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• THE BT GAY BARS LONDON
• THE 10 BEST LONDON GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS LONDON
• LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE
• LONDON GAY BARS
• MOSW GAY BARS
• LONDON GAY CISE CLUBS
• THE 5 BEST MOSW GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS MOSW
• GAY UNED KGDOM

THE BT GAY BARS LONDON

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. This Soho stalwart tends to attract a slightly olr crowd of gay guys and has a reputatn for beg cisy. 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.

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

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. London’s thrivg gay scene is world famo, om plh cktail bars, to rambunct drag bnch and everythg between. The Two Brewers is a long-standg gay bar Clapham, and although might not look like much om the outsi, is home to legendary club nights, drag shows and quizz.

Regularly toppg the charts as London’s favoure gay bar and club, Ku Bar is suated Cha Town. The spac beer garn — slathered the Pri rabow — mak this place somethg special, and the outdoor loft space is available to hire for anyone wantg to throw themselv a gay old birthday.

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As early on as the 1940s, gay men were drawn to the venue — which is now a daily rt of baret, quizz clubbg — and the annual panto. This baret and avant gar performance club, scribed as ‘a place given up to gaiety’, was for all tents and purpos the first ‘gay bar’, as we would unrstand today.

LONDON GAY BARS

It didn’t take long before this gentlemen-only tablishment beme a renowned spot for homosexual liaisons, although had a mixed crowd, terg to civil servants and queer men alike. Letters sent to police at the time scribe the space as a ‘renzvo for homosexual perverts’, wh terracial mglg and relatnships siarly chastised.

Jim MacSweeney, manager at Soho's Gay's The Word, London's only LGBTQ+ bookshop. In 1986, a pub lled the Swiss Tavern, which had a reputatn for beg popular wh gay men, beme an explicly queer venue, Comptons. Queer pub Molly Moggs also closed, only to re-open briefly as a gay cktail bar.

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Loted the heart of London, Comptons is a mt-vis gay pub that guarante an credible experience. 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. Bars & Clubs • Gay BarsTrafalgar Square / EmbankmentGay Bars • Dance Clubs & DissTrafalgar Square / EmbankmentBars & Clubs • Gay BarsLeicter Square / Shaftbury AvenueLearn more about this ntentTours, activi and experienc bookable on Tripadvisor, ranked g exclive Tripadvisor data cludg reviews, ratgs, photos, populary, er preferenc, price, and bookgs ma through travellers are saygBier than expected but service was fast and iendly.

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The area is also known for s ncentratn of bars, nightclubs, gay venu and strip jots – all of which are nsired sful Islam. The bar scene London is hugely diverse, and youll fd great venu regardls of your tast; om bear bars to gay super clubs, the cy has all. London’s gay nightlife scene attracts all sorts, and you’ll fd a mix of lols and travelers the pal’s gay s exposed brickwork and timber beams, The Yard is a particularly popular bar London’s queer Soho.

It’s a London LGBTQ+ landmark, and most gay travelers will end up this glterg nighttime palace.

Spread over three floors, there’s somethg for everyone here, and wh mic to the early hours, you uld spend your entire night explorg this mec of gay have separate pag for London's gay nightclubs and gay cise Bars London by areaSoho & Central LondonSoho is home to some of London's bt known gay bars, many loted on or close to Old Compton Street, Rupert Street and Wardour Street. Caffe Nero (rner of Frh Street and Old Compton Street) is one of the most popular hang out spots durg the day - a great place for people Bar & ClubThis new clive LGBTQ+ venue opened Augt 2020 and has quickly bee one of London's most popular gay nightlife hotspots. The Yard is one of the most stylish gay venu Soho and a firm favore of ours.

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30AMLast updated on: 8 Aug 2023Last updated on: 8-Aug-2023Friendly Society79 Wardour Street, Soho, London, Uned KgdomShow on mapLoted jt off Wardour Street, the alley between Ann Summers and The Village London's Soho gay district.

Barbie dolls hangg om the ceilg, eclectic lights and black & whe movi make the bar a favore hangout for gay men, lbians and their straight iends.

30PM SundayLast updated on: 8 Aug 2023Last updated on: 8-Aug-2023Rupert StreetToday: DJ Tasty Tim - Every SaturdayTomorrow: Sunday Funday wh Heidi Lisc - Every SundayAnother very popular gay bar loted right the middle of Soho.

30 SundayLast updated on: 8 Aug 2023Last updated on: 8-Aug-2023Comptons of SohoToday: Sweet Saturdays wh Heidi Lisc - Every SaturdayTomorrow: She Daddy - Every Sunday51-53 Old Compton Street, London, Uned KgdomShow on mapLoted what ed to be a Victorian hotel, Comptons of Soho had bee a pub lled 'The Swiss Tavern' the 1950s and acquired a reputatn as beg a meetg place for gay men which was illegal at the time. In 1986, the name was changed to "Comptons of Soho" and me out the open as beg a gay bar.

Over 25 years later, Comptons is still regard as one of the most popular gay pubs London.

Attracts a more mature, beer-drkg crowd than found some of the other gay bars Soho. 30PM SundayLast updated on: 8 Aug 2023Last updated on: 8-Aug-2023Admiral DunnToday: Power of Four Cabaret - Every SaturdayTomorrow: Wilma/Ruby VletTwos Company - Every Sunday54 Old Compton Street, London, Uned KgdomShow on mapTradnal English gay pub the heart of Soho, named after Admiral Adam Dunn who feated the Dutch fleet 1797.