Let's take a look at the best cities in the UK to find the best nightlife.

As you grow older, more responsibilities come your way. However, although there is a need to meet these expectations, including paying bills on time and meeting that work or school deadline, do not ever forget to unwind and destress once in a while.

If you are in the United Kingdom, here is a list of the best party cities in the UK that you can explore for a good night out:

1. Partying in Newcastle

Newcastle city centre has some of the best nightlife in the UK.

Being the most populous city in North East England, Newcastle is also popular for its nightlife. There are numerous clubs in the city and huge bars where people gather and seek entertainment whenever they want. This is the perfect party place for people who enjoy crowds and the noise of the city and why its one of the best party cities for nightlife in the UK

Popular bars, live music venues and restaurants in Newcastle where you can party include Jesmond, The Gate, Bigg Market, the Diamond Strip, Quayside, and Bigg Market. The lively locals will never bore you and will surely make you feel like you are one of them. This city is always alive, so you will not have a hard time blending in when there is an engaging social atmosphere everywhere you go.

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2. Nights out in Manchester

Manchester city centre has superb party venues and some of the UK's best nightlife

Another amazing city that is renowned for its nightlife in the UK is Manchester. Known as a musical city, there is no place for whiners in this area because this city is all about music and parties. For the student district, you can head to Oxford Road where you'll find the Deaf Institute having bars and live music which you can enjoy without putting out too much money.

The city is the proud host of two prestigious football teams and many bars pay homage to them with their decor. Manchester is the city of two's also having two separate gay villages.

Manchester has a huge alternative scene with edgy underground clubs, separate gay villages and more gay clubs than most other cities. The influential gay bars in the city center offer a fantastic and diverse night out, you simply must experience the very best nightlife in the city's crazy clubs.

However, if you are looking for a brighter and louder atmosphere, you can head to Spinningfields where you can drink the classiest cocktails of your life in the upmarket bars. Exploring Canal Street is also an option since there are several pubs and cocktail bars in the area that you can visit. Some more places you can visit include Northern Quarter and Deansgate.

Manchesters Northern Quarter is an area of central manchester that is famous for pubs, bars and nightlife; you will often find club nights packed in the Northern Quarter hosting iconic weekly parties at some of the world famous clubs. This area of Manchester boasts some classy cocktail bars, classic chain bars, great live music venues that have played host to everything from a legendary rock band to an eclectic mix of modern groups, alternative hip hop beats and even jazz clubs are on the scene.

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3. The best bars in Bristol

Bristol has some great bars and many old school pubs for a great night out.

For a cool stroll around the city to find the best pub that suits your mood for the night, Bristol will surely accommodate you. Deemed as the clubbing capital of the South West and one of the UK's best party cities, Bristol has no place for dull moments and drab people.

Bristol has everything you need for your night out – comedy bars, live music, boat parties, LGBTQ+ friendly bars – name it, and they have it! To set up the mood, you can stop by the waterfront area for pre-party drinks before heading to your main destination for the night!

Motion is a famous nightclub in the area known for having globally-renowned DJs featured almost every night. For a fancier evening, you can do boat parties in Thekla and The Grain Barge.

Some of the best night life in Bristol can be found around Bristol docks, or Bristol harbour as it is often referred to. This area is full of fantastic restaurants serving everything from fine dining, seafood, steaks and Mexican street food. Surrounding the restaurants are a number of great bars making Briostol one of the best party cities in the uk.

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4. Love the night in Liverpool

Liverpool was always going to be in our top 10 best party cities in the UK.

No party person has not gone through Liverpool and lost themselves in the nightlife and live music. Mathew Street and Merseyside are the most famous party destinations for going out in Liverpool.

In Mathew Street, you will find the Beatles' birthplace, the classic Cavern Club. This club, which hosts live music all day, is one of the reasons why Liverpool is one of the best party cities in the UK with some of the very best night life.

Other places in the area that you can visit include Albert Docks, where you can find classy bars and fancy cocktails to fuel up your night. If you are in the area on a Saturday, you can also experience the experiential show held each week at Alma de Cuba.

