No passports
A UK weekend
From about £155 each in Edinburgh
- A whole house split 12 or 16 ways.
- Trains from London in about 1 hour 40 minutes (Bristol) to about 4 hours 20 minutes (Edinburgh).
- Book the house first; it is the thing that sells out.
Celebrations · Stag dos
Stag do ideas, by city: eight weekends worth the trip
These stag do ideas are for a group of friends who would rather tee off on the world's oldest playing golf course, soak in a Budapest bath or taste port above the Douro than do a bar crawl in matching T-shirts. Eight cities, each with one stay, two things to book and what two nights cost each of you.
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The short answer
The best stag do ideas for 2026/27
Prices checked 19 October 2026
Our eight stag do ideas, cheapest first for two nights with the stay and two activities: Budapest (about £143 each), Amsterdam (£154), Edinburgh (£155), Prague (£198), Bristol (£219), Kraków (£220), Newcastle (£234) and Porto (£298). Travel, meals and drinks are on top.
For context, Novuna's 2025 research puts the average stag or hen do at £271 a head in the UK. Aviva's 2023 survey, which counts travel, food and drink too, found men spending £920 on a UK stag or hen weekend and £1,256 abroad.
The three UK picks are whole houses split across a group of 12 or 16, which is where the value is. The five abroad are hotels priced for two sharing a double, because a big apartment rarely publishes a price you can check. Every price is the seller's own, or a booking site's, read on 19 October 2026.
Euro, koruna and zloty prices are converted at the European Central Bank rates for 18 June 2026. Where a price is a 'from' figure, an average or dated, we say so under the item. If a driving day is the plan instead, our supercar and F1 pages price those properly.
Planning the trip around it? Start with hen do ideas, if you are planning the hen do too and supercar driving experiences, for a day on track and F1 tickets, for a race weekend instead.
About two and a half hours
A short flight
From about £143 each in Budapest
- Budapest, Kraków and Prague are direct from London.
- Hotels, two to a room.
- Flights are extra, so check them before you commit.
Go properly
A proper trip
About £298 each in Porto
- A port tasting at Graham's and a river cruise under six bridges.
- A five-star hotel on the Ribeira waterfront.
- The dearest of the eight, before flights.
Find your stag do by vibe
Pick what the groom would actually enjoy, and we will show the stag do ideas that fit.
The eight
Eight stag do ideas, from about £143 each
01EdinburghLate spring to early autumn, for light evenings on the links
02NewcastleAny month outside 18 May to about 31 July, when the stadium tour loses the tunnel and pitchside
03BristolLate spring to early autumn, for the harbour; the Saturday tours run into February
04PragueSpring and early autumn, for evenings on the river
05KrakówAny month; the salt mine is underground and the route opens daily
06BudapestAny month: the baths and the evening cruises run all year
07AmsterdamApril to September, for evenings on the canals
08PortoMay to September, for the river and the terraces
Every one of these stag do ideas is a real, bookable weekend. Tap a city to jump to it.
01 · Whisky, the oldest links in golf and a townhouse
Edinburgh
About 4 hours 20 minutes by train from King's Cross
- Sport
- Food and drink
- Getting there
- LNER from King's Cross, typically 4 hours 20 minutes (fastest 4 hours), almost every half hour; Advance fares from £34.40 each way
- Stay
- 2 Chester Street, a townhouse seven minutes' walk from George Street: from £1,050 for a two-night weekend, sleeps up to 19 in 6 bedrooms
- Do
- The Scotch Whisky Experience Gold Tour, £39.75 (over-18s); 9 holes on Musselburgh Old Links, £28 at weekends
- Eat
- Hawksmoor Edinburgh, 23 West Register Street
- Weekend cost
- About £155 each, for 12
- Best months
- Late spring to early autumn, for light evenings on the links
"succulent and sweet"
Hilary Sturzaker, olive, on Hawksmoor Edinburgh's scallops
The best value of the UK three, and the one with the best story. Musselburgh calls itself the world's oldest playing course, with golf recorded there in 1672 and six Opens between 1874 and 1889. Nine holes, a whisky tasting and a steak at Hawksmoor is a stag day nobody needs to apologise for.
