Gay London Life | April '26 Edition - Magazine - Page 44
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P OWE R E D BY
ME1 Sauna
Fancy escaping London
for a minute and getting
a bit distracted? ME1
Sauna in Rochester
has that covered. It’s a
male-only sauna with
The Locker Room
a friendly, easy-going
If you’re in the mood for something easy, social,
feel, and enough
Vault 139
and a little bit indulgent, The Locker Room
themed days to make
If you’re bored of polite nights out, Vault 139 is
delivers. Just off Borough High Street, this is a
the trip feel very worth
your reset.
proper gay men’s sauna with a steady flow of
it. Furry Friday, Naked
Just off Warren Street, this is where things get
guys throughout the day and into the evening.
events, Lads 4 Dads, Bi
a bit more intentional. Open from 1pm to 1am,
The crowd is one of its biggest draws, confident,
Nights, there’s clearly
there’s always something happening, a steady
friendly, and very easy on the eye, which means
something for every flavour of mischief, and the
flow of guys coming and going, and a vibe that
the vibe never feels awkward or forced. Inside,
whole place leans into fun without losing that
never really dips.The themes do exactly what
everything’s set up for you to settle in and explore.
relaxed, social energy. Inside, you’ve got a dry
they say on the tin. Underwear midweek, naked
Steam room, sauna, private cabins, chill-out
heat sauna with space for up to 20, plus a top floor
when it needs to be, and weekends that go full “all
spaces, and enough going on that you’re never
designed for socialising, relaxing and exploring
or nothing” without blinking. No awkward energy,
left wandering aimlessly. It’s clean, well looked
the facilities. It’s open seven days a week, and
no guessing the vibe, just a room full of men who
after, and has that relaxed energy that makes it
if you’re arriving by train, both Rochester and
are very much on the same page.It’s confident,
very easy to stay longer than you planned. No
Chatham are about a 10-minute walk away, which
cheeky, and knows exactly what it’s serving. Go in
overthinking it. You walk in, you switch off, and you
makes it dangerously easy to turn “just a little trip
curious. Leave… well, that’s up to you.
see where things go.
out of town” into quite a lot more.
Vault 139
The Locker Room
ME1 Sauna
Open Daily, 1pm–1am
Open Daily
Open Daily
139–143 Whitfield Street, London, W1T 5EN
224–226 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1JX
Foundry Wharf, Rochester, Kent, ME1 1TH
Nearest Tube: Warren Street
Nearest Tube: Borough
Nearest Station: Rochester / Chatham
www.vault139.com
www.lockerroomsauna.co.uk
www.me1sauna.co.uk
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