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Most popular places of gays and lesbians (recommended for the first stay in town)* Name City Branch of business The City Of Quebec (The Quebec) 12 Old Quebec Street Mo, Tu, We, Th: 12:00 p.m. - 02:00 a.m.; Fr, Sa: 12:00 p.m. - 03:00 a.m.; Su: 12:00 p.m. - 01:00 a.m. London Pubs / Neighborhood Bars G-A-Y Late London 5 Goslett Yard London Night Clubs & Lounges Vault 139 139b-143 Whitefield St. London Cruising Bars Blush 8 Cazenove Road London Bars The Village Soho 81 Wardour Street Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa: 04:00 p.m. - 01:00 a.m.; Su: 04:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. London Show Bars & Drag Rupert Street Bar 50 Rupert Street Mo, Tu, We: 12:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.; Th: 12:00 p.m. - 11:15 p.m.; Fr, Sa: 12:00 p.m. - 11:45 p.m.; Su: 12:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. London Bars The King's Arms (Kings Arms) 23 Poland Street Mo, Tu, We, Th: 12:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.; Fr, Sa: 12:00 p.m. - 01:00 a.m.; Su: 01:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. London Theme Bars & Clubs Duke of Wellington 77 Wardour Street London Pubs / Neighborhood Bars Comptons of Soho 51-53 Old Compton Street Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Su: 12:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.; Sa: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. London Pubs / Neighborhood Bars The Two Brewers (2 Brewers) 114 Clapham High Street Mo, Tu, We, Th: 12:00 p.m. - 01:00 a.m.; Fr, Sa: 12:00 p.m. - 03:00 a.m.; Su: 12:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. London Show Bars & Drag Club Union 66 Albert Embankment London Night Clubs & Lounges RVT - The Royal Vauxhall Tavern 327 Kennington Lane London Music Bars & Music Pubs Fire London South Lambeth Road London Night Clubs & Lounges XXL London 53 Southwark Street London Theme Bars & Clubs Ku-Bar (KU Bar) 30 Lisle Street Mo, Tu, We, Th, Su: 12:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.; Fr, Sa: 12:00 p.m. - 03:00 a.m. London Bars The G-A-Y Bar 30 Old Compton Street Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa, Su: 12:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. London Bars G Spot Girl Bar 10 Adelaide St. London Bars barcode Soho (Bar-Code) 3-4 Archer Street Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa: 04:00 p.m. - 01:00 a.m.; Su: 04:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. London Music Bars & Music Pubs 79cxr (79 CXR) 79 Charing Cross Road Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa: 01:00 p.m. - 03:00 a.m.; Su: 01:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. London Pubs / Neighborhood Bars Heaven London Villiers Street Under The Arches Mo, We, Th, Fr, Sa: 11:00 p.m. - 06:00 a.m.; Tu, Su: closed London Night Clubs & Lounges Central Station King's Cross 37 Wharfdale Road Mo, Tu, We, Su: 12:00 p.m. - 01:00 a.m.; Th: 12:00 p.m. - 02:00 a.m.; Fr, Sa: 12:00 p.m. - 04:00 a.m. London Bars
Name City Branch of business Palace Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue London Theatres & Operas The Queens Head 25-27 Tryon Street London Pubs / Neighborhood Bars Manbar 79 Charing Cross Road Mo, Tu, We, Th: 04:00 p.m. - 02:00 a.m.; Fr: 04:00 p.m. - 03:00 a.m.; Sa: 02:00 p.m. - 03:00 a.m.; Su: 02:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. London Music Bars & Music Pubs The Bird in Hand Croydon 291-293 Sydenham Rd London Pubs / Neighborhood Bars The Underground Club 37 Wharfdale Road Beneath Central Station London Theme Bars & Clubs The Joiners Arms 116-118 Hackney Road London Pubs / Neighborhood Bars Kazbar 50 Clapham High Street London Bars Green Carnation 5 Greek Street Soho London Music Bars & Music Pubs West Five - West 5 (W5) 56 Popes Lane London Music Bars & Music Pubs Windsor Castle 152 Bath Road Mo, Tu, We, Th, Su: 12:00 p.m. - 01:00 a.m.; Fr, Sa: 12:00 p.m. - 02:00 a.m. London Pubs / Neighborhood Bars Madame JoJo's 8-10 Brewer Street Mo, We: closed; Tu: 08:00 p.m. - 03:00 a.m.; Th, Su: 09:00 p.m. - 03:00 a.m.; Fr, Sa: 10:00 p.m. - 03:00 a.m. London Show Bars & Drag The Green Islington 74 Upper Street Mo, Tu, We, Th: 05:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.; Fr, Sa: 12:00 p.m. - 02:00 a.m.; Su: 12:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. London Bars Profile Soho 84-86 Wardour St @ The Basement Mo: 09:00 a.m. - 01:00 a.m.; Tu, We: 09:00 a.m. - 02:00 a.m.; Th: 09:00 a.m. - 03:00 a.m.; Fr, Sa: 10:00 a.m. - 04:00 a.m.; Su: 04:30 p.m. - 10:30 a.m. London Night Clubs & Lounges The Little Apple 98 Kennington Lane Mo, Tu, We, Th, Su: 12:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.; Fr, Sa: 12:00 