Planning a stag weekend can be pretty intense. The who, what and wheres often feel endless and the pressure to do the best man proud is immense.
But don’t panic, one great idea is to celebrate your best mate’s stag do with a weekend in the eclectic city of Bristol. Here are some tips for the top things to do for an unrivalled stag do in this great English city.
Go Karting
For the ultimate go karting experience, try glow karting at Absolute Karting. The only one of its kind in the UK, you will bring the stags together with an exhilarating race experience.
The lights are turned off and the neon is cranked up to create a thrilling ride.
What better way to break the ice than to bring a competitive edge to the day? We suggest organising forfeits for the losers, which can be carried out later in the evening. Other than bragging rights, that’s a very good reason to win.
Craft Beer tasting
For hops lovers, head to Brew Dog for their Beer School Experience. Set in a central location at Bristol’s Welshback, this makes the perfect pitstop on your stag tour.
The guided beer tasting features five “third” pints of some of the speciality brews on offer. The 90-minute course will take you through the history of beers and the method in which they are brewed. Served with a cheeseboard (the perfect pairing), it’s a great social activity that everyone will enjoy.
Escape Room
Fancy yourself as the next 007? Then put your secret agent skills into practice, at Bristol’s newest escape room. Centrally located at Bristol Temple meads, Operation Omega will transform your stags into a counter espionage team who are tasked with disarming a nuclear device in 60 minutes.
Employing real counter espionage techniques and puzzles, this fully immersive experience will bring your stags together to take down this rogue group of ex KGB agents. This is a great activity that requires a multitude of skills, so everyone will have an important part to play in cracking the case.
The Wave
Who said you can’t surf in the city? The Wave is the ultimate inland surf destination for surfers of all abilities. Your stags can play in the bay, take a group lesson from a professional surf coach or enjoy waves of all shapes and sizes in one of the surf sessions.
After your surfing sesh, you and your crew can enjoy a few bevvies in the Wave’s funky bar, or refuel from one of the delicious food trucks as you watch the waves roll by.
You can make your stag surfing experience even more memorable, and camp in one of the Wave’s luxurious glamping bell tents.
West Country games
If you are a visitor to the South West, why not embrace the Bristolian spirit with gumption, at West Country Games. Undoubtedly the best activity for a Bristol stag weekend, West Country Games is a hilarious stag party day out with a Bristolian twist.
Stags can compete in a series of physical challenges, from Drunken skittles and Cider run to Pitch fork duel and West Country wipe out.
Your stags will have their very own host, who is on hand to run you through the day’s events and take those all-important action shots of the stags on tour.
Plus, there’s an extra special surprise, just for the groom-to-be. If your party is coming over the bridge from Wales, then why not try Welsh Games for the perfect Cardiff Stag Weekend?
Run by the fabulous folk at West Country Games, Welsh games has a wonderful and whacky array of Welsh-themed activities for your stags to complete in. Rugby run, Duffin Daffyd and Drunk dragons are just three of nine hilarious games your party will remember for years to come.