Another cool club you can visit is the Elektrik Warehouse which is a former factory that now offers music on three floors for its visitors.

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5. Living it up in London

The capital city boasts some of the best nightlife in the UK

Of course, London has the most choices for nightlife in the UK. You do not need to worry about finding the best bar or club in the capital city to suit your personality. The nightlife is so vast and sprawls accross the city, there are several wolrd renowned clubs and bars around the city catering for all types of different personalities.

You will surely find something you love in this area for this place contains the oldest historic structures to the most modern buildings you can party at.

The downside of London being the most diverse city in the UK is the price you have to pay to be able to experience the nightlife in the city.

A good thing to do is to plan ahead and identify the best ones that you want to visit. Here are some options you can consider on your visit: Brixton, Soho, Camden, Kensington, Shoreditch, and Hackney.

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6. Lively nights in Sheffield

Fun nights out in the bars and clubs of Sheffield.

The Arctic Monkeys, The Human League, Pulp – these famous musical icons all came from Sheffield. Need I say more? Yes, this is one of the best musical places in the UK! And, of course, with music comes the great party scene.

West Street is the most famous party destination in Sheffield. Being the biggest and busiest street in the area, a lot of locals and tourists make sure they experience nightlife in West Street because you get to taste the most amazing drinks and be entertained by sing-along music for a cheap price!

West Street has everything you need for your night out, but if you want to have a calmer or smaller crowd around you, you can always head to Carver Street.

A little less busy than West Street, Carver Street also houses several live music clubs and bars, which might be smaller than those in West Street, but you'll definitely find a place here for a night out in Sheffield. This is the best thing about Sheffield – it is both inclusive and exclusive.

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7. Going out in Glasgow

Looking for a good night out in Glasgow.

Perfect for barhopping, Glasgow can offer you the best night of your life with its bars and clubs located near one another. This is the perfect city for you and your friends, and even for the people you will meet along the way!

Take a sip of the best cocktails and drinks in each club and hop on to another to quench the party thirst you've been having for days, weeks, or months.

Some notable streets you can visit are West Regent Street, Bath Street, Sauchiehall Street, and Union Street. These streets are full of people also looking for the best night of their lives and those who are just up for good talk and good beer.

Hit up Subculture at Sub Club, too, to experience one of the most famous nightclubs in the world! While in the area, do not miss the chance to have a taste of Scottish Whisky because if not, have you really gone to Glasgow? Glasgow is a clear contender for offering quality nightlife in the UK.

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8. The largest bars in Leeds

Leeds is one for the best party cities in the UK by far.

A big fan of bars? Search no more for Leeds has every bar you are looking for – sports bars, gin bars, dive bars, cocktail bars, swanky bars, independent bars, anything bar, you-haven't-heard-kind-of-bar bar, these can all be found in Leeds!

In a place where the atmosphere will make you feel alive and comfortable at the same time, Leeds will surely give you a memorable experience in the city and why we name it as one of the best party cities for nightlife in the UK

Living it up in the city of Leeds.

Call Lane in the city centre is the best destination for your night out since this place houses the best clubs and bars in the city. One of the underground havens in Call Lane is Wire which hosts amazing club nights and offers budget-friendly, sugar-filled alcoholic drinks.

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9. Cocktails in Cardiff

Party cities don't come much livelier than a night out in Cardiff.

Another best night out city in the UK is Cardiff. This is the best place for you to lose yourself while dancing with other people lost in the crowd.

You do not have to care about a thing while in Cardiff; everyone is just up for a good night in this city. The bars and clubs are packed with students, locals and the Welsh have their own unique way of making everybody feel welcome with some of the friendliest nightlife in the UK.

There are a lot of clubs and bars in Cardiff that offer fun nights coupled with cheap drinks, and some of them are found in Cathay's student district.

Who fancies a Pub crawl in Cardiff?

A pub crawl is another great idea for your night. With enough confidence and overflowing courage, start off at Canton Mile before hopping to Cowbridge East. From there, finish the night at Westgate where you can party all you want and mix yourself with the crowd.

