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Going Out in St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands*

St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands Clubs, Music Venues, Cinemas

Clubs (Dance Music) and Music Bars

• The monkey was a top club prob 1 of the best over here, 54 is good now to thay hav changed the music 4 the better, as for follies its just like an over sized pub not really a night club just a meeting place very dull, if ur after a dancey nite hit platnum in jersey the next thing to magaluif,
• the moorings bar is good towards the end of the nite always know someone in there club 54 has just had a refit alot better now and u always know someone in there , follies is ok but it is so small and u end up getting fag burns all over ur body.
• Barbados, Riva, Follies..... theyr all alrite!
• barbados is a club and has live music at weekends,its not bad.used to be the monkey.
• Well we have club 54 for the "REMARKABLY young patrons". Follies for the really party goes say ages 21 - 30. Then theres Barbados, for the old folkes.
• Club 54 as previously mentioned on your site, Follies is dtill there, but the famous monkey has closed and is now Barbados! it's horrific, like chasers from the office, but it's free to get in and if you're drunk enough it is hilarious!
• lots of friendly and interesting people are down in the village social club. its amazing down there. go check it out and ask for fuzz the owner. real nice chap
• Club 54 and The Monkey - both very cheesy, and Les Folies des Armes is cool as f**k!
• Club 54 is OK for the teenyboppering scene, and on Sunday they have a 14-18's night, but you must have ID for drinks
• The Monkey has now closed...............thank goodness, Peaches doesn't exist any more either. Only Club 54 or Folies are left - both dubious
• folies, followed by a pizza from (that good-old-fashioned Guern) Vlad. better to save your money and head for the beach in the summer
• Local pub good for seeing a new band - good for a dance and a drink
• Club 54 is okay if you want to mix with the 'younger' population. The age range is between 18 - 26 mostly. Folies D'Amour is notorious for its older clientele although there is a good mixture of 20 somethings and 30 somethings. They are forever trying to make it that little bit bigger because sometimes it gets so crowded that all you want to do is leave. The Monkey is okay, fantastic if you're into the 'rave' scene and one of the better clubs for original DJ's. But, watch out for the 18 year old boy gurning next to you on the dance floor, chances are he's taken something that he shouldn't have!!
• can i just say peaches closed its doors a long time ago, i also think the monkey is the best club we,ve got, as for club 54 well ok if you like chart music ummm
• guernseys clubs sucks, monkeys probably the best purely for the ladies.
• RIP Peaches... closed down in 2001. No loss, really. Club 54 is now full of screeching 16 year olds who are "mad for eeeeeet!" Folies is good, The Golden Monkey is still a hole.
• Folies D'Amour.....(one time!) Club 54 Golden Monkey
• Club 54 more seating 2 bars one on each floor, Peaches Night club at the top of a steep hill but it's a change
• OK, the 4 clubs in Guernsey are : Folies d'amour. Not a bad pub, as long as you dont mind getting 'friendly' with the people, by this I mean that the club is so small, its like sardine city, beware of fag burns whilst trying to plough through the crowd. This is. of course dependant on the fact that you get in or not, as the queue stretches a good fifty metres up the back alley. Dance music that never stops, but an unbelievably small dance floor. Peaches. Enough said. This is a newish club too. Handily located right by the police station, so don't come out throwing up a dodgy kebab and singing 'it's a hard knock life' at half two in the morning. Waking up on Sunday afternoon in a police cell is not a good idea. Peaches is probably the second worst club in the world. In a crass attempt to get more regulars, they decided to bring pole dancers in. Which didn't work, mainly because most of the pole dancers had more testosterone than the average male...definately more facial hair! The Golden Monkey used to be a haunt for more younger revellers, I can remember going in there most Saturday nights from the age of about 15. However now, they have toughened up on the 'younger' clients and it's strictly ID only now. When you get in, however, you realise the only people that are there are people who, shall we diplomatically say aren't quite just 'high on life', fine if ur into that, if ur not, you'll want to leave...fast! Saving the best til last, Club 54 (which has been extensively renovated) is the best club in Guernsey. However, peeps coming over from mainland or elsewhere may still be disappointed with the place. (When you've been to Creamfields what else can compare?) Good music, great atmosphere and you're bound to spot at least 100 people you know. Watch out also, for special promotions like 'Bucket Night'. They used to do a 'ladies night' too, where all drinks were free for women, but they have now stopped it.
• The Monkey is one of the worst Clubs on the planet.
• Les Folies D'Amours, North Plantation, St Peter Port

