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Best of Blackpool: Ultimate Stag Guide

April 13th, 2017

Once named as Britain’s answer to Las Vegas, Blackpool never really lived up to the hype – but now it’s back with a vengeance! Boasting a whole range of vibrant clubs, elegant bars and historic pubs, it’s no wonder that Blackpool has been named our stag city of the month and here’s why!

Stag Activities

Karting

Provide the stag party with the perfect adrenaline-filled, competitive, banter-filled stag activity as you go head-to-head with the lads in an authentic Formula One experience at our amazing Blackpool karting venue! You’ll race across our 750m which is packed full of high-speed straights and sweeping bends, taking control of our Twin Honda GX160 engine reaching speeds of up to 60mph! Stag karting doesn’t get any more intense than this.

Paintballing

The perfect stag ice breaking activity, paintballing will set you and the lads up perfectly for the night ahead as you take part in a range of action-packed, intense and competitive stag games at our stag-friendly Blackpool paintballing venue – situated perfectly just moments away from the array of clubs and pubs that await you as the stag do progresses!

Laser Combat

Give the stag party a unique laser skirmish experience as they battle it out in over 240sq metres worth of treacherous woodland in a truly banter-filled stag activity that’ll provide as the perfect platform for your wild night ahead in the popular stag party destination of Blackpool!

Nightlife – The Bars, Pubs and Clubs

Once you and the lads have taken part in one of our thrilling activities, it’s time to hit the town and enjoy the ‘lucky’ groom to be’s last night of freedom! Wanting to know some of the best bars, pubs and clubs in Blackpool? Well look no further

Duke of York

With a huge selection of wines, spirits and beers on hand, this charming pub is the perfect place to start your stag do as you take advantage of the cheap prices and the live sports on TV! Entertainment is also provided on weekends with live music, a DJ and even sometimes a Karaoke.

Bootleg Social

This up-scale alternative late night music bar is home to live music and an amazing range of drinks and food for you and the stag group to enjoy before you head off to the nightclubs

Comedy Station Comedy Club

Get the lads in a banterous mood as you visit the Comedy Station Comedy Club that is guaranteed to provide you with tons of laughs as you kick-start your stag do.

Club Domain

This major nightclub has over 5 spaces to suit your stag do’s various music styles – it even comes with a VIP area and an outdoor terrace for you and the lads to fully enjoy your stag night out!

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Stag city of the month – Birmingham

March 24th, 2017

A mad one in the Midlands is almost impossible to beat, but it’s easy to be overwhelmed by the sheer size of the UK’s second city. So to help you make the most of your Brummie bender, here’s everything you need to know about celebrating your stag do in Birmingham.

Famous for..

Birmingham is famous for being the UK’s curry capital and home of Cadbury’s chocolate, but we’ve got a lot more to thank the Brummies for than high cholesterol alone. For starters they founded league football, and the city is home to three top flight football clubs, including Prince Williams beloved Aston Villa. Birmingham’s also given us some serious rock and roll royalty too,

and as well as being the birthplace of the Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne, rock legends Led Zeppelin also grew up in the second city.

Activities

When you’re not working your way round the best of Birmingham’s bars there’s plenty to keep the boys busy, from stag classics like karting and paintball to new favourites like clay pigeon shooting and quad biking.

Karting Birmingham

Packed with high-speed straights and sweeping bends, this full-throttle circuit is tailor-made for sped, and if the track doesn’t bring out the best in you.. the competition definitely will!

Quad Biking Bassets Pole

It’s no secret that stags love a dirty weekend away and you’ll struggle to find anything as fun and filthy as a quad biking – even in Birmingham! With 120 acres of wilderness to explore at our Bassets Pole venue nowhere is off limits, and thanks to the fleet of 150cc quad bikes conquering off-road obstacles couldn’t be any easier.

Clay Pigeon Shooting Hanbury

Taking on a 25 clay shoot is the perfect way to separate the men form the boys, and with a range of traps to set your sights on, our Hanbury shooting ground is the perfect place to experience the rush of blowing clays to pieces.

Paintball Birmingham

Our Birmingham battle zone is tailor-made for stag combat, and features a whole host of themed game zones for you and the lads to run riot in. So whether you’re storming buildings, rescuing hostages or just generally making a mess, you’re in for some serious fun.

Drinking districts

Birmingham is the UK’s second largest city and when it comes to choosing where to drink stags are spoilt for choice. You’ll find the best of the bars on Broad Street which is home to a mix of stag favourites and some of the most popular bars in Brum. But if you’re feeling flush or just want to celebrate in style Summer Row is the place to be, and this is where you’ll find some of Birmingham’s most exclusive bars and clubs.

Best of the Bars

The O Bar – O bar is one of the busiest bars on Broad street, and whether you’re throwing shapes or throwing down cocktails there’s nowhere better to start your night.

