Gay Bars in Vauxhall

Stand-alone Vauxhall mecca

Indestructible Victorian pub with a singular gay history — including drag performances since the middle of the...

Vauxhall · 372 Kennington Lane, London

• dancing
• drag
• outdoor seating
• bears
• mixed LGBTQ+
• cabaret

Cruisy old-fashioned pub atmosphere

Popular, nearly-all-male Vauxhall spot with an unusually pleasing and spacious outdoor patio/smoking area. The bar...

Vauxhall · 349 Kennington Lane, London

• leather
• outdoor seating
• pool table
• bears
• cruising
• pub
• themed

Endowed and stylish leather bar

Established in 1996 and still going rather strong, the Hoist is located under railway arches like many of Vauxhall's...

Vauxhall · Arches 47b and 47c, South Lambeth Rd, London

• trans-friendly
• leather
• cruising
• punk
• themed

Pleasure-pushing Sunday evening party south of the river

Buzzy, weekly event providing happiness and gayness to mixed dance-lovers, from Italo disco to punk-funk, with disco...

Vauxhall · 349 Kennington Lane, London

• 20+
• 30+
• 40+
• dancing
• leather
• outdoor seating
• pool table
• bears
• cocktail lounge
• pub
• mixed gay/straight

Shirtless man-to-man clubbing on a big scale

A superstore-sized mixed club which previously specialised in gay nights, mornings and afternoons throbbing with...

Vauxhall · 39 Parry St, London

• dancing
• outdoor seating
• bears
• cruising
• after hours

Monthly rough stuff with slings and things

New Jersey-reared Suzie Krueger's award-winning, still-popular and reasuringly sleazy monthly event (third...

Vauxhall · 66 Albert Embankment, London

• leather
• cruising
• mixed LGBTQ+
• punk

Vauxhall cruise and dance destination

Occupying the space formerly known as Crash, Union traditionally has showcased a sweaty, muscle-prone crowd under...

Vauxhall · 66 Albert Embankment, London

• leather
• pool table
• bears
• cruising
• after hours
• punk
• themed

Queer art and culture

The intriguing Club Wotever provides an outlet for both up-and-coming and well-established LGBT and queer...

Vauxhall · 372 Kennington Lane, London

• 20+
• 30+
• dancing
• drag
• cocktail lounge
• mixed gay/straight

Let me see you stripped down to the bone

In 2008 the owners of the now-defunct Hoist turned their 1990s leather/rubber bar on its head to accommodate the...

Vauxhall · 66 Albert Embankment, London

1990s outrageousness still lifting the spirits on a Saturday night

An alternative, retro-happy, queer-proud and irreverent weekly Saturday night event co-created in 1995 by New...

Vauxhall · 349 Kennington Lane, London

• 30+
• 40+
• 50+
• mixed gay/straight
• cabaret