A new study compares pubs, comedy, museums and more in different cities across the country to discover where comes out on top.

Locals know that Milton Keynes is an untapped hub of entertainment, with unique activities like indoor skydiving, skiing and retro-gaming on offer. And now the city is finally getting the recognition it deserves, after a recent study placed it 10th in the country for areas with the most accessible entertainment.

The analyses by PR Superstar, studied 66 cities and looked at pubs, restaurants, live music, comedy, cinemas, museums, sports facilities, green space, shopping and weather.

Milton Keynes secured 10th place with a score of just over 29, ranking third for nightclubs and bars at 6.6 per 10,000 residents. Within the top ten, it ranked the highest rate of parks and play areas and the second highest for casinos.

Milton Keynes places among the most entertaining cities in the UK, ranking proximity to pubs, comedy, museums, parks and more.

placeholder image — Milton Keynes places among the most entertaining cities in the UK, ranking proximity to pubs, comedy, museums, parks and more.

The City of London took the crown with a huge score just under 65, helped by an extraordinary 410 pubs per 10,000 residents, the highest in the study. It also ranks first for restaurants, with 664.7 per 10,000 residents, entertainment events at 74 and comedy events at 50.8.

Chichester was runner up, scoring just over 44, and proving that smaller cities can still pack a punch. It ranks second for entertainment events, with 58 per 10,000 residents. Lichfield follows in third with 37.6, thanks largely to having the highest number of nightclubs and bars in the study, at 8.4 per 10,000 residents, alongside strong restaurant and comedy scores.

At the other end of the scale, Nottingham ranks last, despite having 57 pubs per 10,000 residents. It struggles across several key entertainment measures, including just 5.9 restaurants, 1.4 entertainment events, 0.7 comedy events, less than 0.1 cinemas, and 0.12 museums per 10,000 residents.

Most metrics were measured between 10,000 residents for a fair comparison between different sized cities. Overall scores have been rounded to the nearest 1 and individual metrics have been rounded to the nearest 0.1.