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Essex & surrounding areas

ESSEX

  Colchester


The Outhouse
              LGBT  Social Centre

East Hill    Venue details    Contact details
Drop Ins
  Saturday 10.30am - 1.00pm
              Thursday 7 to 10pm

Women's Space
re-launching soon
Youth Group  re-launching soon


THT East 
Old Customs House, Hythe Quay  01206 798595
www.tht.org.uk 

 

    There for You Gay social group for over 50's
For men and women to arrange meals, theatre,
days out, weekends away etc.
Email Address - thereforyou@live.co.uk   
Phone Number - 0751 4012 579
Phone calls welcome Monday to Friday between 7-00pm to 10.00pm.

 

    Pride Wine Bar

              

A Premier Gay Bar based on the Hythe (riverside location)
145 Caelum Drive  off Hawkins Road
Colchester   www.pridewinebar.com

 

    Enigma    

 

 

Saturday is Gay night
Enigma at Skyrooms
60 High Street, Colchester

 

Rose & Crown Hotel East Street   www.rose-and-crown.com/
Gay friendly hotel  01206 866677

 

  Chelmsford

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    Essex Gay Men's Initiative Drop in and Social centre
See www.essexgaymen.org.uk for full details or 01245 250256

 

Chicago Rock Café Club  01245 348696
Sunday Gay nights 
http://www.chicago-rock-cafe.co.uk/Chelmsford/Events  
www.gsundays.co.uk

 

Atlantic Hotel New Street  01245 268168   www.bw-atlantichotel.co.uk 
Gay friendly 

 

Smiths Bar Moulsham Street  01245 259452  www.smithsbar.co.uk/
Gay bar 

 

    TransLiving LGBT club night 4th Friday of month, 2nd Friday December
www.transliving.co.uk  01268 583761

 

  Mid & West Essex    
    Essex Gay Men's Initiative Drop in and Social centre MALDON
See www.essexgaymen.org.uk for full details or 01245 250256

 

  Clacton

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Tendring Area Gays (TAG)

Contact John tel TBC

 

  North Essex -
               Others
   
    Bailey's Bar     59 High Street, Braintree  
Sunday night gay & mixed 7pm - 10.30pm. Free Entry
night of cheesy pop and handbag disco 
Drink Offers & D.J's

 

  South Essex

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The Cliff Pub Hamlet Road, Southend  01702 344466

 

Youth Group BLAG Southend  07768 001666
Tuesday 7-10pm

 

GEMS - 
   
Gay Essex Men's Social Group
Alternative Fridays
Barry 01702 471021 / 07714 704650, www.gemsgroup.co.uk 

 

Colours www.colorsessex.co.uk/

 

Gaze@ The Lounge Lucy Road, Southend  07786 448702
Gay night last Friday of the month

 

IPSWICH & SUFFOLK

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Suffolk Lesbian & Gay
Drop In
Ipswich,  01473 232212
Saturday 2 - 5pm
www.suffolkgayandlesbianhelpline.co.uk/about.htm

 

    There for You Gay social group for over 50's
For men and women to arrange meals, theatre,
days out, weekends away etc.
Email Address - thereforyou@live.co.uk   
Phone Number - 0751 4012 579
Phone calls welcome Monday to Friday between 7-00pm to 10.00pm.

 

Rose & Crown 77 Norwich Road, Ipswich 01473 211117
Rosies - Women only disco 2nd Sat. 8-11

 

Club Essence Studio 3, Station Road, Bury St Edmunds
Mondays  07775 517471

 

Bettys Cornhill, Ipswich 01473 288406
www.bettysbar.plus.com/

 

    Brighthouse Farm Lawshall, Nr Bury St Edmunds
Gay run B&B Camping/SC 01284 830385

 

    The Swan Gay & Lesbian Night 2nd Friday each month, music & free sandwiches
The Street, Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds
Open 7 days a week, food served midday to 10pm
www.lawshallswan.co.uk

 

   

SURROUNDING
           AREAS

 

 

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    Anything But Str8 Youth Group E London 
www.havering.gov.uk

 

    Club 52 at Lennards Rainham. Women's Disco. Last Sat. if the month
8pm-late  www.club52.co.uk/

 

    Dot Cotton Club Last Sat of each month www.dotcottonclub.com/

 

    Eastside Bar Cranbrook Road, Ilford.  Mon. 8pm

 

    Gay East London (GEL) 1st & 3rd Fri  020 7920 0002

 

    Grab Social Group Dagenham  020 8517 6111

 

    The Lodge The Lodge function rooms 67  Corbets Tey Road, Upminster
Admission is £10; this includes hot food, although the bar is extra. There is always a disco and sometimes cabaret.
 The main clientele are transgendered people. The venue is discreetly located and safe.
 The recommended contact is Peter on 01708 220730 after 1930 (on the club nights).

Directions: Heading away from the centre of Upminster, go across the traffic lights, then the entrance to The Lodge is a short way down on the left, in a gap in the shopping parade, opposite a park, and just before a petrol station (also on the right).

 


                                               
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