Players – With three rooms, four bars and one legendary lady dance troop, passing Players really isn’t an option. Good luck getting the lads to the next bar..

Pick of the Pubs

The Post Office Vaults – The Post Office Vaults is one of Birmingham’s most famous pubs due to the staggering selection of beers on offer. As well as eight cask ales, you’ll also find a choice of of over 300 bottled beers to sink your teeth into.

The Bull’s Head – This pub is far from traditional, but that’s definitely not a bad thing and The Bull’s Head’s club nights are the stuff of legend.

Hangover heaven

Birmingham is the UK’s curry capital and if you’re going for a mad one in the Midlands there’s nothing better to settle your stomach. If a legendary Brummie Balti doesn’t bring you back to the land of the living, nothing will!

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Why we love Brighton…..

March 7th, 2017

Sun, sea and a whole array of boisterous nightclubs…nope, this isn’t the Costa del Sol, it’s the UK and Ireland’s premier stag location, Brighton.

Laying host to miles upon miles of glistening sandy beaches, Brighton’s beach is also home to a booming stag nightlife with nightclubs like Coalition right on the seashore providing the perfect platform for you and your stag group to dance the night away to after you’ve topped up that tan. Brighton also has a 200 yard nudist beach for you and your stag party to enjoy, and you’ve got the former local councillor Eileen Jakes to thank for that, opening the beach back in 1979.

Yards away from these gorgeous nude beaches? More nude stuff, Platinum Lace to be precise. Now we’re talking. Platinum Lace is one of the most famous and illustrious stag-friendly Gentleman’s clubs found anywhere in England. It’s the perfect location for you and your stag group to sit back, relax, drink in the booze and see some of the finest women that Brighton’s got to offer as they flaunt their stuff just for you. Oh, and I’m sure the groom to be will enjoy it on his last ever night of freedom – just don’t let the bride catch wind of this joyous stag activity.

Strip club not really the grooms scene? Don’t worry, there’s a plethora of different stag activities for your stag group to partake in, including everything from the insane thrills of Bubble Football to the classy social stag activity of Clay Pigeon Shooting! Still not entertained? Why not let the lads unleash their inner action heroes as they take part in the adrenaline-filled, heart-racing, competitive stag activity of paintballing as you march on down to the stag-friendly paintballing venue based nearby! Situated just an approximate 20 minute drive away from the boisterous city centre, you and the lads will go head-to-head in over 12 unique military-themed scenarios, guaranteed to set you up perfectly for the wild night out ahead

The rowdy stag party strip of Brighton is just minutes away from the beach, with Stagzilla offering you entry into clubs like Revolution, Pryzm, Oceana and Copper Rooms (dependent on availability) – all tailor-made stag party nightclubs that are guaranteed to provide you with an absolutely insane stag night-out.

With all this to explore and more, there’s really no better stag destination than Brighton for any best man out there looking for the perfect stag party location.

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Organising a top Stag Do!

February 23rd, 2017

Being chosen as the best man is an honour, but before long you’ll realise that’s it’s an absolute ordeal to organise the stag do! You’ve got to cater for everyone, from the young party-goer to the future groom’s grandad who would risk breaking a hip throwing shapes in a boisterous nightclub. If you’re already starting to panic, don’t worry, we offer you the perfect best man guide on how to organise a stag do to remember.

When?

Seen the ‘Hangover’ movies? Of course, you have. Here’s our first tip…do not copy it. It may look all fun to organise the stag do the night before the big day, but I can assure you there’s nothing worse for the groom to be rocking up to his big day with a mouth drier than Gandhi’s flip flop and a future bride with a face like thunder. Organise the stag event for 2-6 weeks before the wedding day, giving your mate plenty of time to recover before the big day.

Who’s going?

Get the groom to be to create a list of who he wants to come and when it’s most convenient for him, you don’t want to be inviting the guys worst enemy or if you’re planning on going to a strip club, maybe you don’t want the brides dad coming? It’ll be hard to keep on top of numbers and who can come, but create a Facebook or Whatsapp group so you can keep a track of it all.

Where should we go?

Choose a location that you think will best suit the groom. Maybe you can visit his old university location, or his old home town if he’s moved away since then? Our Stagzilla website has loads of different stag locations for you to choose from, everything from the sunny party destination of Bournemouth packed with miles upon miles of award winning beaches or the world famous stag party destination of Newcastle, packed full of elegant bars and booming nightclubs.

A stag activity

You’re going to end up inviting the grooms old university mates, work colleagues and a bunch of other people that you and others might not know. A stag activity is the perfect way to break the ice ahead of the stag party ahead. Stag activities like Paintball, Airsoft and Go Karting are all good ways in introducing people to one another in a fun, competitive, action-packed environment.

