Cheap Stag Do Ideas: Budget Activities Under £35pp
These 26 cheap stag do ideas are all under £35pp, from £15pp paintballing and a £16pp smartphone pub treasure hunt to the £23.50pp Life Drawing Stag Stitch-Up. Cheap doesn't have to mean a let-down here: every one is a proper activity, not a compromise.
Funktion Events is an ABTA-bonded stag do company that has organised more than 12,000 stag weekends since 2007, so we keep the costs sensible and everyone pays their own share online, with no chasing. Rated Excellent on Trustpilot with 2,811+ reviews.
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Packages
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Brilliant Benidorm Package
What’s Included
- 4 Nights - 4 Star Hotel
- Swimming Pool
- Return Airport Transfers
- Meet & Greet Service & Welcome Pack
- Smashed Guided Bar Crawl
- Lap Club Entry with Stitch up
- Book for 11 people and the 12th place is free on all packages
- £256.00
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Essential Weekender Package
What’s Included
- 2 Nights - Central Hotel
- Return Airport Transfers
- Nightclub Entry
- Book for 11 people and the 12th place is free on all packages
- £200.00
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Essential Benidorm Package
What’s Included
- 3 Nights - Central Hotel or Apartments
- Swimming Pool
- Return Airport Transfers
- Meet & Greet Service & Welcome Pack
- Smashed Guided Bar Crawl
- Lap Club Entry with Stitch up
- Book for 11 people and the 12th place is free on all packages
- £145.00
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The Essential
What’s Included
- 2 Nights - Central Apartments
- Return Airport Transfers
- Pub Crawl
- 5 Beers Each
- Book for 11 people and the 12th place is free on all packages
- £129.00
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Pints & Paradise Package
What’s Included
- 3 Nights - Central Hotel or Apartments
- Swimming Pool
- Return Airport Transfers
- Open Bar at Shamrock Irish Bar
- Open Bar at Oasis Beach Club
- Meet & Greet Service & Welcome Pack
- Smashed Guided Bar Crawl
- Lap Club Entry with Stitch up
- Book for 11 people and the 12th place is free on all packages
- £204.00
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Legendary Weekender Package
What’s Included
- 2 Nights - Central Apartments
- Return Airport Transfers
- AK47 & Gun Shooting
- Top Night Out
- English Speaking Guide
- Strip Club Entry
- Book for 11 people and the 12th place is free on all packages
- £199.00
Activities
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Life Drawing Stag Stitch-Up
- Ultimate stag prank
- Stag poses as model
- Venue & tutor included
- Plus drawing materials
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£25.50 - Now £23.50
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Life Drawing
- Draw a female model
- Various poses
- Fun games throughout
- Private city centre venue
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£35.00 - Now £29.50
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Combat Archery Tag
- Active mini-games
- Dodgeball & archery
- Specialised bows
- Bunkers and barriers
- £29.00
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Smartphone Pub Treasure Hunt
- Fully organised pub quiz hunt
- Self run – start any time
- Great value, latest technology
- Team challenges, great questions
- £16.00
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Bubble Football
- Play various games
- inflatable bubble balls
- Pitch & Event co-ordinator
- Fully organised
- £27.00
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Beer Babes Bar Crawl
- Fully planned bar crawl
- 2-4 girls to chaperone you
- Bar entry into 3-4 bars
- Exclusive for you
- £34.00
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Paintballing
- Competitive Action
- Fantastic courses
- Masks, overalls and guns
- Half day or full day
- £15.00
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Boozy Battle Games
- Games pass
- Friendly competition
- Drinks included
- Beer pong, electric darts etc.
- £25.00
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Turbo Ten10 Cricket
- Short Ten10 cricket match
- Bats, balls, stumps
- Event co-ordinator
- Scorecard
- £32.00
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Nightclub Entry
- Nightclub Entry
- Queue jumper, so no waiting
- Nothing else to pay on the door
- Less Hassle on the night
- £5.00
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Junkyard Golf - Golf & Drinks
- 1 round of crazy golf
- 2 x drink tokens
- Includes a visor each
- Beers, spirits & party vibe
- £29.00
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Cocktail Masterclass
- Welcome drink
- Mix and shake cocktails
- Includes Food Options
- City centre venues
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£38.00 - Now £35.50
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Electric Shock Football
- Latest crazy football game
- Electric shock each other
- Several mini games to play
- Venue hire included
- £33.00
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Old School Sports Day
- Classic school sports games
- Sports day bibs and headbands
- Event co-ordinator
- Prizes for the winning team
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£32.00 - Now £28.00
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Escape Rooms
- Interactive escape rooms
- Challenges, puzzles, clues
- Themed rooms
- Will you escape in time!
