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
• NEW LGBT SPACE TO REPLACE FORMER SOUTHWARK GAY CLUB XXL BY 2022 AFTER VELOPMENT ROW
• GAY LONDON, LGBTQ+ CLUBS AND EVENTS
• THE 10 BEST LONDON GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS LONDON
• LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE
• GAY LONDON, LGBTQ+ CLUBS AND EVENTS
• THE 5 BEST THGS TO DO SOHO, LONDONSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS SOHO

THE BT LGBTQ+ AND GAY CLUBS LONDON

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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.

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

A beguilg, alternative London gay bar.

NEW LGBT SPACE TO REPLACE FORMER SOUTHWARK GAY CLUB XXL BY 2022 AFTER VELOPMENT ROW

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. 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.

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. A new LGBT space will open a Banksi velopment h by a backlash over the closure of the gay club, XXL.

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

My iend who is a female gay poc, two straight male poc and me who is bi, were all standg there while the staff kept ignorg untill I got angry and stopped a bouncer to let blow.

This is supposed to be a Gay club and a safe space, yet the only person not allowed last night was me, a gay man. I fd absolutely ridiculo, gay clubs are suppose to be clive to all and if queer people brg iends who are straight and ally’s the should feel wele. There are many more gay bars and clubs London who except everyone for who they are Wrten 23 July 2023This review is the subjective opn of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

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

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.

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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.

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A gay bar Soho that should need no troductn, Village has been part of the area's queer heart sce the early 90s. A sparklg nightlife spot right by the river, Embankment's Cir is quickly beg one of London's bt gay clubs.

Arguably the most famo gay club London, Heaven has got somethg for everyone.

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