A Bournemouth stag do is a seaside weekend that’s easy to get to. Miles of sandy beach, plenty of watersports and a town centre where the bars are close enough together that nobody gets lost.
In the day I’d get the lads on the water. Jet skiing, surfing and paddleboarding are all on offer, or try coasteering along the Dorset coast. At night the town centre does the rest, and you’ll be sharing it with plenty of hen parties.
For where to drink, where to stay and the rest, read our Bournemouth stag do guide below.
A Bournemouth stag weekend: my sample itinerary
Friday Drop the bags somewhere near the station and the top of Old Christchurch Road, so the crawl starts on your doorstep. I’d ease in at the George Tapps, especially if there’s a game on, then next door to O’Neills for the live music. Keep night one gentle. You’ve got the full crawl tomorrow.
Saturday Get the lads in the sea. A two-hour lesson with Bournemouth Surf School comes with board and wetsuit, and watching a hungover stag get hammered by the waves is the best entertainment in Dorset. If the group would rather stay dry, book paintball, or coasteering along the Dorset coast for the brave ones. Line the stomachs at Da Mario’s on Queens Road, bring your own bottles for the wood-fired pizza, and have a few at the Pig & Whistle next door. Then it’s the big one: crawl Old Christchurch Road from east to west, sink the stag a Balkan 176 at Brix & Co if you’re feeling cruel, and finish in Popworld once his dance moves are suitably lubricated. Costumes are fine on the crawl, but leave the fancy dress out of the Triangle.
Sunday Recovery starts with the all-day breakfast at the George Tapps. Walk it off along the miles of sandy beach, and if the group still has some fight in it, two games of Laser Quest in the town centre is affordable and not terribly strenuous. If you’d rather sit down, a comedy night is a gentle way to round things off before everyone heads home.
Bar Babes Barcrawl
Day package
- Fully planned 4-hour barcrawls across a range of UK locations
- 2-4 beauties to chaperone you
- Girls get the drinks all night from the kitty
- Freebies & discounts in all venues
- Party drinking games, challenges and forfeits dished out by the girls
- Barcrawl ends in a nightclub (entry arranged by us)
Prepare for a night to remember as you and the boys are taken on a bar crawl with some beautiful girls! Drinking games, challenges and forfeits for the stag lie in wait as you go bar hopping in the company of beer maids!
Bournemouth Fully Loaded Stag Weekend Package
2 nights awaywith 
- 2 Nights Accommodation
- Pre Club Bar, Reserved Area, Discount and Free Shot
- Blind Driving, Clay Pigeon Shooting, Rage Buggy Racing & Human Table Football
- Exclusive Pre-Club & Late Bar
- Queue Jump & Priority Club Entry
Ready for a bit of racing in rage buggies and blind no less?! Step forward to take on board this stag package before a night out on the tiles
Bournemouth Gunbelievable Stag Weekend Package
2 nights awaywith 
- 2 Nights Stay In 3* Hotel
- Clay Pigeon Shooting Experience
- Night Lap Dancing
- Nightclub Entry
- Casino Entry
Fancy yourself as a hot shot? Prove it to the boys by taking down some clay pigeons before some good quality club, casino and lap dancing action.
Bournemouth Strip Tide Stag Weekend Package
2 nights awaywith
- 2 Nights Stay In 3* Hotel
- Water Skiing, Wakeboarding & Ringo Experience Inc Boat Transfer
- Lap Dancing Entry
- Pre-club Bar Entry
- Nightclub Entry
This great value stag package takes advantage of Bournemouth's seaside location with some water based action before going lap dancing and clubbing
Bournemouth Poker Race Stag Weekend Package
2 nights awaywith
- 2 Nights Stay In 3* Hotel
- Outdoor Go-Karting Experience
- Free Casino Entry
- Pre-Paid Saturday Night Lap Dancing
- Pre-club Bar Entry
Get the adrenaline flowing on the race track in this high octane weekend package that is fast and furious before heading out to in Bournemouth's buzzing nightlife.
