Gay bars in the uk

Bristol boasts a lively and welcoming LGBTQ+ scene with numerous clubs, pubs and bars. 

You’ll find Bristol’s nightlife scene inclusive wherever you decide to leave, but if you’re looking for some gay clubs in Bristol and queer venues and club nights, we’ve got some top advice for you below.

Where to go

Frogmore Street, just off Park Street, is buzzing with activity most nights of the week. Lively bars and nightclubs entice a mixed crowd looking for a great nighttime out. Head to award-winning nightclub QueenShilling - Bristol's longest established LGBTQ+ venue, or to OMG for pop-fuelled nights out. OMG Block is the sister venue to OMG just a few doors away and has a great cocktail menu as well as a light up sway floor!

There's a strong Homosexual community in Old Market, with popular pubs including The Old Castle Lush and Bristol Bear Bar.

The Old Market Assembly hosts regular LGBTQ+ club nights and theatre shows, and nearby The Phoenix hosts monthly LGBTQ+ friends night Don’t Tell Your Mother (DTYM). Just a short walk from Antique Market, you'll find m

Sink a cocktail in one of London's finest Diverse bars and pubs and you'll be drinking in more than just some watered down booze: these spots are LGBTQ+ landmarks in their own right, places where you can find people, kinship, and drag-fuelled mayhem. Beats billiards in your local.

Once upon a period, having a gay vintage time in London meant hotfooting it straight to Soho. But now, the city's queer centre of weight has shifted east, with edgier spots pulling crowds to Dalston when bedtime falls, while some of the city's most storied LGBTQ+ venues have taken up residence in Vauxhall. So whether you're after a drag brunch, a burlesque show or just a quiet pint, here's a comprehensive list of the capital's gay and queer-friendly bars and pubs, from the legendary G-A-Y to lesbian-centric She Soho to sing-yer-heart-out special The Karaoke Hole.

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Timeline of London Bars and Clubs

The gay scene in London has always been centred around the West End, especially Soho. In the 1980s some clubs opened up in Earls Court, where the rent was cheaper. In the 1990s, the scene reverted back to Soho, revitalised by new style bars like The Village. Vauxhallbecame the locus of same-sex attracted clubs from 2000. Included in the following timeline are bars and clubs in Earl’s Court and Vauxhall, though they are not strictly in the West End.

1720s

The Golden Ball (Bond's Stables, off Chancery Lane).

Jenny Greensleeves' Molly House (Durham Yard, off the Strand).^[1]

Julius Caesar Taylor's Molly House (Tottenham Court Road).^[2]

Plump Nelly's Molly House (St James's Square, St James's).^[2]

Royal Oak Molly House (Giltspur Street, Smithfield)^[2]

Three Tobacco Rolls (Covent Garden).

1724Mother Clap's Molly Property, closed 1726 (Holborn).

1770s

Harlequin (Nag's Head Court, Covent Garden)

1800s

1810The White Swan, Vere Street (Vere Street)

1832Admiral Duncan (54 Elderly Compton Street, Soho)

The Hundred Guineas Club (Portland Place)

1866 The Coleherne, gay from the 1950s?, closed 24 September 2008 (261 Earls Court Thoroughfare, Earls C

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