Four women from Northampton enjoy a four-day hen break in York earlier this year, l-r Luci Mullings, bride-to-be Alice Eason, Grace Bremmler and Holly Puddephatt Photo: Maxine Gordon. YORK is the best city in the North of England for a hen do, a new study has found. In a search to find the best places for a hen-do in the UK, the research by Ginger Ray and Whispering Angel found York landed sixth place on the list. It narrowly beat Newcastle, which came in seventh place, and Leeds, in tenth place. The researchers used Trip Advisor data to consider everything from bottomless brunches, vegan and gluten-free dining options, the number of group activities on offer and hotels with spa facilities.