Organising a stag do can be a very stressful business. All our customers get their own personal stag do manager, who will be able to give you advice on what will work best for your group, is on hand to answer any questions you may have, and make sure the stag do is a complete success.
When you submit an enquiry, we create your own personal stag do area. You can view and edit your event, invite guests, see who paid what and when, get maps, directions and a whole host of other things to make your life simple!
Great place to spend a weekend.
London is great
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London is a great place for a stag. The main problem with this stag was the distance between all of the venues which seemed unnecessary.
Always a great day out, the weather was good to us which meant we could walk around the city all day and ended up at south bank for the evening
Your London stag do in a nutshell
London, the undisputed stag capital of the UK. With over 3,500 pubs and beer gardens flanked by towering rooftop bars of the future. Featuring more incredible stag activities, attractions, nightclubs and brewery, gin and whisky tours than any other Chillisauce location.
As if taken straight out of a Dickens’ novel, London’s neighbourhoods are full of distinct character and fiercely proud of their histories.
Soho
Once a den of disrepute, Soho is today a shining example of London’s free-thinking attitudes towards sex and self-expression, with a smattering of strip clubs and LGBTQ bars next to popular West End shows. Come here to wander from bar to bar for predrinks, making sure you stop at Bar Soho, 1940s-themed London Underground bar Cahoots and Mexican hangout La Bodega Negra - just don’t be fooled by the neon sex shop entrance.
Read more in ourLondon Stag Guide.
London is one of the biggest and most vibrant cities in the world, it is more expensive than some cities but tracking down alcohol and food on a budget isn't as hard as you'd think!
Tube:London’s popular Oyster Card and Contactless payment options for the Tube cap at £10.10 per day, between zones 1-4 (which is where you’ll likely be spending most of your time). If you and your stags venture further out, expect to pay more. On average, it’s £2.40 per single journey.
Local meal:Anywhere between £5 for a jacket potato in a local cafe, to upwards of £20 in fancier city-centre restaurants. On average, be prepared to fork out around £10-£15 for most sit-down meals (not including service charge). Check out branches of Bodeans or The Diner if American style BBQ and comfort food are your thing.
Burgers:London has every take away chain imaginable, so grabbing a burger is relatively easy, with newcomers like Bryon, Five Guys, Shake Shack and Honest Burger on every major high street. As well as hundreds of trendy gourmet chicken wings and chicken burger restaurants. Prices start from a £2 (McDonalds) to £12 a burger for the trendier chains .
Pint:£5.19 average price. Chain pubs like Samuel Smiths and Weatherspoons offer the best value for money.
Donner Kebab:£4-£6. Not that it matters when you’re in the state for ordering a kebab (go up market with £6-8 for a chicken or lamb shish).
Snap up your hotel room for a summertime stag sharpish, as London gets very busy (and expensive) when the tourist masses descend fromMaytoAugust. InJulytemperature average at 19C, but don't be surprised if you experience heatwaves of over 30C. It's advisable to book rooms with air conditioning.
London is pleasant inOctober(13C) andApril(11C), offering mild temperatures without the huge crowds. However, it always pays to pack a coat and umbrella, given the UK's notoriously unpredictable climate!
Travelling to the UK stag capital is unsurprisingly easy with no end of choice. Once you've arrived, you'll need to get to transfer yourself from your airport to your hotel and this is where you'll likely have to navigate the London Underground.
The vast Tube network extends far out across London's suburbs including Heathrow airport (Piccadilly Line). It's by far the cheapest way for you and your stags to get in to and around central London, with a single cash fare to central London (Zone 1) costing £6.00 and a one-day Travelcard for unlimited travel across Zones 1-6 costing £18.10 (Anytime) or £12.70 (off-peak).
Trains:Trains from Edinburgh to London hover around £100-£150 for a round-trip, creeping down the further south of the border your starting point is.
Taxi from airport to centre:Taxis from Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton airports average at £50, £100, £80 and £75, respectively, book in advance to get cheaper fares. There are much cheaper options, like express trains (£10-£25), buses (£10-£15) and the Tube.
That said, if your stag group are travelling into Heathrow or Gatwick there are regular taxi transfers taking approximately an hour to each and costing approximately £50 to £80 per car. Better still is the Heathrow Express running straight to London Paddington and taking only 20 minutes, and the Gatwick Express arriving at Victoria. Cost-wise you're looking at £20 to £30 per journey and therefore if there's a group of you it's easy to run up a quick price comparison to see what's more cost-effective; for a group of 4 at that price, you'll likely end up in a cab.
