The UK’s best beer garden locations
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The best UK towns and cities for beer gardens have been revealed in new research led by credit experts Aqua.
According to the study, which looked into factors such as the price of drinks, average temperatures, amount of sunshine, number of beer gardens, and the amount of rainfall, Southend-on-Sea has been crowned the best city for a beer garden trip.
Boasting the most sunshine of any city in the UK – with 241 average sunshine hours in May – plus the second-least amount of rainfall at just 42mm on average, seaside city visitors will see an average pint set them back just £4, with cocktails (£8) and soft drinks (£1.12) making it cost-effective compared with other cities.
Portsmouth comes in as the second best destination for a beer garden trip, with an average temperature in May of 12.8°C, one of the warmest of all locations, 43mm of rainfall in May and a pint costing £5.
In third place was the unlikely location of Crawley which, thanks to its 2,312 beer gardens per 100,000 people, which was noted to be the highest of any town or city in the analysis, it also boasts 206 hours of sunshine in May on average.
On the other end of the scale, Belfast has been revealed as the worst destination for a beer garden trip. The expensive pints (£6) and the lack of pub gardens (8 per 100,000 people) puts a dampener on any outdoor drinking plans.
Newport and Bristol round off the bottom three thanks to expensive pints (£6 and £5 respectively) and fewer sunshine hours of around 185 on average in May. Newport also experiences one of the highest average rainfall levels in May, around 74mm.
Taking the crown as the city with the cheapest pint is Blackpool, with a pint costing just £3.25. Following behind is Northampton, with a pint costing £3.50, followed by Derby, costing £3.60.
Blackpool takes the crown as the city with the cheapest pint, with an average price of just £3.25. Close behind is Northampton, where a pint will set you back £3.50, followed by Derby at £3.60, making these great spots for a night out without breaking the bank.
Unsurprisingly, London and Belfast, both capital cities, top the list as the most expensive places for a pint, with an average price of £6. This is followed closely by Bristol, where a pint costs £5.60, then Reading (£5.50).
For those pubgoers who prefer to drink something non-alcoholic, Southend-on-Sea, Milton Keynes and Swindon are the best places for soft drinks, with a 330ml bottle of Coca-Cola costing just £1.12 in each location.
The research has also revealed which cities in the UK have the most pub gardens in comparison to their population.
As mentioned, topping the list is Crawley, which boasts 2,312 beer gardens for every 100,000 people. Overall, the city has 4,173 beer gardens despite its relatively low population of 180,508. In second place is Luton, with the city offering 1,616 beer gardens per every 100,000 people. In third place is Dudley, which is home to 1,257 beer gardens per 100,000 people and just 199,059 residents.
The full study can be found here. db also recently looked at some of London's finest establishments for summer sipping in an effort to identify the capital's top 10 beer gardens in time for the anticipated heatwave.
Find out the UK’s most affordable cities for food and drink in this article from db that assessed a study noting each location based on pricing criteria.
According to the study, which looked into factors such as the price of drinks, average temperatures, amount of sunshine, number of beer gardens, and the amount of rainfall, Southend-on-Sea has been crowned the best city for a beer garden trip.
Boasting the most sunshine of any city in the UK – with 241 average sunshine hours in May – plus the second-least amount of rainfall at just 42mm on average, seaside city visitors will see an average pint set them back just £4, with cocktails (£8) and soft drinks (£1.12) making it cost-effective compared with other cities.
Portsmouth comes in as the second best destination for a beer garden trip, with an average temperature in May of 12.8°C, one of the warmest of all locations, 43mm of rainfall in May and a pint costing £5.
In third place was the unlikely location of Crawley which, thanks to its 2,312 beer gardens per 100,000 people, which was noted to be the highest of any town or city in the analysis, it also boasts 206 hours of sunshine in May on average.
On the other end of the scale, Belfast has been revealed as the worst destination for a beer garden trip. The expensive pints (£6) and the lack of pub gardens (8 per 100,000 people) puts a dampener on any outdoor drinking plans.
Newport and Bristol round off the bottom three thanks to expensive pints (£6 and £5 respectively) and fewer sunshine hours of around 185 on average in May. Newport also experiences one of the highest average rainfall levels in May, around 74mm.
Taking the crown as the city with the cheapest pint is Blackpool, with a pint costing just £3.25. Following behind is Northampton, with a pint costing £3.50, followed by Derby, costing £3.60.
Blackpool takes the crown as the city with the cheapest pint, with an average price of just £3.25. Close behind is Northampton, where a pint will set you back £3.50, followed by Derby at £3.60, making these great spots for a night out without breaking the bank.
Unsurprisingly, London and Belfast, both capital cities, top the list as the most expensive places for a pint, with an average price of £6. This is followed closely by Bristol, where a pint costs £5.60, then Reading (£5.50).
For those pubgoers who prefer to drink something non-alcoholic, Southend-on-Sea, Milton Keynes and Swindon are the best places for soft drinks, with a 330ml bottle of Coca-Cola costing just £1.12 in each location.
The research has also revealed which cities in the UK have the most pub gardens in comparison to their population.
As mentioned, topping the list is Crawley, which boasts 2,312 beer gardens for every 100,000 people. Overall, the city has 4,173 beer gardens despite its relatively low population of 180,508. In second place is Luton, with the city offering 1,616 beer gardens per every 100,000 people. In third place is Dudley, which is home to 1,257 beer gardens per 100,000 people and just 199,059 residents.
The full study can be found here. db also recently looked at some of London's finest establishments for summer sipping in an effort to identify the capital's top 10 beer gardens in time for the anticipated heatwave.
Find out the UK’s most affordable cities for food and drink in this article from db that assessed a study noting each location based on pricing criteria. 
