Just an hour from London, this eclectic city of Victorian red-brick buildings, medieval churches and high-tech businesses is one of the most accessible and affordable stag do locations in the South East.
Hire a boat and take a cruise through the city along the River Thames, or with rolling countryside right on the doorstep, spend a morning clay-pigeon shooting and paintballing.
To refresh from all that activity, choose from the waterfront bars along Friar Street, or explore Reading’s fantastic range of atmospheric local pubs and traditional coaching inns. By night, the city offers decent nightclubs, great music-venues and a cracking comedy scene.