Area Guide
This area needs attention, but we're not rich enough to visit all the areas of the UK to find information! Please let us know about alt-friendly pubs, tattooists, shops and other useful services in your area!
Updated 15/04/2008 for Colchester, Southampton, Eastbourne
North West
Cheshire
Cumbria
Manchester
Lancashire
Merseyside
North East
Northumberland
Tyne+Wear
Durham
Yorkshire and Humber
West Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
East Riding and Lincolnshire
South Yorkshire
Sheffield
Pub - The Dove and Rainbow - Hartshead Square, Sheffield. Rock bar with real ale and 6 ciders. Live bands. DJ sets. DeadNightclub - every Wednesday with Goth, Punk and Metal from the 80's and 90's www.doveandrainbow.com
Pub - The Nelson - Furnival Gate, Sheffield - Rock bar with regular DJ sets. Monday - Obscura - J Rock, Tuesday - The Control Frequency - Industrial/EBM/Noise. Thursday - Stormblast - doom/death.thrash/grind/viking. www.nelsonrockbar.com
Club - The Corporation - Regular gigs for metal, goth, ebm, rock etc. Also club nights including "SyN" Goth room every Saturday alongside two other rock rooms. www.corporation.org.uk
Shopping - Jacks Records - Aberdeen Court off Division Street. Gig Tickets for venues including Corporation, Leadmill, Boardwalk etc.
Shopping - Rocky Horrors - Division Street, Sheffield. Goth, Rock, Cyper, metal wear. Some fetish. Boots, jewellery, accessories, make up, local music from alternative bands. www.rockyhorrors.co.uk
West Midlands
Herefordshire
Shropshire
Staffordshire
Warwickshire
Worcestershire
West Midlands
East Midlands
Derbyshire
Nottinghamshire - updated 20/02/2008 with the help of local girl, Dee (myspace)
Pubs-
the pit and pendulum - goth themed pub
speak easy - rock pub near rock city
the old angel - scuzzy rock pub in hockley
the tap and tumbler - old mans rock pub
Tattoo Parlours- Access All Areas and Bodycraft
Shops- Ice Nine and Void Clothing
Leicestershire
Northamptonshire
Rutland
East
Essex
Colchester
Tattoo Parlours-Flaming Gun/ Flesh Scribe, 16 Church Walk- fully licensed and certified, favoured by Colchester's most established goths. Appointments preferred.
Shops-
Poison Apple, Sheargate Steps, selling a variety of goth and alternative clothing and accessories
Pubs-
The Hole In The Wall, oldest established alternative venue in the town, has tried to become family friendly, still alt-friendly
The Castle- located just beside the old Roman Castle itself, opens fairly late, very alt-friendly.
Hertfordshire
Bedfordshire
Cambridgeshire
Suffolk
Norfolk
London
South East
Berkshire
Buckinghamshire
East Sussex
Eastbourne
Shops
-The Darkside, 2a Grove Road, opposite the train station. Selling men's women's and children's Gothic Alternative clothing and accessories. Many offers in store.
Hampshire
Southampton
Pubs
- The Hobbit on Portswood Road
- The Firehouse (city centre)
Kent
Isle of Wight
Oxfordshire
Surrey
West Sussex
South West
Somerset
Bristol
Gloucestershire
Wiltshire
Dorset
Devon
Cornwall
Wales
Northern Ireland
Belfast
Pubs-
The John Hewitt- fairly leftist literary bar, alt-friendly, good food served during the day.
The Duke of York- more down to earth than the Hewitt, no food.
The Stiff Kitten- looks pricey, but pretty friendly. Wide variety of music played.
Katy Daly's- a metal and alternative oriented bar.
Lavery's - friendly enough to alt types, good covered smoking area, food served during the day.
Shops
Stiletto- pricey, usually pretty spooky-kid oriented, but occasionally some good stuff
Fresh Garbage- tiny, crammed shop, good for hair dye and posters
Rusty Zip- vintage and retro, some very good finds
Schuh- for your New Rock needs
Cafes and coffeeshops-
Clements- all Clements cafes, but particularly the one near the Library, are alternative friendly and some have staff with piercings and colourful hair extensions and tattoos. Can be pricey, but food and drink are usually worth it.
Republic of Ireland
Dublin- all this and more information located on Club Dominion's website
- Pubs-
- The Neptune - (basement of the Flowing Tide) on Abbey St, Dublin 1 (has a jukebox)
- Bruxelles - off Grafton St, Dublin 2 (Downstairs metal one side, general on the other)
- The Porterhouse - on Parliament St, Dublin 2
- Brogans - on Dame St, (downstairs has a jukebox)
- The Oak - on Dame St, Dublin 2
- The Foggy Dew - on Dame St. Dublin 2
- The Longstone - Pearse St. Dublin 2
- Eamon Dorans - Crown Alley, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
- Hogans - South Great George's St, Dublin 2
- Grogans - South Willian St, Dublin 2
- The Stag's Head - in Dame Court (off Dame Street)
- International Bar - has comedy nights from time to time.
- Anseo - on Camden Street
- Carnival - on Wexford Street. Studenty - music - Ska, Indie, Electro and even some Goth.
- Camden Palace - Wexford St, nice pool hall upstairs. Full bar, American tables, Bar plays music usually, can be anything from Pixies to DJ Shadow
- Hysteria - 4 Upper Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 (Beside Central Bank, above Flip). Dublin's newest goth shop! http://www.myspace.com/hysteria_alt_clothing
- Asha - top of St Stephen's Green Shopping Centre. Mostly geared for the spooky kids, but has leather trousers and can at times get some nice tops, skirts and dresses http://www.ashaboutique.com/ [site gone]
- George's Arcade - South Great George's St - has all sorts of knicknacks... The Old Pine-(candles & so forth), retro stuff, records & CD stalls, book stalls etc. Made to design jewellery and lots of other stuff... Jenny Vander (vintage stuff) has moved across the road.
- Sé-Sí Progressive - 11 Fownes Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 - retro but can get some gems.
- The Nile - Egyptian stall also on the top floor of St Stephen's Green Shopping Centre.
- Ad-Hoc - Crown Alley, Temple Bar.
- Zerep - loads of them - Henry St, Liffey St, Grafton St - for your New Rocks & Docs plus others.
- Schuh - O'Connell St & Jervis St Shopping Centre - also for boots & shoes.
- Miss Fantasia - 25 South William Street, Dublin 2. Tel: (01) 6713734 - for your pvc & rubber gear.
- House of Astrology - Parliament Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 Tel: (01) 6793404. New Age type - sells incense, books, crystals and will do astrology charts http://www.houseofastrology.net/
- Sub City - Exchequer St, Dublin 2. Tel: (01) 6771902 - comics
- Forbidden Planet - Crampton Quay, Dublin 1. Tel: (01) 6710688 - comics, figures, sf books etc.
- Skanger - (low-life) fashion boutique shops eg the ones on Liffey St Lwr - great for getting bits and pieces like lacy tops...
