Stag and Hen parties

Arranging your best friend's last weekend of freedom can be stressful. After all, you want it to be as perfect as the big day itself. 

And a sure fire way to ensure everyone has a top time is to bring the party to Bristol. With a huge range of places to stay, eat, drink and be merry, as well as some cracking activities to suit all tastes, you'll be sure to keep your stag or hen party entertained.

Accommodation

It can be difficult to find a place to stay when you are in a large group. Here are some great options that welcome hen and stag parties:

• The fabulous Rock and Bowl motel offers budget accommodation that's ideal for groups wanting to party into the night. And with a bar, retro bowling alley and karaoke room, you'll be sorted for entertainment too.
• Holiday Inn Bristol City Centre is centrally located, great for shopping and close to all the bars and nighclubs the Bristol has to offer.
• Mercure Brigstow Bristol offers hen and stag rates from £69 B&B for 2 people sharing (valid thurs to mon). Based in the heart of Bristol, it's just a short walk to much of the city's nightlife.
• Mercure Bristol Holland House Hotel offer hen weekend packages at £110.00 per person, including a spa treatment, a light lunch with a glass of wine, and two nights bed and breakfast. Stag weekend packages start at £75.00 per person to include 2 nights bed and breakfast. Terms and conditions apply.
• The Grand by Thistle - Spa treatment for the girls and buckets of beer for the guys! View full details of stag and hen offers.
• Holiday Inn Filton- great for groups who want the best of both world's. It's 10 minutes by car to the city centre for a lively night out, and within a few minutes reach of the south gloucestershire countryside. It also has its very own oriental restaurant onsite and offers a fantastic range of benefits exclusive to hen and stag parties!
• Stay in Brooks Guesthouse, Bristol: a fantastic boutique guesthouse in the city centre with 23 bedrooms and beautiful courtyard garden. Rates are from £40 per person for B&B. Free bottle of Proseccuo on arrival. Plus: an exclusive deal with the Clifton Lido Day Spa at £48 per person.
• Fancy kipping in Clifton? The Clifton Hotel, The Berkeley Square Hotel, Rodney Hotel and The Washington Hotel are all situated in the Clifton area, close to the bars and restaurants of Park Street and Whiteladies Road. Book 5 or more rooms at one of these hotels and your stag or hen can stay for free! Click here for offers from The Clifton Hotel Group.
• Premier Inn City Centre (Haymarket)- stay at this city centre hotel and take advantage of exclusive guest list tickets to one of Bristol's largest nightclubs, The Syndicate. Tickets are just £2 and are available from reception.
• The Victoria Square Hotel in Clifton have fantastic rates on offer for groups, from just £79 per room, per night, based on two sharing on Friday and Saturday.

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Activities

Whether relaxing at a spa is your hen's idea of heaven, or scaling the avon gorge is your stag's perfect day out, Bristol has something to offer everyone. See below for ideas that will keep your hen or stag party entertained throughout the weekend:

• Circomedia offer a truely unique experience for your group with their circus skills workshop - fly on a trapeze, climb the silks and ropes - your workshop will be tailored just for your group.
• Avon River Cruises can be hired exclusively for stag and hen groups. Cruise the river from October through to April in Bristol.
• Pirate Walks offer pirate-themed events: swashbuckling adventure ideal for stag or hen parties. You can even get a ride aboard the piratemobile...
• The Adventurous Activity Company offer half day or full day excursions for the more daring amongst us. Climbing, abseiling, canoeing & orienteering, all within the beautiful surroundings of the UK's greenest city, are just some of the activities on offer.
• Playaway weekends can arrange everything on your behalf. Just let them know how many of you there are, and leave the rest to the experts!
• Drive-Tech, based in Chippenham near Bristol, is the perfect place for stag or hen parties that are looking for fun on four wheels. Try your hand at skid control, off-road driving or their 350m outdoor Kart Track.
• The Village Pottery in Clifton offer group pottery parties. Tune into your creative side by booking a group session. You'll even get to keep a momento of the weekend- your very own fired pot!
• Relax and kick back at one of Bristol's many spa facilities.

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Eating and drinking

Bristol has a staggering range of restaurants and bars in several areas around the city.  The harbourside is home to many of the city's lively bars and restaurants such as The Living Room and Las Iguanas. Newly opened on the Harbourside is Britain's biggest restaurant, Za Za Bazaar - with an incredible buzz of a night market, a visit is an experience in itself and just perfect for large groups. Whiteladies Road and Clifton offer a more relaxed atmosphere with popular bars  and restaurants such as The White Lion, and The Clifton Sausage.

See our full listing of restaurants and bars.