If you're lucky enough to be travelling to City airport, which is based exactly where you'd expect; London City (docklands to be precise), by landing here could see you checking in to your central London hotel within an hour of disembarking the plane. City airport is well served by the DLR (part of London's tube network) and the taxi rank outside will have you rapidly relocated into town in a matter of minutes.
Stansted and Luton airports offer the choice of train, bus or taxi.
Other Flights in the UK:There are frequent direct flights from most major cities in the UK (Edinburgh Airport, Glasgow Airport, Manchester Airport, Belfast International) landing at any of the main London airports (Heathrow, Luton, Stansted, City and Gatwick). Flights usually take no more than an hour.
One of the cheapest forms of travel around the UK is that by bus or coach. The main coach hub in London is London Victoria Coach Station, with regular services from across the UK running 7 days a week from 7am to 11pm. Again, booking in advance will save you money, with journey times of 5 hours from Manchester (from £5.90 one-way with National Express), 2 hours 40 minutes from Birmingham (£4.70) and 9 hours from Edinburgh or Glasgow (£12.80).
Trains:Direct trains run into London Kings Cross and Euston stations from the whole of the UK, making for a very efficient way to travel. Once you're in town, you're right smack in the city centre, saving you that extra slog from the airport.
A train from Edinburgh to London (operated by London North Eastern Railway LNER, costing between £100-£200 for a return journey) runs every half hour and takes approximately 4 hours 20 mins. Direct trains depart from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston at 20 mins intervals spread throughout the day (starting from around £25 one-way), with journey times of 2 hours 5 mins. You can be at London Euston or Marylebone from Birmingham New Street station in around 1-2 hours (from £6.40 one-way).
Booking in advance will save you a fair bit of money when compared to a spot purchase. Thus, it's wise to plan ahead!
Road:It's fair to say the vast majority of people coming to London from the rest of the UK will either drive or catch the train. If parking isn't an issue (and you've got the tunes and banter to make the journey bearable) then making the trip by car is a great economical option. The exchange is long journey times: from Birmingham, it takes around 2 hours 40 minutes, from Manchester about 5 hours and from Edinburgh a hetfy 7 hours 30 minutes (not incorporating traffic and service stops).
Some London hotels will allow for parking (check online first), and there are public car parks that will allow a weekend space (but they're expensive). You could in theory park in one of the outer suburbs (for free) and then catch a tube or train into the centre with your wheelie suitcase - but by this point you may have been better off taking the entire journey by rail in the first place!
When it comes to boozing and stag bar crawls, London is spoilt for choice. There are over 3,500 pubs, nestled everywhere from the bustle ofOxford Circusto the outer reaches ofChelsea. There are a huge variety of beer tasting and brewery tours in London you can book with Chillisauce, from the Bermondsey beer mile to Belgos, Hiver Beers Taproom, Lowlander and many more, you can even make beer from scratch at Brewhouse & Kitchen. If your stag group prefer something stronger you can choose gin, cider, whisky tasting or even cocktail masterclasses.
Line up a cracking day out with our tailored stag do ideas.
Feel the thunderous energy of a Match Day in London by getting tickets to a Premiership football game, featuring some of the UK’s most legendary teams. Choose from cheering onArsenalat the Emirates Stadium,Chelseaat Stamford Bridge (in the heart of trendy West London) or you can visit Tottenham’s brand new62,000 seater stadium.
Combine pure adrenaline with heart-stopping views of the city skyline on your London stag weekend by abseiling down the ArcelorMittal Orbit, or climbing 52 metres above the legendaryO2 arena. If you prefer your views more on the chill side, relax withchampagne on the roof of Shard: London’s tallest building.
Power through the Aztec temples and Medieval Dungeons ofThe Crystal Maze Live Experienceor get chased by alien tripods inThe War of the Worlds Experience, complete with immersive VR and interactive theatre.
London has more pubs, bars,micro-breweriesper mile than any other city in the UK (over 3,500 is the latest estimate), so it knows a thing or two about beer tasting and stag bar crawls. Take abeer tasting masterclass, or embark on a classicpub crawlfor a proper night on the lash. Alternatively, get the safety goggles on as you brew your ownbeeror get the party started by hosting your very ownbeer festival.
Discover what historic horrors lurk below the surface in the world-famousLondon Dungeon, or tour the city’s mostnotorious gangster hauntswith Lock Stock star Vaz Blackwood. For a truly hair-raising experience, challenge yourselves toescape a prison vanin time to make it to the wedding!
For more visit ourLondon stag tips and ideasarticle for more inspiration.
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