THE 10 BEST London Gay Clubs & Bars (Updated 2023) - Tripadvisor

Contents:

• THE BT LGBTQ+ AND GAY CLUBS LONDON
• THE 10 BEST LONDON GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS LONDON
• THE BT GAY BARS LONDON
• GAY LONDON, LGBTQ+ CLUBS AND EVENTS
• LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE
• TOP GAY CLUBS & BARS COVENT GARN (LONDON)GAY CLUBS & BARS COVENT GARN
• THE 5 BEST MOSW GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS MOSW
• ‘POLICE WERE RAIDG GAY BARS WEARG GLOV AND MASKS’: WHAT WAS LIKE TO LIVE THROUGH THE AIDS CRISIS LONDON
• NIGHTCLUBBG: GAY CLUBBG ’70S LONDON
• THE 30 BT GAY BARS NYC

THE BT LGBTQ+ AND GAY CLUBS LONDON

24 plac sorted by traveler favorBars & Clubs • Gay BarsTrafalgar Square / EmbankmentBars & Clubs • Gay BarsLeicter Square / Shaftbury AvenueGay Bars • Dance Clubs & DissTrafalgar Square / EmbankmentWhat travelers are saygBier than expected but service was fast and iendly. Brilliant staff (pecially Jack, the fabulo bar manager and cktail maker), fabulo cktails and a relaxed atmosphere for all whether gay, straight or somethg else. In my opn, ManBar ceased to tra after a dispute wh a stupid neighbour and Wtmister's plans to "sanise" the wt end and get rid of gay bars.

While London’s queer nightclub scene has seen some sad, untimely partur, such as the Coleherne (briefly the Pembroke), London’s olst gay bar until s closure, and the Joer’s Arms, there are still some long-standg venu and new-ers to the scene workg hard to keep London’s queer nightlife alive.

THE 10 BEST LONDON GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS LONDON

Heaven, Charg Cross Cred: Lda Brdley, via Heaven One of the bt-known, most historic gay clubs London statned up s inic Charg Cross spot.

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Royal Vxhall Tavern, Vxhall The Royal Vxhall Tavern is a te slice of LGBTQ+ history London – a Gra II Listed venue that was famoly raid by police 1987 amidst over-policg of London’s gay muny. BJ’s Whe Swan, Limehoe Another longstandg London gay bar, which has been gog strong for over 30 years, is BJ’s Whe Swan East London. The Glory, Haggerston The Glory pris self beg one of East London’s bt gay bars, drag hotho, LGBTQ+ performance venu, nightclubs, and curators of London shows, ftivals, ntts and battl.

From the more tablished and well-known venu to the hidn gems, here's a list of some of the bt LGBTQ+ clubs and hangouts Gay Bars LondonThe Glory, HaggerstonAddrs: 281 Kgsland Road, London E2 8ASTimgs: Mon: 5 pm-11 pm; Tue-Thurs: 5 pm-12 am; Fri-Sat: 5 pm-3 am; Sun: 2 pm-11 pmThe Glory, Haggerston is one of the most famo LGBT clubs and gay bars London where you n fd amazg vib for the LGBTQ+ muny. The Glory, prent on Kgsland Road, boasts several venue tags upon self, the most well-known and bt gay bars London, LGBTQ+ performance venu, and one of the top clubs , you n spot several drag shows and LGBTQ+ arts events, late-night parti on Saturdays and Sundays, and people screamg "I need you tonight" to the fac of people they didn't arrive wh.

G-A-Y BarAddrs: 30 Old Compton Street, London W1D 4UR, Uned KgdomOne of the unmissable gay clubs London and a nstuent of the top London LGBT clubs is the G-A-Y bar Soho. G-A-Y is a well-liked gay bar London where you will fd a young crowd spread over three floors, wh a dited girls' room downstairs.

