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Glastonbury (see p125) and
Bestival (see p29) among the
most famous. Annual rock, jazz,
folk and country concerts are
staged throughout the region.

Clubs
London enjoys a lively nightlife
with clubs such as XOYO, Queen
of Hoxton (with its rooftop wig-
wam) and Ministry of Sound
(set in a former bus depot). Away Children enjoy watching the sharks at the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth
from the capital, popular venues
include Volks in Brighton, and website. Along the South Coast, can include a trip to the superb
Motion in Bristol. London’s gay child-friendly activities range Eden Project (see pp160–61) or
life is centred around Soho. from petting farms, such as the Newquay Zoo in Cornwall,
The most popular clubs here Devon’s Pennywell Farm, to which is set in lakeside gardens.
are Heaven and G-A-Y. Outside water parks, such as the South
London, cutting-edge LGBT clubs Coast Wakepark in Portsmouth. Piers
include Legends in Brighton and For younger children there’s
Queen Shilling in Bristol. the Eastbourne Miniature Steam Pleasure piers were built in the
Railway, the Monkey Haven 19th century and many feature
rescue centre on the Isle of Wight amuse ment arcades. The most
Children’s Activities and the zoo farm at Woodlands famous one is Brighton; others
London is a gold mine of fun family theme park in Devon. Of include Eastbourne, Weston-
for children of all ages. For more the area’s other theme parks, super-Mare and Hastings. In
information on family-friendly Dreamland in Margate has a 2016, the first “vertical pier”, the
sights check the Visit London retro look. Educational days out i360 (see p82), opened in Brighton.
DIRECTORY
Sources of London Coliseum Glyndebourne Eastbourne Miniature
Information ∑ eno.org ∑ glyndebourne.com Steam Railway
Evening Standard Mayflower Theatre Clubs ∑ emsr.co.uk
∑ standard.co.uk ∑ mayflower.org.uk Monkey Haven
Minack Theatre G-A-Y ∑ monkeyhaven.org
GT ∑ g-a-y.co.uk
∑ gaytimes.co.uk ∑ minack.com Heaven Newquay Zoo
Rambert ∑ newquayzoo.org.uk
London Theatre Guide ∑ heavennightclub-
∑ londontheatre.co.uk ∑ rambert.org.uk london.com Pennywell Farm
Royal Opera House ∑ pennywellfarm.co.uk
Metro ∑ roh.org.uk Legends
∑ metro.co.uk ∑ legendsbrighton.com South Coast Wakepark
Sadler’s Wells ∑ southcoast
NME ∑ sadlerswells.com Ministry of Sound
∑ nme.com ∑ ministryofsound.com wakepark.co.uk
Cinemas Motion Visit London
Pink News ∑ motionbristol.com
∑ pinknews.co.uk Cineworld ∑ visitlondon.com
Time Out ∑ cineworld.co.uk Queen of Hoxton Woodlands
∑ queenofhoxton.com
∑ woodlandspark.com
∑ timeout.com Luna Cinema Queen Shilling
WhatsOnStage ∑ thelunacinema.com ∑ queenshilling.com Piers
∑ whatsonstage.com ODEON Volks Brighton
∑ odeon.co.uk ∑ volksclub.co.uk
Theatre and ∑ brightonpier.co.uk
Dance Music XOYO Eastbourne
∑ xoyo.co.uk ∑ eastbournepier.com
Bristol Old Vic Bestival
∑ bristololdvic.org.uk ∑ bestival.net Children’s Hastings
Activities
Chichester Festival Glastonbury ∑ hastingspier.org.uk
Theatre ∑ glastonburyfestivals. Dreamland Weston-super-Mare
∑ cft.org.uk co.uk ∑ dreamland.co.uk ∑ grandpier.co.uk

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