Bournemouth Doggy Style Stag Weekend Package
2 nights awaywith
- 2 Nights Stay In 3* Hotel
- Saturday Night at the Dogs
- Nightclub Entry
- Lap Dancing Entry
- Casino Entry
Indulge in all seven of the deadly sins on this Bournemouth stag weekend that lets you off the leash… woof…
Bournemouth Four Play Stag Weekend Package
2 nights awaywith
- 2 Nights Stay In 3* Hotel
- Rage Buggies & Clay Shooting
- Lap Dancing Entry
- Pre-Club Bar
- Nightclub Entry
- Free Casino Entry
This action packed stag weekend takes in rage buggies, blind driving and human football no less. Then it's out for a night of naked ladies and clubbing! What a rush!
Bournemouth Swingers Stag Weekend Package
2 nights awaywith
- 2 Nights Stay In 3* Hotel
- High Ropes Adventure Experience
- Free Casino Entry
- Nightclub Entry
- Lap Dancing Entry
Ever tried swinging through the trees like Tarzan? This is your chance with our Bournemouth adventure package. When the sun goes down take in some clubs - lapdancing and night.
Bournemouth KOd Stag Weekend Package
2 nights awaywith
- 2 Nights Stay In 3* Hotel
- It's A Knockout
- Two Course Meal
- Lap Dancing Entry
- Free Casino Entry
- Nightclub Entry
This genuinely is a knock out! It's a knock out game is great fun and in this package is followed by a meal, lap dancing and night club entry
Bournemouth Its a Knock Out Stag Weekend Package
2 nights awaywith
- 2 nights accommodation
- Pre Club Bar
- Its A Knock Out
- Nightclub Entry
Relive the TV you watched as a kid with It's A Knock Out! Compete against your pals on inflatable obstacles and challenges.
Bournemouth Fire Up Your Engine Stag Weekend Package
2 nights awaywith
- 2 nights accommodation
- Multi Bar Pass
- Clay Pigeon Shooting & Off Road Quad Bike Racing
- Exclusive Pre-Club & Late Bar
- Queue Jump & Priority Club Entry
Fantastic value! Enjoy a multi-bar pass to Bournemouth's five top late night venues, a spot of shooting, quad biking and a big night out at a pre-club bar followed by top night club. Superb.
Bournemouth Call Of Booty Stag Weekend Package
2 nights awaywith
- 2 Nights Stay In 3* Hotel
- Full Day Paintballing Inc 100 Free Paintballs & Lunch
- Lap Dancing Entry
- Pre-Paid Friday
Get amongst it with the boys for a paintball squirmish before enjoying a spot of lunch. Then it's out for a night to remember as you take in a few clubs - one a night club the other a lap dancing club.
Bournemouth The Most Valuable Party Stag Weekend Package
2 nights awaywith
- 2 Nights Stay In 3* Hotel
- Dodgeball Game
- Boat Party
- Free Casino Entry
- Lap Dancing Entry
- Nightclub Entry
Let out your aggressive side with some Dodgeball before Heading off for a boat party with your mates. All this and nightclub entry, who could want more?
Bournemouth Thunderball Stag Weekend Package
2 nights awaywith
- 2 nights accommodation
- Exclusive Pre-Club & Late Bar
- Paintballing: Full Day with Lunch plus 100 Paintballs each
- Priority Nightclub Entry
- Endurance Indoor Karting
Shooting and driving - two of our favourite past times rolled in to one action packed Stag Weekend in Birmingham. Throw in priority nightclub entry and 100 paintballs and we reckon this is about as good as it gets.
Bournemouth Base Stag Weekend Package
2 nights awaywith
- 2 Nights Stay In 3* Hotel
- Free Casino Entry
- Lap Dancing Entry
- Nightclub Entry
Go clubbing with the boys and enjoy a night to remember at one of the Bournemouth's top lap dancing venues.
Bournemouth Encore Stag Weekend Package
2 nights awaywith
- 2 Nights Stay In 3* Hotel
- Lap Dancing
- Two Course Meal with Pint
- Saturday Night Comedy Club Entry
- Pre-Paid Nightclub Entry
- Free Casino Entry
This really is amazing value. Comedy, casino, a meal and pint, lapdancing, clubbing - phew!
