The Ultimate Gay Travel Guide
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Soho may be the heart of gay London, but its super-central location means there’s little room for big, sprawling dance floors. Don’t worry, though: a 15-minute walk will get you to embankment, home to CIRCA and Heaven, and a quick bus will take you to Vauxhall, which has the highest concentration of gay nightclubs and parties in the city, including after-hours parties that keep going until 10 AM.
Clubs usually get busy when the bars close, around midnight – a bit later (about 1 or 2 AM) on weekends.
Soho is the best area for gay nightclubbing, with Vauxhall being another firm favourite. If you want to venture beyond the gay scene, other popular nightlife areas outside the city centre include Shoreditch, Camden, and Brixton.
G-A-Y @ Heaven and UNION are two of the most iconic gay clubs in the city, and the most popular places to end a night out in Soho and Vauxhall respectively.
G-A-Y Late is located a short walk from G-A-Y Bar, and is where most people head to once the latter shuts at midnight. Less glitzy than Heaven, it’s more of a sticky-floors-and-dirty-toilets kind of club, with cheap drinks and cheesy pop tunes. Members only on Sundays, £1 entry with a wristband from G-A-Y bar on most other nights.
A relatively new addition to the London gay scene, this club has a fantastic central location right next to Embankment, about a 15-minute walk from Soho. Large space, great resident DJs, friendly staff and hot go-go boys – this place has it all. Mostly House music, £10 entry.
Heaven is G-A-Y Bar’s premium late-night venue, and one of the most famous gay clubs in Europe. Enjoy the cheesiest of pop playlists, plus first-rate drag acts (often Drag Race alumni) and the occasional headline gig from top gay-popular artists like Miley Cyrus and Little Mix. Get a £1 entry wristband from G-A-Y Bar before heading down.
BJ’s White Swan fills a much-needed niche for a fun, unpretentious gay club in the East End of London. The location in Limehouse is a little out of the way, but you can combine it with The Old Ship nearby for a relaxed night out – be warned, many people claim that it’s become much more of a straight bar in the past few years. Weekly drag piano bar and occasional cabaret shows, plus DJs on the weekends (£5 entry after 10:30).
This gay-popular club in Vauxhall is open on weekend nights for after hours, meaning doors open at 1 AM and the party keeps going until the early hours. There are sometimes queer and fetish parties, although Friday nights are always techno and house. Entry varies by event, but is usually £5 early bird or £10 on the door.
BRÜT is THE London party for bears, blokes, and cubs – as well as their respective admirers. It takes place in different venues across London (and other southern cities), usually warehouses or other large spaces. Events around once a month, entry is £10-15.
A Friday night queer club night with a fetish bent, expect perfectly muscled and tanned bodies and the kind of sweaty-yet-glamorous atmosphere that seems tailor-made for Instagram. Hosted at Omeara in London Bridge. £15 entry, open until 5 AM, last entry at 3 AM.
The Gay Passport is your complete Gay Travel Guide. Looking to Drink, Play or Sleep we have reviews to help. Award-winning & Updated 2022.