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New Years Eve 2009

  • 03-12-2008 11:46am
    #1
    willis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 601 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    Am looking to head away for new years, was looking at liverpool(edinburgh flights too expensive). Has anyone ever been there before for NYE? A friend told me that all the bars were closed on New Years Day...is this the case across the UK? Hoping to go over on the 31st for 3 nights, basically a bit of a booze up. Any recommend any other places?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,144 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    There is no specific days that pubs have to close in the UK like with the christmas and good friday rubish that we have in Ireland. It's just down to if the publican can be bothered to open on a particular day or not. New Years Day would have been sunday opening hours though, but that just means they stop serving half an hour earlier, unless they have applied for an extension for specific days.


  • #3
    dietcola
    Closed Accounts Posts: 53 ✭✭dietcola


    Mate... sack off liverpool... its a student town n when they go home for nye its dead... id be lookin at newcastle! mate it rocks and the bars seem to never close...

    other than that you'd be looking at manchester! that is a laugh but very rough... i can almost tell you now youll get in a brawl or at least have ya wallet pinched... good night life just way to scummy...

    leeds is a laugh.... very young very vibrant... plenty o great clubs, small location so easy to get about and all hotels are close to the centre...

    happy holidays


  • #4
    rossie1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,375 ✭✭✭✭rossie1977


    i am off to berlin for NYE (biggest new years party in europe, 1 million people next to the brandenburg gate). We booked a while back though, flights are still cheap enough with ryanair if book:

    one way to berlin from dublin on december 30th or 31st
    one way to frankfurt (hahn) from berlin (with ryanair)
    one way from frankfurt (hahn) to dublin (again with ryanair)

    that cost us 50euro return in total but obviously will be alot more expensive now


  • #5
    Fratton Fred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,567 ✭✭✭✭Fratton Fred


    robinph wrote: »
    There is no specific days that pubs have to close in the UK like with the christmas and good friday rubish that we have in Ireland. It's just down to if the publican can be bothered to open on a particular day or not. New Years Day would have been sunday opening hours though, but that just means they stop serving half an hour earlier, unless they have applied for an extension for specific days.

    Don't forget, licensing laws differ in scotland to England. (There is no such thing as UK law). That would apply in England and probably in Scotland, but I wouldn't be 100% sure.


  • #6
    phog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,943 ✭✭✭✭phog


    willis wrote: »
    Hi,

    Am looking to head away for new years, was looking at liverpool(edinburgh flights too expensive). Has anyone ever been there before for NYE? A friend told me that all the bars were closed on New Years Day...is this the case across the UK? Hoping to go over on the 31st for 3 nights, basically a bit of a booze up. Any recommend any other places?

    Thanks

    If you want Edinburgh try flights to Glasgow or Prestwick and get the train to Edinburgh.


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  • #7
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,144 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    Fratton Fred wrote: »
    Don't forget, licensing laws differ in scotland to England. (There is no such thing as UK law). That would apply in England and probably in Scotland, but I wouldn't be 100% sure.

    I thought they just had the longer opening hours come in years before England/ Wales did. Pretty sure that they don't have any shut days like here though in Scotland.


  • #8
    Fratton Fred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,567 ✭✭✭✭Fratton Fred


    robinph wrote: »
    I thought they just had the longer opening hours come in years before England/ Wales did. Pretty sure that they don't have any shut days like here though in Scotland.

    I know the longer hours were in (Glasgow was the first city to introduce 24 hour licences I believe). before England, not sure what they are like for closing pubs though. Hogmany is a whole different thing up there:D


  • #9
    Bluetonic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,588 ✭✭✭Bluetonic


    willis wrote: »
    Am looking to head away for new years, was looking at liverpool(edinburgh flights too expensive).
    I'm surprised you can even price flights for something thats 12 months away.


  • #10
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,144 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    Fratton Fred wrote: »
    Hogmany is a whole different thing up there:D
    Yep, that actually scares me though. :eek:

    I have vague recollections of wandering along Princes Street at around 9am at New Year '96(?) with a totally inadequate coat on, as it was snowing at the time, and almost empty bottle of whiskey in one pocket and the same of some other spirit in the another pocket and no idea where I was supposed to be. Less than 36hours previously I'd been in Bristol expecting a quiet New Year.


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