Leather & Fetish Clubs
“You know when you’re in a sex club and you look in an alcove … and there are six men playing a very adult game of twister … and you really want to join in but one of them is wearing the same harness as you?” - John Pendal
*RECOMMENDED* FETISH WEEK ... LONDON runs each year in July with club nights, socials, shopping, walking tours and other events around the capital. NEXT ONE IS SUNDAY 9 TO SUNDAY 16 JULY 2023. More info at www.fetishweek.com
BiZARRE EVENTS (mixed sex) run monthly pan-sexual/ bisexual kink parties with kinky/ fetish themes. Everyone is welcome: straight, bi, lesbian, gay, male, female, Trans, gender-fluid, queer, a crossdresser, singles (M & F), couples of any gender/combination) or poly-groups. Parties are play events, not just dressing up, but you don't have to participate in anything you're not comfortable with. (www.bizarre-events.com)
BLUF (Breeches and Leather Uniform Fan club) is an online group that has events all over the world. They met regularly at The Backstreet - check their website for events. (www.bluf.com)
BREW HUNTER'S MASTERY - for fans of "Old Guard"/ high-protocol, Leather, SMoke and Submission. Holds occassional events - check website for details. (www.masteryonline.co.uk)
THE BUNKER BAR at 217 City Road, Shoreditch, London, EC1V 1JN hosts a variety of fetish nights including Boys & Sirs and SM Gays. (bunkerbar.co.uk)
CENTRAL STATION at 37 Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross, N1 hosts different fetish nights throughout the week in its basement bar called THE UNDERGROUND CLUB. Includes CITY BOYS (suit and tie club) on the 1st Friday; FEET ON FRIDAY on the 3rd Friday; GEARBOUND on the 4th Friday, CLUB COLLARED on 2nd and 4th Saturday; LEATHER CRUISE on the 3rd Saturday; and S.O.P. every Sunday from 1pm to 10pm. CHECK INDIVIDUAL CLUB WEBSITES FOR DETAILS. Nearest tube/ overground train station is Kings Cross. (undergroundclublondon.co.uk)
CLUB LABRYS (for women) - a sex positive/ body positive/ trans-inclusive club night run by women for those who sincerely identify as female. Held from 9pm to 3am in Walthamstow, E17 - check website for next date. (www.bizarre-events.com/club-labrys)
THE EAGLE LONDON at 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall has been leather pub and a bear venue. Now an LGBTQI+ bar and creative arts venue. Nearest tube Vauxhall. (www.facebook.com/EagleLDN/)
HARD ON (mostly gay men) is a monthly fetish dance and cruise club run by Suzie Krueger - now in its 20th year. Runs on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 10pm to 5am at Union Club in Vauxhall. NEXT ON SAT 15 APRIL 2023. Dress code of rubber, leather, uniform, skin gear, sports kit, or just your boots. No plain jeans or trackies. Trainers are permitted with sportswear. Entry £15 for members, £20 for guests. Suzie also runs Hard On events elsewhere, including Gran Canaria, Manchester and Antwerp - check website for details. (www.hardonclub.co.uk)
LEATHER CUISE - a new monthly night at Central Station's Underground Club and running on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 7pm. "Offers a safe space for leathermen to socialise, light cigars, cruise and play." NEXT ON SAT 15 APRIL 2023. Worth arriving early, the launch night in February reached capacity by 9pm and had to turn people away. (instagram.com/leathercruiseunderground and twitter.com/LthrCruzUground)
THE LEATHER SOCIAL - is a London social meet-up for men into leather. Held on the 1st Sunday of each month from 5pm to midnight over two floors upstairs at Comptons, 51-53 Old Compton Street, Soho, London, W1. There is no cover charge and no membership. Upstairs capacity is only 60 people, on a first come first served basis. (twitter.com/leathersocial and www.facebook.com/leathersocial)
LONDON ALTERNATIVE MARKET AFTER PARTY (mixed sex) is on the 1st Sunday of the month from 6pm at Revolution Bar, 140-144 Leadenhall, London, EC3V 4QT. Entry £15 for the market and afterparty in advance, or £25 for the party only on the door. (www.londonalternativemarket.com)
