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Sam Private Bridge Street Banbury
Reported closed and all signage removed in March 2010.
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Nice 'n' Naughty High Street Bangor LL57 1NP Closed in 2019 Customers are now
invited to shop online with a 10% discount (excluding sales) using the discount code BANG10 at Nice 'n' Naughty
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Bliss Adult Play Things Bingham Mall Bangor Northern Ireland BT20 5AJ No internet presence in 2011, so presumably closed
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Private Shop Doncaster Rd Barnsley S70 1TH Licensed. De-listed by May 2019.
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Pulse & Cocktails
462 Doncaster Road Stairfoot Barnsley S70 3EY
Mon-Sat: 10am-5:30pm Sun & Bank hols: closed
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Review from ETO's Mystery Shopper, August 2016: Don't look £ 10 hardcore magazines were marked sealed, do not open. DVDs were mostly £ 25, with 3 for £ 50 and 7 for £ 100 offers. Others
premium titles were £ 30. A pleasant and expansive shop. From Pulse & Cocktails, Feb 2007: DVD Heaven This newly
refurbished and good sized, one-stop shop in Barnsley offers a very relaxed shopping environment with excellent advice available from the shop manager. The store is open 6 days a week, apart from holidays.
The store has an excellent range of
sex toys, games and novelties along with a good assortment of lingerie, stockings and uniforms.
The store has a separate film department on the first floor and is DVD heaven with over 3,000 XXX DVDS.
Head towards Barnsley from the
Stairfoot roundabout, we are approximately 300-400 yards further up the road on the right hand side on the corner of Hoyle Mill Road. There is ample roadside parking around the shop |
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Private Shop Dalkeith Street Barrow-in-Furness A14 4SP Appears to have closed by December 2011.
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Simply Pleasure
21 Dalkeith Street Barrow in Furness LA14 1ST Mon-Sat: 9am-8pm Sun: 10am-4pm
Tel: 0122 9827450
Licensed
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From ETO's Mystery Shopper, July 2014: Beyond charming The manageress was beyond charming. The stock was broad and interesting.
R18 DVDs are £ 15 to £ 25. There is also a 3 for the price of 2 deal on DVDs and toys |
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The Private Shop Lower Bristol Rd. Twerton Bath BA2 3EM Licensed closed by 2018
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Erotica Tavistock Street Bedford MK40 2UK
Licensed. Closed in 2014.
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Private Shop Tavistock Street Bedford MK40 2RP Licensed. De-listed by May 2019
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Bliss Adult Play Things
Liberty Belfast 20 North Street Belfast BT1 1LA Closed at Smithfield Square West in February 2014. Now at Liberty Belfast
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From Liberty Belfast On the adult side of things our extensive range of goods (too much to list it all) includes everything from hen and stag night novelties, naughty adult gifts and games, lingerie, shoes-boots, dress
up, fetish wear, sex toys for him - her and couples.
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Gemini North Street Arcade Belfast BT1 1PB Presumably lost when the arcade was burnt down in an arson attack.
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The Gresham Bookshop
2 Gresham Street Belfast BT1 1JN News June 2007: Fined Fined for selling R18 videos without a license even though the shitty council refused to grant license
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Gresham Tapes & Video
25 Gresham Street Belfast BT1 1JL
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Miss Behavin' Unit 2, 2-8 Gresham Street Belfast BT1 1JN Unlicensed
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News November 2014: Licence refused Belfast City Council has said no to licensed sex shops on a city centre street. The committee claimed that the appropriate number of sex establishments in the Gresham Street locality remain as
nil . News September 2014: Licence Application Belfast Council moralists have in the past have refused to grant sex shop licences just because. In 2003 Miss Behavin' applied for a licence which was rejected. The
shop initiated an appeal which was escalated all the way to the UK's high court which eventually upheld the council's right to ban sex shops just because they felt like it. Now Miss Behavin' look set to apply for a licence again and early reports from
councillors is that opinions are 'divided' which looks a lot more promising than in 2003. |
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MissTique
Gresham Street Belfast BT1 1JL Unlicensed
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News November 2014: Licence refused Belfast City Council has said no to licensed sex shops on a city centre street. The committee claimed that the appropriate number of sex establishments in the Gresham Street locality remain as
nil . News October 2014: Licence Application MissTique has joined Miss Behavin' by submitting an application for a licence for a second sex shop called Misstique in the same area. |
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Mr Bliss Smithfield Square West Belfast BT1 1JE Reported closed in 2014
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Naughty but Nice Smithfield Square Belfast BT1 1JE Closed February 2014
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Perfect Pleasures North Street Belfast BT1 1NA Reported closed in 2013
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Private Smithfield Square Belfast Closed
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The Private Emporium North Street Belfast BT1 1ND Closed by 2012
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SohoBooks
31 Gresham St Belfast BT1 1JL 9:30am-9pm Tel: 028 90 333233 Previously Private Lines
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News, May 2015: Mentioned in Dispatches The shop was mentioned in the news when a shoplifting case was heard in court.
