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Subject: Stag and hen parties in the UK
Category: Sports and Recreation > Travel
Asked by: essel-ga
List Price: $85.00
Posted: 28 Sep 2004 09:47 PDT
Expires: 28 Oct 2004 09:47 PDT
Question ID: 407471
Which UK cities are most popular with stag parties? And which are the
most popular with hen parties?
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Subject: Re: Stag and hen parties in the UK
Answered By: bobbie7-ga on 28 Sep 2004 11:09 PDT
 
Hello Essel,


Below you will find the results of my research for which UK cities are
most popular with stag  and hen parties.

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People in Britain are spending about £300m a year on stag and hen
nights, according to research.

The study was commissioned by Teletext Holidays.

?London, Blackpool and Edinburgh are the most popular destinations.? 

?Other popular places for painting the town red include Brighton,
Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester.?

BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2933820.stm


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Cardiff, Swansea and Tenby

?In Wales, Cardiff, Swansea and Tenby have become established as hen
and stag party centres.?

Edinburgh is also a popular destination..

?In Edinburgh, also popular for the pre-wedding bashes, police and
city council officials are working together to prevent the hen and
stag revellers "going over the top".

Source:
Taking flight in search of a stag party:  Mar 31 2004
Robin Turner, The Western Mail
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/1100holidays/0100news/tm_objectid=14102002&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=-taking-flight-in-search-of-a-stag-party-name_page.html


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List of LOCATIONS for Stag Weekends sorted by stag rating


 
Edinburgh 
Ratings: Stag Weekends 10/10 Activities 10/10 Nightlife 10/10 Cost 6/10 
  
Bristol 
Ratings: Stag Weekends 10/10 Activities 10/10 Nightlife 10/10 Cost 9/10 
  
Birmingham 
Ratings: Stag Weekends 10/10 Activities 9/10 Nightlife 9/10 Cost 8/10 
  
Cardiff 
Ratings: Stag Weekends 10/10 Activities 10/10 Nightlife 8/10 Cost 8/10 
  
Leeds 
Ratings: Stag Weekends 10/10 Activities 9/10 Nightlife 9/10 Cost 9/10

Sheffield 
Ratings: Stag Weekends 10/10 Activities 9/10 Nightlife 9/10 Cost 10/10 
  
 Brighton Stag 
Ratings: Stag Weekends 9/10 Activities 7/10 Nightlife 8/10 Cost 6/10 
  
Manchester 
Ratings: Stag Weekends 9/10 Activities 5/10 Nightlife 9/10 Cost 8/10 
  
Swansea 
Ratings: Stag Weekends 9/10 Activities 9/10 Nightlife 9/10 Cost 9/10 
  
Nottingham Stag Weekends 
Ratings: Stag Weekends 9/10 Activities 8/10 Nightlife 7/10 Cost 7/10

You may also sort by activity, nightlife or cost rating.                       

Chilli Sauce: Stag Weekends
http://www.chillisauce.co.uk/Stag-Weekends/

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List of LOCATIONS for Hen Weekends sorted by hen rating

Bristol 
Ratings: Hen Weekends 10/10 Activities 10/10 Nightlife 10/10 Cost 9/10 
  
 
Leeds 
Ratings: Hen Weekends 9/10 Activities 9/10 Nightlife 9/10 Cost 9/10 
 
Brighton 
Ratings: Hen Weekends 9/10 Activities 7/10 Nightlife 8/10 Cost 6/10 
  
Southampton 
Ratings: Hen Weekends 9/10 Activities 9/10 Nightlife 7/10 Cost 8/10 
  
Birmingham 
Ratings: Hen Weekends 8/10 Activities 9/10 Nightlife 9/10 Cost 8/10 
  
Nottingham 
Ratings: Hen Weekends 8/10 Activities 8/10 Nightlife 7/10 Cost 7/10 
  
Newquay 
Ratings: Hen Weekends 8/10 Activities 8/10 Nightlife 8/10 Cost 6/10 
  
Oxford 
Ratings: Hen Weekends 8/10 Activities 8/10 Nightlife 7/10 Cost 6/10 
  
Sheffield 
Ratings: Hen Weekends 8/10 Activities 9/10 Nightlife 9/10 Cost 10/10 
  
Portsmouth 
Ratings: Hen Weekends 8/10 Activities 5/10 Nightlife 6/10 Cost 8/10

You may also sort by activity, nightlife or cost rating.                       

