Lifestyle

Meeting Up: Where to Go

This page lists gay venues and groups throught the HIV Prevention Service area. For a list of sexual health services including GUM clinics as well as gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender and HIV support groups, and organisations for those who have been affected by rape or sexual abuse, please see our guide to local services.

Scene Guide

Andover

GAP Youth Group 7-9pm Weds. Contact The Junction Youth Project 01264 369694.

Art and Soul Gay friendly café. 9-5 and 7-9pm. 92 High St. 01264 392436.

Aldershot

Lord Campbell Traditional pub. Serves food daily. Busy at weekends. Noon -11pm daily late licence at weekends. 40 Alexandra Road. 01252 313481.

Basingstoke

Bang Bar Used by Get Real group (see below). 8.30-late every Thursday. Basing View. Regular party nights

Freedom Youth LGBT group for under-26s. 7.30-10pm Tuesdays. Contact Bruce 01256 812474 or 07881 465666. www.freedom-youth.freeserve. co.uk

Get Real LGBT social group. Thursdays 8.30-late in Bang Bar, plus other events. Contact Ian 01256 381626. www.getrealgroup.com

Portsmouth

Hampshire Boulevard St Pauls Road

Mitchell’s Bar Goldsmith Road, Fratton.

Martha’s Pub with upstairs club ‘227’. Club open 10-2am Mon-Sat. 227 Commercial Road.

Old Vic St. Paul’s Road, Southsea.

Reading

The Dove 119 Orts Road. 0118 935 2556.

The Granby 8pm-2am, Wed-Sun. 120 London Road. 0118 935 2537.

Wynford Arms 110 Kings Road. 0118 958 9814.

Southampton

Breakout LGBT group for under-26s. Thursdays. Contact Mary 023 8022 3344 or 07860 444673.

The Edge Compton Walk.

Freedom Café Bar 132 High Street.

Pink Broadway Sauna. 79-80 East Street.

The London Hotel Terminus Terrace. Cabaret Sundays

Surrey

The Elm Tree Pub / restaurant. 5-11pm daily. 13 Stoke Fields. 01483 440006.

Guildford Area Gay Society Wednesdays plus other events. Contact Simon 01252 370809.

Ralph’s Cellar Non-profit making community venue. 8.30-12 Fri, disco 9-2.30 last Sat monthly. Bring a bottle. 33 Shortheath Road, Farnham. 01252 715844.

Winchester

University College LGB Group Tuesdays. Contact via GMHP

Winchester Gay Group 8pm First and 3rd Wednesday of the month plus other events. www.winchestergaygroup.co.uk