Skip it if anyone resents a four-hour train, or a queue for the shower. Book Advance tickets early and together, and know that the house has two bathrooms and three separate WCs for up to 19.
How to book it
Book the house first through Group Accommodation (2 or 3 nights). Then the tee time: book online or call the Musselburgh starter on 0131 653 5122, who also takes pre-bookings for hickory club hire (£57). The Gold Tour is over-18s only.
£1,050 split 12 ways is £87.50, plus £39.75 for the Gold Tour and £28 for nine holes: £155.25 each. We split the house 12 ways, not 19, because of the bathrooms. Hickory club hire is extra.
Sources: Seat 61: London to Edinburgh by train · Group Accommodation: 2 Chester Street, Edinburgh · TicketLens: The Scotch Whisky Experience tours and prices · Enjoy Leisure: Musselburgh Links, The Old Golf Course · olive: Hawksmoor Edinburgh restaurant review
02 · A Quayside penthouse, St James' Park and a brewery
Newcastle
About 2 hours 51 minutes by train from King's Cross (fastest 2 hours 41 minutes)
- Sport
- Night out
- Getting there
- LNER from King's Cross, about 2 hours 51 minutes (fastest 2 hours 41 minutes), hourly; Advance fares from £34.90
- Stay
- Quayside Penthouse Apartments, on the Quayside with views of the river and the Tyne Bridge: from £2,200 a weekend, sleeps up to 18 in 8 bedrooms
- Do
- St James' Park Classic Tour, down the players' tunnel and into the home dressing room, £23 to £26; a brewery tour and tasting at Anarchy Brew Co, £24.75
- Eat
- The Broad Chare, on the Quayside
- Weekend cost
- About £234 each, for 12
- Best months
- Any month outside 18 May to about 31 July, when the stadium tour loses the tunnel and pitchside
"a consistent, brilliantly priced spot that shows what great pub dining is all about"
Michelin Guide inspectors, on The Broad Chare
The one for a groom who follows football. Sit in your favourite player's seat in the home dressing room in the morning, taste beer where it is brewed in the afternoon, and sleep in an apartment with a view of the Tyne Bridge. The Broad Chare, a Michelin Bib Gourmand pub, is on the same Quayside.
Skip it if you want a matchday. The club says matchday tours return for the 2026/27 season but gives no dates yet, and the Anarchy price we use is from a February 2026 listing.
How to book it
Book the apartments through Group Accommodation, then the stadium tour online: weekend tours run at 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.30pm, 1.30pm and 2.30pm, and private tours are available for bigger groups. Anarchy's tours are 18 and over with ID; check its next date before you fix the weekend.
£2,200 split 12 ways is £183.33, plus £26 for the stadium tour (the higher of its two prices) and £24.75 for the brewery: £234.08 each. Split 16 ways the apartments fall to £137.50 each.