Chilli Sauce: Hen Weekends
http://www.chillisauce.co.uk/Hen-Weekends/_ListBy_Location


The Last Night of Freedom Website lists the Top 10 UK Locations for
Stag and Hen Parties.

-  Birmingham  
-  Bournemouth  
-  Brighton  
-  Bristol  
-  Cardiff  
-  Edinburgh  
-  Leeds  
-  Newcastle  
-  Newquay  
-  Nottingham  

Hen Night Locations in The UK 
http://www.lastnightoffreedom.com/F_Location.asp

Stag Night Locations in The UK
http://www.lastnightoffreedom.com/S_Location.asp


Search terms used:

Study OR research stag OR hen site:.uk
Most popular cities for stag parties OR nights UK
Most popular cities for hen parties OR nights UK
Most popular destinations for stag parties OR nights UK
Most popular destinations for hen parties OR nights UK
Ranking hen parties site:.uk
Ranking stag  parties site:.uk


I hope this helps!

Best regards,
Bobbie7

Request for Answer Clarification by essel-ga on 29 Sep 2004 10:00 PDT
Specific research via Chillisauce and Lastnightoffreedom would be
biased as they're commercial companies (pushing clients to where they
want possibly?).

Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 29 Sep 2004 10:18 PDT
Thank you for your clarification.

I'll see if I can locate additional information similar to the 
BBC article.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2933820.stm

Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 29 Sep 2004 10:47 PDT
According to a recent BBC News article dated September 10, 2004,
Brighton is a popular destination for stag and hen parties.

Brighton

Excerpt:

?Brighton is a popular venue for hen and stag weekends, and many
businesses depend on income from tourists to the city.

Richard Chidlow, manager of The Zap Bar, said: "Brighton thrives on
being a party town.

"To see the back of stag and hen parties would be detrimental to the business." 


BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties/3643252.stm


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Nottingham, Edinburgh and London


Another BBC News article published in September of this year states
that Nottingham, Edinburgh and London are among the top locations for
stag and Hen parties in the UK.

Excerpt:

?A firm selling short breaks has suspended sales of stag and hen
weekends to Nottingham - because of fears over safety.?

?Mike Woods, managing director of Freedom Ltd, said: "Nottingham is
definitely in the top five locations across the UK - it is up there
with Edinburgh and London for popularity.?

BBC News 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/3629630.stm

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Hen and stag nights examined
Monday, 29 March, 2004

Dublin is a popular destination

?Officials noted a police report on the experiences of Dublin as a
popular destination for revellers.?

?The city has attracted a growing number of events in recent years.? 

BBC News 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3578303.stm
 

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Tenby is another popular location.


Thursday, 11 September, 2003
Landlords tame stag party capital

Excerpt:

?It was in 1999 when men's magazine Maxim named Tenby as the world's
second best location for stag parties and busloads for 20-somethings
of both sexes started to invade the town.?

BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3100060.stm


?Over the last few years, Tenby has seen a flood of revellers arriving
at its historic shores and is seen as a domestic alternative to Ibiza
or Ayia Napa.?
 
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/2117892.stm

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Nottingham

Excerpt:
 
?But in the Nottingham area, which is already a favourite destination
for stag and hen parties, the sport has exploded.?

"Nottingham is by far our most popular destination for stag weekends,
and paintball is definitely growing in popularity."

BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/3147619.stm

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Blackpool

Stag parties 'ruin Blackpool trade'
 
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/3093043.stm

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Nottingham and Dublin

?Police have said they are struggling to cope as Nottingham becomes a
centre for stag and hen parties.
Latest figures show about 100,000 young people head into the city
centre every Saturday night.

Nottingham has been likened to Dublin as a place where organised stag
and hen parties head for a night out.?

BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2188242.stm

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