The regular diary of life and times within Bristol based Brilliant Weekends.

Wednesday, 23 July 2008

Top Stag and Hen UK Destinations!

A recently run poll by Travelodge of 4000 Britons tying the knot this year showed 84% will have their stag weekend or hen party right here in the UK.

The top destinations included London, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Bristol, Liverpool and Bath.

Other interesting facts include stags spending on average twice as much as hens, hens spending around £94.04 on embarrassing outfits and gimmicks and stags still spending an average of £57.93 on strippers!

We're always working on creating new ideas and the next brilliant package so keep an eye on our website or give us a call on 0800 297 2097.

Friday, 11 July 2008

Our Brilliant Cocktails and Comedy Shakeoff

At Brilliant Weekends experiencing our packages and products is a must. Yes it's a tough job, but someone's got to do it! When it came to our cocktails and comedy night out, surprisingly we weren't short of volunteers and so we all did it!

We headed off after work last night to try the Bristol cocktail clinic followed by a show at Jesters comedy club. The cocktail clinic was even better than I thought; informative, fun and of course we got to sample the goods! Lewis our bartender knew possibly everything there is to know about the history of cocktails and spirits; where they came from, how they're made, what they're made of and even why! Believe me we tested his knowledge (even Paul S with "where is Finlandia vodka from?") and I can honestly say we didn't get one single "I don't know"!

We learnt exactly how to make a choice of our favourite cocktails as we watched each other take it in turns to shake, pour and muddle our way through; it was hilarious! Tried, tested and highly recommended for hen parties!

Check out some of our favourite cocktail clinic hen packages in London, Bristol and Edinburgh.

Staggering over to Jesters was equally as amusing before we settled in for 2 hours of great comedy! Comedy clubs are now more popular than ever for our company nights out, birthday celebrations, hen dos and of course stag weekends! A brilliant mixed crowd and some of us our still giggling today...even with a few hangovers and headaches!