StagWeb Stag Weekends Blog

With the summer only a couple of months away it’s definitely time to get your summer stag do organised. With stag activities and accommodation filling up, you don’t want to miss out on the best crop of activities. Below we’ve listed 3 of the best to get the most out of the UK summer sun!

surfing

Possibly one of the best activities for beach action! If you and the guys are experienced surfers then we recommend Newquay but even if you’re not it’s a fantastic activity and a great laugh! The good thing about a Newquay surfing stag weekend is our Surf lodges are close to the beach, so you’re close to the thrill seeking action.

More about a Newquay surfing stag do.

football playing

Celebrate this years 2010 World Cup with a StagWeb World Cup of your own! If you and the boys are into your football then how about an 11-a-side game of football on a professional football pitch?  We can arrange a game on some of the UK’s best stadium’s. The summer is the only real time you can get a chance to do this as the football season will be over. Get out onto the lush hallow turf of Craven Cottage or Upton Park.

More about a 11-a-side football stag do.

golf weekend

Another group bonding activity for the summer is a competitive round of golf. And the beauty of this stag activity is it’s pretty much available all over the UK. It’s a great activity for a relaxing Sunday morning. So whether it’s 18 or a 9 hole course you and the boys will have a top summer stag weekend!

More about a golfing stag do.

As an events company we organise everything involved with your stag weekend including activities, nightlife and accommodation, one thing we don’t do though is flights. Allowing you to pick the flights means you can get a better deal on flights by going direct with the airlines, we can recommend who to fly with, and we often advise when and who’s best to fly with to your stag weekend destination.

Here’s a pick of our best European stag destinations where you can also get some cracking deals on flights.

Prague stag do

Prague has a legendary status for stag weekends, not least because of it’s fantastic range of activities and nightlife. From daytime activities including target shooting, paintballing, go karting and white water rafting.  You should also know the Czech Republic brew some of the finest “Pivo” (beer), the world has ever tasted. Prague really has a certain charm which other destinations don’t have, it’s even a great destination for a weekend break with the Missus! See more about a Prague stag do.

Recommendation for flights: WizzAir from Liverpool – from £18.99

Barcelona stag weekends

Looking for some sun for the stag do? Then a stag trip to one of Europe’s greatest destinations is a great idea! One of the good pluses to a Barcelona stag weekend are the StagWeb luxury apartment options! We have some of the best rates for these and work out better than a hotel. For the day you can enjoy a stadium tour or even match day tickets at FC Barcelona’s Nou Camp! And at night experience some of the best nightlife in Europe! See more about a Barcelona stag weekend.

Recommendations for flights: EasyJet from London

HOW TO BOOK

1) Enquire about your stag weekend here … www.StagWeb.co.uk
2) We send you a detailed benefit loaded quote
3) You can then get us to hold your  entire stag weekend for a £250 deposit
4) Get all the lads to book their flights
5) Let us know final numbers and pay final balance 5 weeks before your event
6) Sit back and count the days down!

If you’re already in the planning stages of a summer stag do, then you are right to do so! The summer is one of the busiest times for stag weekends hence everyone getting them booked early so they get a pick of the best activities and accommodation. We’ve listed our top 3 stag do destinations recommended for a top sunny summer stag!

Bournemouth stag do

Bournemouth is one of the most popular UK  stag do destinations pretty much anytime of the year, because of its fantastic range of activities and Bournemouth’s buzzing nightlife. It also has one of the best beaches in the UK. Make sure you book up early with this destination though, as it can get extremely busy in the summer months! See more about Bournemouth stag weekends.

Barcelona stag do

The Catalonian capital is a great destination to visit for a weekend break let alone a stag weekend! You’ll experience the culture, history, sun and stag fun at FC Barcelona’s Nou Camp or a day relaxing catching the rays on a luxury yacht. And StagWeb’s accommodation options are the best in Barcelona with it’s luxury apartments situated in the centre of Barcelona close to all the restaurants, bars and nightlife! See more about Barcelona stag weekends.

Lisbon stag do

Lisbon has one of the best records of sun in Europe, it’s a fantastic destination if you’re looking for a chilled out stag weekend in the sun! Perfect for a golfing weekend with the lads and a chance to get out into the sea for some extreme shark fishing! See more about Lisbon stag weekends.

With the increase recently of the Euro (€1.15 – £1) there’s no better time for a stag abroad! Stag weekends abroad seem to have a different kind of excitement on a stag do, whereas in the UK you’ll probably experience a road trip, in Europe you’ll probably expect a couple of cheeky pints at the airport, no matter what time it is! At StagWeb we offer 27 destinations in Europe, Las Vegas in the USA and can even organise a trip to New York. And we’re always adding new destinations to our portfolio! Some of our most popular stag weekends abroad include: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bratislava, Budapest, Dublin, and Prague just to name a few!

This month’s recommended stag weekend abroad is … Barcelona!

We’ve negotiated some fantastic rates for 2010 in Barcelona giving our clients some amazing packages in the sun! You can experience action packed white water rafting to a tour of the Nou Camp to a luxury yacht charter. See our Barcelona stag do packages!

Deciding on your activities for a stag do can be a difficult task sometimes, with so many fantastic activities on offer in destinations across the UK and Europe.  If you’re looking for something a little different from the norm then below we’ve mentioned one of the best extreme stag do activities which is sure to make your stag weekend an unforgettable experience!

white water rafting

Prepare yourselves for mother natures fresh white water for some extreme rafting! This is a fantastic activity and pretty much everything you and the lads could want, it’s very team focused. This adrenaline pumping activity will have you and the boys all screaming and shouting while holding on battling the elements!

rafting format:

When arriving at your white water rafting centre you’ll be well looked after by an experienced rafting specialist who will give you a well informed introduction and a crucial safety briefing.