p.m. - 01:00 a.m. London Pubs / Neighborhood Bars Molly Moggs 2 Old Compton St Soho Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa: 11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.; Su: 06:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. London Pubs / Neighborhood Bars The Star at Night 22 Great Chapel Street London Tapas Bars Above The Stag Theatre (ATS Theatre) 15 Bressenden Place London Theatres & Operas Retro Bar 2, George Court London Bars The Backstreet Wentworth Mews London Theme Bars & Clubs Ted's Place 305A North End Road Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa, Su: 07:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. London Cruising Bars The George & Dragon 2 Blackheath Hill Mo, Tu, We, Th, Su: 06:00 p.m. - 01:00 a.m.; Fr, Sa: 06:00 p.m. - 03:00 a.m. London Show Bars & Drag Eagle London 349 Kennington Lane Mo: closed; Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa: 09:00 p.m. - 02:00 a.m.; Su: 04:00 p.m. - 01:00 a.m. London Theme Bars & Clubs BJ's White Swan 556 Commercial Road Mo: 09:00 p.m. - 01:00 a.m.; Tu, We, Th: 09:00 p.m. - 02:00 a.m.; Fr, Sa: 08:30 p.m. - 03:00 a.m.; Su: 05:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. London Music Bars & Music Pubs The Old Ship 17 Barnes Street Mo, Tu: 07:00 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.; We, Th, Fr, Sa: 06:00 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.; Su: 04:00 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. London Pubs / Neighborhood Bars The Black Cap 171 Camden High Street Mo, Tu, We, Th: 12:00 p.m. - 02:00 a.m.; Fr, Sa: 01:00 p.m. - 03:00 a.m.; Su: 12:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. London Show Bars & Drag King William IV 77 Hampstead High Street Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa: 12:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.; Su: 12:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. London Pubs / Neighborhood Bars King Edward VI (EDVI) (The Eddy) 25 Bromfield Street Mo, Tu, Su: 12:00 p.m. - 01:00 a.m.; We: 12:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.; Th, Fr, Sa: 12:00 p.m. - 02:00 a.m. London Pubs / Neighborhood Bars The Oak Bar 79 Green Lanes Mo, Tu, We, Th: 05:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.; Fr: 05:00 p.m. - 02:00 a.m.; Sa: 04:00 p.m. - 02:00 a.m.; Su: 04:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. London Music Bars & Music Pubs Halfway II Heaven (Halfway to Heaven) 7 Duncannon Street Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa: 12:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.; Su: 12:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. London Pubs / Neighborhood Bars The Friendly Society 79 Wardour St Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa, Su: 12:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. London Music Bars & Music Pubs Escape Soho 10 Brewer Street Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa: 05:00 p.m. - 03:00 a.m.; Su: 05:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. London Night Clubs & Lounges barcode Vauxhall Arch 69, Albert Embankment Mo, Tu, We, Th: 04:00 p.m. - 01:00 a.m.; Fr, Sa: 04:00 p.m. - 04:00 a.m.; Su: 05:00 p.m. - 01:00 a.m. London Music Bars & Music Pubs The Admiral Duncan 54 Old Compton Street Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa: 12:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.; Su: closed London Pubs / Neighborhood Bars The Hoist Arches 47B & 47C London Theme Bars & Clubs The Yard Bar 57 Rupert Street Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa: 05:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.; Su: 05:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. London Bars The Candy Bar Soho 4 Carlisle Street London Bars The Edge 11 Soho Square Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa: 11:30 a.m. - 01:00 a.m.; Su: 11:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. London Bars The Box Cafe Bar 32-34 Monmouth St Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa: 11:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.; Su: 12:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. London Bars The Shadow Lounge 5 Brewer Street Mo, Tu, We: 10:00 p.m. - 03:00 a.m.; Th, Fr, Sa: 09:00 p.m. - 03:00 a.m.; Su: closed London Night Clubs & Lounges TWO8Six - 286 286 Lewisham High Street London Bars Trade 5/13 Vale Royal London Night Clubs & Lounges The WayOut Club 9 Crosswall London Night Clubs & Lounges The George 114 Twickenham Road Isleworth Mo, Tu, We, Th, Su: 05:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.; Fr, Sa: 05:00 p.m. - 03:00 a.m. London Music Bars & Music Pubs Comedy Camp 3-4 Archer Street London Show Bars & Drag AlleyCat Club 4 Denmark Street London