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LGBTQ+ Nightlife in Bristol

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 go, but if you’re looking for some gay clubs in Bristol and queer venues and club nights, we’ve got some top options for you below.

Where to go

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

There's a strong LGBTQ+ society in Old Market, with popular pubs including The Mature Castle Green and Bristol Bear Bar.

The Old Market Assembly hosts regular Homosexual 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 Old Market, you'll find m

Sink a cocktail in one of London's finest LGBTQ+ 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 group, kinship, and drag-fuelled mayhem. Beats billiards in your local.

Once upon a day, having a queer old time in London meant hotfooting it straight to Soho. But now, the city's queer centre of gravity has shifted east, with edgier spots pulling crowds to Dalston when night falls, while some of the city's most storied LGBTQ+ venues have taken up residence in Vauxhall. So whether you're after a flamboyant 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 mythical 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 male lover 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 Highway, Earls C