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Abbie Meehan

Edinburgh ranked in top five list for the best night out in the UK

A new study has revealed that Edinburgh is in the top five for the best night out in the UK, in comparison with the likes of Newcastle, Aberdeen and Cambridge.

The study by Get Licensed, analysed the number of venues per head, the cost of a pint and a range of safety issues to reveal the best nights out in Britain.

Edinburgh has been named as the fifth best place to go for a night-out in the UK, with a low chance of robbery, high chance of a good pint of beer and over score of 7.63 out of 10.

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Newcastle upon Tyne was crowned the best UK city for a night out with a score of 8.19.

In addition to having one of the highest rankings for the number of prestigious CAMRA pubs (211 per 100,000), the city has a wide variety of bars and nightclubs where you can dance the night away (66 per 100,000 people).

The price of a beer in Newcastle averages at around £4.20 a pint, which is fairly cheap compared to other big cities in the North.

Compared to this, Edinburgh had a score of 113 per 100,000 rating for good pubs in the area, with the average pint of beer costing £5.68.

Telford is the safest city for a night out, with a safety index score of 74.4.

Resident surveys revealed that just three per cent worried about being assaulted due to hate crime, and 23 per cent worried about being robbed or mugged.

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Compared to this, the capital had a 24 per cent average of people who worried about being assaulted, with 61 per cent of people saying they feel safe walking alone at night in Edinburgh.

Have a look at the full table below:

Rank

City/Town

Bars and Clubs per 100,000 people

Pubs per 100,000 people

Average pint of beer cost

Number Safety Index Score

Worried of being mugged or robbed

Worried of being assaulted (hate crime)

Feel safe walking alone at night

Night out score /10

1

Newcastle upon Tyne

66

211

£4.20

61.60

30 per cent

22 per cent

50 per cent

8.19

2

York

31

161

£5.68

73.09

19 per cent

14 per cent

71 per cent

8.14

3

Warrington

38

169

£5.11

68.33

27 per cent

11 per cent

52 per cent

8.01

4

Telford

7

101

£3.69

75.40

23 per cent

Three per cent

68 per cent

7.65

5

Edinburgh

41

113

£5.68

68.65

24 per cent

20 per cent

61 per cent

7.63

6

Norwich

31

99

£5.68

74.03

20 per cent

16 per cent

58 per cent

7.52

7

Cambridge

25

121

£5.68

71.31

25 per cent

19 per cent

64 per cent

7.28

8

Plymouth

71

104

£3.98

60.47

35 per cent

24 per cent

42 per cent

7.25

9

Swansea

22

79

£4.54

64.54

29 per cent

17 per cent

54 per cent

7.22

10

Aberdeen

26

54

£3.64

65.06

30 per cent

21 per cent

55 per cent

7.20

For more information, check out the entire study here.

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