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When Should I Book My 2013 Stag Do?

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Great question, when should you book your 2013 stag do? Well, there is no time like the present.... 2013 Looks to be another busy year in the hen and stag do world and with hotels, flights and activity sites having limited accommodation on busy weekends booking early is great advice. Will I get penalised if people drop out? "Shish, that's another great question, you're on fire today"! This depends on what type of stag do you have booked and where you have booked it. If you book your stag do through DesignaVenture all UK bookings and bookings abroad without flights, you can reduce your numbers up until 4 weeks before you go*. If you have booked flights, check your booking conditions, my advice when booking flights or putting down a per person deposit; firstly make sure you are savvy with all the booking conditions and secondly, collect the money in from the boys before putting down any of your own hard earned cash. At DesignaVenture, we find the earl

Stag Do Ideas For February

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February is a funny month, it's too wet to go to the Med, in the UK the weather can be hit or miss and across the Continent they are possibly in the midst of -17 degrees in the day! So what can a stag do get up to in February? "Well this does depend on your budget my friend." If you are looking to keep costs down then a stag do to Bournemouth may be up your street. From shooting guns to racing Rage Buggies are fantastic activities to do all year round. I also know that in hotel February prices are low so it's also time to grab a bargain, just like the Bournemouth Offer Weekend on the DesignaVenture website : 2 Nights in a 3 star hotel with breakfast,  Clay Pigeon Shooting Quad Biking Blindfold Driving Human Table Football Nightclub Entry All this for under £135.00 per person *, it's a real cracker!! If you are wanting a stag night nearby or easy to get to then Reading , Bristol, Nottingham and Leeds are all fantastic cities to rock up to. T

Stag Do Ideas for 2013

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--> Stuck on what to do for 2013 and need some fantastic Stag Do Ideas ? Well, look no further people here are some amazing things to do which are either unique or bleeding obvious. Let’s start with some unique stag do ideas , have you ever tried tossing the Caber, welly boot hurling or a traditional Haggis malt challenge? Just outside Edinburgh there is a fantastic activity site, which offers these traditional activities for stag dos wanting something a little different, and let’s face it, Edinburgh is an immense stag do destination. Something similar, near to Bristol is the West Country Games, which includes everything country such as; welly wanging, tractor tyre rolling, handbags at dawn, Wurzel knockout and so on. Another unique stag do experience is over in the German capital city of Berlin. It involves driving the old and super cool, fifties retro communist car called the Trabant. Cruise the streets in a Trabant style convey which will get the Germa

Stag Do Ideas Bournemouth

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Bournemouth over the last few years has really transformed itself into an amazing stag do destination. Daytime activities are full on and plentiful and the nightlife can only be explanined as buzzing, wicked and incredible. Starting with the basic stag weekend ideas, get yourself to Bournemouth and become a beach bum, obviously stay in a hotel at night but during the day hit the Blue flag clean and sandy beach. The beach is so huge there is loads of room for game of 5 a side football, frisbe, volleyball or just plain and simple sun bathing. Moving on, if you have the need for speed there are loads of motorised activities from Rage Buggies, Quad Biking and Mini Racing to Outdoor Karting, HIgh Speed RIBs and Powerboating. If you need to shoot some guns there is some fantastic paintball sites, plenty of clay pigeon shooting and a new activity; shooting .22 Rimfire Assault Rifles (more on this to follow). Other stag do ideas include Surfing, Zorbing, Coasteering, Deep Sea Fi

Reading Revs Up For 2013

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If you are looking for a fantastic stag do destination for 2013, then Reading is a great place to start. Reading has a great location, situated just off the M4, 4 0 minutes from London and has great rail links, so getting there will not be a problem. In the centre you have some excellent hotels, offering 4 star facilities, big buffet breakfasts and walking distance to all the nightlife. Reading has also some immense activity sites nearby and what would a stag do be, without full on activities? A hen do? Anyway, enough of the sexism, Reading has some really great stag do activities such as the very funny Cardboard Boat Challenge to the fast and furious Rage Buggies. Shoot clays out of the sky or go Horse Racing. Ascot is just 30 minutes down the road and is one of the most famous Race Courses in the world. A horse racing stag weekend is very apt, not only do you have the excitement of the races you also have lots of bars to hang out in