UK’s ‘most searched’ Christmas market is in breathtaking little historic city

A caller tinsel-tinged apical 10 has revealed the "most popular" Christmas market successful Britain and it's a caller determination that has topped a array for the archetypal time. 

The past Roman and Viking-influenced metropolis of York, successful North Yorkshire, has been crowned the victor based connected the mean fig of monthly searches connected Google this year. 

SEO agency, Nomada Digital, analysed trends connected the hunt motor tract from 2023 and 2024 to place the astir fashionable Yuletide determination to bask a mulled vino this festive season. 

York took the rubric with a 22% summation successful searches for the lawsuit this year, beating the accustomed dense hitter Edinburgh into 2nd place, with the Scottish capital's offering seeing an -18% driblet successful related searches. 

Midland powerhouse Birmingham took 3rd spot with the Frankfurt-themed Christmas extravaganza attracting 60,500 searches successful October this year. 

Danny Sullivan, Founder of Nomada Digital, said: "Our probe into Christmas marketplace searches shows however overmuch radical worth these festive experiences.

"It’s fantastic to spot York ranking truthful highly, and for Leeds to besides diagnostic successful the apical 10, a large effect for Yorkshire.

"What besides stands retired is the rising popularity of smaller markets similar Winchester, which is simply a testament to the unsocial charm these places connection during the vacation season."

York’s award-winning Christmas Market features 75 alpine chalets on Parliament Street and St Sampson’s Square.

Visitors tin bask a wide scope of section crafts, artisan products, and seasonal treats, with 80% of the traders coming from Yorkshire. The marketplace besides offers a vintage carousel successful King’s Square.

Edinburgh’s East Princes Street Gardens hosts a festive marketplace with astir 70 stalls offering handmade gifts, food, and drinks, positive the 46m-tall Big Wheel with views of the city.

Frankfurt Christmas Market successful Birmingham, the largest authentic German marketplace extracurricular of Germany oregon Austria, brings festive cheer with accepted nutrient similar bratwurst, pretzels, and mulled wine, alongside handcrafted gifts.

Located successful Victoria Square and on New Street, the marketplace offers unrecorded music, a carousel, and a unsocial singing moose named Chris.

The array beneath mightiness supply the cleanable inspiration if you're inactive undecided astir which Christmas marketplace to research this year.

1. York Christmas market

Avg monthly searches Oct 2024: 90,500

Avg monthly searches Oct 2023: 74,000

22%

2. Edinburgh Christmas market

Avg monthly searches Oct 2024: 74,000

Avg monthly searches Oct 2023: 90,500

-18%

3. Birmingham Christmas market

Avg monthly searches Oct 2024: 60,500

Avg monthly searches Oct 2023: 49,500

22%

4. Bath Christmas market

Avg monthly searches Oct 2024: 60,500

Avg monthly searches Oct 2023: 60,500

0%

5. Manchester Christmas market

Avg monthly searches Oct 2024: 60,500

Avg monthly searches Oct 2022: 74,000

-18%

6. Winchester Christmas market

Avg monthly searches Oct 2024: 40,500

Avg monthly searches Oct 2023: 40,500

0%

7. London Christmas market

Avg monthly searches Oct 2024: 40,500

Avg monthly searches Oct 2023: 40,500

0%

8. Liverpool Christmas market

Avg monthly searches Oct 2024: 22,200

Avg monthly searches Oct 2023: 14,800

50%

9. Nottingham christmastide market

Avg monthly searches Oct 2024: 14,800

Avg monthly searches Oct 2023: 22,200

-33%

10. Leeds christmastide market

Avg monthly searches Oct 2024: 9,900

Avg monthly searches Oct 2023: 12,100

-18%