Most vegan-friendly areas in the UK
What are the best cities in the UK for vegan-friendly restaurants?
Which city caters the best for vegans and vegetarians?
The 5 easiest areas for vegans
1. Brighton
2. Falmouth
3. Lancaster
4. Chichester
5. Canterbury
The 5 hardest areas for vegans
1. Bexley
2. Purley
3. Newport
4. Aldershot
5. Morley
Ranking | Town/city | Total of vegan and vegetarian restaurants | Population | People per restaurant |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brighton | 203 | 139001 | 685 |
2 | Falmouth | 34 | 31988 | 941 |
3 | Lancaster | 45 | 47162 | 1,048 |
4 | Chichester | 27 | 31654 | 1,172 |
5 | Canterbury | 45 | 55240 | 1,228 |
6 | Dartford | 42 | 56694 | 1,350 |
7 | Bath | 60 | 94782 | 1,580 |
8 | Windsor | 21 | 33348 | 1,588 |
9 | Winchester | 28 | 46074 | 1,646 |
10 | Guildford | 43 | 71873 | 1,671 |
11 | Ramsgate | 23 | 38624 | 1,679 |
12 | Durham | 28 | 47785 | 1,707 |
13 | York | 90 | 153717 | 1,708 |
14 | Manchester | 227 | 395515 | 1,742 |
15 | Shrewsbury | 41 | 71715 | 1,749 |
16 | Oxford | 96 | 171380 | 1,785 |
17 | Cambridge | 88 | 158434 | 1,800 |
18 | Worcester | 56 | 101659 | 1,815 |
19 | Newbury | 17 | 33065 | 1,945 |
20 | Cheltenham | 59 | 116447 | 1,974 |
21 | Norwich | 108 | 213166 | 1,974 |
22 | Barnstaple | 16 | 31616 | 1,976 |
23 | Lichfield | 16 | 32877 | 2,055 |
24 | Loughborough | 29 | 59932 | 2,067 |
25 | Chester | 41 | 90524 | 2,208 |
26 | Horsham | 23 | 51472 | 2,238 |
27 | Maidstone | 48 | 107627 | 2,242 |
28 | Exeter | 51 | 117763 | 2,309 |
29 | Margate | 26 | 60134 | 2,313 |
30 | Deal | 13 | 30555 | 2,350 |
31 | Salisbury | 19 | 44748 | 2,355 |
32 | Whitley Bay | 16 | 38055 | 2,378 |
33 | Bury St Edmunds | 18 | 42812 | 2,378 |
34 | Hitchin | 15 | 36099 | 2,407 |
35 | Ashford | 26 | 62787 | 2,415 |
36 | Bournemouth | 67 | 163600 | 2,442 |
37 | Folkestone | 27 | 66429 | 2,460 |
38 | Southampton | 97 | 246201 | 2,538 |
39 | Beverley | 12 | 30587 | 2,549 |
40 | Hove | 29 | 75174 | 2,592 |
41 | Chorley | 13 | 33888 | 2,607 |
42 | Lincoln | 44 | 114879 | 2,611 |
43 | Shirley | 12 | 32000 | 2,667 |
44 | Weymouth | 21 | 57691 | 2,747 |
45 | Bristol | 224 | 617280 | 2,756 |
46 | Scarborough | 22 | 61749 | 2,807 |
47 | Stroud | 21 | 60155 | 2,865 |
48 | Bromsgrove | 17 | 49117 | 2,889 |
49 | Hastings | 45 | 133422 | 2,965 |
50 | Harrogate | 30 | 89060 | 2,969 |
51 | Gateshead | 26 | 77649 | 2,987 |
52 | Hereford | 20 | 60415 | 3,021 |
53 | Banbury | 16 | 48651 | 3,041 |
54 | Gravesend | 17 | 54263 | 3,192 |
55 | Worthing | 31 | 99110 | 3,197 |
56 | Leeds | 140 | 455123 | 3,251 |
57 | Glossop | 10 | 33243 | 3,324 |
58 | Fareham | 17 | 57390 | 3,376 |
59 | Colchester | 36 | 121859 | 3,385 |
60 | Bury | 18 | 61044 | 3,391 |
61 | Letchworth | 10 | 33955 | 3,396 |
62 | Taunton | 19 | 64621 | 3,401 |
63 | Chatham | 22 | 75509 | 3,432 |
64 | Exmouth | 10 | 34432 | 3,443 |