Money Money Money

The hardest part of organising any stag do is getting everyone’s money together, lets face it, us lads are useless at this. Lucky for you, Stagzilla is able to offer partial and individual payments – meaning that everyone can pay their share whenever they want meaning you don’t have to hound people and be out of pocket yourself!

See the experts

Organising a stag do is hard and time consuming. Trying to get an event, a hotel and VIP to a nightclub all on the same day is stressful work, so let us do it for you. We’ll find you the best nightclubs, hotels, and stag activities in your chosen stag destination all accommodating to your stag groups budget. With over 15 years worth of experience and over 10 stag party locations across the UK and Ireland to choose from, we’re the best in the business. Have a look at our venues and pick the one that bests suits your stag do or give our stag do experts a call on 0800 078 9510.

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City of the month – Leeds

August 5th, 2016

Here at Stagzilla, we love highlighting some of the UK’s best locations for stag party fun. After taking a trip to Newcastle last time, now we’re heading a tiny bit south to Yorkshire to tell you about the best stag fun you can have in Leeds!

Activities

Paintball Brighouse: There are plenty of paintball centres in quick striking distance from the centre of Leeds, but the closest is Go Ballistic’s awesome Brighouse location. There are a wide range of action packed challenges here, taking you from wild west shootouts to futuristic sci-fi scenarios in minutes- its the most fun you can have shooting your mates!

Karting Wakefield: Leeds is the third largest city in the UK- meaning that Wakefield’s indoor karting track is closer to the city centre than Leeds’ own! Karting Nation’s Wakefield indoor track has 400m to race on, so get ready for your driving skills to be pushed beyond their limits in the race of your life!

Clay Pigeon Shooting Otley: The Yorkshire countryside is the perfect location for a spot of clay shooting. A perfect stag activity, there is no better way to let loose than to lock, load and shoot some clays!

Once the adrenaline fuelled day has finished, it’s on to the messy evening- and you’ve just arrived at Yorkshire’s night life capital! There is something for everybody in Leeds, with an awesome mix of bars and clubs to suit everybody’s budget.

Best of the Bars:

Call Lane Social: It may not be the cheapest place to start, but with a great atmosphere, a winning mix of indie and 80’s tunes and even a Hawaiian themed second bar upstairs, no night out in Leeds is complete without a round in here.

Bierkeller: Every town has one, but Leeds’ Bierkeller may be the best. Its best to book in advance, as it feels like the whole town packs in on a weekend for live Oompah bands, cheap steins and lots of dancing on the tables!

Smokestacks: For something a bit different, you could always head to Smokestacks. Designed like a 1920’s speak-easy and with some of the most weird and wonderful drinks you’ll find anywhere in the city, you haven’t experienced a bar like this before.

This is barely scratching the surface of the cracking bars we have in the city- no two are the same and all have a completely unique atmosphere. Now, for the best clubs…

Best of the Clubs:

Control: Regularly voted one of the best clubs in the world and a venue so good, Snoop Dogg has flown over to Leeds to have his birthday party here twice! Control is one of the largest clubs in the North, offering something for everybody who loves hip hop and dance.

02 Academy: The academy may be a music venue earlier in the evening, hosting gigs by the biggest names, but by night it is one of Leeds’ most buzzing clubs. With club nights every weekend and a vibrant atmosphere, no stag will be disappointed here.

Hangover Cures:

Luckily, we also have plenty of great cafés and restaurants spread across the city centre that are the perfect hangover cure. From the continental fast food in Trinity Kitchen, to the boutique delights in the arcades, you won’t be going hungry for long!

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Go Karting – Why it’s the perfect stag activity.

July 5th, 2016

In preparing the ultimate stag, you only have one job: to give the husband to be one last night of freedom before the stress of marriage kicks in. The days leading up to the wedding day can often feel like a race against time- and everything about that race is completely stressful. So it is time to take your stag’s mind off it by putting him in the driver’s seat at one of our and get ready for adrenaline soaked action!

Karting is the perfect choice for a daytime stag activity (stag-tivity?) before an evening out on the town. For starters, the race format has stakes; every stag night has forfeits for losers, so why not make sure the loser of the race has to do something embarrassing once you’ve left the circuit? Usually you have to wait until the drinks start flowing for the stag night punishments to begin- but by taking part in a fast and furious race, the winners get to start embarrassing their mates early! Not only this, but it is the perfect warm up for racing towards the bar in the evening.

Most importantly, karting is a fun and unforgettable activity. Who can resist the urge of hurtling around a mammoth circuit at top speeds? You won’t find stress relief better than this- and you definitely won’t find a better way to get your mates to put their money where their mouth is when proving their driving skills are worth the hype.

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