Music Bars & Music Pubs The Plough 27 Museum Street London Bars Richmond Arms 20 The Square London Pubs / Neighborhood Bars Debut London Weston Street London Night Clubs & Lounges The Troubadour 263-267 Old Brompton Road London Music Bars & Music Pubs Moro Restaurant 34-36 Exmouth Market London Tapas Bars Fino Restaurant 33 Charlotte Street London Tapas Bars Rhythm Factory 16-18 Whitechapel Road London Night Clubs & Lounges The Penthouse London 1 Leicester Square 8th floor London Night Clubs & Lounges O2 Academy Brixton 211 Stockwell Road London Cultural Facilities Dalston Superstore 117 Kingsland High St London Music Bars & Music Pubs KCLSU Guy's Bar St. Thomas Street Boland House London Bars The Riverside Bar & Restaurant 5 St George Wharf London Pubs / Neighborhood Bars matter London Peninsula Square @ The O2 London Night Clubs & Lounges Pacha London Terminus Pl London Night Clubs & Lounges The MacBeth 70 Hoxton Street London Music Bars & Music Pubs Ministry of Sound 103 Gaunt Street London Night Clubs & Lounges Lightbox 6a South Lambeth Place London Night Clubs & Lounges The Chapel Bar 29 Penton St London Bars The Coronet Theatre 28 New Kent Rd London Night Clubs & Lounges Platinum Bar 23-25 Paul Street London Night Clubs & Lounges Cable London Bermondsey Street Tunnel London Night Clubs & Lounges Catch Bar & Nightclub 22 Kingsland Road London Music Bars & Music Pubs Troxy 490 Commercial Road London Night Clubs & Lounges Club Aquarium London 256-264 Old Street London Night Clubs & Lounges 333 Mother 333 Old Street London Night Clubs & Lounges The Vauxhall Griffin 8 Wyvil Road London Music Bars & Music Pubs The Drill Hall 16 Chenies St Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa, Su: 06:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. London Cultural Facilities Fabric Nightclub 77A Charterhouse Street London Night Clubs & Lounges Stunners 566 Cable Street Cable Street Studios, Thames House London Night Clubs & Lounges Hidden Club 100 Tinworth St London Night Clubs & Lounges KOKO 1a Camden High Street London Night Clubs & Lounges Arcadia London (The Arches at London Bridge) 51/53 Southwark Street London Night Clubs & Lounges Bloomsbury Ballrooms Bloomsbury Square Victoria House London Night Clubs & Lounges Cafe De Paris 3-4 Coventry St London Show Bars & Drag The Rosemary Branch Theatre 2 Shepperton Road London Show Bars & Drag Tee's Wine Bar (Catch 22) Turnpike Lane 679 Wellington Terrace London Music Bars & Music Pubs Trash Palace 58 Old Street London Bars Freedom Bar 66 Wardour Street Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa: 11:00 a.m. - 03:00 a.m.; Su: 12:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. London Bars Coco's Cocktail & Wine Bar 8 Hill Rise London Cocktailbars Area Club London 67-68 Albert Embankment Mo, Tu, We, Th, Su: closed; Fr: 12:00 a.m. - 06:00 a.m.; Sa: 11:00 p.m. - 12:00 p.m. London Night Clubs & Lounges The Blue Posts 81 Newman Street London Bars Superclub Colosseum 1 Nine Elms Lane Market Towers London Night Clubs & Lounges The Den & Centro 18 West Central Street London Night Clubs & Lounges The Dome Club (Tufnell Park) 1 Dartmouth Park Hill 178 Junction Rd London Night Clubs & Lounges The Minories 64-73 Minories London Music Bars & Music Pubs Scala London 275 Pentonville Road London Night Clubs & Lounges Renaissance Rooms York Way @ Canvas London Night Clubs & Lounges EGG 200 Yorck Way London Night Clubs & Lounges Charlie's Bar E1 124 Globe Road Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa, Su: 05:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. London Bars E One Club / Club E1 168 Mile End Road London Music Bars & Music Pubs Zigfrid Von Underbelly 11 Hoxton Square London Music Bars & Music Pubs The Fridge London 1 Townhall Parade London Night Clubs & Lounges The National Gallery Trafalgar Square Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa, Su: 09:00 a.m. - 06:00 p.m. London Museums, Exhibitions & Archives ICA - Institute of Contemporary Arts The Mall LH side of the foyer - Toilets London Cultural Facilities Tate Modern Bankside London Museums, Exhibitions & Archives Westminster Abbey London Tourist Attractions & Features Tower Bridge London Tourist Attractions & Features Tower of London London Tourist Attractions & Features Hyde Park - Rose Garden Park Lane London Tourist Attractions & Features Buckingham Palace London Tourist Attractions & Features Kensington Palace Kensington Gardens London Tourist Attractions & Features British Museum Great Russell Street London Tourist Attractions & Features Piccadilly Circus Piccadilly Circus London Tourist Attractions & Features Big Ben Bridge Street London Tourist Attractions & Features
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