Why is London nightlife so terrible?

In the north, places like Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle and Liverpool you can party hard into the early hours of the next day.

But in London you can only buy their ridiculously overpriced drink until midnight. And on a weekday only until 10:30pm

London might be alright for attracting tourists but it’s become an incredibly boring place after dark. Frankly my favourite thing about it is the train heading home.

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ArtieKat · M

The Licensing act of 1988 extended Pub opening hours in England from 11am until 11pm , every day. Bars and clubs can obtain extensions until between 2am and 5am.

WintaTheAngle · 41-45, M

@ArtieKat Yeah. But that doesn’t explain why the pubs shut at 10:30 and why the clubs are all closed by midnight.

ArtieKat · M

@WintaTheAngle I've not been in London at night for a long time so I can't say I have recent knowledge. It very much depends on which area of London you are referring to: the City itself was always quiet at night and weekends so places would close early - but that was always an exception.