• The Golden Monkey, Le Pollet, St Peter Port

Live Music Venues

• the white hart is good for live bands there has been some good ones of late
• vale earth is the best music gig ever.....! hockey club is pants , and i wuddnt say much 4 the "maximum security"... greenman MCC rock!!
• The cock and bull, open mic tues, irish thursdays,
• The Hockey Club, Chandlers, The Bowl, Vazon Bay Hotel
• DV* has closed so the best places are probably The DogHouse, Pieces, and Blind O'Reilly's
• the doghouse for covers, the cock & bull for cosy nights (acoustic on tues, irish on thursday)
• The Dog House, Blind O'Reilly's, Wicked Wolf. These all have live bands including local and UK ones. The Dog House are staging Pop Idol Guernsey this year, really good fun although prices of drinks are quite exorbitant.
• big bands occaisionally at beau sejour (leisure center) local bands appear at: chandlers, fermain tavern, pieces bar, the bankers draught bands do also appear at a place called 'the doghouse' however, this tends to live up to its name! although some good/ok acts appear, most of the time he acts are awful. ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE SOME FAT BLOKE PLAYIN GUITAR WEARIN HAWAIIAN SHIRTS!!!! basically this is a bar to get pissed in while there happens to be a band playin. not recommended for musicians/music lovers/cool people.
• The Doghouse, anything to suit your tastes, m'lud.
• DV8 The Dog House Blind O'Reillys
• If we're talking concerts, then St James' Hall it is. The Guernsey Orchestra regularly play here and it is usually fully booked. Be aware, however, that it is a showy affair and that it is rare to see younger people here. There are a number of local bands who play gigs and things, see these at local secondary schools etc and places like Beau Sejour will sometimes do special one night only gigs with local DJ's and local bands.
• The Monkey is one of the worst Clubs on the planet.
• Just about every year Guernsey has a huge all weekend music party held in the Vale castle for anyone that feels like a right good head banging.
• In the summer: Vale Castle on the North side of St Sampsons harbour. Live local, Jersey & English bands entertain the whole day & part of the night - until the police stop the fun! All for a good cause a just a few quid - excellant value & a great day out.

Cinemas

• the mallard cinema.small but efficient.
• There is only one Cinema, its right up the other end of the island called the Mallard. Not bad if theres nothing else to do.
• The Mallard Double Bill - what a classic. Located in the middle of nowhere in 'The Forest' it stands as the epitomy of Guernsey visual entertainment. You get serious butt-ache from the seats, the snacks are SO overpriced, the staff wear a horrific stars and stripes shirt and you have to squint to see the screen as it is so small. However, it is home and it is a place where I have spent many a night wining and dining my dates. The proof is in the pudding however, none of the aforementioned dates ever went out with me! Only go here if you must. Oh yeah, there is Beau Sejour, but it doesn't merit anymore commentary then this. It is large, comfortable seats and cheap-ish snacks (all good so far?) but lacks an essential ingredient - films!
• Beausie & Mallard. Both nothin special but u cn watch an expensive film wiv m8s.
• The Mallard is the only cinema. Its tiny, the seats give you chronic buttache, but hey, its home. Also, was only meant to be a temporary solution after they turned the Odion into a carpark. There are now talks of putting a multicomplex in Admiral Park
• Mallard Double Bill - don't even bother, you'd be better off waiting for it to come out on DVD.
• wow 2 screen cinema, great..d'oh
• The cinema at Beau Sejour has the largest screen but the latest films are late in arriving! The Mallard offers 4 small (tiny) screens if your desperate to watch the film
• The Bowl - Ten pin bowling also pool video games and resturant.
• The Mallard complex is THE cinema place. Shame it's in the middle of knowwhere though. However, before or after you eat your meal, go to the new restaurant Crabby's 2. Lovely food and atmosphere. Yes, Guernsey have a bowling complex too. The Bowl situated in the track, just by The Late Shopper along the Kev run. Good for parties and nice food too. Also have a video arcade and pool tables.
• Two cinema complexes - Beau Sejour Centre (excellent sports & conference facilities) also has a shared use theatre/cinema. It boasts a variety of live theatre, as well as the only BIG SCREEN cinema on the island. The Mallard Complex has four small screens - while it's not perfect, it does get new release films.
• Guernsey doesn't have a dedicated cinema any more, but what it does have is a hotel in the parish of 'Forest' called 'The Mallard' which has a number of mini-cinemas. Also, the local leisure center, Beau Sejour, provides screenings of films on certain nights in their theatre (see the local press for details). Guernsey now has a bowling alley for the first time in about 20 or 30 years. I don't know the proper address, but if you ask any local to direct you to 'The Track', you'll be there.

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