Young People in Some UK Towns Struggle to Find Nightlife
Many under-30s say their towns have few places to go out at night, as nightclubs and late-night venues close.
Many young adults in parts of the UK say they miss out on going out and having fun because there is not much nightlife where they live. According to BBC News, people under 30 have described this lack of places to enjoy themselves at night.
Henry Gannon, aged 23, said he had seen places for young people to gather in Woking disappear. Woking once had several late-night venues, but no traditional dedicated nightclubs now remain in the town centre. Gannon blamed the cost of living crisis for pricing out those in their 20s.
In Woking, people have a few alternatives. They can go to a Wetherspoons pub, sit in the park, or take an expensive taxi to another town or city.
Other towns have seen similar changes. Adam, aged 29, said nightlife in Tonbridge is pretty minimal. The last club there closed several years ago, and most venues in Tonbridge close around midnight.
The Night Time Industries Association said in 2025 that a quarter of UK towns have lost all their nightclubs. It also said that one in six UK towns have no late-night venues left. Michael Kill is the chief executive of the association.
Finn Ashcroft, from Chichester, said people found it harder to socialise after Covid. Ashcroft has set up event companies in Chichester called C-Side Sounds and Strictly Grooves.
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