The Nightingale Club

i’ve always liked this club and have had good experiences here before, including enjoying the music on the night itself. unfortunately, what happened with security has completely changed how safe i feel here. my friend and i were sexually assaulted on the dance floor. a security guard was nearby and appeared to look over, and while he may not have seen every detail, it was very clear from our body language that we were uncomfortable and trying to get away. no intervention was made. later, when we went outside to leave, a group of men approached us and wouldn’t leave us alone. another security guard stood nearby and watched without stepping in or asking them to move on. security’s role is to ensure people feel safe, especially when it’s clear someone is distressed. the lack of action made in both situations was extremely disappointing and left us feeling unprotected. i hope management takes this seriously and reviews staff training and response, because no one should feel unsafe in a venue like this.

2 months ago

Great place to go with any amount of friends👯‍♀️, I’ve attended events🎉 here a hand full of times and i cant wait to attend future events😁 You can easily make new friends to spend time with if you decide to go solo😇 I recommend coming to this nightclub whenever you are on a night out in town🥳 They have many different rooms with all sorts of music playing so its nice to have that variety and to explore the grounds🤩

10 months ago

Attended Halloween night in drag, got called disgusting by some women which my partner & I reported to security. security did not remove them, instead spoke to them for 20-30 seconds and let them come back to us to start going “next time keep your gob shut”. I will not be attending this venue again as it is clearly not a safe space, I expected a lot better from security given that it’s an LGBTQ venue but after telling my friends about the incident it seems this is a reoccurring theme at nightingales/village. I have reported the issue to the club with hopes that security can be properly trained but as of yet management have not emailed back.

5 months ago

Filthy place full of kids, some looked underage, woman taking cash on reception was rude and arrogant! Went in there for literally two minutes came straight back out and asked for a refund as it was £10 each to enter, woman on reception didn't even give eye contact and was rude with an attitude, disgusting place! Toilets were filthy, the whole place was hideous!

2 months ago

The less than pleasant experience started before I got there. The website has absolutely no information, their email address does not work and while they read their messages on social media, they do not respond to any of them. I managed to find out via other attendees that the performance I was interested was at 1am but I was ready to have a fun night it so it was no problem. Got there a couple of minutes before 10pm then everyone was kicked out to queue up again. They took us to a completely different room upstairs and then a couple of hours later let us downstairs again to the 'main' room. No matter who I asked in the venue, no one seemed to have any information whatsoever which just felt weird considering they all worked there. The lack of communication from staff really created a confusing night but the performers were great which made things much better.

3 years ago