My London Stag Do: A Real Weekend Review

My London Stag weekend

My Stag weekend in London was one to remember. I’m not really one for drinking or adrenaline-filled activities, but I do enjoy a good laugh, and my stag do certainly provided plenty of those! I had started off with the idea that I’d like to have a poker tournament, and things took off from there.

With the help of a specialist organiser, The Stag and Hen Experience, I booked my ideal last weekend of freedom with the boys for a very reasonable cost—especially bearing in mind that we were going to the capital!

Friday: Comedy & Central Accommodation

The hotel we booked was the Tower Hill Travelodge. It was a first-class location for what we wanted. We had the choice of 5-star hotels, but why spend the extra when you’re not planning to spend too long in the room? We booked two triple rooms and two doubles; everything was clean, tidy, and modern. The real advantage was being smack in the middle of the city with Tower Hill tube station on our doorstep. I wanted to enjoy my London stag weekend without sitting in traffic!

After checking in, we walked around the corner to check out the Tower of London. I’m fascinated by history, so it was a must-see for me, but some of the guys preferred to find a pub. They found the 'Hung, Drawn and Quartered', and we met them there for food before the main event of the Friday night.

We had booked tickets for the Top Secret Comedy Club in Drury Lane. It was located in a dark basement under a restaurant and was full when the show started—we soon found out why! The compere and the three comedians were absolutely brilliant; my face was hurting from laughter by the time we left. The drinks were a really reasonable price for central London as well (a pint of lager was only £3.60!). It was a great start to the trip.

Saturday: Romans & Rooftop Cocktails

After a buffet breakfast, I went with some of the lads to do a Yeoman Warder tour of the Tower of London. Our Beefeater guide, Scott, potted 1,000 years of history into 40 minutes with plenty of gruesome stories. We saw the Crown Jewels and explored the complex before meeting the rest of the group for lunch.

After lunch, it was history buff time again. We visited the Mithraeum, an ancient Roman Temple situated under the Bloomberg building. Discovered in the 1950s, it has been reconstructed as an immersive experience with Latin conversations playing in the dim light. Although this isn’t the sort of thing you normally do on a stag weekend, for me, it was absolutely brilliant!

The Main Event: Poker & Steak

We caught up with the rest of the lads and headed to the Hippodrome Casino in Leicester Square for the Saturday night entertainment. We started with a meal at the Heliot Steakhouse—possibly the best steak I have ever eaten! After dinner, we headed to the rooftop terrace for cocktails before joining our private tournament.

My £50 buy-in kept me at the table for a good two and a half hours before I was cleaned out, but I felt I performed pretty well! My London stag weekend might not have been a debauched, alcohol-fuelled affair, but it was a complete success. Everyone had a great time, and the price was fantastic.

If you feel inspired by these stag stories and think London would be a good fit for your stag do, check out our London stag destination guide to get the low down of everything this city has to offer.

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