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Quieter gays may feel more at ease at Two Brewers Clapham, which has proudly served the gay muny for the past thirty years and been an active member of London LGBT clubs. The place also hosts fun evengs like Rock' N' Roll Bgo on Mondays, a quiz night on Wedndays, and - bee no gay bar London would be plete whout them! Ltle Ku, She Soho, The Light Lounge, Ku, and Klub are all part of the Ku bt feature of Ltle Ku is a stylish pre-club gay bar London on 3 floors, cludg a ol, curved-ceilg basement, DJ.

ComptonsAddrs: 51-53 Old Compton Street, London, W1D 6HNTimgs: Monday- Thursday: 12:00 pm-11:30 pm; Friday and Saturday: 12:00 pm-12:00 am; Sunday: 12:00 pm-1o:30 of the first gay bars and pubs London, Comptons, is lovgly known as "The Old Dame" of Old Compton Street. Timgs: Monday- Wednday: 11 am-11 pm; Thursday: 11 am-12 pm; Friday and Saturday: 11 am-12 pm; Sunday: 12 pm-10:30 Whe Swan east London is another venerable gay bar London that has been operatg succsfully for more than 30 years. Dalston SuperstoreAddrs: 117 Kgsland High St, London, E8 trendy and eclectic gay bar London wel everyone.

LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE

Freedom BarAddrs: 66 Wardour Street, Soho, London, W1F 0TATimgs: Sunday- Thursday: 4 pm-3 am; Friday and Saturday: 2 pm-3 amIn Soho, there is a chic homosexual pub and gay bar London lled Freedom Bar. This is not one of the gay bars London, but hosts queer events such as spoken word poetry and (of urse! You n also vis some of the bt mms GloryAddrs: 281 Kgsland Road, London E2 8ASTimgs: Monday: 5 pm-11 pm; Tuday- Thursday: 5 pm-12 am; Friday and Saturday: 5 pm-3 Glory tak pri beg one of east London's top homosexual pubs, drag hotspots, plac for LGBTQ+ performanc, nightclubs, and anisers of lol events like ftivals, petns, and battl.

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If London’s queer life mak you want to stay here, you n check out the London stunt hog Lbian Bars LondonVillage SohoAddrs: 81 Wardour Street, London, W1D 6QDTimgs: Monday and Tuday: 4 pm; Thursday and Sunday: 4 pm- 3 am; Friday and Saturday: 4 pm- 3 to s laid-back atmosphere, glam dér, and happy hour drk disunts, Village, which was Soho's one of first gay pubs and lbian bars London, ntu to be one of s most popular spots. At this popular homosexual tablishment, which is loted the heart of Soho's LGBTQ+ muny on the rner of Wardour Street and Old Compton Street, keep an eye out for ongog events and live Vxhall TavernAddrs: 372 Kenngton Ln, London SE11 5HY, Uned KgdomBuilt 1863, The Royal Vxhall Tavern is an inic and eclectic Gra II listed London pub providg diverse entertament. The She Soho is loted on Old Compton Street and is amongst the trendy London clubs known for gay parti London, DJ nights, social events, burlque, and drag kg baret, th makg a mt-vis lbian bar London.

CirAddrs: 62 Frh St, Soho, London W1D 3JNTimgs: Monday: 4 pm-1 am; Tuday- Sunday: 1 pm- 1 the popular gay bar Cir Soho, DJs equently sp mic to get the party started. Though the number of LGBT+ venu London has seen a cle the last or so, the cy's gay scene isn't ailg yet – fact, a handful of excellent new venu have opened recent years around the cy. The hight ncentratn of LGBT+ spac n still be found around Old Compton Street Soho, a former red light district that's been heavily gentrified recent years, but remas London's gay heartland.

It’s closed on Mondays and Tudays, but hosts a r Sunday pub quiz and gets pretty packed on Friday and Saturday nights when the small dancefloor fills up wh a largely, though not exclively, gay male crowd.

