Although mainly a straight club, Castro's is a 400 clubber capacity venue with a basic warehouse atmosphere renowned for it's serious funky and hard house clubbing. It also host's the monthly DEVAINT & HARD club nights

Billed as Bristol's biggest gay club, Flamingos is the newcomer to the scene, taking over the venue once known as Just Winns, Flamingos was launched after a massive refurbishment as part of the drive to make the Old Market area Bristol's Gay Quarter. With a capacity of 900 and regular big name appearances, this venue is giving the others a run for their money!

Legend has it that The Griffin used to be the haunt for all of the luvvies that made the short walk or stagger up from the Colston Hall. Having a few years back become a bit of a dubious venue, The Griffin very recently underwent a lavish transformation, and sports furnishings that Carole Smilie would be proud of !

The Old Castle Green - Now a mixed venue, is at the centre of the Old Market Village, just round the corner from the Flamingos Nightclub

Bar Prague is one of the new gay venues to open in the City. .Formerly the Mason's Arms, Bar Prague joins the re-development of the Old Market area.

Attracting the office crowd during the day, offering a superb range of food and snacks. As the evening progresses The Old Market Tavern is the favoured venue for the local 'Bear' crowd and the more mature members of the community.

The Pineapple, tends to be one of the more popular gay pubs, where scenegoers often try to go before heading to either the Shilling or Vibes. Recently redecorated, the Pineapple provides a good gay grounding for a night out in Bristol. With a mainly younger crowd, perhaps weighted slightly toward the males and occasional live DJ's.

The Queenshilling is now one of the longest surviving clubs on the Bristol scene. Attracting a good mixture of young and old, The music tends to be recent popular type stuff with some old classics thrown in now and again. 'All you can drink' promotion nights can often be held on Saturdays and various theme nights on Fridays. The QueenShilling also hosts Bristol's heat of Mr Gay UK.