Glasgow has been named the best city for a night out for tourists in the UK - with nearly 80% of reviewers delighted by their time there.
And it's not just visitors who love it, with locals also rating it one of the best places to have fun on a night out in the UK.
The research by 888poker, analysed over 51,000 TripAdvisor reviews of nightlife attractions in the largest and most-visited cities in the UK to find out the best nights out according to locals, and tourists.
And it's not just Glasgow, Edinburgh also came second on the list overall for tourists, meaning Scottish cities reigned supreme in the top 10.
Nearly 80% of people visiting Glasgow (77.8%) of tourists left 4 and 5 star reviews on TripAdvisor.
While Edinburgh had just under with 77.7% of tourists leaving the highest-rated reviews.
Tourists |
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| Ranking | City |
Tourist's percentage of 4* and 5* reviews |
| 1 | Glasgow | 77.8% |
| 2 | Edinburgh | 77.7% |
| 3 | Liverpool | 76.5% |
| 4 | Sheffield | 76.2% |
| 5 | Cardiff | 75.9% |
| 5 | Leeds | 75.9% |
| 7 | London | 75.3% |
| 8 | Brighton | 73.8% |
| 9 | Newcastle | 73.4% |
| 10 | Birmingham | 73% |
And the two also made the list for locals – placing 7th and 10th respectively.
Locals |
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| Ranking | City |
Local's percentage of 4* and 5* reviews |
| 1 | Liverpool | 84% |
| 2 | Cardiff | 74.3% |
| 3 | Brighton | 74% |
| 4 | Manchester | 73.7% |
| 5 | Birmingham | 73.6% |
| 6 | Leeds | 73.2% |
| 7 | Glasgow | 72.3% |
| 8 | Bristol | 72% |
| 8 | Sheffield | 72% |
| 10 | Edinburgh | 70.9% |
And the pair also rated highly for separate categories with Glasgow, which has some of the most famous bars in Europe, scoring highest for the best bars and pubs, and Edinburgh having the best LGBT+ venues in the UK.
Perhaps unsurprising after it was recently named one of the top cities in the world for happiest LGBT+ residents.
| Category | City | Tourist's percentages of 4* and 5* reviews |
| Bars and pubs | Glasgow | 78.2% |
| Casinos | Newcastle | 81.2% |
| Comedy | Newcastle | 91.1% |
| LGBT+ venues | Edinburgh | 89.7% |
| Music venues | Liverpool | 100% |
| Nightclubs | Cardiff | 79.6% |
- Methodology
- We analysed 51,995 TripAdvisor reviews of nightlife attractions in the largest and most-visited cities in the UK - 19,236 reviews from city locals and 32,759 reviews from tourists.
- Each city and neighbourhood in our analysis is ranked by the percentage of 4-and 5-star reviews of their nightlife attractions, as posted by locals and tourists (i.e. reviewers who aren’t from the same city, according to their location on TripAdvisor).
- Our sample of nightlife attractions considers those categorised as ‘nightlife’ on TripAdvisor, including bars, nightclubs, theatres, music venues, casinos, comedy clubs, karaoke, sports arenas, cabarets, and street markets.
- For any nightlife venue, we only considered the first 100 most recent reviews (maximum) in our analysis to keep opinions recent. Local neighbourhoods needed to have a minimum of 5 nightlife venues to be included in our rankings. Some neighbourhoods include reviews from nearby nightlife venues that were within a short walking distance and otherwise wouldn’t have had another neighbourhood to call home.
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