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  • Ideas for a London stag do

  • By Cyrus Shahrad

    Posted: Thu Aug 21 2008

  • It's the perfect time to stay in the capital for your stag do: there's lots of entertaining things to do, plus if anyone says it's your 'last night of freedom' you can ditch them easily. Here's a sample itinerary

    Ideas for a London stag do

    An inflatable sheep: essential on any stag do

  • Party planner: Essentials | Birthday | Kids' | Work | Wedding | Hen | Stag

    12 noon
    High-tech computer simulations at Urban Golf (020 7434 4300/www.urbangolf.co.uk) allow backseat drivers to play 40 golf courses without leaving Soho, while there’s outdoor paintball centre at Paintzone in Croydon (020 8688 1118/www.paintzone.co.uk), and kart action galore at Go Karting London (020 7005 0318/www.gokartinglondon.co.uk) in both Mile End and King’s Cross.

    Afternoon
    Men’s Afternoon Tea at the Mandeville Hotel (020 7935 5599/www.mandeville.co.uk) for sandwiches, cakes, tea and booze – and no girls allowed. Feature continues

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    Dinner
    Restaurants happy to take beer-soaked boys include Austrian joint Tiroler Hut (020 7727 3981/www.tirolerhut.co.uk) and boisterous Russian eatery Nikita’s (www.nikitasrestaurant.com).

    Evening
    Hit the Park Tower Casino (020 7235 6161/www.parktowercasino.com) or watch a bout at old-school boxing bear pit York Hall in Bethnal Green (020 8980 2243). For clubs, buy tickets in advance or head for a meatmarket like Infernos (020 7720 7633/www.infernos.co.uk) or Car Wash (0870 246 1966/www.carwash.co.uk) – just get there in good time, behave in the queue and adhere to any dress code.

    Pub crawl? Check out our Bars & Pubs section.

    Need to line your stomach? Find a restaurant.

    Want to have it large? Find a club.

    Going the whole hog? Check our travel site for inspirational city breaks.

    Party planner: Essentials | Birthday | Kids' | Work | Wedding | Hen | Stag

     

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