UPDATED: 12/1/2012.
You've found London's best quick guide to London's gay saunas and regular long-running gay sex parties. Saunas are at the top followed by sex bars and clubs - all have links to venue websites and maps.
For what's on night-by-night go to our calendar.
London gay Saunas
Chariots Limehouse
With roof terrace which lucky train passengers can see. Large and rambling.
Mon, Tues 11am-1am. Wed 11am-Mon 11am
572 Commercial Road, London E14
www.gaysauna.co.uk/Limehouse/limehouse.htm
Chariots Shoreditch
Large. Has swimming pool, many cruising areas, darkroom. Gets very busy weekend after hours.
Daily Noon- 9am.
201-207 Shoreditch High Street, London EC1
www.gaysauna.co.uk/Shoreditch/shoreditch.htm
Chariots Streatham
Small and smelly but a favourite for bears and bear lovers.
Mon-Thurs Noon-1am. Friday Noon-Sunday Midnight
292 Streatham High Road, London, SW16
www.gaysauna.co.uk/Streatham/streatham.htm
Chariots Vauxhall
Large with darkroom. Gets very busy weekend after hours.
Mon-Thu Noon-91m. Fri Noon-Mon 9am.
63 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1
www.gaysauna.co.uk/Vauxhall/vauxhall.htm
Chariots Waterloo
Sauna cabin, steam room, maze, 35 private rest rooms, internet cafe, and video room.
24 hours 7 days a week.
101 Lower Marsh, London SE1
www.gaysauna.co.uk/Limehouse/limehouse.htm
Locker Room
Very small but friendly and with various events.
8 Cleaver Street, London SE11
Pleasuredome Central
Large: Sauna, Steam Cabin, Jacuzzi, Rest Room, Food and alcohol available, Private cabins, Darkroom.
125 Alaska Street, London, SE1
http://www.pleasuredrome.com
Paradise Spa
North London's newest sauna.
17 Crouch Hill, London, London, N4 4AP
www.paradise-spa.co.uk
Portsea Place
Very small: capacity ~ 20 people.
72 Portsea Place, London W2
Sauna Bar
The other sauna that serves alcohol. Large Jacuzzi and more.
Closes 11pm Mon-Wed.
29 Endell Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H
www.thesaunabar.co.uk
Star Steam Sauna
Restricted opening hours. Small.
38 Lavender Hill , Battersea, London, SW11 5RL
Steamworks
Sling room, sauna, steam bath, video lounge and free refreshments. Cheap and cheerful.
Mon-Thu 11am-Midnight. Friday 11am-Sunday midnight.
309 New Cross Road, London SE14 6AS
www.steamworkslondon.co.uk
SweatBox
Gym, mazes, rest rooms, cabins, Jacuzzi steam rooms and sauna.
Irregular extra parties with DJs and alcohol.
Sun-Thu Noon-21m. Fri-Sat 24 hrs.
Ramillies House 1-2 Ramillies st , Soho, W1F 7LN
www.sweatboxsoho.com
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London gay sex parties / gay bars / gay clubs with darkrooms
Backstreet Cruise Bar
Thursdays to Sundays from 10pm until 1am-3am. Strict leather/ rubber dress code.
Wentworth Mews, Mile End, E3 4UA
www.thebackstreet.com
Eagle
Cruise nights with darkroom Monday to Thursday from 9pm.
349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, London, SE11
www.eaglelondon.com
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Fort
CLOSED DOWN.
www.thefortlondon.com/
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Fitladz at Barcode
Weekly sex club every Friday 11pm until 4am when it changes into a mixed aferhours. £6-8. Was formerly at Union but now at Barcode next door. (Back entrance).
Goding Street, Vaxhall, SE11 5AW
Fitladz's Facebook page
On Damaged at discodamaged.com/fitladz
Hard On at Factory 65
Large busy sex fetish party at club Factory 65. Dress code!
Monthly, usually third Saturday, from 10pm
at Factory 65, 65 Goding St, Vauxhall, SE11 5AW
www.hardonclub.co.uk/
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Hoist
Leather fetish club, many different nights including naked afternoon (SBN) every Sunday. Dress code often required.
Fri 22:00 The Hoist, Sat 3 14:00 Boyz and Sirs, Sat 22:00 The Hoist, Sun 14:00 SBN, Sun 19:00 NBN, Sun 22:00 The Hoist Classic, Wed 21:00 NBN at Hoist
47b South Lambeth Road, Vauxhall, London, SW8
www.thehoist.co.uk
On damaged at discodamaged.com/hoist
MA1 (run events at Backstreet listed above)
Naked parties Wednesdays 8pm, Sundays 6pm
Wentworth Mews, Mile End, E3 4UA
www.ma1.co.uk
Nudity at Union 2
Naked dance night at Union.
Every Friday 10pm
Back Entrance to Union: Goding St, Vauxhall, London, SE11
www.nudityclub.co.uk/
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Playpit
Small seedy sex club. Bring your own drink.
Opens Thursday-Monday
357 Caledonian Rd, London N7 9DQ
New web site www.playpitcruise.me.uk should go live July 2010.
On damaged at discodamaged.com/playpit/
Ted's Place
Small local cruise bar for local people. Friendly, definitely not pretentious.
Under wear on Wednesdays and Sundays from 7pm.
305a North End Road, London, W14
Union
Home of CP and club Nudity. See above
66 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1
www.clubunion.co.uk
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Underground (under Central Station)
Basement sex club with a wide range of fetish and sex nights programmed.
Hosts Pants sex cruise weekday afternoons.
37 Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross, London, N1 9SD
On Damaged under UNDERGROUND (discodamaged.com/underground-club)
Underground123
Regular themed parties in and around London. Often at Locker Room.
Check the web site http://www.underground123.co.uk and go to London / Gay
Vault 139
Well decked out basement sex bar.
139-143 Whitfield Street, Fitzrovia, W1T 5EN
Opens dally from 1pm. Various themes: naked, underwear, no dress code.
www.vault-London.com
On damaged at discodamaged.com/vault_139/
