Stokes Croft Named Amongst the Top 10 ‘Hippest’ Areas in the UK
Posted on: 18 Jan 2017The bohemian heart of Bristol beat out the majority of the country’s trendiest areas in a nationwide ranking, it has been announced today.
Stokes Croft has been named joint-ninth in TravelSupermarket’s Hip Hangout Neighbourhood Index, which purports to be "the definitive ranking of the most up-and-coming neighbourhoods in the UK and Europe".
The city’s independent sector saw off stiff competition, from districts such as Ouseburn in Newcastle and Glasgow’s West End, to be included in the top 10 amongst the likes of Ancoats in Manchester, Leith in Edinburgh and Birmingham’s Digbeth, which respectively comprised the top three.
Speaking to Bristol24/7, Emma Coulthurst from TravelSupermaket said: “The Index will hopefully put Stokes Croft and Bristol even more on the map and encourage new and returning visitors."
With the area constituting a high and diverse concentration of top nightclubs, revered eateries and creative spaces, it is unsurprising that it is awash with artistry and celebrated as such locally. This latest nod will not come as a surprise to any Bristolian, though national recognition cannot do anything but good.
The full UK list is as follows:
1. Ancoats, Manchester
2. Leith, Edinburgh
3. Digbeth, Birmingham
4. Baltic Trangle, Liverpool
5. Peckham, London
6. Finnieston, Glasgow
7. Cliftonville, Margate
8= Kelham Island, Sheffield
8= Dalston, London
9= Stokes Croft, Bristol
9= Northern Quarter, Manchester
10. Bruton, Somerset
11. Jericho, Oxford
12. Pontcanna, Cardiff
13. Clapton, London
14. Uplands, Swansea
15= Ropewalks, Liverpool
15= West End, Glasgow
16. Ouseburn, Newcastle
17. Hepden Bridge, Yorkshire
18. Deptford, London
19. Monton, Manchester
20. Hastings, East Sussex
Check out our guide to the best night spots in Stokes Croft, or for more information about the Hip Hangout Neighbourhood Index, click here.
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An ardent Geordie minus the accent, Sam seemingly strove to get as far away from the Toon as possible, as soon as university beckoned. Three undergraduate years at UoB were more than ample time for Bristol (as it inevitably does) to get under his skin, and so here he remains: reporting, as Assistant Editor, on the cultural happenings which so infatuated him with the city. Catch him at sam@365bristol.com.