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10. The best bars in Brighton

Brighton easily makes the top 10 best party cities in the UK.

Boasting about its partying heritage, Brighton is definitely on the list of the Top Party Cities in the UK. With a high standard of what a party city should be, Brighton does not let itself slip with its beach bars and fancy restaurants that attract a lot of locals and tourists, plus quirky additions to the scene with speakeasy style bars, themed bars, sports bars and some of the best club nights.

Known as the UK'S gay capital, Brighton proudly houses phenomenal LGBT clubs which can be mostly found at Kemptown. Brighton also rose Fatboy Slim to fame, so you know this city won't let you down when it comes to the best night of your life!

Another notable club in the city is Club Revenge, which has been existing for more than 25 years. Karaoke is also available in almost all the bars in the city, so you do not need to worry about your beautiful voice not being heard by the people in the area.

Of course, fancy can always get fancier, so you can visit the Shooshh or Patterns for a more impressive taste of the city.

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How many of the best party cities in the UK will you visit this year?

Don't let stress eat you up and drain you from having the best years of your life! There are a lot of places you can visit and things you can do, especially here in the UK. It's not bad to work and work and work, but you need to keep in mind that you always deserve a night or day out some days in a month!

To discover the best pubs & restaurants across the UK, check out our Town & City Guide

Going Out is handing back control to venue owners and taking it away from unfair and biased, review based websites.

The majority of reviews left on mainstream websites are merely opinionated dribble! These websites are a breeding ground for the overly biased, unfair, frequently disingenuous and often aggressive opinions of individuals with too much time on their hands, looking to vent online with a community of equally ‘experienced counter-part critics’! Unfortunately, for venue owners and operators, these mainstream review based websites provide the platform, the allies and the audience in abundance.

We understand that reviews play an important part in consumer decision making and if processed with a ‘pinch-of-salt’ they can be helpful! However, it is rare that reviews of food and drink truly represent the product, premises, service or experience received, ranging from being disappointing, to potentially disastrous, for the pub, restaurant or venue in the public spotlight.

Negative reviews – an unfair rating system…

Tens of thousands of UK restaurants, pubs and hospitality venues fall foul of unbiased, opinionated, rude and damn-right insulting reviews left on major websites such as TripAdvisor. These negative reviews can be devastating for the business, often causing the venue owners a great deal of unnecessary stress and anxiety. User reviews can also go far beyond complaints about a mediocre meal, poor pint or shoddy service to much more serious claims about theft, fraud and sexual assault, the seriousness of these reviews becomes a huge and overwhelming problem for restaurant and pub owners throughout the UK.

Marketing people call a consistent one-star attack of negative reviews, on a single venue, “review bombing”. Negative review bombing is terminology that strikes fear into the heart of anybody operating a food and drink business; often these attacks go undetected by the website and unless the one-star reviews breach ‘review guidelines’ they are not easily removed! Before the TripAdvisor platform was launched back in 2000, the customer was not always king, and the customer was not always right! With the launch of several major review driven platforms it is now the case that the customer has become a formidable opponent, the customer is now empowered to make or break a venue – a daunting reality for restaurant and pub owners everywhere.

It is not uncommon for venue owners to lean on the legal sector and threaten to sue customers who post negative reviews about their venue. Unless dealing with an extreme and slanderous case this is typically a hugely expensive time-sink, with many hours of additional frustration and no satisfactory result.

"But not all reviews are bad" we hear you say.... In fact, there are millions of positively glowing reviews online!

Fake reviews – a flawed rating system….

There is a huge shadow industry of fake reviews and people paid to leave fake reviews, good or bad! Reviews can be bought, sold and traded on the internet easily, completely undermining the entire review-based system – it is a flawed popularity contest in which you can pay to win, or pay for somebody else to lose!