Sources: LNER: London King's Cross to Newcastle trains · Group Accommodation: party houses in Newcastle (Quayside Penthouse Apartments) · Newcastle United: St James' Park Classic Tour · Newcastle United: stadium tours · Ticket247: brewery tour and tasting at Anarchy Brew Co (February 2026) · Michelin Guide: Bib of the Month, The Broad Chare (August 2025)
03 · A Gothic mansion, a brewery and a boat on the harbour
Bristol
About 1 hour 40 minutes by train from Paddington (fastest 1 hour 19 minutes)
- Food and drink
- Outdoors
- Getting there
- GWR from Paddington, typically about 1 hour 40 minutes (fastest 1 hour 19 minutes), about every 30 minutes
- Stay
- The Gothic Mansion, Knowle, Bristol: from £2,800 a weekend, sleeps up to 50 in 14 bedrooms
- Do
- Bristol Beer Factory's Saturday brewery tour, 2 hours with three pints, £25; a private 90-minute harbour cruise with Bristol Packet for up to 22, £302.50
- Eat
- The Ox, 43 Corn Street: steaks dry-aged for at least 35 days
- Weekend cost
- About £219 each, for 16
- Best months
- Late spring to early autumn, for the harbour; the Saturday tours run into February
"Mighty fine meat, served up by dapperly dressed waiters"
Betty James, Time Out Bristol, on The Ox
The quickest of the eight to reach, and the best for a big group. A mansion that sleeps 50 means nobody is left out, the Beer Factory pours three pints on its tour and a free one at its tap room afterwards, and a boat of your own on the harbour costs less than £20 each when 16 of you share it.
Skip it if you want to walk out of the door into the centre. The Gothic Mansion is in Knowle, in south Bristol, so plan taxis. Bristol Packet boats have their own bar and do not allow you to bring drinks.
How to book it
Book the house through Group Accommodation, then the brewery: Saturday 2pm tours up to 28 November 2026 are already sold out, and groups of 10 or more can book a private tour from £300. Bristol Packet takes a £150 deposit, with the balance on the day.
£2,800 split 16 ways is £175, plus £25 for the brewery tour and £302.50 for the boat split 16 ways (£18.91): £218.91 each. Split 12 ways it would be about £284 each.
Sources: GWR: London to Bristol by train · Group Accommodation: party accommodation in Bristol (The Gothic Mansion) · Bristol Beer Factory: brewery tour · Bristol Packet: boat hire and private cruises · Time Out: The Ox, Bristol (April 2025) · Visit Bristol: Bristol's best steak restaurants (February 2026)
04 · Pilsner from the cask, jazz on the Vltava and a steak
Prague
1 hour 50 minutes to 2 hours 5 minutes by air from Heathrow
- Food and drink
- Culture
- Getting there
- British Airways from Heathrow, 1 hour 50 minutes to 2 hours 5 minutes, several flights a day
- Stay
- The Julius, on the edge of the Old Town: from €195 (about £169) a night for a double; most rooms have a kitchen or kitchenette
- Do
- The Pilsner Urquell brewery tour in Plzeň, with unfiltered lager from an oak cask in the cellars, CZK 190 (about £7); a Jazz Boat cruise on the Vltava, from €25
- Eat
- Čestr, Legerova 57: beef at CZK 550 per 100g
- Weekend cost
- About £198 each, two to a room
- Best months
- Spring and early autumn, for evenings on the river
"If you're looking for a nice steakhouse in Prague, Cestr is your place."
Matthew Klint, Live and Let's Fly
The beer pilgrimage, done properly. The Pilsner Urquell tour ends in the lager cellars with a glass of unfiltered, unpasteurised beer poured from an oak cask, the jazz boat takes the evening, and Čestr serves the steak. The Julius has suites with kitchens, which suits a group that likes a late breakfast.
Skip it if you want a pub crawl. Prague announced a ban on organised bar crawls between 10pm and 6am in October 2024. And the brewery is in Plzeň, at least 1 hour 23 minutes each way by train.
How to book it
Book flights first, then The Julius. Pilsner Urquell runs English tours daily at 12.45pm, 2.15pm and 4.15pm; groups of 10 or more can choose their own date if they order 3 days ahead. Book the jazz boat for the evening you get back from Plzeň.
The Julius's cheapest double in the next 60 days was €195.25 a night, so two nights sharing is about €195 each. Add €25 for the jazz boat: €220.25, about £192. Add CZK 190 (about £7) for the brewery: about £198 each. The train to Plzeň, flights and breakfast (€30) are extra.
