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VENUES & EMPORIA
*denotes ScotsGay available
ABERDEEN
CHEERZ
BAR & CLUB*
11 Hadden Street. Lively gay bar
and club with entertainment and
more.
MARKET ARMS*
13 Hadden Street. LGBT friendly
pub with karaoke 5 nights a
week.
MY CLUB*
20 Adelphi. New club in old Oh
Henry’s premises.
www.facebook.com/fruitsparkle
WELLMAN’S
HEALTH STUDIO*
218 Holburn Street. Tel: (01224)
211441. Mon-Fri Noon-10pm,
Sat Noon-9pm, Sun 2-9pm. 8-
man Jacuzzi, sauna, steamroom,
café. Free Internet access.
Massage available.
E-mail: rod@
wellmans-health-studio.com
www.wellmans-healthstudio.com
DUMFRIES
DUMFRIES LGBT CENTRE*
88b High Street. Tel: (01387)
255058. Text: 07781 481788.
Drop-in: Mon 3.30-5.30pm.
E-mail:
DandG@lgbtyouth.org.uk
www.lgbtcentredg.co.uk
STICKY
Sky Bar, The Venue, 6/7 Church
Place.Tel: (01387) 263623.
Infoline: (01387) 739888. 9pm-
2am. Last Fri of each month.
Club night.
www.clubsticky.co.uk
DUNDEE
ABODE*
22 St Andrew’s Street. Tel:
Dundee (01382) 223923.
Mon-Sat 11am-Midnight, Sun
12.30pm-Midnight. New LGBT
friendly bar and eaterie.
www.bebo.com/theabodebar
BROOKS BAR*
2 St Andrew’s Lane. Wed-Thu
7pm-Midnight, Fri-Sun 3pm-
Midnight. New gay bar.
THE GAUGER*
75-79 Seagate. Mon-Sat 11am-
Midnight. LGBT-friendly bar with
free disco Fri & Sat 8pm-
Midnight.
JOCKS HEALTH CLUB/SAUNA*
11 Princes Street. Tel: (01382)
451986. Noon-10pm. Sauna,
gym, steamroom, lockers,
lounge, cabins.
E-mail: ask@jockssauna.co.uk
www.jockssauna.co.uk
OUT*
124 Seagate. Tel: (01382)
200660. Tue-Sun 11pm-2.30am.
Good atmosphere, very popular
disco with wide selection of
sounds and the occasional
act/PA.
EDINBURGH
ADULT CONCEPTIONS*
8 Drummond Street. Tel: 0131-
557 9413. Fax: 0131-557 8336.
Sun Noon-9pm, Mon-Sat 10am-
9pm. Fem 2 Dom is at 25 Easter
Road. Tel: 0131-623 6969.
Licensed sex shops.
THE AULD HOOSE*
23-25 St Leonards Street.
Tel: 0131-668 2934. Sun
12.30pm-1am, Mon-Sat Noon-
1am. Everybody-friendly real ale
bar. Food served: Mon-Sat
Noon-9.30pm, Sun 12.30-8pm.
E-mail: liz@theauldhoose.co.uk
www.theauldhoose.co.uk
BLUE MOON CAFÉ*
1 Barony Street/36 Broughton
Street. Tel: 0131-556 2788 (Bar)
or 0131-557 0911 (Office). Sat-
Sun 10am-11pm, Mon-Fri
11am-11pm. Food served until
10pm. Popular LGBT café.
www.bluemooncafe.co.uk
BOBBIE'S BOOKSHOP*
220 Morrison Street. Tel: 0131-
538 7069. Mon-Sat 10am-1pm,
2-5.30pm. Sells a selection of
gay magazines.
BOOTY*
GHQ, 4 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-
550 1780. Info Line: 07736
936650. Sun 11pm-3am. Club
night.
E-mail:
dale@lushmarketing.com
www.club-booty.com
CAFÉ HABANA*
22 Greenside Place. Tel: 0131-
558 1270. 1pm-1am. Friendly
pre-club bar popular with locals
and visitors. Free WiFi
Internet.
E-mail:
cafehabanaEH1@mac.com
www.cafehabanaEH1.com
CAFÉ NOM DE PLUME*
60 Broughton Street. Tel: 0131-
478 1372. Café/bar at the LGBT
Centre. Meals, snacks, drinks.
Free WiFi. Dogs welcome.
Outdoor smoking area.
E-mail: info@theregentbar.co.uk
C.C. BLOOM'S*
23-24 Greenside Place.
Tel: 0131-556 9331. Sun 9pm-
3am, Mon-Thu 8pm-3am,
Fri-Sat 6pm-3am. Two funky
floors! Disco every night from
11pm.
