WARRINGTON has been named as the third best night out in the UK in a new study.

Research from Get Licensed analysed factors including the number of venues per head, the cost of a pint and the safety of each area in compiling the list.

And the town ranked in third, coming only behind York and Telford and receiving an overall score of 6.97 out of 10.

No other place in the north west featured in the top 10.

Coventry finished bottom of the pile, followed by Slough.

A spokesman said: “We wanted to find out which UK towns and cities are the best places for a good night out.

“We 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 we 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. We then compared this data to the populations of each town and city using data from the Geographist.

“Additionally, we sourced the price of a pint from Numbeo.

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

“We combined all of these factors into a single overall score, where each was given equal weighting. We also created separate scores for each town and city-based purely on drinking factors and safety factors.

“In third place is Warrington, which received an overall night out Score of 6.97.

“This large northern town is pretty much halfway between Manchester and Liverpool and 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.”

Warrington Borough Council has also welcomed the findings.

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.”