Sources: FlightsFrom: Heathrow to Prague · Mr & Mrs Smith: The Julius, Prague · Pilsner Urquell: brewery tour · Busbud: Prague to Plzeň by train · Prague Trip: Vltava dinner and jazz cruises, 2026 prices · Live and Let's Fly: the best steakhouse in Prague (August 2025) · Time Out: Prague bans late-night bar crawls (October 2024)
05 · A salt mine, eight vodkas and a Kazimierz hotel
Kraków
2 hours 20 minutes to 2 hours 35 minutes by air from Gatwick
- Culture
- Night out
- Getting there
- easyJet and Wizz Air from Gatwick, 2 hours 20 minutes to 2 hours 35 minutes
- Stay
- Puro Kraków Kazimierz, ul. Halicka 14a, with a spa and free bikes: about £155 a weekend night for a double, rated 9.3 by 7,642 reviewers
- Do
- The Wieliczka Salt Mine Tourist Route, 3.5km underground, 134 zloty (about £27); a vodka tasting in a hidden bar, eight vodkas with Polish food, £38
- Eat
- Mucca, Świętego Jana 3, near the Main Market Square
- Weekend cost
- About £220 each, two to a room
- Best months
- Any month; the salt mine is underground and the route opens daily
"Mucca is not a budget restaurant"
Mirko C., Krakow Mon Amour
The one with the most to see in daylight. The salt mine is two to three hours and 3.5km underground, then the evening starts in LostBar on Szewska with eight vodkas and pierogi, pâté and pickles to keep everyone upright. Puro has a spa for the morning after.
Skip it if you want a cheap steak. Krakow Mon Amour puts Mucca's steaks at 90 to 150 zloty, more for premium cuts.
How to book it
Book flights first, then Puro. Book the salt mine for the morning: the route opens 8am to 6pm and the visit takes two to three hours. The vodka tasting runs 1 hour 30 minutes; check availability for the whole group before you pay.
Kayak's average for a Friday or Saturday night at Puro over the past two weeks was £155 for a double, so two nights sharing is £155 each. Add 134 zloty (about £27) for the salt mine and £38 for the tasting: about £220 each. Flights are extra.
Sources: FlightsFrom: Gatwick to Kraków · Kayak: Puro Kraków Kazimierz · Kraków Direct: Wieliczka Salt Mine tickets · Wieliczka Salt Mine: Tourist Route · Expedia: vodka tasting in a hidden bar, Kraków · Krakow Mon Amour: Mucca review (July 2025)
06 · Széchenyi's baths, the Danube at night and a steak
Budapest
About 2 hours 30 minutes by air from Gatwick
- Baths and spa
- Night out
- Getting there
- easyJet and Wizz Air from Gatwick, about 2 hours 30 minutes
- Stay
- Hotel Rum Budapest, on a cobbled lane in Belváros near the Danube, with a rooftop restaurant: from €104 (about £90) a night for a double, 40 rooms
- Do
- A weekend day ticket with locker at the Széchenyi baths, €29 to €35; a one-hour evening Danube cruise with champagne or beer, €25
- Eat
- Pampas Steakhouse, Vámház körút 6: a 200g Argentinian rump is 7,390 forints (about £18)
- Weekend cost
- About £143 each, two to a room
- Best months
- Any month: the baths and the evening cruises run all year
"If you want the best beef for the money, Pampas"
Hungary Unlocked, on Budapest's steakhouses
The cheapest of the eight and, for a lot of grooms, the best. A day in the thermal pools at Széchenyi, an evening on the Danube with a glass of champagne or a beer, and Pampas serves a rump steak for about £18. A stag weekend that is also a proper rest.
Skip it if you had your heart set on Gellért. Budapest Trip reported in July 2026 that Gellért tickets were unavailable, so check before you plan around it.
How to book it
Book flights first, then Hotel Rum. Buy Széchenyi tickets online for a fixed day and add a cabin (about €4 to €6 more) if you want somewhere private to change. The champagne or beer cruise leaves Dock 7 between 7.30pm and 10pm.