2 nights Ultimate Stag Activities in Bournemouth
2 nights away
- 2 nights accommodation BB
- Quad Biking
- Clay Pigeon Shooting
- Blindfold Driving
- Human Table Football
- Stag Dinner with Beer
- Lap Dancing
- Nightclub Guest List
2 nights seaside accommodation with breakfast in Bournemouth. The extreme stag activity day includes Quad Bikes, Blindfold 4x4 Driving, Clay Pigeon Shooting and Human Table Football. Plus meals, gents club and nightclub guest list
Bournemouth Paintball Paradise Stag Weekend Package
2 nights awaywith
- 2 nights accommodation
- Priority Nightclub Entry
- Paintballing: Full Day with Lunch plus 100 Paintballs each
- Priority Nightclub Entry
Bring all that Playstation practice to bear as you play shootem up for real with paintballs. Then it's back, showered and out for a night out to sample the best of Bournemouth nightlife.
Rage Buggies, Steak and Strip in Bournemouth
Day package
- Rages Buggies
- Steak Dinner
- Lap Dancing
- Nightclub
- Add accommodation from £49pp
Race 600cc Rage Buggies on this epic Bristol dirt track. Then enjoy an 8oz steak with beers and some even more juicy lap dancers. Add accommodation with breakfast for £49pp
Bournemouth Rage Bumper Bonanza Stag Do Package
Day packagewith
- Rages Buggies
- Steak Dinner
- Lap Dancing
- Nightclub
- Add accommodation from £49
Race 600cc Rage Buggies on this epic Bristol dirt track. Then enjoy an 8oz steak with beers and some even more juicy lap dancers. Add accommodation with breakfast from £49
Bournemouth Go Go Go Stag Weekend Package
2 nights awaywith
- Exclusive Pre-Club & Late Bar
- Priority NightClub Entry
- Outdoor Go Karting Endurance Race
- Priority Club Entry
This high octane stag package combines a superb outdoor track with guestlist night club entry on both Friday and Saturday.
Bournemouth Off Road Buggies Two Night Package
2 nights awaywith
- Two Nights in Recommended Accommodation
- 1st Night: Pub Grub Meal
- 2nd Day/Night: Off Road Buggies and Comedy Club
Who needs fine dining? Have some laid back pub grub your first night and the next day do some off roading on buggies followed by laughs at the comedy club!
Bournemouth Comedy & Party Stag Do One Nighter Package
1 night awaywith
- One Night in Recommended Accommodation
- Comedy Club
- Party Pass
Start your stag do off with an unforgettable night at a comedy roast laughing the night away and then on to bar and club hopping with our party passes. If you don't like the first place, move on to the second, or third!
Bournemouth Ultimate Summer Stag Do Package
2 nights awaywith
- 2 Nights Accommodation BB
- Quad Biking
- Clay Pigeon Shooting
- Blindfold Driving
- Human Table Football
- Stag Dinner with Beer
- Lap Dancing
- Nightclub Guest List
2 nights seaside accommodation with breakfast in Bournemouth. The extreme stag activity day includes Quad Bikes, Blindfold 4x4 Driving, Clay Pigeon Shooting and Human Table Football. Plus meals, gents club and nightclub guest list
See all 74 Bournemouth packages
Bournemouth stag do guide
Unlike the big-city stag destinations, all the decent bars, pubs and clubs in Bournemouth are, by and large, near one another. Our advice: crawl Old Christchurch Road from east to west and you’ll arrive in the town (not city, sorry Bournemouthians) centre just in time for the clubs.
Where to go out
- Old Christchurch Road: the main place to take your stag do, with more stag and hen friendly venues and the highest concentration of pubs, bars and clubs in town.
- The Triangle: west of the Central Gardens, home to the town’s alternative scene and local gay scene. Venues are more arty and unconventional, fancy dress is a no-go and rowdy behaviour isn’t the done thing, so judge it by the size and disposition of your group. This is more Will Young than Will Carling. The pick is the Goat & Tricycle, with constantly changing guest ales (sometimes as many as a dozen from small independent breweries) and hearty home-cooked food to soak them up. Smokin’ Aces cocktail bar and whiskey lounge is also popular.
