A student-only club owned by Lancaster University Student Union. This means you can only get in if…read moreyour a student. Another thing is that the drinks are cheap and your basic student drinks. The music is generally mediocre, and the atmosphere is dead on most nights nowadays, but is booming on certain nights. Friday Fury and certain live gigs, bring the crowds from the uni, and make it a fun, albeit stuffy place. The no-drinks on the dance floor rule is heavily enforced by burly bouncers, and they are very quick to chuck people out. So that part is never fun. Can be up to £4 to get in, unless you come when the doors are open and the place is empty. Bar service is the slowest in Lancaster, and you can spend forever queuing and being pushed around when trying to order a drink on a busy night. So pick your night carefully, and have fun. Because at least you don't have old balding single guys staring at you all night.

Boring, boring, boring, boring, boring! It takes ages to queue outside of and isn't really that…read moregood when you get in there anyway! The only salvation of this club is that the staff are pretty fantastic, and the service is quick as well! The 3 stars I give is 100% due to the good quality of the service and has NO relevance to the place itself! And it's owned by Lancaster University Student Union? You'd excpect better from the student union of one of the best unis in the UK! Then again maybe I'm bias because I'm UCUM! (that's University of Cumbria, for those who didn't know).

I have a sore head. It's not good but it's the price you pay for a great night out. Ruby Lounge…read moretotally exceeded expectations. Me, planning, making a decision is a rare thing. My suggestion was actually a hit. I did my indecisive alterego very proud. There are many quality club nights organised by the Lost and Found name and this was no exception. Dance off, being £1 entry, sold it for me. Doubles for £3, a range of sambucas £1.50? Messy. Dance off saw a battle between three major DJs, strangerways, good vibrations and juicy DJs playing a mix of Joy Division, The Temptations and Dr Dre. Amazing combination. Ruby Lounge is renown for it's quality club nights and live music. The venue is perfect, with an adequate dance floor, a stage to match and plenty of seating on a slightly raised level for a chill out. Another great Northern Quarter location that needs to become a regular thing for me.

I think this might be a strip club. In fact I'm pretty sure. Well, it wasn't when I was in the Ruby…read moreLounge last night for a Lost and Found gig which is why I felt comfortable to take my boyf in with me. The gig was billed as The Cribs Aftershow but it was basically just a gig- most of the spectators were either in one of the four bands, looked like they should be or were girl groupies who were way too impressed with themselves that they were getting backstage. The sofas and high backed armchairs in the main bar area were nice touches, there were a few mirror balls around too. Plus velvet curtains - hello, strip club? Then you turn to the grimy stage area with the big grill up between the bands and the crowd. That said, no one went past the pillar anyway. Too cool to stand right at the front. Alright drinks prices - get some of their cheap vodka mixers or flavoured sambucas otherwise you'll run out of money quickly. After the bands they had Gareth Brooks from Xfm DJIng but we didn't end up staying.

Club 147 - The New Place to be in town. Formerly the Snooker Club now turned into a Bar/Nightclub…read moreattracting 20 somethings. The decor lacks a bit of imagination but it modern and trendy and trys hard. The Music is good old Cheesy Pop Tunes but its enough to get everyone dancing and enjoying themselves. It has Pool Tables and a big screen to watch the Sporting events and Disco every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. At the moment probably the best Bar/Club in town.

3 dart boards, loads of pool and snooker tables, loads of tv screens with football on, good beer…read moreand a decent selection of spirits...whats not to like?! :-)

Oh my god! If this isn't he greatest night club in the world then my name is 'Corlos Al Fiaj Para…read moreBu La Los Son Di Nos Majicos' You want beautiful willing desperate young ladies then this is the place to be! Let me paint a picture. I'm a 48 year old super nintendo loving quadraplegic and even i felt like don juan de marco that night. I never thought i would pole dance but AJ's made it happen...ok so you may not think 2 burly men pinnning me upside down to a pole is the hottest thing ever but...to quote patric swayze or something...'I had the time of my life' the women were over me. I gave them rides to the bar on my lap. I t was imense. Thankyou AJ's.

