Gay bathhouses in the United Kingdom are referred to as "gay saunas" as opposed to gay bathhouse, the term more commonly used in North America.
There are gay saunas throughout the UK in most major cities. Gay saunas in the UK: [1] [2] [3]. Former now closed gay saunas in the UK: [1]. Chariots Leisure Ltd at one point operated six gay saunas in London; as of , only one is open under the Chariots name, with another open under a different name. These venues were:. In terms of floor-space and capacity, Chariots Shoreditch was the largest gay sauna in the UK.
Chariots Shoreditch was on three floors, decorated in the style of Roman baths. The first floor housed a maze of free private cabins of various sizes including orgy rooms and an extensive dark maze pitch black orgy room and set of cabins. There were free STD testing sessions held at the bathhouse. Chariots Roman Spa opened in The management previously ran Rio's, a Kentish Town naturist spa.
It was announced in February that the venue would be closing down, and the building would be demolished for a redevelopment of the site. Chariots Waterloo was on one level on the first floor of the building. It comprised an entrance lobby, locker room, cafe, showers, a steam room, a large sauna later divided in two, dark rooms, glory holes, private rooms and relaxation area.
Customers were given two towels, a locker key and condoms on entrance. Further condoms were available from wall dispensers. Most people kept the second towel as a dry spare in their locker.