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Loted Clapham, a 15-20 mute tube ri om the cy centre, this tradnal gay pub-club is a perennial favoure wh LGBT+ Londoners who love an unpretent party.

Keepg the gay flame burng out wt is this tradnal gay pub Ealg, a leafy suburb that’s about 25 mut by tube om central London. Gay Amerin artist Dennis Severs spent 20 years turng his home to a livg mm, wh the townhoe’s 10 rooms reprentg snapshots the life of an imagary fay between 1724 to 1914. Where to go at nightRoyal Vxhall TavernOne of London’s olst survivg gay venu, the Royal Vxhall Tavern has been an entertament statn sce the 1860s.

Highlights clu the John Waters-spired lbian theme night Female Trouble; the d-visual queer spectacular Outré Voyage, the male-centric mic nights Homodrop and Dissodoma, the by-femm/for-femm monthly Femmi-Errect, and the hedonistic Happy Endgs, which turns Superstore’s unisex loos to a pop-up rave.

‘POLICE WERE RAIDG GAY BARS WEARG GLOV AND MASKS’: WHAT WAS LIKE TO LIVE THROUGH THE AIDS CRISIS LONDON

In Hackney Wick, near the Olympic Park, the monthly gay rave Chapter 10 is at Bloc and Pxssy Palace tak place at Mick’s you need fuel on your night out, Dalston is packed wh late-night eateri.

They clu Admiral Dunn, a historic pub wh drag shows most nights of the week; Ku Bar, a cktail lounge and club popular wh gay men; the lbian bar She Soho and the big urtyard bar The Yard.

Although there have been high-profile closur recent years, remas a clubbg hotspot – particularly popular wh gay the banks of the Tham the south-wt of the cy, Vxhall has a history of entertament. Bootylic, a monthly night at Unn, is the biggt gay urban night around, playg aobeat, garage and dancehall. The Glory pris self beg one of east London’s bt gay bars, drag hotho, LGBTQ+ performance venu, nightclubs, and curators of London shows, ftivals, ntts and battl.

NIGHTCLUBBG: GAY CLUBBG ’70S LONDON

Comptons of Soho Photo:, Shutterstock Comprisg of two bars and a quieter lounge area, Soho’s Comptons pub has been a staple the cy’s gay scene sce 1986. Halfway To Heaven, Trafalgar Square Loted between Charg Cross Statn and Trafalgar Square, Halfway To Heaven is a tradnal gay pub and baret show bar wh a laid-back ground floor and club-like basement area. Kgs Arms, Soho Loted on Soho’s Poland Street and open sce the 1700’s, the iendly Kgs Arms was one of the first spots Soho to serve the gay muny, billg self as a ‘gentlemen’s bar’ the 1970’s.

Officially a gay bar sce 1981, ’s now a firm favoure wh the LGBTQ+ muny – ‘bears’ particular – om London and around the world.

From tablished legends of the gay scene to on that play baret and everythg between, there’s somethg for everyone here. Amongst the mt-attends: eccentric electronics and pornstar martis at Unntrollable Urge (Wedndays); cult-stat toilet rave at Happy Endgs (send Thursdays); and the big gay mobile strip club replete wh gogo boys on the bar at drag night A Man To Pet’s Basic Boys! Chapter 10Where: Var venu, LondonTake someone to their very first Chapter 10 and watch their ey win wh disbelief that a large “gay rave” playg somethg other than tech-hoe exists.

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A slice of paradise for gay men the pal; the always unannounced programmg is as paramount as the eedom to exprs exuberant homosexualy. Eat Sleep Drag RepeatWhere: Var venu, BristolThe home of RuPl's Drag Race artists Bristol, ESDR was set up by the team behd the all-nquerg “unrground homo dis” Horseplay, and boundary-phg non-bary arts ftival Submerge.

HomoelectricWhere: Var venu, ManchterEven before Queer As Folk was airg on Brish telly, Manchter stutn Homoelectric was throwg parti at the now funct Folli way back 1998.