E-mail: ccblooms@tiscali.co.uk
www.bebo.com/
CCBloomsNightClub
DARE
SpeakEasy, 28 Blair Street. Tel:
0131-220 6176. 11pm-3am.
Last Sat of each month. Club
night with DJ Jon Pleased
Wimmin.
www.thecabaretvoltaire.com
DV8
Spiders Web Basement, 258
Morrison Street. Tel: 0131-228
1949. 8pm-1am. Last Fri of each
month. Fetish club.
http://dv8fetishclub.co.uk
EDINBURGH LGBT CENTRE*
58a and 60 Broughton Street.
Houses Café Nom De Plume and
Pride Scotia. Free WiFi Internet
access (sponsored by
ScotsGay). Bought in 1974 by
the Scottish Minorities Group, it
is the only LGBT-owned LGBT
Centre in the UK and is also the
oldest LGBT Centre outwith the
USA. Tel: 0131-556 9471.
Meeting Room Booking Tel:
07817 533337.
E-mail: edinburghlgbtcentre
@drink.demon.co.uk
ELBOW*
133-135 East Claremont Street.
Tel: 0131-556 5662. 11am-1am.
Breakfast until 6pm at
weekends, Lunch 11.30am-
6pm, Dinner 6pm-10pm. Bar
and restaurant.
www.elbowedinburgh.co.uk
ELECTRO-SEXUAL*
C.C. Bloom’s, 23-24 Greenside
Place. Tel: 0131-556 9331.
11pm-3am. First Fri of each
month. Club night.
E-mail: electrosexual@live.co.uk
www.facebook.com/
electroedinburgh
FEVER
Faith Nightclub, 207 Cowgate.
Tel: 0131-225 9764. 11pm-3am.
3rd Sat of each month. Club
night.
www.taste-clubs.com
FRENCHIES BAR*
87-89 Rose Street Lane North.
Tel: 0131-225 6967. Edinburgh’s
oldest gay pub now open after
tasteful refurbishment.
E-mail:
frenchies.bar@hotmail.co.uk
www.frenchies-bar.com
GHQ*
4 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-550
1780. Tue-Sun 5pm-3am.
Stylish bar and club catering for
the capital's fashionable gay
crowd.
www.socialanimal.co.uk/
Edinburgh/GHQ
LGBT CENTRE FOR HEALTH &
WELLBEING*
9 Howe Street. Tel: 0131-523
1100. LGBT community centre
in the heart of the New Town
offering a range of events,
courses and activities. Also
provides meeting space for
community groups. See website
for listings.
E-mail:admin@lgbthealth.org.uk
www.lgbthealth.org
LUVELY
Liquid Room, 9c Victoria Street.
Tel: 0131-225 2564. Info Line:
0131-657 4633. 10.30pm-3am.
1st Sat of each month. Club
night.
www.luvely.com
NEW TOWN BAR*
26B Dublin Street. Tel: 0131-
538 7775. Sun 12.30pm-1am,
Mon-Thu Noon-1am, Fri-Sat
Noon-2am. Food: Mon-Fri Noon-
3pm. Popular and busy gay bar.
Free WiFi Internet access.
E-mail: alanemerson
@newtownbar.co.uk
www.newtownbar.co.uk
No EIGHTEEN*
18 Albert Place, Leith Walk. Tel:
0131-553 3222. Mon-Thu
Noon-10pm, Fri-Sun Noon-
11pm. The UK's first VAT
registered gay sauna! £10 (£8
concessions), £5 after 8pm.
www.number18sauna.com
PLANET*
6 Baxter's Place. Tel: 0131-556
5551. 1pm-1am. Popular and
busy gay bar with friendly staff.
Karaoke Sun-Thu from 9pm.
Nightly DJ.
E-mail:
planetgaybar@googlemail.com
PRISCILLA'S CABARET BAR*
17 Albert Place, Leith Walk. Tel:
0131-554 8962. Sun 2pm-1am,
Mon-Fri Noon-1am, Sat 5-10am
and 4pm-1am. Friendly bar
putting the fun back into coming
out!
E-mail:
debrakeith11@yahoo.co.uk
Q-STORE
5 Barony Street. Tel/Fax: 0131-
477 4756. Sun 1-5pm, Mon-Fri
11am-7pm, Sat 11am-6pm.
Scotland's only licensed gay
store. Not just feelthy pictures -
lifestyle too!
THE REGENT*
2 Montrose Terrace. Tel: 0131-
661 8198. Sun 12.30pm-1am,
Mon-Sat 11am-1am.
Edinburgh’s Gay Real Ale Pub.
CAMRA's Lesbian & Gay Real
Ale Drinkers meet here on the
1st Mon of the month (2nd Mon
in Aug) from 9pm.
