It is an encouraging fact: the night in London is getting shorter. For many of us, the magic ends at midnight – aaccording to new statistics from YouGov and hospitality group Little Door & Co, 45% of Londoners call it a night before 12, even if they want to stay out later.

The numbers for early retirement from the sesh are even higher for 18-34 year olds, 55 percent of whom say they have to end the night early because they simply have nowhere else to go.

I am several reasons behind London’s early bedtime. First of all, the nocturnal possibilities have shrunk in recent years, with more than a quarter of nightclubs that have permanently disappeared since the pandemic. The situation is particularly dire in the city center, where many places move to find cheaper rents and more favorable licenses.

The frenzied rush of a spontaneous outing can quickly fade away when the final order bells start ringing at 11 o’clock, and your options are a sticky-floored corporate lounge or an ambitious trip to a hip techno suburb in the Far East. You will find that superclubs like it Roads sell well in advance and Nightlife on the base is going down. Basically, your choices are slim.

Irregular public transport is a big part of the problem. Forty-five percent of respondents told the study that a lack of routes home would force us to call it a night. No one wants to find themselves wandering the curb in the wee hours, then facing the cold daylight checking their Uber bill in the morning.

Almost half of Londoners have had less than 3 big nights this year

District councils have the power to decide late-night licenses and have also insisted on earlier bedtimes for parties. Hackney Councilone, He allegedly forced all new locations to close by 11 p.m. It’s no wonder that fewer and fewer of us are tackling a night out: 44% of Londoners have been to fewer than three nightspots in the past year.

Back in our school days, when the elusive club was a distant adult fantasy, we might have all crammed into one’s parents’ living room. But even the humble house party took a hit, according to research. Half of us in the capital haven’t thrown a house party in the last year.

The biggest reason, cited by a quarter of respondents, is because of renting. Maintaining good relations with the neighbors and holding on to that sweet, sweet stash means that an old-fashioned kitchen party has fallen by the wayside. That probably explains why the statistics are even more dramatic for the under-35s, with just 34 percent growth for hosting.

Looking for a place to go after midnight? Here’s our guide to places in central London open after 1am.

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