A venue in development by the Charitable organisation The Alhambra CIO working towards charity…read morestatus. Supported by the Friends of the Alhambra who volunteer and support all the events within the building always with a smile. The first floor Venue has a newly developed front bar with the most amazing views across Morecambe Bay through the 4 large bay windows. It's an amazing space with fabulous potential within it's ongoing developments.

I've only ever been on the Student Night, on Wednesday, so I can only comment for those nights…read more Basically, The Carleton is seen as a sh*t-hole by most students, and that you need to be drunk before you get there. Which is proberbly true. The music varies from cheese like High School Musical, to Pop/Indie to Dance. So you can please most in your group for a short while. The drinks are relatively cheap, and the DJ is an old perv. And i've been told that its usual for girls to be felt up by random guys atleast once a night. But all that aside, its a good place for alot of student drunk fun! I would recommend it as the ONLY place to go on a Wednesday night.

Once the seediest club in town, now one of only two places offering dancing and late night…read moredrinking. Its had a good scrub out in recent years and is much better than it once was, but it is still abit of a dive. Recently a monthly music club night has been started, run by mighty boof promotions. This has really improved the credibility of the place by drawing in the indie crowd. The groundfloor has a bar and seating. The first floor is 60s,70s and 80s and chart type music - it has seating and a dancefloor. The upper floor is either rave or indie depending on the night and is frequented by the younger crowd.

Got to love the Greggie. It's the rules…read more A bustling community centre/pub/cafe/meeting place/anything else they can cram in the doors. Host to Lancaster's only women's only disco 'Dancin' Divas' it's given me many a happy evening. Most of which I remember. Come during the day or early evening and get a bite to eat. not bad food at not bad prices. Decent bar with decent prices and one of the most laid back atmospheres in Lancaster. It's a welcome relief after the atmosphere of the city centre itself. the website is always worth checking out - there are always different things going on from salsa to singing, community projects and even haiku! plus it brings like minded people together, which can't be a bad thing

The Gregson Centre is a fantastic place to go in Lancaster for many reasons. It hosts classes from…read moredance to tai chi and uses its space for plays, crafts, group meetings of different sorts, and fairs. It is involved with anything related to community development. The bar is warm and welcoming and serves great food. During the day you can relax and read some of the books they have there, or read a newspaper with your dog lying on the floor next to you. There is a small beer garden. Definitely worth a visit!

Standard end-of-night venue, pretty relaxed staff as long as you're a good boy or girl! Multi-floor…read moreconfusion ensues as soon as you try to travel from one section to another. By the end of the night you will lose your mates, sense of direction or your mind (especially if you've had a few). Good overall for what it is.

You cannot be serious man. No it isn't Wimbledon season or a time machine malfunction. I can't…read morebelieve it has taken me so long to find the Viper Rooms. I'm only as perturbed as I am under the illusion that finding a place that was once owned by Johnny Depp means I'm now married to him. Okay, so this particular Viper Rooms wasn't owned by Johnny Depp but it shares the same name. That is close enough for me. Now will it live up to expectations? Well actually yes it does. It's housed in a Grade II listed building and inside they've spared little expense. We're talking four bars surrounded by multiple rooms and a mad mix up of music as well. You'll get anything from disco to Hip Hop. It is beautiful, it really is. A special mention goes out the centre piece chandelier and quite awesome (not to mention comfortable) leather sofas throughout. To get you in the mood and your disco shoes raring the drinks menu will blow you away. It beats some clubs I've been to with a huge selection of cocktails, wines, fizz and beer. This is grade A stuff. It may be a little mainstream for some people's tastes but just go with the flow and enjoy the venue if nothing else.

It's ok as clubs go but had 3 permanent cocktail and drinks menus on the wall but didn't have any…read moremilk to make several of the cocktails!! Milk for heavens sake- not exactly difficult to come by is it?! Also Jägerbombs and several other drinks similar were advertised but they didn't have any shot glasses..in a club.. It all unfortunately shows a couldn't care less attitude on the part of the management.