- £25.00
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Smartphone City Treasure Hunt
- Fully organised city treasure hunt
- Self run – start any time
- Great value, latest APP technology
- Team challenges, clues and puzzles
- £16.00
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Goggle Football
- Crazy goggle football goggles
- Football bibs and headbands
- Event co-ordinator
- Challenges and 5 a-side
- £27.00
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Revolution - 2 Course Meal & Drink
- Modern party restaurant
- 2 course meal
- Lively party venue
- Late bar & kitchen
- £23.00
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Party Bus
- Party themed double decker bus
- Cabin crew staff, hottest tunes & lighting
- Visit 2-3 central party bars
- Finish with Nightclub Entry
- £29.50
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Footgolf Tournament
- 18 holes of foot golf
- Match play or Stag play (forfeits)
- Event co-ordinator
- All equipment & scorecards
- £30.00
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Mobile Life Drawing
- female model
- Includes a skilled tutor
- Cottages, Apartments, Hotels
- All drawing equipment provided
- £31.00
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Bella Italia - 3 Course Meal & Drink
- 3 course meal
- Classic Italian
- Welcome drink
- City centre restaurant
- £33.00
Top 10 Cheap Stag Do Activities by Price
Budget picks ranked cheapest first, from 12,000+ stag weekends organised since 2007
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| Rank | Activity | From (pp) |
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| 1 | Nightclub EntryBig nights, guaranteed entry | £5 |
| 2 | Sports Bar MealFood, beer and the match | £12 |
| 3 | PaintballingGroom-target practice | £15 |
| 4 | Smartphone Pub Treasure HuntBig groups on a budget | £16 |
| 5 | Life Drawing Stag Stitch-UpPranking the stag | £23.50 |
| 6 | Bubble FootballDaytime laughs, any fitness | £27 |
| 7 | Old School Sports DayBig competitive groups | £28 |
| 8 | Combat ArcheryHunger Games style | £29 |
| 9 | Turbo Ten10 CricketQuick, sociable sessions | £32 |
| 10 | Beer Babes Bar CrawlA guided night out | £34 |
Prices are per person and were correct at the last grid check. Going abroad? Our cheap overseas stag packages, with hotel and transfers included, start from £129pp in the offers above.
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Nightclub Entry
The cheapest line on the list at £5pp. Guaranteed entry and queue-jump at the main club, so nobody gets turned away at 1am after a long night. The simplest way to lock in the big night without overspending.
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Sports Bar Meal
Reserved seating, table service, food and a few beers while the match is on, all from £12pp. A relaxed, low-cost way to start the day before things ramp up.
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Paintballing
From £15pp for masks, overalls, guns and a half or full day. Pound-for-pound the best-value adrenaline activity we book, and stag-target practice is included free.
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Smartphone Pub Treasure Hunt
At £16pp for two hours, this is the budget pick for bigger groups. Self-run so you start when you like, with challenges and a scored pub route that keeps everyone together.
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Life Drawing Stag Stitch-Up
Our most booked activity full stop, and still under £25pp. The stag thinks he is off to a normal life drawing class, then finds out he is the model. Big laughs, low cost, gets the whole group going.
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Bubble Football
Giant inflatable bubble suits and a lot of falling over, from £27pp. Works for any fitness level and always delivers the photos.
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Old School Sports Day
Egg-and-spoon, sack race and the rest, with bibs, headbands and a co-ordinator from £28pp. Strong value for big groups who want maximum daft for minimum spend.
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Combat Archery
Dodgeball meets archery with foam-tipped arrows, from £29pp. Competitive, indoor and weather-proof, which matters when you are not paying for a back-up plan.
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Turbo Ten10 Cricket
A short, fast cricket match with bats, balls, stumps and a co-ordinator from £32pp. Quick and sociable, easy to slot around the pub.
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Beer Babes Bar Crawl
From £34pp this is the cheapest way to do the night out properly: guides, skip-the-queue entry to three or four bars and zero planning on the night.
How to Plan a Cheap Stag Do
The trick to a cheap stag do is not cutting everything back, it is spending where it counts. Our stag do planners sort budget stag weekends every week, so here is what actually keeps the cost per head down without the weekend feeling cheap.
Book one bigger activity and pad it with budget picks
Most groups who keep it cheap book a single standout activity, then fill the rest with low-cost options from the list above. One round of paintball at £15pp, a £16pp treasure hunt and nightclub entry at £5pp gives you a full day and night for under £40pp on activities.
Go bigger on numbers
The more lads you get, the cheaper it works out. Group rates improve with size, and on packages you book 11 and the 12th place goes free, so a full minibus brings the per-head price right down.
Book early for the real savings
Early bookings get the better rates and the slots you actually want. Leaving it late is where budgets blow out, on rushed travel, premium weekend slots and limited availability.
Use the group payment system
Everyone pays their own share online, so the best man is not chasing cash or left covering dropouts. It also makes the per-person cost crystal clear to the group from day one, which heads off arguments later.
“A great stag do doesn’t need a huge budget. After helping organise thousands of weekends, I’ve found it’s about choosing activities that keep everyone involved without stretching the group’s finances.”
Kyla
Group Booking Specialist
Where to Have Your Cheap Stag Do
Where you go matters as much as what you book. In the UK, cities like Newcastle, Bristol and Nottingham give you a big night out without London prices. Abroad, budget airlines and a lower cost of living mean Prague, Krakow and Benidorm can work out cheaper than a UK weekend even with flights in.
For the full breakdown of where your money goes furthest, see our stag do destinations across the UK and Europe.
"We mixed karting with a brewery tour and a pub treasure hunt. Perfect balance and we kept the whole weekend under £150pp."
— Dan, Bristol stag weekend
Why Book Your Cheap Stag Do With Funktion Events
You pick the budget and the activities, we book the lot and keep the costs transparent from the first quote. Tell us your numbers, dates and city, and your planner sorts the suppliers, timings and venues so the price you see is the price you pay.
- Budget activities from £5pp, with no booking fees bolted on.
- Everyone pays their own share online, so the best man is not out of pocket.
- Book for 11 on a package and the 12th place is free.
- ABTA-bonded (Y6501), so even on a budget your money is protected.
Ready to sort it? Build your own stag do online, or call the team on 0161 341 0052 and we will put a budget weekend together.
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