Hotel Rum's cheapest double in the next 60 days was €103.81 a night, so two nights sharing is about €104 each. Add €35 (the top of Széchenyi's weekend range) and €25 for the cruise: €164, about £143 each. The hotel price is a 'from' rate; weekends may cost more. Flights are extra.
Sources: FlightsFrom: Gatwick to Budapest · Mr & Mrs Smith: Hotel Rum Budapest · Budapest Trip: thermal baths prices and tickets 2026 (July 2026) · The Better Vacation: Danube river cruises in Budapest (April 2026) · Hungary Unlocked: best steakhouses in Budapest (2026)
07 · A boat of your own, the Heineken brewery and a rooftop hot tub
Amsterdam
4 to 5 hours by direct Eurostar from St Pancras
- Outdoors
- Baths and spa
- Getting there
- Direct Eurostar from St Pancras, three to five trains a day (the 06:16 arrives at 11:20); returns from £78 in Standard
- Stay
- Volkshotel, Wibautstraat 150, with a hot tub and sauna on the roof: about €117 (about £102) a weekend night for a double, rated 8.7 by 5,474 reviewers
- Do
- The Heineken Experience, with two beers, €24.95 online; a private two-hour canal cruise with Mokumboot, skipper included, €425 for the boat
- Eat
- Black and Blue, Leliegracht 46: organic beef from a charcoal grill
- Weekend cost
- About £154 each, two to a room
- Best months
- April to September, for evenings on the canals
The one you can reach without an airport. Take the train, spend the afternoon on a boat of your own with a skipper and drinks waiting on board, and end the night in the rooftop hot tub at Volkshotel. With 12 sharing the boat, it costs about €35 each.
Skip it if you want to stay in the canal ring. Volkshotel is about 2.4km from the centre; The Hoxton on Herengracht averaged €449 a weekend night on the same day.
How to book it
Book the Eurostar first: Saturdays have only three trains. Then Volkshotel, then the boat: Mokumboot boards near Centraal or at NEMO, and charges €4 a person an hour if you bring your own drinks. The Heineken Experience opens 10.30am to 9pm from Friday to Sunday.
Kayak's average for a Friday or Saturday night at Volkshotel over the past two weeks was €117 for a double, so two nights sharing is €117 each. Add €24.95 for Heineken and €425 split 12 ways (€35.42) for the boat: €177.37, about £154 each. Tourist tax and the train are extra.
Sources: Seat 61: direct Eurostar London to Amsterdam · Kayak: Volkshotel, Amsterdam · Kayak: The Hoxton, Amsterdam · Museos: Heineken Experience tickets (March 2026) · Mokumboot: private boat hire for up to 15 · Mokumboot: how much does boating in Amsterdam cost? · I amsterdam: steak restaurants
08 · Port at Graham's, six bridges and a Ribeira hotel
Porto
2 hours 20 minutes to 2 hours 45 minutes by air from Gatwick
- Food and drink
- Culture
- Outdoors
- Getting there
- British Airways, TAP and easyJet from Gatwick, 2 hours 20 minutes to 2 hours 45 minutes
- Stay
- Pestana Vintage Porto, Praça da Ribeira on the Douro, five stars across 18 buildings: about €293 (about £255) a weekend night for a double
- Do
- The Lodge Tasting at Graham's Port Lodge, three ports, €30; the 50-minute six bridges cruise on the Douro, €20
- Eat
- Cafe Santiago, for a francesinha
- Weekend cost
- About £298 each, two to a room
- Best months
- May to September, for the river and the terraces
"Porto's best francesinha"
Time Out, on Cafe Santiago
The grown-up one. Taste a Six Grapes, an LBV and a 10-year-old tawny in Graham's lodge above Gaia, take the boat under the six bridges, and sleep on the Ribeira waterfront. Then eat a francesinha at Cafe Santiago, which Time Out rates the best in Porto.
