London Gay Bar Gui 2023 - reviews, photos, gay map - Travel Gay

Contents:

• TOP GAY CLUBS & BARS SHOREDCH (LONDON)GAY CLUBS & BARS SHOREDCH
• THE BT LGBTQ+ AND GAY CLUBS LONDON
• INSI CHARTS, LONDON'S BIGGT GAY SNA
• LONDON GAY DISTRICT: SOHO
• THE 10 BEST LONDON GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS LONDON
• THE BT GAY BARS LONDON
• LONDON GAY BARS
• LONDON GAY CLUBS
• THE 10 BEST LONDON GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS LONDON
• GAY LONDON · MID-RANGE HOTELS

TOP GAY CLUBS & BARS SHOREDCH (LONDON)GAY CLUBS & BARS SHOREDCH

Bars & ClubsDance Clubs & DissGay Clubs & BarsComedy ClubsBar, Club & Pub ToursSohoTrafalgar Square / EmbankmentShoredchBloomsburyClerkenwellCovent GarnHolbornSouthwarkIslgtonLeicter Square / Shaftbury AvenueWimbledonEast End / East LondonGood for CouplBudget-iendlyGood for KidsGood for Big GroupsHoneymoon spotGood for Adrenale SeekersHidn GemsFree EntryAdventuroGood for a Ray Day. Amidst a vastatg year for gay venu London, alarm bells were set off June when was reported that the se might make way for a luxury hotel, but thankfully for s patrons, there’s been very ltle follow-up. ‘It was found 1997, ’ says staff member Lewis, ‘when fdg a fy, welg place to be openly gay or explore your sexualy was perhaps tougher than is now.

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THE BT LGBTQ+ AND GAY CLUBS LONDON

If was a straight swgers’ club, might be seen as cheeky, racy, darg, but bee ’s a gay spot, ’s more likely to be nsired sleazy and gross. Its unique style, smopolan populatn, unbridled artistic culture, and gay neighborhoods like Vxhall, Dalston and Soho make London a worldwi gay pal.

The first brothel the cy opened s doors Soho, and the area has mataed s sexual reputatn wh sex shops such as Prowler (5-7 Brewer St), the biggt gay sex shop the Uned Kgdom. The English aren’t exactly known for their culary skills, but Balans Soho Society (60 Old Compton Street) is a gay rtrant that satisfi everyone wh an ternatnal menu.

INSI CHARTS, LONDON'S BIGGT GAY SNA

Loted jt behd Trafalgar Square, this inic club almost exclively attracts a gay crowd, and offers an atmosphere that is always alive! 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. 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.

LONDON GAY DISTRICT: SOHO

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. Our staff all have a good si knowledge about the gay scene, the bt parti, the bt plac to eat, and all the gay scene gossip – they’re always happy to help! The Glory also curat, unr Jonny Woo, the drag talent and gogo dancers who appear Block 9’s notor gay club NYC Downlow at Glastonbury.

There are close lks and crossovers between The Glory’s performer fay and other London drag parti and llectiv like Sk The Pk, Mariah & Friends, Ltle Gay Brother and Wter Pri. 24 plac sorted by traveler favorBars & Clubs • Gay BarsTrafalgar Square / EmbankmentGay Bars • Dance Clubs & DissTrafalgar Square / EmbankmentBars & Clubs • Gay BarsLeicter Square / Shaftbury AvenueWhat 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.

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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.

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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 mixed, maly male crowd b East End gays who have been there way before the hipsters moved , to a wealth of trendy young men (and pretty much all wh beards!

“Even if you are a gay man, Soho isn’t the most welg if you don’t look a particular way, if you’re not the tall guy wh a six pack, ” she said.

Rearch earlier this year found that 79 per cent of women and non-bary people agree that gay men have more visibily and are better tered to by London’s LGBT+ venu. 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.

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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. 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. All thgs to doBars & ClubsDance Clubs & DissGay Clubs & BarsComedy ClubsBar, Club & Pub ToursSohoTrafalgar Square / EmbankmentShoredchBloomsburyClerkenwellCovent GarnHolbornSouthwarkIslgtonLeicter Square / Shaftbury AvenueWimbledonEast End / East LondonGood for CouplBudget-iendlyGood for KidsGood for Big GroupsHoneymoon spotGood for Adrenale SeekersHidn GemsFree EntryAdventuroGood for a Ray Day2 plac sorted by traveller perform checks on reviewsTripadvisor’s approach to reviewsBefore postg, each Tripadvisor review go through an tomated trackg system, which llects rmatn, answerg the followg qutns: how, what, where and when.

LONDON GAY CLUBS

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.

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. Drag Bgo - Every ThursdayThis new clive LGBTQ+ venue opened Augt 2020 and has quickly bee one of London's most popular gay nightlife hotspots.

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The entrance is directly oppose the Rupert Street updated on: 23 Aug 2023Last updated on: 23-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 updated on: 23 Aug 2023Last updated on: 23-Aug-2023Rupert StreetToday: The Drag Starts Here Live Show - Every WedndayTomorrow: Thursdays Are a Drag Live Show - Every ThursdayAnother very popular gay bar loted right the middle of Street serv food (burgers, etc. Featur:BarMicRtrantLast updated on: 23 Aug 2023Last updated on: 23-Aug-2023Comptons of SohoToday: HUMP wh DJ Barbara - Every WedndayTomorrow: Soul Ho - Every Thursday51-53 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 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 place attracts a more mature, beer-drkg crowd than found some of the other gay bars updated on: 23 Aug 2023Last updated on: 23-Aug-2023Ltle KUThe sister branch to the ma KU Bar on Lisle Street. Loted on Frh Street updated on: 23 Aug 2023Last updated on: 23-Aug-2023Admiral DunnToday: Mrs Moore/Ruby Vlet Alternate Wedndays - Every WedndayTomorrow: Cabaret wh Sandra - Every Thursday54 Old Compton Street, London, Uned KgdomShow on mapAdmiral Dunn is a tradnal English gay pub the heart of Soho, named after Admiral Adam Dunn who feated the Dutch fleet gay tourists to London should pay at least one vis to this historic gay bar. Host to a range of event nights, the Admiral Dunn ters to everyone and updated on: 23 Aug 2023Last updated on: 23-Aug-2023VILLAGE SohoToday: Village Karaoke - Every WedndayTomorrow: Fall Love wh Heidi Lisc - Every ThursdayOne of the most popular gay bars the neighbourhood, Village Soho is by every night of the week, particularly on Fridays and Saturdays.

GAY LONDON · MID-RANGE HOTELS

2PM - 11PM SundayLast updated on: 8 Aug 2023Last updated on: 8-Aug-2023CIRCA SohoToday: DJ Si Rae Wedndays - Every WedndayTomorrow: Cir Soho Thursdays - Every ThursdayCir Soho is one of the leadg gay bars the neighbourhood. Last updated on: 23 Aug 2023Last updated on: 23-Aug-2023KU Bar & KlubTomorrow: Ken's Out - Every ThursdayKu Bar & Klub is an penntly owned gay bar & dance club loted jt a few steps om Leicter large ma ground floor bar attracts all typ, om twks and mcle Marys to lols and tourists. Both the bar and club ntue to be two of the most popular gay venu boasts of great service and reasonably priced drks - a wng batn that has been reflected the many awards this bar has won recent updated on: 23 Aug 2023Last updated on: 23-Aug-2023The De of WellgtonToday: Didn't They Do Welly?