Administration notice Groupia Ltd — in Administration

Groupia Ltd ("the Company", trading as Groupia Golf, GoHen, StagWeb, Groupia School Trips and Company Away Days) entered Administration on 16 June 2026, with Nigel Fox and Christopher Marsden of S&W Partners LLP appointed as Joint Administrators. The Company has now ceased taking new bookings, and arrangements are in place with ABTOT to support customers with existing bookings.

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The affairs, business and property of the Company are being managed by the Joint Administrators, who act as agents of the Company and without personal liability.

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Meet Your Stag Planning Team...

When you enquire, it's not just me - you've got a whole stag squad behind the scenes. Our Destination Specialists nail down the venues and activities, then our Event Managers step in once you book to keep everything on track. It's like having a best man for the boring stuff, so you can focus on the fun, rather than the admin.

8 Best Essex Stag Do Ideas

  1. Dodgeball - Pelt the groom in this manic stag on stag competition!
  2. School Sports Day - Relive the glory years as you head back to the school yard!
  3. Assault Course - A true hangover tester, tackle our awesome assault course.
  4. Battle Archery Tag - High-paced stag warfare. Time to show the stags what's what!
  5. Inflatable Games - 6 hilarious, stag-sized inflatable challenges.
  6. Goggle Football - Football with a chaotic twist.
  7. Paintballing - Unhinged stag vs stag competition!
  8. Escape Room - Do you have what it takes to bust out of our eerie Escape Room?

Action Stations!

Essex has produced some amazing footballers over the years so it's the ideal place to "get stuck in" to a little Bubble Football. You'll also find some of the UK's fastest and most formidable Go Karting circuits if you feel the need for speed. But one of the best Essex stag do activities is definitely Paintball, this green and picturesque county is the perfect spot to redecorate the groom.

Where to Drink in Essex

A county full of culture, yes, but also a pretty sweet array of watering holes to check out, no matter where you might be stag partying!

Chelmsford's Moulsham Street is a hotbed for awesome pubs and beer gardens on sunny summer evenings if you're looking for a chilled one. Late-night bars are scattered about in the city centre when you feel ready for lower lights and maybe a little dancing!

The home of TOWIE and Brentwood obviously boasts some banging places to grab a bev. On the High Street, you can find sophisticated cocktail havens for all-day drinking and dining.

And, of course, Southend-On-Sea is a hotspot for traditional pubs along the seafront interlaced with amusements.

Where to Head...

It's a big county with some formidable nightlife making an Essex stag weekend something you really won't forget in a hurry. During the day Southend-on-Sea is a great spot to cure any aching stag heads with the UK's longest pier to walk up or a do or die cure on the rides along the seafront. The county also houses some of Britain's most formidable castles, Colchester, Hedingham, Layer Marney... Essex is riddled with 'em. All very impressive and well worth checking out, especially if you've got a video camera, you can create a superb Essex stag do mini-movie in an homage to the Beatles.

Getting Around Essex

It's a big, rural county but your Essex stag do will find great travel links with fast trains in and out of London. If you're arriving by car from outside of London then aim for the M25 and you'll find Essex hanging around in shiny white trainers with even whiter teeth just close to Lakeside and BlueWater shopping malls.

The Only Way is StagWeb

If you're looking for an epic location for the weekend to beat all weekends, then an Essex stag do could be just what you're looking for. Essex is a county built on partying and looking good. Forget TOWIE, Essex has been perfecting it's wide-boy swagger for years, stags here like to arrive in more style, race faster, laugher harder, shooter harder than most stag weekends and some of the activities on offer really do pack a punch!

Better Maths than Rachel Riley

Even Essex girl Rachel Riley's maths wouldn't be able to get you a better deal than StagWeb. Sounds like a bold claim but we're happy to prove it and we don't even need a big board and giant marker.

When you book your hotel/activities/nightlife as a single group you'll be paying the full rate, at StagWeb we've been booking stag weekends since 2002. Because of the large numbers of groups we book we're able to secure really good deals. This are great rates we can pass on to you.

Our philosophy is simple, we aim to save our groups time, hassle and money while still providing the very highest quality weekends. That means our Essex stag party groups will not just book with us again but they'll also tell their friends.

"Oi Oi Saveloy!" - Essex Stag Do Action to Shout About

Yes, Essex boys are a bit flash and tend to be a bit loud but they have so much to shout about. there's plenty of stag do activities in Essex including, paintball sites, bubble football, go karts, Essex boys like to try and do things bigger and better so you'll also find some epic stag party nightlife waiting for you.

Night Fever!

While the daytime action is epic, it's the nightlife that Essex is really famous for. Essex stag weekends get to sample some truly spectacular nightlife that is suitably "Off the hook!". Are Essex girls as fit as they look on TV...? Yes, they definitely are, but they're certainly not as daft as the jokes might make you think. You have been warned.

"...If you think you're hard enough..."

So if you're ready to come and have a go at everything an Essex stag do has to offer then put StagWeb to the test. Enquire now or call us and we'll send you a no obligation, hassle free quote.

Destination You May Also Like...

If you're looking at an Essex stag do, it's often a stepping stone to a London stag weekend, where everything scales up fast. For a coastal switch, a Brighton stag do offers a busier, alternative vibe, while a Bournemouth stag weekend is a stronger beach-led option. Closer to home, a Maidstone stag do gives you another south-east alternative without heading into the capital.

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