BiZARRE EVENTS (mixed sex) run monthly pan-sexual/ bisexual kink parties with kinky/ fetish themes. Everyone is welcome: straight, bi, lesbian, gay, male, female, Trans, gender-fluid, queer, a crossdresser, singles (M & F), couples of any gender/combination) or poly-groups. Parties are play events, not just dressing up, but you don't have to participate in anything you're not comfortable with. (www.bizarre-events.com)
BLUF (Breeches and Leather Uniform Fan club) is an online group that has events all over the world. They met regularly at The Backstreet - check their website for events. (www.bluf.com)
BREW HUNTER'S MASTERY - for fans of "Old Guard"/ high-protocol, Leather, SMoke and Submission. Holds occassional events - check website for details. (www.masteryonline.co.uk)
THE BUNKER BAR at 217 City Road, Shoreditch, London, EC1V 1JN hosts a variety of fetish nights including Boys & Sirs and SM Gays. (bunkerbar.co.uk)
CENTRAL STATION at 37 Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross, N1 hosts different fetish nights throughout the week in its basement bar called THE UNDERGROUND CLUB. Includes CITY BOYS (suit and tie club) on the 1st Friday; FEET ON FRIDAY on the 3rd Friday; GEARBOUND on the 4th Friday, CLUB COLLARED on 2nd and 4th Saturday; LEATHER CRUISE on the 3rd Saturday; and S.O.P. every Sunday from 1pm to 10pm. CHECK INDIVIDUAL CLUB WEBSITES FOR DETAILS. Nearest tube/ overground train station is Kings Cross. (undergroundclublondon.co.uk)
CLUB LABRYS (for women) - a sex positive/ body positive/ trans-inclusive club night run by women for those who sincerely identify as female. Held from 9pm to 3am in Walthamstow, E17 - check website for next date. (www.bizarre-events.com/club-labrys)
THE EAGLE LONDON at 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall has been leather pub and a bear venue. Now an LGBTQI+ bar and creative arts venue. Nearest tube Vauxhall. (www.facebook.com/EagleLDN/)
HARD ON (mostly gay men) is a monthly fetish dance and cruise club run by Suzie Krueger - now in its 20th year. Runs on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 10pm to 5am at Union Club in Vauxhall. NEXT ON SAT 15 APRIL 2023. Dress code of rubber, leather, uniform, skin gear, sports kit, or just your boots. No plain jeans or trackies. Trainers are permitted with sportswear. Entry £15 for members, £20 for guests. Suzie also runs Hard On events elsewhere, including Gran Canaria, Manchester and Antwerp - check website for details. (www.hardonclub.co.uk)
LEATHER CUISE - a new monthly night at Central Station's Underground Club and running on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 7pm. "Offers a safe space for leathermen to socialise, light cigars, cruise and play." NEXT ON SAT 15 APRIL 2023. Worth arriving early, the launch night in February reached capacity by 9pm and had to turn people away. (instagram.com/leathercruiseunderground and twitter.com/LthrCruzUground)
THE LEATHER SOCIAL - is a London social meet-up for men into leather. Held on the 1st Sunday of each month from 5pm to midnight over two floors upstairs at Comptons, 51-53 Old Compton Street, Soho, London, W1. There is no cover charge and no membership. Upstairs capacity is only 60 people, on a first come first served basis. (twitter.com/leathersocial and www.facebook.com/leathersocial)
LONDON ALTERNATIVE MARKET AFTER PARTY (mixed sex) is on the 1st Sunday of the month from 6pm at Revolution Bar, 140-144 Leadenhall, London, EC3V 4QT. Entry £15 for the market and afterparty in advance, or £25 for the party only on the door. (www.londonalternativemarket.com)
LONDON LEATHERMEN (londonleathermen.com) is a social group for men who wear leather, rubber, uniform or skinhead gear and is part of the European network of ECMC clubs. Other UK clubs in the ECMC network are Birmingham Fetish Men, Leathermen South in Brighton and Manchester Leathermen. London Leathermen host a GEAR SOCIAL on the 3rd Sunday in each month from 6pm, upstairs at the Duke of Wellington pub, 77 Wardour St, London, W1D 6QB. Dress code is lax, but they ask they you wear at least one piece of gear (leather, rubber, neoprene, lycra and uniforms).