Skip it if the budget is tight. The Pestana Vintage averages more than twice what Volkshotel does in Amsterdam, and it is about 2.4km from Porto's centre as Kayak measures it.
How to book it
Book flights first, then the hotel. Graham's tours are in English and you cannot pick an exact slot, so book it before the cruise. Cruise tickets bought online are valid only on boats leaving from Ribeira, which is right outside the hotel.
Kayak's average for a Friday or Saturday night at the Pestana Vintage over the past two weeks was €293 for a double, so two nights sharing is €293 each. Add €30 for Graham's and €20 for the cruise: €343, about £298 each. A €40 tasting with food pairings is the step up. Flights are extra.
Sources: FlightsFrom: Gatwick to Porto · Kayak: Pestana Vintage Porto · Trvlogue: Graham's Port Lodge tastings and prices (2026) · Art Visit Guide: which Gaia port cellars to visit (May 2026) · Portoalities: the 6 bridges cruise (August 2026) · TripExpert: best restaurants in Porto (Cafe Santiago)
The price ladder
Stag do ideas by cost: two nights each, cheapest first
- Budapest£143each, two to a room
- Amsterdam£154each, boat for 12
- Edinburgh£155each, 12 people
- Prague£198each, two to a room
- Bristol£219each, 16 people
- Kraków£220each, two to a room
- Newcastle£234each, 12 people
- Porto£298each, two to a room
What each of these stag do ideas costs: the stay and the two activities in each city, per person. Houses are split 12 or 16 ways; hotels assume two to a room. Travel, meals and drinks are extra. Converted at ECB rates for 18 June 2026 (€1 is about £0.87).
Split the cost
Split the house
A house costs the same however many beds you fill, so the more of you, the less each pays, until it runs out of beds. The three UK picks are whole-house weekend prices; Hotel Rum is priced per person, two to a room, for two nights.
Sources: Group Accommodation: 2 Chester Street, Edinburgh · Group Accommodation: party houses in Newcastle (Quayside Penthouse Apartments) · Group Accommodation: party accommodation in Bristol (The Gothic Mansion) · Mr & Mrs Smith: Hotel Rum Budapest · Official Journal of the EU: euro exchange rates for 18 June 2026
- 2 Chester StreetEdinburgh, two-night weekend, sleeps 19£131each
- Quayside Penthouse ApartmentsNewcastle, weekend, sleeps 18£275each
- The Gothic MansionBristol, weekend, sleeps 50£350each
- Hotel Rum BudapestBudapest, per person for two nights sharing, 40 rooms£90each
The numbers
Stag do ideas compared: the eight side by side
The eight stag do ideas with travel time from London, what two nights cost each with the stay and two activities, and when to go. Travel is not in the price.
| City | Getting there | Each, 2 nights | Best for | Best months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | about 4 hr 20 min by train | about £155 | Golf and whisky | Late spring to early autumn |
| Newcastle | about 2 hr 51 min by train | about £234 | Football and beer | Outside 18 May to 31 July |
| Bristol | about 1 hr 40 min by train | about £219 | A big group | Late spring to early autumn |
| Prague | 1 hr 50 min to 2 hr 5 min by air | about £198 | Beer, done properly | Spring and early autumn |
| Kraków | 2 hr 20 min to 2 hr 35 min by air | about £220 | Sightseeing and vodka | Any month |
| Budapest | about 2 hr 30 min by air | about £143 | Value and the baths | Any month |
| Amsterdam | 4 to 5 hr by Eurostar | about £154 | A boat of your own | April to September |
| Porto | 2 hr 20 min to 2 hr 45 min by air | about £298 | Port and the river | May to September |
Sources: Seat 61: London to Edinburgh by train · LNER: London King's Cross to Newcastle trains · GWR: London to Bristol by train · FlightsFrom: Heathrow to Prague · FlightsFrom: Gatwick to Kraków · FlightsFrom: Gatwick to Budapest · Seat 61: direct Eurostar London to Amsterdam · FlightsFrom: Gatwick to Porto
Side by side
Stag do ideas: UK or abroad?
