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Price match promise

- if you find a like-for-like stag do for less, we'll match it!

The Premier Stag League is the UK’s first ranking system for stag do destinations.

It shows which city is best for stag do’s based on ten key factors. The Stag Company are industry leaders when it comes to organising stag weekends and using their expertise, along with raw data, have created the Premier Stag League. Every category ranks the cities from best to worst and gives them a score of 1-20 accordingly. All the results were added together and the lowest overall score wins. This year the best stag city in the UK is Bristol!

1 Bristol 6 14 1 2 12 8 2 11 11 3 70
2 Brighton 2 2 6 8 1 16 7 20 7 2 71
3 Nottingham 11 11 5 6 8 7 5 3 13 5 74
4 Newcastle 19 7 3 11 6 12 1 8 8 4 79
5 Bournemouth 2 12 4 12 14 6 13 9 10 1 83
6 Birmingham 9 19 8 1 19 4 10 2 12 7 91
7 Newquay 11 1 15 5 2 5 19 7 16 11 92
8 Blackpool 11 6 19 16 3 1 15 1 6 17 95
9 London 7 18 2 3 18 20 9 16 2 8 103
10 Edinburgh 11 8 11 4 10 17 3 18 17 12 111
11 Leeds 17 17 12 9 17 2 11 10 4 13 112
12 Oxford 4 10 16 14 11 19 16 5 3 15 113
13 Liverpool 18 13 9 15 7 3 8 15 19 9 116
14 Cardiff 15 16 10 10 16 9 6 12 18 6 118
15 Manchester 20 20 7 7 20 13 4 13 5 10 119
16 Bath 9 3 17 13 5 14 12 19 9 20 121
17 Cambridge 4 5 20 20 9 18 20 6 1 19 122
18 Southampton 1 15 18 17 13 15 14 4 14 16 127
19 Chester 16 4 14 19 4 10 17 14 20 18 136
20 York 7 9 13 18 15 11 18 17 15 14 137

Table - Key

  • Position

    Ranking position against all other destinations

  • Location

    The Stag Company's UK stag do destination

  • Weather

    Based on Met office figures for annual rainy days and overall sunshine hours a city gets over the course of a year.

  • Restaurants

    A combination of the total number of restaurants in a city per capita and their average star rating - data from TripAdvisor.

  • Stag Activities

    Total number of stag do activities available within location.

  • Uniqueness

    Rank based on how unique the activities options are in a city according to our expert commercial team.

  • Bars

    A combination of the total number of bars in a city per capita and their average star rating - data from TripAdvisor.

  • Pint Cost

    Average price of a pint in a city according to pintprice.com

  • Nightlife

    The Stag Company rank for nightlife by our expert party planners and customer reviews.

  • Hotel Cost

    Average cost for a hotel room on a stag weekend in the city.

  • Weekend Cost

    Average total cost for a stag weekend in each city in the past year.

  • Popularity

    Most popular destinations based on number of visitors over the last year.

  • Points

    Overall total number of points

The champion of the Premier Stag League 2018 is...Bristol!

Some cities offer incredible nights out that will certainly justify the last night of freedom title. Some cities have tons of options for your weekend allowing you to create a completely bespoke experience. Some cities offer a cost-effective option that doesn’t break the bank for you and the lads.

But some cities simply have it all...and Bristol has risen to the top to claim the worthy title of best stag weekend city and champion of the Premier Stag League 2018.

The west country’s capital pipped Brighton to top spot, beating off the 19 other competitors. Bristol scored consistently well with the essential elements of a stag weekend while also keeping the costs down. Of the ten factors, Bristol actually only won one of them (number of activities), thanks to the sheer number of things you can do on your stag weekend there. The city scored high in virtually every category though seeing is rise to the top.

As well as finding a winner (and loser), you can also see how your own city ranks and whether it is a hotspot for stag fun, or is turning off those looking for a awesome last night of freedom.