My Inverness Stag Do: A Real Groom's Review

Editor's Note (December 2025): This real story from a past groom has been updated to ensure all travel tips and activity details are current for the 2026 season.

Why I Chose the Highlands

I wanted to have an Inverness Stag Do because some of my pals are from my home in Glasgow and some are from Edinburgh, where I went to University. I wanted to have a real Scottish theme for my weekend, so I thought where better to go than the Highlands?

I set my best man, Jamie, on the case but he seemed to struggle a bit! With 6 months to go, he had managed to book some accommodation for all sixteen of us, but things hadn’t really got a lot further than that. I stepped in at this point and called **The Stag and Hen Experience** (who I used for a weekend in Spain a few years before).

I spoke to Naomi who gave me some great ideas. We decided to book **Quad Biking** for the Friday, followed by a pub crawl with the **Bar Crawl Babes**, and on Saturday, an afternoon of **Gorge Walking** for the true Highland flavour. I was really looking forward to it and best of all it all came in under budget!

The Accommodation

The accommodation for my Inverness stag weekend had been a bit of a journey. We originally planned to get a lodge but Jamie ended up booking rooms for the sixteen of us. After speaking to Naomi, we realised the company could get us better accommodation at a better price.

This turned out to be a great shout. The Stag Hotel was about as central as it is possible to get and was literally 2 minutes’ walk from the station. The rooms were all a decent size, with four beds in one bedroom and six in each of the other two. There was a decent-sized communal area and a kitchen, everything was spotless, and we were told when we checked in that we were the only group staying there, so we had the run of the place.

Friday: Quad Biking in Aviemore

After we had dropped our kit off it was time for **Quad Biking**. We were collected by a minibus to take us the 30 miles or so to Aviemore, where the quad bike centre was based.

The minibus driver, who introduced himself as Jock, was one of the highlights of the weekend! He kept up a constant stream of local history and little anecdotes which kept us enthralled all through the journey. Quad biking was awesome. After a little practice on a warm-up track, we were taken through woodland tracks and across hillsides with glorious mountain scenery and through hidden little glades. It really was a top way to spend the afternoon experiencing the real Scotland.

Friday Night: Bar Crawl Babes

That evening, after we’d cleaned up and had a top-notch pizza at the **Black Isle Bar** (which was sort of a sister bar for where we were staying), we were met at our accommodation by the **Bar Crawl Babes**.

There were three girls guiding us for the evening and they did a damn good job of it! They took us to a few bars, and they were great fun with the drinking games and general banter. They made sure we got free shots in each bar, which no one argued with! They sorted all the drinks all night with a kitty that we gave them, so none of us had to queue for drinks. They finally delivered us to a local nightclub where we had been booked in on the guest list.

Saturday: Gorge Walking

After a very hungover breakfast the next morning it was time for our next adventure: **Gorge Walking**. This was another activity that we were going to have to travel a bit for. When the minibus turned up we were delighted to see it was our man Jock at the wheel again, who kept us in stitches on the journey up to Culloden.

The actual gorge walking did not disappoint in the slightest. We were wet-suited and helmeted up and had to scramble, jump, and swim along the gorge. The views from the mountainside were absolutely out of this world. By the end of the session, we were all absolutely knackered from the unaccustomed exercise, but totally exhilarated. It really was a fantastic idea for a stag weekend in Inverness.

Saturday Night: Curry & Gentlemen's Club

After Jock had dropped us back, I had a catnap for a few hours before it was time for the Saturday night out. We started off with a decent curry at a local house, all washed down with plenty of Kingfisher beer.

We hit a few of the local bars before finishing off at **Private Eyes Gentleman’s Club**, which Naomi had kindly booked for us. Private Eyes was the ideal way to finish off the weekend. The girls were really hot and a few of them could really throw some moves on the pole. I was pulled on stage for the obligatory Stag’s dance and the guys reciprocated this by spending plenty of money on dances. We staggered back to the hotel, drunk, happy and skint, satisfied that my Inverness Stag do was a job well done.

If you like the sound of Jamie's Inverness adventure and want to explore more accommodation and activities you can enjoy, you can check out our Inverness stag guide for more incredible options

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