My Newcastle Stag Weekend: A Real Groom's Review
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Editor's Note (December 2025): While this legendary stag do took place a few years ago, we have updated this post to ensure all venues, activities, and prices are accurate for the 2026 season.
I wanted to have my Newcastle Stag Weekend simply because I’d never been to the "Toon" before, but I’d heard the nightlife was outrageously good.
For the weekend, we had a clear wishlist: decent accommodation (preferably an apartment because hotels aren’t particularly tolerant of noisy guests late at night), a solid group activity, and two nights of the famous Geordie nightlife. I set my Best Man, Dave, on the case. He consulted with The Stag and Hen Experience, and the next thing I knew, everything was booked. Dave and the boys split my share between them, and there were 14 of us raring to go.
Here is the full diary of our weekend in the North East.
Friday: Arrival at The Bigg Market
The apartment they booked for us blew me away. It was located above a pub in the Bigg Market, which is essentially the party capital of Newcastle.
The apartment itself had a cool "Wild West bunkhouse" theme. Everyone had a comfortable bunk bed, and the bathroom setup (separate shower and toilet stalls) was ideal for a large group of lads getting ready at once. Top marks to Dave on the accommodation!
Once we checked in, we headed downstairs to check out the pub underneath, The Beehive. This ticked another box: a proper, no-nonsense pub with a long wooden bar and a decent pint at a decent price. We settled in for some pub grub to set ourselves up for the evening ahead.
Friday Night: Filthy's & Stein Bier Keller
While we were warming up, a couple of the lads went on a reconnaissance mission. They came back with a plan.
We started at Filthy's, conveniently just over the road. This is a lively Irish bar with great live music and a bouncing atmosphere. We had a few there before heading round the corner to Revolution, and then back to the Bigg Market for the Stein Bier Keller.
By this time, we were all pretty hammered. It was lucky we had organized Guest List Entry for Popworld, as I don’t think they would have let a group of 14 loud lads in otherwise! The legendary Newcastle nightlife lived up to the hype—the people were friendly, and the drinks were so much cheaper than I am used to in London.
Saturday: Paintball Warfare
Dave had booked a Paintball Session for the Saturday morning. The minibus was there to collect us at 10 am on the dot (a struggle for some of us!).
The venue was about 15 miles outside the city centre, set in the woods with awesome bunkers and barricades. We played a few team games which were fun, before finishing off with a game of "Hunt the Stag" (me). This involved me running for my life while 13 of my "friends" hunted me down. It left me with a lot of small round bruises, but it was a right laugh and exactly what a stag do activity should be.
If you want to punish your own stag like this, check out the Hunt The Stag Package which includes this exact paintball experience.
Saturday Night: The Quayside
After the minibus dropped us back, we freshened up and decided to change the scenery. For Saturday night, we headed to the Quayside.
We started in the Slug and Lettuce before heading to The Head of Steam, which seemed to be a promised land for craft beer lovers. After that, the details get a bit blurry—I’m pretty sure there was a Wetherspoons involved, but I couldn't swear to it!
What I do remember is having a brilliant night out. Those Geordies really know how to party. We finished off the evening at Pryzm Nightclub, which was only a short taxi ride away. If I was allowed, I could tell some stories, but we agreed that what happened on the stag do stays on the stag do!
The Verdict
We checked out of our apartment above The Beehive with some sore heads, but everyone was in agreement: Dave and the team had done us proud.
Newcastle was the perfect choice. The accommodation was spot on, the paintballing was brutal but brilliant, and the nightlife is in a league of its own.
The Stag and Hen Experience has been creating the best Newcastle Stag Weekends since 2009. If you're looking to plan a package in the UK or abroad, get in touch on 01202 566100 or via email at [email protected] and one of our expert organisers will help you put together a fantastic stag do for you and your group or visit our Newcastle location page to see what we can offer.