THE LORD CLYDE pub at 9 Wotton Road, Deptford, SE8 5TQ is London's newest fetish venue. 5 minute walk from New Cross Station. The Lord Clyde has an outdoor smoke yard and a number of Backstreet artifacts. Events include:
The MEET UP app has a couple of fetish groups that have sent in their info:
RECON hosts FULL FETISH parties around the world and occasionally in London. All fetish dress codes welcome, with the exception of just "jeans and trainers". (www.recon.com/en/events)
TORTURE GARDEN (mixed sex) is a mixed gay/ bi/ straight, male/ female fetish club night. Their aim is "to create an environment which accepts and encourages individualism, diversity and free self-expression." Most of the London events are held at Electrowerkz, but some are at The Ministry of Sound and The Scala. Lots of dates listed on their wesbite, and they sell out quickly. (www.torturegarden.com)
TROUGH LONDON holds fetish parties every other month at various locations around London. I haven't been, but someone wrote in to say it's possibly more of a dance club aimed at guys wearing harnesses. NEXT ON EASTER SUNDAY 9 APRIL 2023 FROM 10PM T0 6AM. (www.troughlondon.com)
THE LORD CLYDE pub at 9 Wotton Road, Deptford, SE8 5TQ is London's newest fetish venue. 5 minute walk from New Cross Station. The Lord Clyde has an outdoor smoke yard and a number of Backstreet artifacts. Events include:
- PUNISHMENT BLOCK - every Friday from 5pm to 9pm, for fans of corporal punishment. Entry £8/ £4 if you are under 25 years old and arrive before 7pm
- PAUNCHY - on the 2nd Saturday of each month from 6pm to 1am. Leather play for guys of a bigger build and their admirers. Entry £10
- SKINTIGHT - on the 3rd Saturday of every month for rubber and lycra lovers. Free entry wearing gear, or £10 entry for admirers.
- FULL ON FETISH - on the 4th Saturday of every month from 6pm to 1am. Entry £10
The MEET UP app has a couple of fetish groups that have sent in their info:
- THE LORD CLYDE pub in Deptford holds leather and fetish events every week. (www.meetup.com/thelordclydelondon/)
- MEN'S KINK SOCIAL group meets in London on the second Tuesday of each month from 7pm. It is catered more towards just meeting and getting to know each other. The group welcomes those who are new and those who have experience. (www.meetup.com/Mens-BDSM-Kink-Dom-Sub-Social/)
RECON hosts FULL FETISH parties around the world and occasionally in London. All fetish dress codes welcome, with the exception of just "jeans and trainers". (www.recon.com/en/events)
TORTURE GARDEN (mixed sex) is a mixed gay/ bi/ straight, male/ female fetish club night. Their aim is "to create an environment which accepts and encourages individualism, diversity and free self-expression." Most of the London events are held at Electrowerkz, but some are at The Ministry of Sound and The Scala. Lots of dates listed on their wesbite, and they sell out quickly. (www.torturegarden.com)
TROUGH LONDON holds fetish parties every other month at various locations around London. I haven't been, but someone wrote in to say it's possibly more of a dance club aimed at guys wearing harnesses. NEXT ON EASTER SUNDAY 9 APRIL 2023 FROM 10PM T0 6AM. (www.troughlondon.com)
Leather venues that have closed
THE BACKSTREET, London's oldest leather bar that was an institution for 37 years in MIle End. It closed in July 2022. Their website is still going as an online store: thebackstreet.com
In February 2022 Romain emailed to say "I am in the process of making a documentary film about the Backstreet bar and its legacy. In order to complete the film there is a crowdfunder campaign at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-backstreet" If you have any questions please contact Romain at www.instagram.com/thebackstreetfilm
THE HOIST opened in 1996 and ran for over 20 years in Vauxhall, closing in December 2016.