The review based business model relies upon having real customers, post real reviews - it’s not rocket science, but it is exceptionally difficult and costly to police. Without this layer of transparency the entire credibility of a system must be questioned. Tripadvisor has been under scrutiny many times over the years with the credibility of reviews and ratings on the system in question. One of the most damaging aspects of fake reviews is that they cast doubt over genuine reviews, the reader may be able to spot an overly zealous review or a review that is just so bad it’s hard to comprehend, but this leaves the vast majority of food and drink reviews in a questionable limbo, “do I believe the information presented or not”. This trust issue results in a flawed business rating system.

It has been proven many times that anybody can beat an online review based website rating system. If you have ever watched the Vice magazine documentary created as a hoax by the journalist Oobah Butler called ‘The Shed at Dulwich’ then you will understand that review based ranking systems are fundamentally flawed. The Shed at Dulwich became the number 1, top-rated restaurant in London on TripAdvisor simply by uploading fake reviews!

Its well worth a watch, you can find the documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqPARIKHbN8

It is easy to understand just how simple it is to fabricate reviews and boost a venues’ popularity by review-bombing fake reviews. Platforms that can be manipulated and falsified to this degree are a serious concern to venue owners and are also doing the general public a disservice as they too are being deceived.

Common sense…

At Going Out we acknowledge that poor product and poor service exists and typically these factors alone will determine a venues fate! We understand that for high quality and well managed venues; you are only as good as your last service! Everybody in the trade has dealt with a difficult customer, everybody has a bad day, and everybody has the ability to improve, without the need for this to be unfairly advertised to millions of potential paying customers, through a negative review!

With over 800million reviews and opinions listed on the TripAdvisor website the problem facing landlords and restaurateurs in huge, on average their website receives 270 global contributions every minute, a frightening statistic if you happen to be on the receiving end of overly biased, unfair, disingenuous or the aggressive opinions of a disgruntled individual.

Beat the reviews…

It’s time to hand control back to venue owners! Thousands of venues are utilising www.goingout.co.uk to showcase their venue in detail and to promote their food and drink through the search engine. Restaurants, pubs clubs and venue owners are promoting their menu, facilities and benefits in real time and getting more paying customers through the door. Going Out is empowering venue owners to get more customers with NO REVIEWS!

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Insolvencies in year to the end of June 2019 increased by 25% – the highest since at least 2014

More than 1,400 UK restaurants collapsed in the year since June 2018 – underlining the scale of the so-called “casual dining crunch”, which has led to customers turning their backs on chains such as Byron, Strada, Gourmet Burger Kitchen and Jamie Oliver’s restaurant empire.

The number of restaurants falling into insolvency in the year to the end of June 2019 increased by 25% to 1,412 compared to 2018, according to research by the accountancy firm UHY Hacker Young. It is the highest number of insolvencies since at least 2014 and is said to reflect tightened consumer spending on the back of concerns about Brexit and rising costs because of the collapse in the value of the pound.

UHY Hacker Young said the rapid growth of the casual-dining sector since the 2008 financial crisis had resulted in an oversaturated mid-market, which is still going through a dramatic shakeout. The research found that hundreds of small independent restaurants had collapsed as well as big chains such as those owned by the celebrity chef Oliver.

“The crisis in the restaurant sector has been presented as a problem only for the chains that had lost touch with their customers,” Peter Kubik, a partner at UHY Hacker Young, said. “That’s overlooking the hundreds of small independent restaurants that have become insolvent.

“Good restaurants and bad have all struggled from overcapacity, weak consumer spending and surging costs. Having a loyal following is great but if that loyal following stops going out then you have a problem. The number of restaurants whose sales are at or near capacity is pretty small – they’re the exception.”

Experts predict that after the shakeout only restaurants with strong brand loyalty and a differentiated offering will survive.

“For those businesses that are suffering distress, aggressive management of cashflow will be key in the coming months,” Kubik said. “Unfortunately, the sector can’t really expect banks to be as generous with their lending, especially as the sector’s current problems are so well known.”

The research also found that the UK’s top 100 restaurants made a £82m loss in the last year, down from a pre-tax profit of £102m 12 months earlier.