Stag night in Southampton????
Discussion
O.K. on a lighter note I'm helping to organise a stag night in July.
There is aroughly 40 of us coming up from Devon on a coach, we are going to Glourious Goodwood for the racing and are then staying at the Travel Lodge Southampton as we can't get a hotel in Bournemouth.
Can't get hold of Shnozz at the mo so anyone else got any suggestions of where to go????
Ta
There is aroughly 40 of us coming up from Devon on a coach, we are going to Glourious Goodwood for the racing and are then staying at the Travel Lodge Southampton as we can't get a hotel in Bournemouth.
Can't get hold of Shnozz at the mo so anyone else got any suggestions of where to go????
Ta
tubbystu said:
Brighton is a similiar distance - they other way on the A27 or Pompey. I don't know Pompey (and the only good way to see it is in your rearview mirror I believe).
Southampton is OK, but I wouldn't have thought it a mecca for Stag do's.
Brighton is better choice (IMO) with decent selection of clubs and bars, but since you have 40 lads, I suggest stick with Southampton. I had a stag do in Brighton with around 12 lads, and it was a nightmare trying to get into bars/clubs (even if you split up) Those door nazis just radio through to all bars warning of your large group. Very annoying especially when we were a respectable bunch of lads, plus the meatheads they were allowing in instead of us!!
agreed. You can start in Jumping Jacks which is just downstairs too 
As a Southampton resident I'm pig sick of the place and can't see why you'd want to head here on a stag do, but in any case here's some lowdown:
Pubs: Three distinct areas. London Road/Bedford Place is the current studenty/trendy area. The only large pub is Varsity (and Avondale House but it's a student haunt) and numerous smaller pubs and bars. Of note are Lizard Lounge, Mono's, Orange Rooms. Heading South there's a few pubs in the main shopping area, mainly the usual chain pub suspects which will be full of townies (Squares, Yates, Hogshead, Toad in the Park). Next stop is the Bargate, and below Bar area with Bar Risa, Walkabout and a Wetherspoons, along with a couple of smaller bars. Nearby is Oxford Street which is quite well to do and a good place for a bit of exotica spotting - not too hot on pubs though The Grapes and Dockgate 4 are worth a squizz. Bottom of town is Town Quay with a couple of restaurant/bar type places. Overall, none of these places are used to stag dos and you may have problems getting large groups of lads in. London Road area is the best bet as they are used to students.
Food: Some good curry houses around - Oxford Street has Kuti's and Poppadum Express (plus some other excellent restaurants if Indian isn't what you're looking for) POSH is near Oxford St. and is more colonial, but nice. Natraj is a good curry between London Road and Bedford Place, and is probably the best bet for a stag do. Holds "Curryoke" at weekends!
Clubs: Err, this is where is starts going Pete Tong. Southampton is a clubbing desert. Best suited for Stag do's is the Ikon/Diva warehouse type place at Leisure World (Diva is over 25's supposedly and you can get into Ikon as well.) but it's basically crap commercial housey stuff. London Road has Academy which is student only and Rhinos whose doormen are quite particular and probably wouldn't let a stag do in. Near the Guildhall around the back of Squares is the Soul Cellar which is funky but small and busy. Bargate has Jongleurs which opens into a club after the comedy. Bottom of town - La Margaritas opens into a club after they clear the restaurant tables away, and finally theres Venue which I've never been to but is a very towny/RnB type affair.
Lapdancing: Two to choose from. London Road has TUSK, Below Bar has FYEO. I don't really know about either of them.
Used to live in Portsmouth, and wouldn't really recommend there either.
Alternatively, you could hire a minibus and driver and head off to Bournemouth for the night! Brighton would also be a better bet.
Have fun!
Edited to add: 40 lads? I think you'll be hard pressed to get into anywhere in Southampton, bar the lap dancing clubs and a curry house. Possibly try phoning up Ikon beforehand to arrange a club. You'll have a very hard time in pubs.
>> Edited by aspender on Friday 27th May 17:24
>> Edited by aspender on Friday 27th May 17:26
Pubs: Three distinct areas. London Road/Bedford Place is the current studenty/trendy area. The only large pub is Varsity (and Avondale House but it's a student haunt) and numerous smaller pubs and bars. Of note are Lizard Lounge, Mono's, Orange Rooms. Heading South there's a few pubs in the main shopping area, mainly the usual chain pub suspects which will be full of townies (Squares, Yates, Hogshead, Toad in the Park). Next stop is the Bargate, and below Bar area with Bar Risa, Walkabout and a Wetherspoons, along with a couple of smaller bars. Nearby is Oxford Street which is quite well to do and a good place for a bit of exotica spotting - not too hot on pubs though The Grapes and Dockgate 4 are worth a squizz. Bottom of town is Town Quay with a couple of restaurant/bar type places. Overall, none of these places are used to stag dos and you may have problems getting large groups of lads in. London Road area is the best bet as they are used to students.
Food: Some good curry houses around - Oxford Street has Kuti's and Poppadum Express (plus some other excellent restaurants if Indian isn't what you're looking for) POSH is near Oxford St. and is more colonial, but nice. Natraj is a good curry between London Road and Bedford Place, and is probably the best bet for a stag do. Holds "Curryoke" at weekends!
Clubs: Err, this is where is starts going Pete Tong. Southampton is a clubbing desert. Best suited for Stag do's is the Ikon/Diva warehouse type place at Leisure World (Diva is over 25's supposedly and you can get into Ikon as well.) but it's basically crap commercial housey stuff. London Road has Academy which is student only and Rhinos whose doormen are quite particular and probably wouldn't let a stag do in. Near the Guildhall around the back of Squares is the Soul Cellar which is funky but small and busy. Bargate has Jongleurs which opens into a club after the comedy. Bottom of town - La Margaritas opens into a club after they clear the restaurant tables away, and finally theres Venue which I've never been to but is a very towny/RnB type affair.
Lapdancing: Two to choose from. London Road has TUSK, Below Bar has FYEO. I don't really know about either of them.
Used to live in Portsmouth, and wouldn't really recommend there either.
Alternatively, you could hire a minibus and driver and head off to Bournemouth for the night! Brighton would also be a better bet.
Have fun!
Edited to add: 40 lads? I think you'll be hard pressed to get into anywhere in Southampton, bar the lap dancing clubs and a curry house. Possibly try phoning up Ikon beforehand to arrange a club. You'll have a very hard time in pubs.
>> Edited by aspender on Friday 27th May 17:24
>> Edited by aspender on Friday 27th May 17:26
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