BLOC SOUTH was another fetish club in Vauxhall. It closed at the end of May 2019.
THE BACKSTREET, London's oldest leather bar that was an institution for 37 years in MIle End. It closed in July 2022. Their website is still going as an online store: thebackstreet.com
In February 2022 Romain emailed to say "I am in the process of making a documentary film about the Backstreet bar and its legacy. In order to complete the film there is a crowdfunder campaign at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-backstreet" If you have any questions please contact Romain at www.instagram.com/thebackstreetfilm
THE HOIST opened in 1996 and ran for over 20 years in Vauxhall, closing in December 2016.
BLOC SOUTH was another fetish club in Vauxhall. It closed at the end of May 2019.
Outdoors
If you like to meet leathermen outdoors you might want to go to HAMPSTEAD HEATH. A reader of this page emailed in 2003 to say: "The Heath is a couple of miles from the centre of London and you get a few leather bikers riding through the area, more at night. They tend to be in the Lower Heath area rather than up by Jack Straws Castle. There are some risks: the occasional pickpocket, an odd gang of bored bashers, perhaps even a police patrol from time to time. Most people get to the Heath (and home) by foot, by taxi (lots of cabbies call in during their shifts; a trip from central London should cost no more than £10), by tube (Hampstead on the Northern Line is closest, then follow the traffic up the hill; last tube leaves Hampstead around 12:30am), by bus (the all-night bus stops right by Jack Straws Castle), or by car. Don't worry too much about wearing your leathers in public: most locals are well used to seeing leathermen wandering in the area. I always prefer go to the Heath by motorcycle, and lots of other leathermen do the same. The Heath is large, so be sure you check where to go on a map before you head out."
Another leatherman emailed in May 2006 to add "If you come by car you can either park in Templewood Avenue or Reddington Rd at the junction with West Heath Rd. You can also park along the kerb in West Heath Road and step straight onto the Heath. JACK STRAWS is not the car park or entry point anymore. If you come by train note that Hampstead Heath Station is not near the Heath. Don't worry if you get stuck on the Heath without transport, because there is a NIGHT BUS stop at Whitestone Pond, which has been transporting guys through the night from Hampstead Heath for many a year, and is well accustomed to taking on guys in full kit."
If you like to meet leathermen outdoors you might want to go to HAMPSTEAD HEATH. A reader of this page emailed in 2003 to say: "The Heath is a couple of miles from the centre of London and you get a few leather bikers riding through the area, more at night. They tend to be in the Lower Heath area rather than up by Jack Straws Castle. There are some risks: the occasional pickpocket, an odd gang of bored bashers, perhaps even a police patrol from time to time. Most people get to the Heath (and home) by foot, by taxi (lots of cabbies call in during their shifts; a trip from central London should cost no more than £10), by tube (Hampstead on the Northern Line is closest, then follow the traffic up the hill; last tube leaves Hampstead around 12:30am), by bus (the all-night bus stops right by Jack Straws Castle), or by car. Don't worry too much about wearing your leathers in public: most locals are well used to seeing leathermen wandering in the area. I always prefer go to the Heath by motorcycle, and lots of other leathermen do the same. The Heath is large, so be sure you check where to go on a map before you head out."
Another leatherman emailed in May 2006 to add "If you come by car you can either park in Templewood Avenue or Reddington Rd at the junction with West Heath Rd. You can also park along the kerb in West Heath Road and step straight onto the Heath. JACK STRAWS is not the car park or entry point anymore. If you come by train note that Hampstead Heath Station is not near the Heath. Don't worry if you get stuck on the Heath without transport, because there is a NIGHT BUS stop at Whitestone Pond, which has been transporting guys through the night from Hampstead Heath for many a year, and is well accustomed to taking on guys in full kit."
Special Interest Groups
It is illegal in the U.K. to engage in any activities for sexual pleasure which result in injuries more than "transient or trifling". Even a lovebite (hickey) is technically illegal. THE SPANNER TRUST is campaigning to change the law. Please click here to visit their website.
