The Walking Dead
With series five starting in
October, there’s a palpable Walking Dead fever in the air. Horror activities
have enjoyed a massive boom this decade, with ‘Zombie Actor’ now a recognised
profession that’s in surprisingly high demand. There are zombie races, where
terrifying looking actors chase you through fields at night; zombie battles are
a regular occurrence in Greenwich and entrepreneurs have overtaken abandoned
warehouses and malls to create completely immersive horror activities. Zombie Boot Camp gives a full background and plot to people who take part,
with convincing spoof news dating back to 2010 about virus outbreaks and
Government call to arms. The experience even includes an overnight stay in
military accommodation! To keep even the
alcohol consumption zombie themed, there’s a genuine ‘Walker’ beer available
from Dock Street Brewery that’s made with smoked goats’ brains.
Game of Thrones
If the ‘Bedding’ wedding ritual is
anything to go by, we dread to think of the hijinks involved in a Game of
Thrones stag do ceremony, especially if Tyrion Lannister and Littlefinger were
involved (and you know they would be). However in real life, Game of Thrones
inspired stag activities include escapades beyond
the wall with tours of the Icelandic film set locations. You can recreate
the atmosphere in London though with a trip to the London Ice Bar or imagine
yourself scaling the wall like Jon Snow himself with an abseiling adventure in Edinburgh
or the Brecon Beacons.
Geordie Shore
Love or hate the reality show, the
antics of the Geordie Shore cast have played no small part in the rejuvenation
of tourism in Newcastle. Newcastle is now deemed to be one of the most popular
UK cities for a stag break thanks to the program showcasing the free-spirited
and unpretentious Geordie nightlife. You
can easily experience a night out that would make Gaz and the rest of the Buck
Squad proud with ready-made city break bundles like the BigGeordie Shore Playboy Weekend, which includes two
nights’ accommodation, a party bus, brewery tour, nude life drawing class and a
night out with Newcastle’s finest Bunny Girls!
24: Live Another Day
Time to get serious; Jack Bauer
has no time for Bunny Girls. The latest instalment of 24, Live Another Day, was
set in London and included action of epic proportions (Wembley Stadium was destroyed
with hijacked missiles and Bauer had no less than 39 on-screen kills throughout
the series!) There are plenty of ways to recreate some of the heart-racing
stunts on a 24 themed weekend in London, from leaping tall buildings with a Free Running session to speeding down the Thames on an RIB boat tour.
If you want to get as trigger happy as Jack does, head over to Riga, Krakow or
Tallin for a whole number of high octane experiences, from handgun and AK47
shooting packages through to SWAT training and tandem parachute jumps, (all
available through Maximise).
Entourage
Get your bromance on with an Entourage themed break in Los
Angeles. For guys looking to tread the same steps as Vincent Chase, a trip to
LA is hard to beat – you can visit the Paramount and Warner Bros. studios,
parade down Santa Monica beach and party at the Crazy Girls Stripclub where the
guys went to make Drama feel better in season one. You can even eat at the same
restaurants as the Entourage men with the EntourageRestaurant Map which pinpoints every LA venue used in the show, from Harold
& Belle’s on W. Jefferson Blvd where Turtle and Jamie-Lynn get Jambalaya, to
the Village Pizzeria in Beverley Hills where Eric gets messed about by Seth
Green. For some real Entourage glamour, head over to Las Vegas where stag
groups can easily book in a helicopter tour before getting VIP entry to the
clubs and cooling down at exclusive pool parties.
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