Warrington revealed as the third best place for a night out in the UK!

NEW research has revealed Warrington as the 3rd best place for a night out in the UK.

The study, from 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.

In third place behind York and Telford, was Warrington, which received an Overall Night Out Score of 6.97.

Pretty much halfway between Manchester and Liverpool, Warrington is easily accessible from both, as well as having a direct rail link to London.

Warrington benefits from a healthy balance of having many pubs and bars in the area to choose from while providing a relatively safe experience for visitors to the town.

A lot of work has taken place in recent years to improve Warrington’s town centre with the development of the Cultural Quarter, home of the historic Parr Hall and a number of fine dining restaurants and bars and Time Square, with the town’s new Warrington Market Cookhouse making an excellent evening destination.

Golden Square has also reinvented itself in recent years as a night time destination with regular events under the old fish market.

There is also the new multi-screen cinema and the popular Botanist restaurant as well as Gravity and the recently opened Costellos and The Grand Cocktail bar on Bridge Street, to name but a few.

Warrington Borough Council Cabinet member for economic development and innovation, Cllr Tom Jennings, said: “I’m very pleased that Warrington is getting the recognition it deserves and I’m proud of the role the council continues to play to support our night-time economy, in the town centre and beyond.

“We want Warrington to have something for everyone and to be a relaxed, safe and ultimately fun place for people to spend their evenings and nights, and you only have to look at Time Square to know how committed we are to delivering on this vision.

“The hard work doesn’t stop here. We are ambitious to keep making improvements to our night time offer, but this is certainly important recognition that we’re on the right track.”

Meanwhile, British towns and cities vary wildly when it comes to safety. While all of the best nightlife venues have ample staff and door supervisors, all with the appropriate training and SIA licences, safety is still an important factor that many of us consider when planning a night out in town.

The Methodology of the survey considered a range of factors including the number of venues per head, the cost of a pint, and a range of safety issues.

The data used for the number of bars and clubs was taken from Tripadvisor, while the number of pubs close to each location was taken from CAMRA’s whatpub.com. The data was then compared to the populations of each town and city using data from The Geographist.

Additionally, the price of a pint was sourced from Numbeo. This figure was given as a price per 500ml, which was used to calculate what a pint measure would cost in proportion.
Numbeo’s safety data was also used to track a range of safety-related factors for each town and city.