 | Ah BGHS… your opportunity to get away from it all and, if you’re a couple and venturing in during the afternoon, your chance to play bouncer and control the baying throng. Part spa, part social club and part adult play centre, your BGHS experience can differ wildly from one visit to another – this is both its strength and weakness.
First off, we’ve been a few times now; during some daytimes (last time 28/11) and on a Saturday. If you wondering which is for you then it is worth considering that both are very different experiences.
During weekdays, all the people we’ve spoken to have been warm and friendly; and have happily respected our personal space. However, a couple will attract an audience and due to the mostly small size of the lockable ‘rest’ rooms you may need to do some crowd control if you want to play in one of the rooms with more space.
Couples are thin on the ground which the means the happy coincidence of meeting another pair to spend time with is unlikely. You are more likely to catch them running for cover behind a closed door or surrounded in the jacuzzi while you’re building up the courage to dive into Artic ocean of the pool.
Overall, it’s an exhibitionists haven but probably not for the feint-hearted.
Saturdays and ‘couples’ nights are very different, although, again, your experience will vary depending on who is in the house on the night. While no-one caught our eye on our first visit, we had a great time playing in the open area. It was fun, sexy and erotic, even under the searing white light they’ve questionably chosen to place there.
There’s little point dwelling on the décor (which looks like it has been dredged from the collective consciousness of the 1980s), the staff (which have an uncanny ability to spring out from nowhere if you’re in danger of breaching the no-touching rule in the spa) or the facilities themselves as all of that has been talked about in other reviews. BGHS does have the advantage of being one of the few escape hatches for those on the south coast and it is a fantastic place to start as Fab’er. Talk to some of the patrons and you may even get their tips and advice on other venues which is always useful.
So, if, like us, you’re new to the scene then we can’t recommend BGHS highly enough as a taster and teaser. And if you’re lucky – or do the sensible thing and arrange a meet there before you go – hopefully more.
Date: 5 December 2018
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