{"id":546454,"date":"2025-11-03T15:12:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T15:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/546454\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T15:12:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T15:12:19","slug":"the-uks-best-christmas-markets-officially-announced-and-birminghams-is-only-second","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/546454\/","title":{"rendered":"The UK\u2019s Best Christmas Markets Officially Announced And Birmingham\u2019s Is Only Second"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit: Frankfurt Christmas Market<\/p>\n

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Hands up, who\u2019s still not been to Birmingham\u2019s Christmas Market<\/a><\/strong> yet? Well, luckily, you\u2019ve still got seven weeks left to go, but with the quietest days<\/a> quickly approaching, you\u2019d better act fast\u2014one of the UK\u2019s best Christmas markets<\/a><\/strong>, the Frankfurt Market, is a must-visit for all festive fans, not just Brummies.<\/p>\n

Merrymakers will be training, flying and driving all over the country to check out the best Christmas markets in the UK over the next two months. With millions expected in the Second City to check out the official best Christmas market in England<\/strong>, just missing out on the UK top spot to Edinburgh.<\/p>\n

\"FrankfurtCredit: Frankfurt Christmas Market <\/p>\n

THIS is the definitive festive getaway bucket list, this year, as a recent study by European travel specialist Tollwayr<\/a> has ranked the UK\u2019s best Christmas markets for 2025. The study analysed factors including days open, hotel costs, and the number of Instagram and TikTok posts<\/strong>, to identify the most memorable experience.<\/p>\n

Edinburgh\u2019s Christmas Market takes the crown for the UK\u2019s best Christmas market<\/strong> with an overall score of 7.73\/10. It is the UK\u2019s second-longest-running market, offering 51 days of festive cheer, plus plenty of photo opportunities, with over 58,000 Instagram posts and 4,368 TikTok posts.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Birmingham\u2019s Frankfurt Christmas Market ranks second with a score of only 5.65\/10. The longest-running of any UK market<\/strong> at an impressive 54 days, it also boasts the lowest average nightly price for 3-star hotels (\u00a356), making it the most budget-friendly Christmas Market<\/strong> stay on the list.<\/p>\n

\"FrankfurtCredit: Frankfurt Christmas Market <\/p>\n

Mattijs Wijnmalen, CEO of Tollwayr, commented on the findings: \u201cThe most interesting thing we\u2019ve seen is how value plays such a key role in the rankings. Birmingham offers the longest market season\u2026 making it ideal for families, couples, school groups, and friends looking to make the most of their festive budget without compromising on the authentic market experience<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Finally, London\u2019s Winter Wonderland secures third place<\/strong> with a score of 3.31\/10, and a generous run of 49 days. It\u2019s the fourth-most-searched market, with 16,000 Google searches, making it a popular choice for those looking for something to do in the Capital. Others in the list include Nottingham, Glasgow and Manchester. <\/p>\n

The UK\u2019s Top 10 Christmas Markets of 2025:<\/strong> \"Birmingham,Credit: Shanae Ennis-Melhado, Shutterstock <\/p>\n

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  1. Edinburgh Christmas Market<\/li>\n
  2. Birmingham Christmas Market<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. London Winter Wonderland<\/li>\n
  4. Nottingham Christmas Market<\/li>\n
  5. Glasgow\u2019s St Enoch Square Christmas Market<\/li>\n
  6. Winchester Christmas Market<\/li>\n
  7. Manchester Christmas Markets<\/li>\n
  8. York St. Nicholas Fair<\/li>\n
  9. Bath Christmas Market<\/li>\n
  10. Oxford Christmas Market<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Frankfurt Christmas Market Save Hands up, who\u2019s still not been to Birmingham\u2019s Christmas Market yet? Well, luckily,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":546455,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,35745,393,4884,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-546454","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-christmas","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115486415810328168","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=546454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546454\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/546455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=546454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=546454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=546454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}