It is illegal in the U.K. to engage in any activities for sexual pleasure which result in injuries more than "transient or trifling". Even a lovebite (hickey) is technically illegal. THE SPANNER TRUST is campaigning to change the law. Please click here to visit their website.
A ban on possessing 'extreme pornographic' images in England and Wales came into effect in 2009. Read this newsletter from the Spanner Trust to find out more.
The following clubs are MEN ONLY unless otherwise stated:
The Terrence Higgins Trust have a website offering sexual health information for guys into rougher sex, at www.hardcell.org.uk
The following clubs are MEN ONLY unless otherwise stated:
- ANATOMIE STUDIO (mixed sex) - is the UK’s first and only full-time Shibari studio. The space is inside an artistic complex in Peckham and has wooden suspension beams and mats throughout. They hold regular rope practise sessions and workshops for complete beginners through to advanced. The studio is also available for hire for photography, art exhibitions and Shibari events. It is not a dungeon or BDSM club. (www.anatomiestudio.com)
- BOYZ AND SIRS is a CP club which meets every Saturday from 2pm to 7pm at the Bunker Bar, 217 City Road, Shoreditch, London, EC1V 1JN. Membership £12. Entry £8. (www.boyzandsirs.co.uk)
- CLUB CP meets every Tuesday except for the 1st Tuesday of the month from 7pm to 11pm at The Bunker Bar, 217 City Road, Shoreditch, London, EC1V 1JN. Nearest tube station Old Street. Entry £7 members/ £8 non-members. No dress code. (www.sewellandmarbury.co.uk/clubcphome.html)
- COLLARED meets at Central Station, King Cross on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month from 7pm to midnight. Entry £5 members/ £10 non-members. (www.clubcollared.com)
- FACILITY-X - underground location in central London, zone 1. Available for private hire and photographic sessions (www.facility-x.com)
- FEET ON FRIDAY meets on the 3rd Friday of each month from 7pm to midnight at the Underground Club below Central Station in Kings Cross. Nearest tube Kings Cross. Entry £10. No dress code. Club for guys into feet, socks and footwear. (www.feetonfriday.com)
- GEARBOUND LONDON is a bondage club for men with a focus on gear. Held on the 4th Friday of every month from 7pm to 11pm at the Underground Club below Central Station in Kings Cross. Nearest tube Kings Cross. Entry £5. Dresscode: Leather, Rubber, Pup, Skin/ Punk, Uniform, Formal, Industrial, Sportsgear. If you are not wearing gear, you may be denied entry. (gearbound.london)
- PUNISHMENT BLOCK - is a CP event every Friday from 5pm to 9pm at The Lord Clyde, 9 Wotton Road, Deptford, SE8 5TQ. Entry £8/ £4 if you are under 25 years old and arrive before 7pm (www.meetup.com/thelordclydelondon/)
- PUP OUT LONDON - monthly events in London for pups and handlers, including a coffee shop social, board games night and full on puppy club night with ball pit. (puppypride.social/m/pup-out-london)
- PUPPY PRIDE - great website for human pups and their handlers. Check out their website for pup events in London and around the UK. (www.puppypride.social/events)
- S.O.P. (Streams of Pleasure) is a club for yellow enthusiasts. Open every Sunday from 1pm to 10pm at the Underground Club in Kings Cross. Entry is £12. No dress code. (twitter.com/clubsop and clubsop.co.uk)
- *RECOMMENDED* SM GAYS run discovery nights on the third Thursday of each month from 7-11pm at The Bunker Bar, 217 City Road, Shoreditch, London, EC1V 1JN. Entry £10 with free coat check and first drink included. No dress code. This is a very social night and a great way for newcomers to explore the scene. Includes an educational workshop from 9-10pm on a different theme each month to one side for those that are interested. (www.smgays.org and twitter.com/sm_gays)
The Terrence Higgins Trust have a website offering sexual health information for guys into rougher sex, at www.hardcell.org.uk
Page updated 20 March 2023
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