The cheapest place for a pint revealed and prices start at just £2.50
THE cheapest place in the UK for a pint has been revealed - and the average price is just £2.50.
Pubgoers in Burnley, Lancashire, can get the cheapest pints, according to data analysed by small business comparison site Bionic.
Coming in just slightly more expensive was nearby Bury, where a pint will set you back just £2.75 on average.
Pints in St Helens, Merseyside, and Harlow, Essex, cost £3 on average.
The average cost of a pint in Southport or in Blackpool is slightly more at £3.25.
You would pay roughly £3.40 in Salford, or £3.50 in Blackburn.
Drinkers in other cities pay almost twice as much.
If you're in London, Belfast, Watford, Oxford, Cambridge, Hemel Hempstead, Guildford and Basildon, you'll be paying a huge £6.
You might be surprised to find, though, that London doesn't have the most expensive pints.
In Brighton and Hove, the average price is £6.05 - and in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, it's a whopping £6.10.
That's £3.60 more than the cheapest average pint in Burnley.
Bionic also analysed the most popular pint of choice in the UK - and found BrewDog came out on top.
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The analysis looked Google searches, social media trends data, and the popularity and fame of different alcohol brands.
Guinness - which has got everyone talking with its "splitting the g" game - was the second most popular.
Meanwhile, Black Sheep was the nation's favourite craft beer and Kopparberg was the UK's favourite cider.
Why pubs are pushing up prices
The latest figures come after the British Beer and Pub Association warned the average cost of a pint across the UK will rise from around £4.80 to £5.01.
It said pubs are expecting to raise their average prices by 21p.
Figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) found the cost of a pint of draught lager in pubs jumped almost 3% in the year to January 2025.
Pubs say they have been forced to push up prices because of a series of cost increases announced in last October's Budget.
They say the only way they can stay open is to pass the raised costs on to customers.
Simon Dodd, chief executive of Young's, said the chain planned to increase its prices by between 2.5% and 3%.
Wetherspoons also recently hiked the price of some of its drinks and meal deals by up to 30p.
Meanwhile Heineken increased the price of its draught beer by an average of 2.97% for pubs in February.
More than 400 pubs across England and Wales were demolished or converted for other uses last year, figures from Altus Group show.
As a result, the number of pubs across the two countries fell below 39,000 for the first time.
How can I save money at Wetherspoons?
FREE refills - Buy a £1.50 tea, coffee or hot chocolate and you can get free refills. The deal is available all day, every day.
Check a map - Prices can vary from one location the next, even those close to each other.
So if you're planning a pint at a Spoons, it's worth popping in nearby pubs to see if you're settling in at the cheapest.
Choose your day - Each night the pub chain runs certain food theme nights.
For instance, every Thursday night is curry club, where diners can get a main meal and a drink for a set price cheaper than usual.
Pick-up vouchers - Students can often pick up voucher books in their local near universities, which offer discounts on food and drink, so keep your eyes peeled.
Get appy - The Wetherspoons app allows you to order and pay for your drink and food from your table - but you don't need to be in the pub to use it.
Taking full advantage of this, cheeky customers have used social media to ask their friends and family to order them drinks. The app is free to download on the App Store or Google Play.
Check the date - Every year, Spoons holds its Tax Equality Day to highlight the benefits of a permanently reduced tax bill for the pub industry.
It usually takes place in September, and last year it fell on Thursday, September 14.
As well as its 12-day Real Ale Festival every Autumn, Wetherspoons also holds a Spring Festival.
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