The Great British Staycation Index

18th June 2018

18th June 2018 in Travel Tips by Grace Tebbutt

It's official. Staycations are on the rise with an increasing number of Brits choosing to stay in the UK for their holidays rather than jetting off abroad.

However, where is the best city to head to?

Whether you're heading away for a long weekend of full week, we've studied the stats to bring you The British Staycation Index.

How does your favourite city rank?

The Overall Rankings

We studied every city in the UK and researched the stats behind the maximum average temperature in July, the average rainfall in mm in July (both taken from Met Office data), the average price of a pint, the crime rate (taken from local constabulary data) the choice of restaurants and the choice of family-friendly attractions (both taken from Tripadvisor).

Overall, we can reveal that the best cities for a Staycation in the UK are:

	Overall Score
City	Avg Max Temp	Rainfall	Pint Price	Restaurants	Crime	Good For Kids	Total:	Rank Overall
Exeter	19	10	24	28	21	26	128	1
Bristol	24	25	31	7	34	8	129	2
Chelmsford	3	6	7	31	27	58	132	3
Brighton & Hove	39	9	59	10	16	11	144	4
Oxford	7	15	65	25	31	12	155	5
Cambridge	4	11	62	19	44	16	156	6
Southampton	9	5	55	18	51	24	162	7
Bath	16	31	54	23	26	14	164	8
Coventry	21	30	6	34	38	38	167	9
Sheffield	35	32	11	11	64	15	168	10
York	34	21	38	17	50	9	169	11
Birmingham	28	50	23	6	57	6	170	12
Canterbury	5	3	57	42	33	31	171	13
Hereford	22	8	40	50	9	48	177	14
Wolverhampton	26	29	16	38	14	55	178	15
Portsmouth	27	7	67	29	24	25	179	16
Durham	42	23	1	52	15	47	180	17
Stoke-on-Trent	45	44	29	26	11	28	183	18
Salisbury	13	16	21	51	41	42	184	19=
St Albans	14	14	26	40	36	54	184	19=
Leicester	12	42	52	15	35	29	185	21
Cardiff	17	65	32	12	47	17	190	22
Liverpool	49	40	19	9	68	7	192	23
Nottingham	32	37	30	14	58	23	194	24
St Asaph	46	28	27	58	1	34	194	25=
Worcester	10	18	42	43	32	49	194	25=
Chichester	37	4	58	48	2	46	195	27=
Newport	11	46	14	46	25	53	195	27=
Plymouth	44	45	35	30	29	13	196	29
Norwich	31	27	50	20	49	21	198	30
Winchester	8	13	68	55	13	43	200	31
Salford	41	57	25	2	19	57	201	32
Leeds	59	49	9	8	59	18	202	33=
Lincoln	30	39	44	36	20	33	202	33=
Manchester	40	56	49	3	48	10	206	35
Gloucester	6	55	43	49	17	39	209	36
Preston	38	61	2	35	30	44	210	37=
Swansea	52	60	10	24	37	27	210	37=
Glasgow	56	68	13	5	66	4	212	39=
Wakefield	33	17	5	39	62	56	212	39=
Derby	29	36	47	27	42	32	213	41
Peterborough	20	20	34	37	67	41	219	42
Newcastle upon Tyne	67	12	45	13	63	20	220	43
Bradford	57	48	12	33	39	37	226	44=
Wells	15	22	51	66	4	68	226	44=
Lichfield	25	26	41	59	10	66	227	46
Hull	23	33	61	32	45	36	230	47=
Perth	43	35	4	57	46	45	230	47=
Ripon	36	19	36	65	12	63	231	49
Edinburgh	58	52	60	4	56	2	232	50
Belfast	48	53	46	16	65	5	233	51
Inverness	60	24	8	53	55	35	235	52
Lancaster	54	67	18	47	8	52	246	53
Dundee	55	34	28	41	61	30	249	54
Carlisle	51	62	3	45	40	51	252	55
Aberdeen	65	43	56	22	60	19	265	56
Armagh	47	47	17	68	28	62	269	57=
Bangor	53	38	53	62	3	60	269	57=
Sunderland	68	41	22	44	54	50	279	59
St David's	66	63	15	67	6	64	281	60
Ely	18	66	63	63	7	65	282	61
Derry	61	54	33	61	52	22	283	62=
Truro	64	58	37	60	5	59	283	62=
Stirling	50	51	39	54	53	40	287	64
Newry	62	64	20	64	18	61	289	65
Lisburn	63	59	48	56	23	67	316	66

What do things look like, however, when we look at the top 12 cities across each of the metrics we studied?

Max Average Temperature

When you're heading away on a city break, you're always quietly hoping that the sun will be shining and it'll be nice and warm. With that in mind, here's a look at the cities, here's a look at the cities with the best average temperature in July.

City	Max Avg Temp ºC	Ranking
City of London	23.4	1=
Westminster	23.4	1=
Chelmsford	22.9	3
Cambridge	22.8	4=
Canterbury	22.8	4=
Gloucester	22.8	4=
Oxford	22.7	7=
Winchester	22.7	7=
Southampton	22.4	9=
Worcester	22.4	9=

Average Rainfall

No one wants it to rain whilst they're away on holiday. We've pulled down Met Office data to reveal the cities where you're least likely to get wet; basing the research again on a July trip.

City	Rainfall (mm)	Ranking
City of London	34.6	1=
Westminster	34.6	1=
Canterbury	40.0	3
Chichester	40.9	4
Southampton	42.0	5
Chelmsford	44.3	6
Portsmouth	44.5	7
Hereford	44.9	8
Brighton & Hove	45.1	9
Exeter	45.8	10

Average Price Of A Pint

Who doesn't love to relax with a nice cold pint whilst they're away? Using data from Pintprice.com, we can reveal the cities where you'll be able to grab the cheapest pint in the UK.

City	Price	Ranking
Durham	£2.10	1
Preston	£2.30	2
Carlisle	£2.35	3
Perth	£2.35	3=
Wakefield	£2.40	5
Coventry	£2.50	6
Chelmsford	£2.60	7=
Inverness	£2.60	7=
Leeds	£2.60	7=
Swansea	£2.60	7=

Choice Of Restaurants

When looking at Tripadvisor's 'moderately priced restaurants' which cities in the UK offer the best choice? Don't forget that these figures include those within the locality; offering you even more choice in some cities with fantastic foodie hubs within the local vicinity.

City	# of Restaurants	Rank
Manchester	1,096	1
Edinburgh	979	2
Glasgow	898	3
Birmingham	814	4
Bristol	651	5
Leeds	646	6
Liverpool	607	7
Brighton & Hove	579	8
Sheffield	508	9
Cardiff	471	10

Crime Rate

When you're heading off on a city break, just where can you feel the safest, based upon the official crime rate statistics for the area? Here, we reveal the safest cities in the UK for you to consider for your city break...

City	Crimes	Rank
St Asaph	7	1
Chichester	74	2
Bangor	77	3
Wells	92	4
Truro	99	5
St David's	107	6
Ely	108	7
Lancaster	125	8
Hereford	154	9
Lichfield	161	10

Family Friendly Attractions

Lastly, we looked at the choice of family friendly attractions in each city. We're not surprised that London comes out top, however there's still so much choice in other cities which you've perhaps not considered visiting before.

City	Family Friendly Attractions	Rank
City of London	1828	1
Edinburgh	443	2
Westminster	413	3
Glasgow	339	4
Belfast	326	5
Birmingham	300	6
Liverpool	226	7
Bristol	223	8
York	210	9
Manchester	196	10

The Great British Staycation Index