ALP.ha JOURNAL

Why our spaces close, and what keeps them open.

Data, stories and conversations about LGBTQ+ spaces in London: where they have gone, what is replacing them, and what it takes to build places that last.

ALP.ha AFTER DARK · Interactive map

Where London's LGBTQ+ venues went, 2006–2026

127 venues in 2006. 55 in 2017. 65 today. Press play to watch twenty years unfold, then tap any venue to see when it opened and closed.

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Coming next

Two Soho venues closed – where does the LGBT community go now?

On G-A-Y Bar, CIRCA, and the spaces taking their place. Follow @alp.collective so you don't miss it.