65 | St Albans | 24 | 84561 | 3,523 |
66 | Aylesbury | 21 | 74748 | 3,559 |
67 | Paignton | 14 | 49886 | 3,563 |
68 | Leicester | 141 | 508916 | 3,609 |
69 | Torquay | 18 | 65388 | 3,633 |
70 | Rugby | 20 | 73150 | 3,658 |
71 | Portsmouth | 53 | 194150 | 3,663 |
72 | Solihull | 26 | 96267 | 3,703 |
73 | Carlisle | 21 | 78470 | 3,737 |
74 | Wokingham | 11 | 41143 | 3,740 |
75 | Brentwood | 14 | 52586 | 3,756 |
76 | Bishops Stortford | 10 | 37838 | 3,784 |
77 | Romford | 25 | 95000 | 3,800 |
78 | Spalding | 8 | 31588 | 3,949 |
79 | Newton Abbot | 9 | 36474 | 4,053 |
80 | Altrincham | 10 | 41548 | 4,155 |
81 | Leighton Buzzard | 9 | 37469 | 4,163 |
82 | Haywards Heath | 8 | 33845 | 4,231 |
83 | Sheffield | 162 | 685368 | 4,231 |
84 | Maidenhead | 15 | 64831 | 4,322 |
85 | Reigate | 12 | 52123 | 4,344 |
86 | Eastbourne | 27 | 118219 | 4,378 |
87 | Wakefield | 18 | 78978 | 4,388 |
88 | Bridlington | 8 | 35154 | 4,394 |
89 | Plymouth | 59 | 260203 | 4,410 |
90 | Bracknell | 17 | 76103 | 4,477 |
91 | Liverpool | 192 | 864122 | 4,501 |
92 | Huddersfield | 33 | 149017 | 4,516 |
93 | Billericay | 8 | 36338 | 4,542 |
94 | Trowbridge | 9 | 40952 | 4,550 |
95 | Tamworth | 18 | 81964 | 4,554 |
96 | Croydon | 38 | 173314 | 4,561 |
97 | Cleethorpes | 7 | 32017 | 4,574 |
98 | Farnham | 8 | 36971 | 4,621 |
99 | Chelmsford | 24 | 111511 | 4,646 |
100 | Redhill | 11 | 51559 | 4,687 |
101 | Gloucester | 32 | 150053 | 4,689 |
102 | Stockport | 28 | 139052 | 4,966 |
103 | Milton Keynes | 46 | 229941 | 4,999 |
104 | Yeovil | 9 | 45784 | 5,087 |
105 | Chippenham | 7 | 35800 | 5,114 |
106 | Ruislip | 6 | 31000 | 5,167 |
107 | Hatfield | 8 | 41677 | 5,210 |
108 | Wilmslow | 7 | 36617 | 5,231 |
109 | Northwich | 9 | 47421 | 5,269 |
110 | Derby | 51 | 270468 | 5,303 |
111 | Stafford | 13 | 69217 | 5,324 |
112 | Gillingham | 19 | 101187 | 5,326 |
113 | Wallsend | 8 | 42739 | 5,342 |
114 | Braintree | 10 | 53477 | 5,348 |
115 | Birmingham | 181 | 984333 | 5,438 |
116 | Nottingham | 134 | 729977 | 5,448 |
117 | Barnsley | 13 | 71447 | 5,496 |
118 | Abingdon | 7 | 38676 | 5,525 |
119 | Coventry | 65 | 359262 | 5,527 |
120 | South Shields | 15 | 83655 | 5,577 |
121 | Ipswich | 32 | 178835 | 5,589 |
122 | Ellesmere Port | 12 | 67768 | 5,647 |
123 | Yate | 6 | 34406 | 5,734 |
124 | Great Yarmouth | 11 | 63434 | 5,767 |
125 | Banstead | 8 | 46280 | 5,785 |
126 | Kettering | 11 | 63675 | 5,789 |
127 | Peterborough | 28 | 163379 | 5,835 |
128 | Reading | 54 | 318014 | 5,889 |
129 | Bridgwater | 7 | 41276 | 5,897 |
130 | Halifax | 14 | 82624 | 5,902 |
131 | Boston | 7 | 41340 | 5,906 |
132 | Sutton Coldfield | 18 | 107030 | 5,946 |
133 | Dover | 7 | 41709 | 5,958 |
134 | Watford | 21 | 125707 | 5,986 |
135 | Swindon | 30 | 185609 | 6,187 |
136 | Stourbridge | 9 | 56284 | 6,254 |
137 | Rushden | 6 | 37584 | 6,264 |
138 | Wolverhampton | 40 | 252791 | 6,320 |