E-mail: info@theregentbar.co.uk
www.lagrad-edinburgh.org.uk
SATURDAY NIGHT BEAVER
SpeakEasy, 36 Blair Street. Tel:
0131-220 6176. 10.30pm-3am.
Successor to Velvet 3rd Sat of
each month. Next dates: Sat
16th Apr, 21st May, 18th Jun. A
girls night out. For gay and bi
women and LGBTI friendly
friends. DJ Trendy Wendy and
guests, eclectic genre spanning
music. £3 before 11pm,
thereafter £5/£4 conc with ID.
Affordable drinks.
www.saturdaynightbeaver.org
STEAMWORKS*
5 Broughton Market. Tel: 0131-
477 3567. Daily 11am-11pm.
Stylish sauna forming part of
busy gay hotel and sauna
complex in centre of gay quarter.
State-of-the-art facilities
including large spa pool, sauna
cabin, large steam room, video
room, labyrinth with themed
areas, café lounge, free Internet
access, tanning booth.
www.steamworks-sauna.co.uk
THE STREET*
2 Picardy Place. Tel: 0131-556
4272. Sun 12.30pm-1am, Mon-
Sat Noon-1 am. Small but
perfectly formed bar run by
Louise and Trendy Wendy.
www.thestreetbar.co.uk
TACKNO
The Voodoo Rooms, 19a West
Register Street. Tel: 0131-556
7060. 10pm-5am. One off club
nights with Trendy Wendy and
guests - see website for dates.
www.tackno.com
TASTE
The GRV, 37 Guthrie Street. Tel:
0131-220 2987. 11pm-3am. 1st
Sun of each month. Popular club
night.
www.taste-clubs.com
www.bebo.com/tasteclubs
WORD POWER*
43-45 West Nicolson Street. Tel:
0131-662 9112. Sun Noon-5pm,
Mon-Sat 10am-6pm.
Independent radical bookshop.
E-mail: books@wordpower.co.uk
www.word-power.co.uk
GLASGOW
AMBASSADORS RAINBOW*
41b York Street. Tel: 0141-237
3011. Mon-Thu Noon-Midnight,
Fri-Sun Noon-2am. Sauna. Mon:
Buddies Day (2 for 1), Wed:
Towel Free Day, Fri: TVs, CDs
and Admirers Day, Sun: £5 entry.
www.ambassadorsrainbow.com
www.facebook.com/
ambassadors.rainbow
BABYLON*
28 Bath Street. Tel: 0141-332
1377. Noon-8pm. New men only
sauna. Entry from £5. Free
Sunday breakfasts.
E-mail:
babylon@babylonleisure.co.uk
www.babylonleisure.co.uk
BENNETS*
80-90 Glassford Street. Tel:
0141-552 5761. Wed-Mon
11.30pm-3am. Scotland's oldest
gay disco.
E-mail:
bennetsniteclub@gmail.com
www.bennetsnightclub.co.uk
www.bebo.com/bennetsniteclub
www.facebook.com/
bennetsniteclub
CCA*
350 Sauchiehall Street. Tel:
0141-352 4900. Fax: 0141-332
3226. Café Tel: 0141-332 7959.
Sales & Info: The Centre for
Contemporary Arts. 6
performance and exhibition
spaces, café, bar. ScotsGay
available in bar.
E-mail: gen@cca-glasgow.com
www.cca-glasgow.com
COURT BAR*
69 Hutcheson Street. Tel: 0141-
552 2463. Sun
12.30pm-Midnight, Mon-Sat
9am-Midnight. Intimate bar.
Straight until mid-evening.
DELMONICA'S BAR*
68 Virginia Street. Tel: 0141-552
4803. Noon-Midnight. DJs
nightly from 9pm. Thu: Quiz.
Sun: Karaoke.
www.socialanimal.co.uk/
GlasgowCityCentre/Delmonicas
FHQ*
10 John Street. Tel: 0141-553
5851. Mon-Wed 5pm-Midnight,
Thu 9pm-3am, Fri 5pm-2am,
Sat-Sun Noon-2am. Female only
bar and club.
E-mail: fhq@g1group.com
www.socialanimal.co.uk/
GlasgowCityCentre/FHQ
LIQUID LOVE
Mansion House, The
Glasshouse, 20 Glassford Street.
Tel: 0141-553 4888. Thu
1130pm-3am. Club night.
E-mail:
liquidloveglasgow@yahoo.co.uk
LUKE & JACK*
45 Virginia Street. Tel: 0141-552
5699. Mon-Sat 10.30am-
6.30pm, Sun Noon-5.30pm.
Scotland’s newest LGBT shop -
locally owned and independent.