Once all kitted up and briefed you may be split into teams depending on your group size and then it’s time to hit the water. You’ll start gently and it will get increasingly lively as you venture down the river.

This activity is an absolute banker if you want an extreme activity which some of the boys may never have experienced, so roll up your sleeves and bring on the action!

See our white water rafting stag video below to get a sense of the real action! Or find out more information and where white water rafting is available.

Stag party activities are always an important part of any stag weekend. If some of the lads don’t know each other too well then the activities are a great way for everyone to get to know each other and they also help you resist the temptation of just spending the whole day in the pub which can often have messy results and write off the rest of the weekend. There are so many activities on offer for stags these days that you really are spoiled for choice! Obviously you’ve got the stag party classics of paintballing, go karting and clay shooting which are guaranteed winners every time and you’ve also got plenty of other options from the extreme to the relaxing to the downright bizarre.

If you like your motorised activities, but want something other than go karting then (in rough order of extremeness) you could go for beerkeg racing, hovercrafts, off road karts, stunt driving or extreme dodgems. Beerkeg racing is, as the name suggests, racing on motorised beerkegs and extreme dodgems is a full-on race day on a state of the art asphalt oval track.

If you want to go for a shooting activity then if you head to Europe you can find some of the best target shooting activities around where you can shoot anything from handguns to shotguns to semi automatic rifles! It’s an experience like no other and definitely won’t disappoint.

Click for more stag party activity ideas

With stag weekends looking popular as ever it’s even more important that you book with an ABTA bonded travel company. This guarantees your money is protected and is the single most powerful, internationally respected and consumer focused authority for respected travel agents in the UK.  StagWeb now have over 60 stag do destinations and 100s more fun stag experiences that we specialise in. If you’re looking for a fantastic range of stag do ideas, activities, nightlife, accommodation options then you’re in the right place, and here’s some more reasons why booking with StagWeb is the right choice!

Advantages of booking with StagWeb:

• We visit the places we send you, giving us the local knowledge to make sure your stag do is the best!
• Over 95,000 happy clients!
• Experience and expertise
• Incredible value
• Unrivalled service
• Action packed adventures
• ABTA bonded

See our video for our range of stag do destinations!

This year travel agents are predicting that more people will be heading overseas for their holidays and there’s no reason why that shouldn’t also include their stag weekends especially seeing as there’s some amazing options out there! We’ve just added Belgrade in Serbia to our available destinations which Lonely Planet guide has named Belgrade as number 1 in their Top 10 Party Cities in the World list – you won’t find a higher recommendation than that! Belgrade is looking to be a big stag destination this year and you don’t want to miss out.

Some of our other recent stag abroad additions include Zagreb, The Algarve and La Manga, which have been great additions to our already formidable line up of destinations for stag weekends abroad. If you’re golfing stags then you really want to consider heading to The Algarve or La Manga which both feature some of the best golf courses in Europe. Zagreb is a traditional central European city that is reminiscent of Budapest and Prague, but with a strong Italian influences (you can get some of the best pizzas outside of Italy here as well!)

Of course, all the tried and tested stag abroad destinations are worth considering as well – they’re favourites for a reason and have hosted far too many legendary stag weekends to count. Click for more ideas for stag weekends abroad.

Seasons Greetings! Everyone knows December is a very busy time for all your Christmas shopping and Christmas parties, but if you’ve got a stag weekend penned in for 2010 it’s also worth taking a quick peek to see where and what you and the boys want to do. With January being an extremely busy time for people getting their stag weekend booked for the year it really is the case of the early bird catches the worm! With stag activities and accommodation filling up spaces it really does pay off to book your stag do as early as possible and here’s some of the advantages!

• first pick of the best activities
• first pick of best centrally based accommodation
• first pick of the best activity times (you don’t want to get the dreaded 9:30 slot after the night before!)
• and getting it all sorted so you can sit back and wait for the good times!

More great reasons for booking with StagWeb!

• financial protection (ABTA bonded)
• over 90,000 happy clients
• incredible value
• unrivalled experience
• you’ll get a dedicated account manager to guide you through the smooth process of getting the stag do off the to do list!
• and with special staggered deposits it’s always worth giving us a call to see what’s on offer!

See ideas, activities, nightlife and destinations to combine into some of the best stag weekends in the world!

More and more stag groups are constantly out to discover new and exciting activities that will keep the boys out of the pub for the entirety out the Saturday. Paintball and Go Karting are fantastic activities in their own right, but if you’ve been on 2 or 3 stag dos, chances are you’ve done one or both of them. We have recently introduced a number of fantastic unique events that have proved really popular. The most exciting has to be our SWAT training day. Available for groups staying in Oxford, Cambridge and London, this half day event gives you the chance to learn the tricks of the spy trade. Every red blooded male has dreamt of being James Bond, Jack Bauer or Jason Bourne. Now is your chance! You and the boys will be trained by ex military staff in the art of close quarter combat, sniper shooting and VIP protection.

This incredible event can be combined with accommodation and entertainment, to produce a fantastic tailor made weekend. We take the hassle out of organising an important stag weekend. Click to view our stag weekend packages or contact our expert event organiser on 0845 130 5225