London bathhouse gay

Internationally well-known, gay-owned Pleasuredrome has been in business for three decades, attracting all types and ages, from London and across the world.

Behind its discreet entrance, you'll find de-luxe pods and rooms to rent, spa pool, two steam rooms, two saunas, lounging and social areas, cinema, darkroom and upright sunbed. It also has a 24-hour bar - a rarity in London.

There is free WiFi and mobile mobile charging lockers. Located just a 1-minute walk from Waterloo, walk down either Alaska Street or Sandell Street. Find the railway arch that connects these two streets at the end, and the entrance is in the arch.

Take a look at their website for more data including FAQs.

Busiest time to visit Pleasuredrome

After the clubs and bars close, many people head to Pleasuredrome. As Pleasuredrome is lock to Vauxhall, it's a popular destination for people leaving bars like RVT and club nights enjoy Beyond.

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Relaxing Cabins

Dark Room

Cafe

Steam room

Sauna

Massage

Jacuzzi / Hot Pool

Free Wi-Fi

Aside from the queue, the sauna, which Americans would call a “bathhouse”, appears just as it always has: a boxy, azure, three-story construction, with a busy car park in the front. The queue is remarkable because even at busy times the sheer size of the place – with hundreds of lockers, three stories, a pool, two Jacuzzis, three shower rooms, a lounge, three saunas, two steam rooms, a dusky room, and a couple of dozen private cabins – is enough to house high numbers.

I halt for a minute to look at the scene ahead, to consider what has taken place here over the years. Thousands have met and had sex. Some found like. Two men died (in 2006 and 2012). Several were caught in a fire (in March 2011, more of which later). Men have wept and slept here, strung out after days of partying.

Others have indulged secret desires before going home to their wives. Justin Fashanu, the first and only premiership footballer to appear out, spent his last night here before killing himself. Some have had their first, tentative homosexual experiences in this converted warehouse, nestled in between Great Eastern Street and Bishopsgate, as hipsters, shoppers, and business folk move through by unaware.

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