Sells aromas, toys, lubes,
magazines and books,
underwear, T-shirts, gifts, etc.
E-mail: hello@lukeandjack.co.uk
www.lukeandjack.co.uk
MERCHANT PRIDE
20 Candleriggs. Tel: 0141-564
1285. Sun 12.30pm-Midnight,
Mon-Fri 4pm-Midnight, Sat
Noon-Midnight. Bar in the heart
of the Merchant City.
MODA*
58 Virginia Street. Tel: 0141-553
2553. Mon-Thu 5pm-1am, Fri-
Sun 5pm-3am. Fashionable
pub/club.
www.socialanimal.co.uk/
GlasgowCityCentre/Moda
THE PIPEWORKS*
5-10 Metropole Lane. Tel: 0141-
552 5502. Mon-Thu
11.30am-11pm, Fri 11.30am-
Sat 6am, Sat Noon- Sun 11pm.
Men's Health and Leisure Club.
Usual facilities. £13 (£10
concession).
www.thepipeworks.com
PLUSH
Orbis Nightclub, 10-36 Bell
Street. Tel: 0141-552 1212. Tue
11pm-3am. Club night.
www.orbisglasgow.com
POLO LOUNGE*
84 Wilson Street. Tel: 0141-553
1221. Mon-Thu 5pm-1am, Fri-
Sun 5pm-3am. Long established
pub/club. Young crowd. Club
open Fri-Sun, £5 after 11pm.
www.socialanimal.co.uk/
GlasgowCityCentre/
Polo_Lounge
RELAX CENTRAL*
3rd Floor, 27 Union Street. Tel:
0141-221 0415. Sun Noon-
8.30pm, Mon-Sat
11.30am-10pm. Established gay
sauna. Entry £8.
E-mail: relaxcentral@ymail.com
www.relaxcentral.co.uk
REVOLVER BAR*
6a John Street. Tel: 0141-553
2456. Mon-Fri Noon-Midnight,
Sat-Sun 1pm-Midnight.
A refreshing antidote to the
current gay scene. Free WiFi.
www.revolverglasgow.com
SCENE*
17 John Street. Mon-Fri 4pm-
Midnight, Sat-Sun 3pm-
Midnight. Gay bar.
E-mail: info
@scene-glasgow.co.uk
www.scene-glasgow.co.uk
SILKS AND SECRETS*
308 Argyle Street. Tel: 0141-572
1017. Fax: 0141-221 0959. Sun
Noon-5pm, Mon-Sat 10am-
6pm. Clothes and toys catering
for gay, transvestite and fetish
tastes.
www.silksandsecrets.com
SPEAKEASY*
10 John Street. Tel: 0141-553
5851. Mon-Wed 5pm-Midnight,
Thu 5pm-3am, Fri 5pm-2am,
Sat-Sun Noon-2am.
Fresh alternative to the gay
scene. Food served until 9pm.
E-mail:
speakeasy@g1group.com
www.socialanimal.co.uk/
GlasgowCityCentre/Speakeasy
TRON THEATRE CAFÉ BAR*
Chisholm Street. Tel: 0141-552
8587. Fax: 0141-552 6657. Sun
11am-Late, Mon-Sat 10am-Late.
Friendly theatre bar. Mixed. Good
food.
www.tron.co.uk
VIOLATE
Violate Club Line: 09099 108174
(75p per min at all times) or
07939 723387. BDSM Runs
regular clubs at the Big Joint in
South Street, Glasgow on the
first Sat of the month.
www.violate.co.uk
THE WATERLOO*
306 Argyle Street. Tel: 0141-248
7216. Sun 12.30pm-Midnight,
Mon-Sat Noon-Midnight.
Popular, crowded, down to earth
drinking shop. Scotland's oldest
gay bar. Busy, busy, busy!
www.waterloobar.co.uk
WEDNESDAYS
The Tunnel, 84 Mitchell Street.
Tel: 0141-204 1000. 1st Wed of
each month. 11.30pm-3am.
Club night.
www.tunnelglasgow.co.uk
INVERURIE
VALLURE CAFE & WINE BAR*
Garioch Centre. Tel: Inverurie
(01467) 622966. New gay
friendly establishment.
E-mail: info@vallure.co.uk
www.vallure.co.uk
STIRLING
ALBION BAR*
51 Barnton Street. Tel: (01786)
461252. Mixed bar. Bar meals
available.
E-mail: cj@albionbar.com
www.albionbar.com
STORNOWAY
AN LANNTAIR*
Kenneth Street. Tel: (01851)
703307. Mon-Sat 8.30am-Late.
LGBT friendly arts centre with
bar and restaurant. Real ale.
E-mail: info@lanntair.com
www.lanntair.com
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