139 | Surbiton | 6 | 38158 | 6,360 |
140 | Macclesfield | 10 | 63954 | 6,395 |
141 | Prestwich | 5 | 32125 | 6,425 |
142 | Woking | 16 | 103932 | 6,496 |
143 | Wallasey | 9 | 58794 | 6,533 |
144 | Southport | 14 | 91703 | 6,550 |
145 | Hemel Hempstead | 13 | 85629 | 6,587 |
146 | Darlington | 14 | 92363 | 6,597 |
147 | Salford | 11 | 72750 | 6,614 |
148 | North Shields | 6 | 39747 | 6,625 |
149 | Bedford | 16 | 106940 | 6,684 |
150 | Northampton | 32 | 215963 | 6,749 |
151 | Bicester | 5 | 33846 | 6,769 |
152 | Sittingbourne | 7 | 48948 | 6,993 |
153 | Redruth | 6 | 42690 | 7,115 |
154 | Kidderminster | 8 | 57059 | 7,132 |
155 | Basingstoke | 15 | 107642 | 7,176 |
156 | Beckenham | 11 | 82000 | 7,455 |
157 | Tonbridge | 5 | 38657 | 7,731 |
158 | Fleet | 5 | 38726 | 7,745 |
159 | Eastleigh | 7 | 54225 | 7,746 |
160 | Warrington | 21 | 165456 | 7,879 |
161 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 142707 | 7,928 |
162 | Chesterfield | 14 | 113057 | 8,076 |
163 | Lytham St Annes | 5 | 41327 | 8,265 |
164 | Poole | 18 | 150092 | 8,338 |
165 | Keighley | 6 | 50171 | 8,362 |
166 | Welwyn Garden City | 7 | 59910 | 8,559 |
167 | Worksop | 5 | 43252 | 8,650 |
168 | Leigh | 5 | 43626 | 8,725 |
169 | Grantham | 5 | 43833 | 8,767 |
170 | Stevenage | 10 | 90232 | 9,023 |
171 | Middleton | 5 | 45589 | 9,118 |
172 | Bognor Regis | 7 | 63885 | 9,126 |
173 | Herne Bay | 4 | 36642 | 9,161 |
174 | Redcar | 4 | 37203 | 9,301 |
175 | Crawley | 19 | 180508 | 9,500 |
176 | Blackpool | 25 | 239409 | 9,576 |
177 | West Bridgford | 5 | 48314 | 9,663 |
178 | Preston | 32 | 313332 | 9,792 |
179 | Doncaster | 16 | 158141 | 9,884 |
180 | Grays | 9 | 89755 | 9,973 |
181 | Castleford | 6 | 60509 | 10,085 |
182 | Wellingborough | 5 | 50577 | 10,115 |
183 | Lowestoft | 7 | 70945 | 10,135 |
184 | High Wycombe | 13 | 133204 | 10,246 |
185 | Morecambe | 5 | 51644 | 10,329 |
186 | Christchurch | 4 | 42396 | 10,599 |
187 | Welling | 4 | 42500 | 10,625 |
188 | Hyde | 3 | 31926 | 10,642 |
189 | Wickford | 3 | 32975 | 10,992 |
190 | Pudsey | 3 | 33109 | 11,036 |
191 | Halesowen | 5 | 55265 | 11,053 |
192 | Cramlington | 3 | 33180 | 11,060 |
193 | Sunderland | 30 | 335415 | 11,181 |
194 | London | 653 | 7556900 | 11,573 |
195 | Accrington | 3 | 35318 | 11,773 |
196 | Bolton | 12 | 141331 | 11,778 |
197 | Walsall | 14 | 172141 | 12,296 |
198 | Dudley | 16 | 199059 | 12,441 |
199 | Blyth | 3 | 37339 | 12,446 |
200 | Waterlooville | 5 | 64350 | 12,870 |
201 | Rotherham | 9 | 117618 | 13,069 |
202 | Redditch | 6 | 82253 | 13,709 |
203 | Andover | 3 | 42276 | 14,092 |
204 | Corby | 4 | 56810 | 14,203 |
205 | Leatherhead | 3 | 43544 | 14,515 |
206 | Hartlepool | 6 | 88855 | 14,809 |
207 | Hinckley | 3 | 45249 | 15,083 |
208 | Crewe | 5 | 75556 | 15,111 |
209 | Burgess Hill | 2 | 30635 | 15,318 |
210 | Widnes | 4 | 61464 | 15,366 |
211 | Basildon | 9 | 144859 | 16,095 |
