The most popular hen party hotspots 2021, according to Google
As wedding restrictions have finally began to ease and the UK’s nightlife gets back on its feet, hen and stag parties are on the hunt for a wild weekend away.
Whilst European getaways were popular before the pandemic hit, in 2021 the fun is more likely to take place in a thriving city or town, a little closer to home.
To find out where this year’s hens and stags are celebrating, Steven Stone Engagement Ring Specialists used Google Search Data to reveal the most popular hen and stag hotspots around the UK for 2021.
With 28,170 searches for terms relating to ‘hen parties’, Liverpool can expect plenty of glamorous ladies heading to the city in 2021 as it’s crowned the UK’s hen party capital.
From the top 20, Leeds and Manchester have seen the biggest increase in searches since January 2021, when the road map for our lockdown lift began to roll out.
Hen Party Hotspot | No. of annual searches | Average monthly increase in 2021 |
Liverpool | 28170 | 80% |
Brighton | 18000 | 62% |
Bath | 11450 | 113% |
Glasgow | 10370 | 63% |
York | 7330 | 98% |
Manchester | 9830 | 134% |
Edinburgh | 8080 | 36% |
Newcastle | 6620 | 36% |
Bristol | 5400 | 120% |
Cardiff | 4470 | 100% |
Leeds | 3450 | 135% |
Belfast | 4350 | 118% |
Blackpool | 4180 | 79% |
Cambridge | 2070 | 61% |
Chester | 2320 | 62% |
Cornwall | 2300 | 21% |
Nottingham | 2080 | 72% |
Lake district | 1410 | 21% |
Newquay | 1260 | 31% |
Sheffield | 770 | 19% |