| A UK weekend | Abroad | |
|---|---|---|
| Getting there | Trains from about 1 hr 40 min (Bristol) to about 4 hr 20 min (Edinburgh) | Flights of about 1 hr 50 min (Prague) to 2 hr 45 min (Porto), plus the airport; or 4 to 5 hr by Eurostar |
| Two nights each, our picks | About £155 to £234 | About £143 to £298, before flights |
| Where you sleep | A whole house for up to 18, 19 or 50 | Hotels, two to a room |
| Typical spend | £271 a head for a UK stag or hen do (Novuna, 2025) | £1,256 for men going abroad, travel included (Aviva, 2023) |
| Good for | Mixed budgets, no passports, one train | Baths, boats and a trip that feels like a holiday |
| Watch for | Train fares bought late | Flight prices, and Prague's late-night bar crawl ban |
Questions
Stag do ideas: what people ask
Where to go for a stag do in the UK?
Of our three, Edinburgh is the best value at about £155 each for two nights, with nine holes on Musselburgh Old Links and a whisky tasting. Newcastle suits a football fan, with the St James' Park tour and a Quayside apartment. Bristol is the quickest from London and the best for a big group, with a mansion that sleeps 50.
What are the best stag do destinations in Europe?
For value, Budapest: about £143 each for two nights with the Széchenyi baths and a Danube cruise. For a weekend without flying, Amsterdam by Eurostar. Prague for beer, Kraków for a day underground in the salt mine, and Porto if the group would rather taste port than drink beer.
Who usually pays for a stag do?
The guests. Debrett's says the costs should be fully explained and shared equally among the guests, and that the best man should draw up a detailed budget first.
How to organise a stag party?
Debrett's puts the best man in charge: choose what suits the groom, set the guest list, budget it in detail, and hold it several weeks before the wedding. Then book in this order: the house or flights, then the activities that sell out (Bristol Beer Factory's Saturday tours to late November 2026 already have), then a table for dinner.
How much does a stag do cost per person?
Novuna's 2025 research puts the average stag or hen do at £271 a head in the UK. Aviva's 2023 survey, which includes travel, food and drink, found men spending £920 on a UK weekend and £1,256 abroad. Our eight cost about £143 to £298 each for two nights with the stay and two activities, before travel.
Is Bratislava good for stag dos?
It can be, if the night out is the point. Visit Bratislava lists its bars and clubs around the Old Town's Michalská, Obchodná and Ventúrska streets, and Ryanair flies there direct from Stansted in about 2 hours 10 minutes. It is not on our list: for a similar flight, Budapest gives you the baths and the river as well as the night.
Can you still do a pub crawl in Prague?
Not an organised one late at night. In October 2024 Prague announced a ban on guided pub crawls run by agencies between 10pm and 6am. You can still go out on your own, and the city's best beer is a day trip away anyway, at the Pilsner Urquell brewery in Plzeň.
Sources: Novuna: Brits say goodbye to the traditional stag and hen do (updated March 2026) · Aviva: guests face four-figure bills for stag and hen dos (June 2023) · Debrett's: best man briefing · Visit Bratislava: nightlife · FlightsFrom: Stansted to Bratislava · Time Out: Prague bans late-night bar crawls (October 2024) · Official Journal of the EU: euro exchange rates for 18 June 2026
How we chose: cities within about five hours of London, each with a named stay, two activities you can book and a published price for each, priced for two nights from the seller's own page or a booking site and split across the group. No strippers, no fancy dress, no beer bikes. No one paid to be included. Every price and specification links to where we checked it on 19 October 2026. How we choose.
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