Stag Do in Southampton

1.Beer Tasting

There’s never enough beer in the world is there? With beer tasting you have the chance to experience the taste loads of these wonderful beverages.

2. Smartphone Pub Treasure Hunt

Go from pub to pub across the city centre as part of your very own digitalised treasure hunt by completing fun quizzes and daring challenges.

3. Life Drawing

Artists rejoice! It’s your time to shine. All the others that can’t draw to save the world, you’ll have one hell of a good laugh. It’s time for operation: sketch a female model.

4. Popworld Guestlist Entry

Make your way past the queues and head straight to the bar with fast entry into one of the city's best nightclubs!

5. Beer Babes Bar Crawl

Bring some cool chicks along to your weekend of celebrations who will happily buy you lads rounds of drinks, play hilarious games and keep you company.

6. Escape Rooms

It’s a race against the clock after you’re locked into a uniquely themed escape scenario. You’ll have to use clues, solve puzzles and work together to get out in time.

7. Dodgeball

The classic game many of you will know and love from PE lessons in school, put into teams of two, you each have to throw as many balls at each other to win. Simple but very fun!

8. Electric Shock Football

Challenge eachother to a different kind of 5-a-side as you strap on an ankle tag and take it in turns to shock your opponents!

9. Life Drawing Stag Stitch-Up

Prank the groom-to-be with this hilarious activity! The groom will find out he's the life drawing model on arrival and all the lads must sketch him using the art materials!

10. Paintballing

This shooting activity give you the chance to team up and shoot your mates. Decent weaponry and dressing up soldier, it’s like your favourite video-game in real life.

Places to Eat in Southampton

No matter where you and the lads are celebrating the all-important stag do, one thing is for certain; you lads will all need to take a break from the boozy antics and celebrations at some point to sit down and have a proper meal! Whether it’s the cure for a big night out hangover or preparation for the day ahead, there’s plenty of choice when it comes to finding somewhere to indulge in some great food in Southampton.

Like any other major city, Southampton has a lot of options when it comes to chain restaurants. Why not tuck into some classic Italian cuisine at Bella Italia, or maybe a mouth-watering sharing platter (or two!) at Revolution? Whatever your taste buds require, we are sure that you will find what you’re looking for at one of Southampton’s many chain restaurants.

If you’re looking for something a bit different or prefer independently-run restaurants, then you’re in luck too! If you and the lads are pie-lovers, then why not swing by Piecaramba! in the city centre and indulge yourselves in one of this restaurant’s mighty pie meals? We almost forgot to mention that this establishment has both vegan and vegetarian options available too!

Southampton Centre

Whether you’re a Southampton native or just visiting for the weekend, the obvious choice for nightlife is to head to the centre, and it doesn’t disappoint! You could have a whole stag night in the city centre, with a mix of traditional pubs and late-night bars to keep you tipsy until the early hours of the morning.

The port of call must be the local Brewdog beerhall. Here, you’ll discover plenty of craft beers to tickle your taste buds as well as vast range of ciders and spirits all surrounded by a cool, chilled out vibe. However, if you’re looking for something a bit more upbeat, then head on over to Oasis Bar, a cool hangout with party-hard vibes. If cocktails are your kind of thing, 1932, Bring & Mix and Revolution are all great choices.

Something a little different to consider is the 70’s themed bar called the Orange Rooms which makes you feel like you’re living it up on a sunny Spanish island or somewhere tropical along those lines. Expect plenty of fruit treats and a groovy décor.

The Sea Front

For quirky venues and incredible sea views, The Sea Front in Southampton also boasts a bunch of well-loved venues for you to toast to your groom to be in. What’s more memorable than a few pints looking out to sea with your mates?

Around Southampton’s Port and Ocean Village are several bars of interest. Not only are the venue options welcoming, they’re blessed with stunning sea views. Reminiscent of Spanish holidays, you’ll feel full of energy here. There’s the Medbar and CoCo Bar & Lounge for cocktails and the Stein Garten which is a bit more inland but is a beautifully authentic Bavarian beerhall if that’s more your style.

Reasons to Visit

The History

Famously known for being one of Britain’s major navy ship building ports for most of its life, Southampton is truly brimming with exciting historical landmarks and sites.

The Nightlife

With Southampton being a student city and of a decent size, you can expect cheap nights out and decent sized clubs, ranging from Popworld to Oceana and Switch… to name a few!

The Culture

Southampton’s world-class City Art Gallery, the Cultural Quarter and the K6 Gallery (housed in two red telephone boxes!) make up some of the many great contributions that this city has made to the arts and its own culture.

St Marys Stadium

Whether you’re a Southampton FC fan or not, there’s some cracking Premier League games that happen at St Marys Stadium!

50+ Stag Do Activities

With so much choice on offer, take some time to find the perfect activities in Southampton!

Getting Around Southampton

Being one of the larger cities in our great nation, you can expect transport links of all varieties. There’re regular bus services in and around the city centre as well as Southampton Central, the busiest railway station. If you’re sticking to the city centre, then walking is perfectly fine for the most part as it’s flat and navigable. There’s also a fleet of 1,000 bikes (YoBike) you can hire.

If you want to chillax for an hour, you can take a river cruise up and down the River Itchen and soak in the majestic urban sights. Alternatives to getting around include the usual taxis but may be the least cost-effective solution.