian Road

  • First class service from a first class team.

    Mr & Mrs English The Ridgway

  • A good team at Woodingdean helped us through a stressful time.

    Mr & Mrs Penton Sycamore Close

  • Sharon was excellent - kept us well informed, thank you so much!

    Ms Waters Cowley Drive

  • I found the service to be courteous, friendly and efficient.

    Mr Upton Buller Road

  • Hugely impressed with Ben & his team.

    Mrs Mead Upper Lewes Road

  • The sale was dealt with swiftly, professionally and successfully. Thank you Maslen!

    Mrs Lincoln Hove

  • Excellent communication and advice throughout. It felt very reassuring to be in good hands.

    Mrs Brooker Buller Road

  • Sharon was excellent, she kept us informed at all stages and was a really calming objective influence in the process.

    Ms Frederick Channel View Road

  • Paul Wilkinson was extremely helpful and efficient. The only problem was the vendors solicitor and Paul warned me of this. A good transaction all r...

    Mr Lavender Fiveways

  • First class service. Friendly and professional.

    Mr Thorne The Avenue

  • I have bought and sold 7 properties, and this was the best experience of an estate agents services I have found.

    Mrs Shepherd Hertford Road

  • Very helpful and patient team.

    Mrs Shea Selborne Place

  • Our local office manager, Sharon Wareham was warm and friendly and kept us up to date at all times.

    Mr Hope The Brow

  • A really good experience.

    Mr Tibble Lewes Road

  • Paula was fabulous and we felt really informed and supported. 

    Mr & Mrs Walker Lewes Road

  • We cannot recommend Maslen's estate agents enough.

    Many thanks to Paul, Donna, Janette and the...

    Linda & Les Wigmore Close

  • Quality advice about when and how to sell, which was spot on. Thank you.

    Miss Coleman Buller Road

  • Maslens as a whole were really friendly and professional. I have to thank and congratulate Paula Carter for being superb at her job and exceeding m...

    Ms Warren Hove

  • From start to finish the sale was dealt with in a thoroughly professional manner.  

    Mr Gibbs Lewes Road

  • Fantastic service. By far the best agents we have ever used, I cannot recommend you highly enough.

    Mr Field Mafeking Road

  • Thank you. We found all the staff knowledgeable and really pleasant to deal with. 

    Ms Ansloos Lewes Road

  • Graham Griffin provided us, and continues to provide us, will all-round excellent advice. We trust his knowledge and expertise.

    Mr Blackmore & Ms O'Sullivan Financial Services

  • It was an amazing experience, everyone involved were fantastic. 

    Mr & Mrs Knight Woodingdean

  • An efficient, professional and friendly service. Helpful and a pleasure to do business with.

    Mr Beddington Brading Road

  • Harvey was helpful and easily reachable at the beginning of the process and Sharon kept us informed and was always happy to help.

    Ms Murch & Ms Mapa Ticehurst Road

  • Excellent customer service throughout. I will definitely recommend you, and use you again. Thank you.

    Ms Longley Kingsbury Street

  • Excellent Service from start to finish.

    Mr T Mole Cromwell Road

  • Thanks David, all very professional.

    Mrs Flowers Foxdown Road

  • Very thorough & very informative.

    Mr Michnowicz Waldegrave Road

  • Compared to your rivals, your service was excellent

    Ms McGrigor Milner Road

  • Excellent service from the Lewes Road branch. Martin Timms secured a quick sale & at a good price & Paula Carter worked really hard to secure...

    Ms Schulte Bear Road

  • Already recommended you! Thank you.

    Mr Edwards The Ridgway

  • You were amazingly helpful throughout - a real pillar of strength with a very difficult sale.

    Mrs Parkin Fiveways

  • Best Agents in Brighton.

    Mrs Field Tarner Road

  • A very committed team who made the sale process very easy.

    Ms Rees Ticehurst Road

  • The whole team were very committed from start to finish.

    Mr Pilgrim Lewes Road

  • Superb service as usual, I would always recommend you.

    Ms S Hike Blackthorn Close

  • Cannot express our appreciation enough of all the efforts made by the Woodingdean team - they were fantastic.

    Mr John Mogridge Woodingdean

  • The whole team were excellent, each one of them felt like family. Sharon had a lot of sorting to do at times but coped very well, a true profession...

    Mr Vernon Woodingdean

  • Very comprehensive and professional. Nice people to work with and highly recommended. 

    Mr Alderton Ladysmith Road

  • The team worked very hard over a long period to ensure my sale went through - excellent service!

    Mr Patrick Gladstone Terrace

  • Thanks for an excellent service. 

    Mr King Hove

  • The Woodingdean team were very friendly and approachable.

    Mrs Palmer Pitt Gardens

  • Very good service and communication. Paula was excellent.

    Mr & Mrs Scarboro 1 Pevensey Road

  • Exceptional service throughout the process - should we decide to sell in the future we wouldn't hesitate to use your agency. You're a cut above the...

    Ms Windels & Mr Barham Fiveways

  • Extremely efficient. Nick and Paula are excellent. The weekly phone calls were much appreciated. 

    Ms Gray Lewes Road

  • Paula is amazing!

    Ms Aspnall Gladstone Place

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