- Near the beach: some high-end bars out of the London and Brighton mould, but with very selective door policies, so stag dos rarely make it past Go. If you’re a small, low-key group that can blend in, try the relaxed, big-sofa vibe of Sixty Million Postcards (turning up in superhero costumes is not a good idea). Aruba is all about location, location, location: stunning views over the beach, a Caribbean-themed 360-degree bar, food all day on the terrace (with a premium for the view) and booths if you get in early. A must in the summer.
The Old Christchurch Road crawl
Which stops you pick depends on whether you’re after traditional ale-serving boozers or blinging bars, so tailor it to your crew.
- The George Tapps (formerly the Litten Tree): a decent start, especially if there’s sport on, as it boasts a ludicrous number of screens and shows any game on any channel. Good-value food, including an all-day breakfast for lunch or an early dinner.
- O’Neills: practically next door, and big on live music with a different act on stage every night of the week.
- Brix & Co: a vodka bar over two floors on the right as you head down the hill into town, with table football if you get there early. Best if there aren’t too many of you. Vodka bars are the place to make the stag sink a Balkan 176, 88% ABV rocket fuel with no fewer than 13 health warnings on the label. You were warned.
- Popworld: the old Walkabout building is now a Popworld, a late-opening club bar wall-to-wall with cheesy pop anthems. The place to finish once the stag’s dance moves are suitably lubricated.
- The Mary Shelley: worth pointing out for one reason only: cheap booze. It’s a Wetherspoons, so you know the rest.
Daytime
- Laser Quest: affordable, not terribly strenuous and right in the town centre. You get two games in about 80 minutes. Stick the stag in a costume to make him easier to shoot; a Star Wars theme could go down nicely.
- Paintball: Mega Paintball is also central and indoors, so you won’t get wet, with masks and overalls provided. Want more space? They have another site half an hour out of town in 65 acres of woodland.
- Surfing: it’s not quite Hawaii, but you can catch some decent waves on a good day. Bournemouth Surf School does two-hour lessons with board and wetsuit included. Dress the stag in a Baywatch outfit, call him CJ and watch him get hammered by the waves. Quite amusing after a big night out.
Evening entertainment
- Pizza and pints: Da Mario’s on Queens Road makes pizzas by hand in a wood-fired oven and is BYO. Afterwards, head next door to the Pig & Whistle for a few cheeky beers.
- Gigs: the three-storey O2 Academy has been everything from a discotheque to a ballroom and now hosts leading music acts, so check who’s on.
Where to stay
One of the reasons Bournemouth is a top stag destination is that accommodation is excellent value compared with elsewhere in the country, London in particular. The Chelsea Hotel on St Swithun’s Road caters specifically for stag dos and is close to both the train station and the start of the crawl. The Bournemouth Stag and Hen Hotel on Durley Road, West Cliff, is also very affordable. And as always there’s a central Premier Inn, not far from the Mary Shelley.
Things to do on a Bournemouth stag do
The activities you can book in a Bournemouth stag package with us right now, most popular first. Each one has my guide to what’s involved.
- Comedy 19 packages
- Paintball 13 packages
- Casino 10 packages
- Clay Pigeon Shooting 10 packages
- Go Karting 9 packages
- Bubble Football 8 packages
- Quad Biking 7 packages
- Rage Buggies 6 packages
- Team Games 4 packages
- Boat Party 4 packages
Frequently asked questions
Can you wear fancy dress on a Bournemouth stag do?
Mostly, but not everywhere. Fancy dress is a no-go in the Triangle, the town’s alternative scene, and the high-end bars near the beach have very selective door policies, so save the superhero costumes for Old Christchurch Road.
Where should we stay for a Bournemouth stag do?
Stay near the train station and Old Christchurch Road. The Chelsea Hotel on St Swithun’s Road caters specifically for stag dos and sits close to the start of the crawl, and rooms here are good value compared with London.
Where should a stag group drink in Bournemouth?
Old Christchurch Road, crawling from east to west so you reach the town centre just in time for the clubs. It has the most stag-friendly pubs, bars and clubs in town, and Popworld is the late-opening place to finish.
