Map reveals cheapest and most expensive pint at UK Christmas markets – how much is beer near you?

TIS the play to sip a brew astatine a Christmas Market - and we uncover wherever you tin get the cheapest and astir costly pint successful the UK.

The UK is location to immoderate of the champion festive markets successful Europe, with thousands flocking to stalls successful cities similar Edinburgh and Manchester.

They connection families and friends the accidental to effort festive food and drink, browse stalls and bask unrecorded euphony and entertainment.

But probe by The Sun has revealed that the terms of a pint astatine these destinations tin scope from a fiver to a whopping £7.75.

Martyn James, consumer rights expert, said: "So overmuch for the Christmas cheer astatine the festive markets astir the UK this year.

"As you combat your mode past the buggies and revellers done the mazes of woody sheds, you mightiness beryllium looking guardant to a cheeky portion to toast the season.

"But the terms of a pint would marque Scrooge blush.

"Vote with your wallets and battalion a thermos of mulled wine - truthful the markets cognize they are connected the naughty list. "

Below, we uncover the terms of pints astatine Christmas markets crossed the state truthful you tin cheque however overmuch brew is astatine your nearest event.

Manchester

Manchester's Christmas marketplace is 1 of the biggest successful the UK.

The marketplace returned connected November 8 and volition tally until December 22 and is situated successful Piccadilly Gardens.

The astir costly pint astatine the marketplace is simply a trade brew supra 4.5% ABV, oregon a pint of Shindigger lager for £7.

Meanwhile, the cheapest comes successful astatine £6 for a German lager, mulled cider oregon a pint of Krombacher,

Nottingham Winter Wonderland

Nottingham's Christmas Market opened connected November 7 and volition rum until 31 December.

The Winter Wonderland runs crossed Old Market Square, with dozens of stalls selling souvenirs and snacks.

There are adjacent rides, including a Ferris wheel, crystal rink, and toboggan slide.

There are tons of themed bars too, including the Ice Bar, Ski Bar and Helter Skelter bar, arsenic good arsenic a rooftop bar.

A pint of Inches cider oregon Cruzcampo £6.95 are cheapest offerings, coming successful astatine £6.95.

The astir costly pint is simply a Birra Moretti, coming successful astatine £7.25.

Birmingham

Also 1 of the biggest Christmas markets successful the UK is Birmingham.

Running until December 24, it is the largest German Christmas marketplace extracurricular of Germany.

This means you tin bask classics specified arsenic schnitzels, bratwursts and steins of beer.

A pint of brew oregon a shandy pint volition acceptable you backmost £7 astatine this event, according to Birmingham Live.

Bath

Bath's Christmas Market volition instrumentality from November 28, moving until December 15.

The lawsuit features much than 100 chalets selling food, gifts and drinks crossed the metropolis centre.

There is lone 1 barroom astatine the Christmas market, and punters volition beryllium capable to get a pint of lager oregon Guinness for £7.

Edinburgh

Edinburgh's Christmas Market has returned this twelvemonth and volition tally until Saturday, January 4.

The stalls, selling gifts arsenic good as food and drink, are unfastened crossed Princes Street Gardens and The Mound.

A pint of Innis and Gunn larger volition acceptable you backmost £7, according to Edinburgh Live.

Winter Wonderland, London

Winter Wonderland successful London's Hyde Park volition tally for six weeks and volition see assorted attractions, activities, entertainment, and food.

The Sun visited the attraction and checked the terms of booze successful its assorted bars.

We recovered the astir costly pint successful the brew hall, which outgo 50p much than past year, coming successful astatine £7.75.

The cheapest was a pint of Pravha astatine £6.85.

This is the astir costly pint we recovered during our research.

Glasgow

Glasgow's Christmas marketplace is packed with delicious food, Christmas trinkets and fairground rides.

It is located successful 2 places - George Square and St Enoch Square - and volition adjacent connected January 5.

Event organisers told The Sun that prices for a pint alteration from £5 to £7.50.

A £5 pint is the cheapest we came crossed during our research.

We person asked which beers you tin get astatine this price, and we volition update this communicative erstwhile we perceive back.

Blenheim Palace

At Christmas, the grounds of Blenheim Palace are illuminated by thousands of lights, transforming the historical gathering and grounds into a wintertime wonderland.

If you privation to bask the lights with a drink, you'll person to fork retired £7.

The Sun has asked which pints are connected connection astatine the marketplace and we volition update this communicative erstwhile we perceive back.

Exeter Cathedral

The Exeter Cathedral Christmas marketplace is the biggest successful Devon and features implicit a 100 twinkling festive chalets, section gifts and nutrient and bars bars.

All pints astatine the lawsuit are priced astatine £6, which a spokesperson for the marketplace said "is successful enactment with section pub prices".

The barroom operators, Bar Nova, merchantability lone draught beers from Devon-based Salcombe Brewery.

These include: lager (Salcombe Breeze), IPA (Salcombe IPA) and cask (Salcombe Island Street Porter and Salcombe Reindeer Fuel).

Bristol

Bristol Christmas marketplace is location to implicit 35 unsocial stalls, arsenic good arsenic amusement and visits from Santa and his elves.

Visitors tin bask delicious drinks and unrecorded music, but astatine a price.

The slightest costly pint astatine the marketplace is Bavo Pilsner astatine £6.

If you don't caput forking retired a spot more, the Paulaner (premium germanic lager) is £6.50 per pint.

Liverpool

The Liverpool Christmas Market volition beryllium unfastened until December 24 and features an array of festive treats, crafts, and wintertime fairground rides.

All pints astatine the marketplace outgo £6.50, according to the Liverpool Echo.

This includes large brands specified as: Warsteiner, Erdinger, Krombacher, Birra Moretti, Estrella, Coors and Strongbow Dark Fruits.

Southampton

The 2024 Southampton Christmas Market opened connected November 15 and volition tally until January 5.

The lawsuit has 2 bars - the Moose Bar and the Alpine Bar.

Organisers told The Sun that the cheapest pint is £6.50, portion the astir costly is £7.50.

Newcastle

Newcastle's Christmas marketplace is based successful the bosom of the metropolis and volition tally until December 22.

Prices for pints astatine the lawsuit alteration from £6 for D'Moose to £7 for Camden Eazy IPA, according to the Newcastle Chronicle.

Brighton

Brighton Winter Fayre volition tally for 3 weeks successful December, commencement connected December 5.

Caters Orange Beach Bars volition beryllium serving booze astatine the event, with pints starts astatine £5.50 and going up to £6.50.

A spokesperson for the institution said: "We privation to marque it affordable for everyone and not frustrate our customers by costly prices.

"You volition besides spot a batch of section suppliers connected our paper excessively crossed each drinks truthful we tin showcase what Brighton and Sussex has to offer."

The Sun besides asked Durham, York and Cardiff Christmas markets for their prices, but they bash not service beer.

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