 | We have attended this club twice now, once for their Grand reopening and again on Saturday for the pineapple club, and to be brutally honest...we weren't impressed. I think with most clubs, being a great experience comes down to three factors. The Premises, The Staff and The clientele.
Firstly The Premises.
This has huge potential, but its stuck in the past...you're greeted with a beautiful scene when entering, with fairy lights and chopped wood laying in the corridor, feels almost enchanted, but walk through the doors and you're essentially in what feels like a working man's club. There is an empty dancefloor with the worst type of music playing, nothing sensual, just put a Now 2000 CD in and let it play. A bar only big enough to serve 1 person at a time, 2 dungeons that are empty of any experienced players (infact one was taken up on Saturday with what I can only describe as a car boot sale for swinging gear and second hand dresses).
The smokers area is actually pretty good, spacious and comfortable with plenty of seating. The playrooms upstairs are not great...there is seating and tables for social gatherings placed between beds, a big problem that I'll get onto later. Very baffled by their glory hole, its just odd and they have restraints attached to one side of it as if they couldn't think if anywhere else to put them.
The Staff.
Didn't catch their names but wouldn't want to shame them here anyway, but they seem a bit, unapproachable. Almost like thay don't like being there, not the cheerful and exciting crew we've experienced elsewhere.
The Clientele
This is what has helped solidify our opinion of the place, the majority seem like they are stuck in this place unable to swing. Many little groups that give off the impression that going upstairs to play is a treat reserved for special occasions and unable to express or explore their sexuality. Very annoying was a group that gathered in the seating areas in the playroom having a loud conversation about their normal day to day antics whilst people are trying to get intimate, on top of this they felt it ok to also be playing with their mobile phones too...yes phones out in the play area. They were told to put them away, but it's clear they have zero understanding of the lifestyle and the etiquette expected. Due to this we moved play to a room. We had a couple enter the room we were playing in shortly after and the male half attempted to join in without asking, he had to be told no twice by the girls before I had to raise my voice, causing him to leave. Really is a shame, to see so many swingers that appear to be stuck in an environment that isn't really conducive to swinging, and can only imagine that many have a strong desire to explore but are unable to comfortably. This club needs good experienced clientele to really turn this place around and unfortunately, it's just not an attractive enough atmosphere to bring them in.
Date: 11 June 2025
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