212 | Luton | 16 | 258018 | 16,126 |
213 | Wisbech | 2 | 32489 | 16,245 |
214 | Darwen | 2 | 32566 | 16,283 |
215 | Brighouse | 2 | 32872 | 16,436 |
216 | Grimsby | 8 | 134160 | 16,770 |
217 | Sutton | 11 | 187600 | 17,055 |
218 | Totton | 2 | 34169 | 17,085 |
219 | Oldham | 6 | 104782 | 17,464 |
220 | Hoddesdon | 2 | 35174 | 17,587 |
221 | Gosport | 4 | 70793 | 17,698 |
222 | Chipping Sodbury | 2 | 36108 | 18,054 |
223 | Harlow | 5 | 94365 | 18,873 |
224 | Bootle | 3 | 57791 | 19,264 |
225 | Ilkeston | 2 | 38587 | 19,294 |
226 | Skelmersdale | 2 | 38944 | 19,472 |
227 | Littlehampton | 3 | 58714 | 19,571 |
228 | Farnborough | 3 | 59902 | 19,967 |
229 | Scunthorpe | 4 | 79977 | 19,994 |
230 | Ewell | 2 | 39994 | 19,997 |
231 | St Helens | 5 | 102555 | 20,511 |
232 | Urmston | 2 | 41198 | 20,599 |
233 | Telford | 7 | 147980 | 21,140 |
234 | Burnley | 7 | 149422 | 21,346 |
235 | Birkenhead | 15 | 325264 | 21,684 |
236 | Pontefract | 2 | 44710 | 22,355 |
237 | Nuneaton | 4 | 92698 | 23,175 |
238 | Slough | 7 | 163777 | 23,397 |
239 | Tipton | 2 | 47000 | 23,500 |
240 | Long Eaton | 2 | 47898 | 23,949 |
241 | Morden | 2 | 48233 | 24,117 |
242 | Bradford | 12 | 299310 | 24,943 |
243 | Bletchley | 2 | 50193 | 25,097 |
244 | Dunstable | 2 | 51973 | 25,987 |
245 | Crosby | 2 | 52140 | 26,070 |
246 | Esher | 2 | 52392 | 26,196 |
247 | Washington | 2 | 53526 | 26,763 |
248 | Mansfield | 6 | 171958 | 28,660 |
249 | Cannock | 3 | 86121 | 28,707 |
250 | Wigan | 6 | 175405 | 29,234 |
251 | Blackburn | 5 | 146521 | 29,304 |
252 | Winsford | 1 | 30259 | 30,259 |
253 | Borehamwood | 1 | 32176 | 32,176 |
254 | West Bromwich | 4 | 135618 | 33,905 |
255 | Radcliffe | 1 | 34239 | 34,239 |
256 | Walkden | 1 | 35937 | 35,937 |
257 | Mangotsfield | 1 | 36427 | 36,427 |
258 | Greenford | 1 | 38000 | 38,000 |
259 | Canvey Island | 1 | 38170 | 38,170 |
260 | Stretford | 1 | 41953 | 41,953 |
261 | Carshalton | 1 | 45525 | 45,525 |
262 | Rochdale | 2 | 97550 | 48,775 |
263 | Batley | 1 | 50807 | 50,807 |
264 | Dewsbury | 1 | 56640 | 56,640 |
265 | Cheshunt | 1 | 57374 | 57,374 |
266 | Morley | 1 | 57385 | 57,385 |
267 | Aldershot | 1 | 61339 | 61,339 |
268 | Newport | 5 | 306844 | 61,369 |
269 | Purley | 1 | 72000 | 72,000 |
270 | Bexley | 2 | 228000 | 114,000 |
Finder’s UK diet intentions research
Generation (age group) | Percentage intending to go meat-free |
---|---|
Generation Z (aged 18-23) | 25.9% |
Millennials (aged 24-42) | 15.5% |
Generation X (aged 43-54) | 14.8% |
Baby boomers (aged 55-73) | 5.2% |
Silent generation (aged 74+) | 4.2% |
Methodology and sources
Finder found and compiled all the vegan-only and vegetarian-only restaurants listed on HappyCow and analysed them against populations listed on Mintel, ProdegeMR and World Population Review. This research was conducted in January 2021.
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