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READING STAG WEEKENDS

Let Freedom sort out your Reading Stag Parties. Where??? I hear you say……… read on to find out why it’s the perfect place to host your Reading stag nights. From great sport, cool bars and international dining to seriously hot nightlife Reading ticks all the boxes on a stag weekend wish list.

So where is it? Reading is the county town of Royal Berkshire, situated in beautiful countryside in the heart of the Thames Valley with the rivers Kennet and Thames flowing through its centre.

Situated halfway between London and Oxford (about an hours drive) it’s the perfect spot for your Reading stag weekend and as a vibrant university town, with modern facilities and with an interesting history there is something here for everyone. Although situated close to London it’s certainly not got London prices – you get loads of drinks for your money in Reading!!!

With all those students about, bars are aplenty (look out for those all important drinks promos) and there is a real cosmopolitan feel to the lively streets 24 hours a day.

But first let’s get you up to speed on the history of the place. Reading twinned with Dusseldorf dates back to Anglo Saxon era and was traditionally known as The Place of Readda’s People. It has evolved through Viking times and Victorian splendour each leaving their own mark on this remarkable town.

Reading became an important religious centre when Henry I founded an Abbey here in 1121 and Thomas A Becket consecrated it in 1164. The ruins of the Abbey and three medieval churches add to the architectural interest of the town.


Elodie says
Good afternoon Carol and Yvonne!
Just wanted to write you to thank you for your help about the hen party. Elodie
We enjoyed the following activities: Cocktail Training, Go Karting Indoor



In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century 3 companies would put Reading in the spotlight known as the 3 B’s Beer, Biscuits and Bulbs. Simonds Brewery founded in 1785 was the largest and most successful brewery in the area by the mid nineteenth century. In 1806 the family business Suttons Seeds was founded and only relocated to Devon in 1976 and from 1822 Huntley & Palmers put Reading on the business map, making biscuits so successfully that by 1900 it was the largest manufacturer of biscuits in the world employing over 5000 staff.

Over the passage of time however these more traditional companies have been swept aside and Reading is now more associated with the 3 I’s of Insurance, Investments and IT.

3 of the top Best 20 Companies to work for in the UK (Sunday Times Mar 2008) are now based in Reading - KPMG, Ernst & Young and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

Reading has always been very well connected for travel and in the literary sense. Jane Austen attended the Abbey school for 2 years, Michael Bond creator of Paddington Bear and Kenneth Grahame for Wind in the Willows fame both lived here but infamously Oscar Wilde was imprisoned in the jail for two years from where he wrote the epic poem “The Ballad of Reading Gaol”.

Reading’s most famous son, however, must be Golden Globe winner Ricky Gervais. Let us know if you bump into him (check to see if he’s “having a laugh”).

But, hey guys!!! Who hasn’t heard of the “Reading Festival” - now in its twentieth year?? Previous headliners have included the Wonderstuff, Nirvana, Fishbone and Ben Folds Five. Now the event sells out within 24 hours and sees many more bands such as the Fratellis, the Killers and Metallica clamouring for the headline spot. It’s sooooo good that Shockwaves/NME voted Reading Festival as the Best Live Event of 2008 – how cool is that!!!

Whatever you want out of your stag weekend in Reading FREEDOM can organise it for you. From chilling out with a few beers to partying all night Reading has it all. Centrally located and easy to get to from wherever you are based in the UK it’s perfect for getting the lads together for a weekend to remember, your stag party in Reading. Read our location page to check out just how easy it is to get to Reading.

When you have decided that Reading ticks all your boxes for that all important weekend let FREEDOM capitalise on all the plus points to organise the most awesome stag party in Reading that hopefully you will never forget!!



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