{"id":374900,"date":"2026-01-17T08:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T08:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/374900\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T08:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T08:56:08","slug":"buzzing-northern-british-city-hull-is-one-of-the-best-cheap-city-breaks-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/374900\/","title":{"rendered":"Buzzing Northern British City Hull is One of the Best Cheap City Breaks in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Keen to\u00a0lift\u00a0those January blues by booking a holiday, but not quite got the funds to do so? Here\u2019s just the thing. Time Out has just named the greatest affordable city break destinations in Europe in 2026<\/a>, picking out top destinations that you can have an excellent time in without breaking the bank \u2013 and one of the\u00a0places is here in the UK.<\/p>\n

Time Out\u2019s list was based on a huge range of factors, all related to how much you get in each city for your money. Among the price indicators were the cost of a one-bed Airbnb and a pint \u2013 who needs much else, eh? It should be noted that this isn\u2019t a list of the most affordable places to go on holiday, but the best cheap destinations. In other words, it\u2019s more about value than the bottom line.<\/p>\n

The UK city that made the cut was Hull, which placed third overall. The Yorkshire port city \u2013 full name Kingston upon Hull \u2013 is a firm favourite among Time Out\u2019s team, often recommended for its cultural scene, LGBTQ+-friendliness and historic old town.<\/p>\n

In terms of the cost of pints and rentals, the average cost of a pint in Hull was just \u00a34.75 \u2013 which, while not cheap in the context of the rest of the list (Hungarian town Miskolc has \u2019em for just \u00a31.35), is pretty good for the UK. A one-bed Airbnb rental in the town costs a very reasonable \u00a368 per night.<\/p>\n

Commenting on Hull\u2019s inclusion in the ranking, Time Out Guides Editor Ella Doyle said: \u2018You can\u2019t ignore one of Hull\u2019s biggest draws: compared to the rest of the UK, it\u2019s seriously cheap. And as the UK\u2019s other major cities all get closer to London prices (we\u2019re looking at you, Bristol, Glasgow and Manchester), that\u2019s more and more hard to come by.<\/p>\n

\u2018For the perfect weekend visit, wander round cute shops at Hepworth Arcade and splash out a little at restaurant and bakery Hearth with all the cash you saved on the Airbnb.\u2019<\/p>\n

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\nPhotograph: Sergii Figurnyi \/ Shutterstock.com <\/p>\n

Affordability aside, Hull is also just a great city break, full stop. It\u2019s got The Deep, an enormous aquarium with more than 3,000 species, indie art galleries like Ground and Artlink, a splendid Minster, the well-programmed Hull Truck Theatre and a bunch of top pubs. This summer the Hull Maritime Museum will also reopen, promising loads of new exhibitions.<\/p>\n

Top of Time Out\u2019s list of Europe\u2019s top affordable city breaks was Sarajevo<\/p>\n

Top of the list was Sarajevo. The capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina has pints for under two quid and Airbnbs for just \u00a334 per night.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udccd The best places to visit in the UK in 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Stay in the loop:\u00a0sign up to our\u00a0free Time Out UK newsletter<\/a>\u00a0for the latest UK news and the best stuff happening across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Keen to\u00a0lift\u00a0those January blues by booking a holiday, but not quite got the funds to do so? Here\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":374901,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1422,59,57,58,50,1423,1420,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-374900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-kingdom","tag-categories-things-to-do","tag-gb","tag-great-britain","tag-greatbritain","tag-news","tag-news-city-life","tag-things-to-do","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=374900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/374900\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/374901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=374900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=374900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=374900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}