From the archive: The longest running sex shop in the city (and indeed
Ireland).
The shop is of a moderate size and nicely presented. A good range of DVD's and videos (yes, somebody is still selling them!) plus a wide variety of toys, novelties and adult mags. Helpful staff a plus as well. Well worth a visit.
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Dominion of Pleasure
Short Mead Street Biggleswade SG18 0AP Company closed in 2006
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Scandals Adult Shop
4 Marion Street Birkenhead CH41 6LT Mon-Fri: 9-6.30pm Sat: 9.30-6pm Tel: 0151 666 1444 Licensed in 2004. Listing checked in December 2017.
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News May 2012: ETO Awards 2012 Scandals has been nominated for the Best Individual Store in the 2012 Erotic Trade Only Awards: From Dawn: Recent refurb Even before its recent refurbishment
making the shop at least 4 times as big, it was well worth a visit for all your sexual needs and more. The staff would order you stuff that they didn't have in and they nearly always had items in.
Since it's recent refurb, however, their stock
has become more widespread with new items arriving every day. The staff knew their regulars and would show the latest arrivals they knew we would enjoy. Their array of vibrators and anal toys was vast, along with their dvds and videos.
The staff
are great, they try out all the items and will let u try the open vibrators that are behind the counter before you buy. They make you feel welcome and follow our own belief that sex is completely natural and as a woman feel at ease going in their on my
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Adultshop Superstore Edwards St, Birmingham B1 2RX (near National Indoor Arena) Reported closed in April 2012.
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Adult World
1 Hinckley Street Birmingham B5 4EB Mon-Sat: 10am-10pm Sun: 11am-4pm Licensed
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From ETO's Mystery Shopper, October 2020: Tidy Tidy, comprhensive + good staff
News October 2019: License renewed The licence was renewed despite a whinge from the nighbouring Old Rep theatre
complaining about people handing around.
News July 2019: Changed hands Adult World in Hay Mills changed hands in 2013. The owners further acquired the city centre shop and sex cinema on Hinkley Street in July 2019.
From ETO's Mystery Shopper, June 2013: Perfectly Decent No longer any reference to a sex cinema but still has lap dancing and preview booths. Most R18 DVDs are a basic £30 but have a 3 for 2 offer.
There are also titles at £20 and a clearance line at £10. There was a helpful manager who made for perfectly decent licensed store. Review from Gerry, Oct 2009: Spot On Your current comments are spot
on. DVDs are expensive, cinema show is excellent. Striptease is fine and the young lady doubles up as the lap dancer. Lap dance costs £20. Review July 2006: 'one-stop' sex central I know this review
section is supposed to be about shops. How about a shop, a cinema, preview booths, a striptease (four times daily), Oh! yes! I forgot...a private lapdance... No kidding!
As far as I know this place is a one-off! This 'shop' is simply a 'one-stop'
sex central The sex shop alone is worth a visit. They must have 2000 titles available. A great range of toys and clothing too... there were a few ladies in there and couples. As well the usual mix of guys like myself.
It has a 100 seat
cinema... playing many of the latest releases. Special preview booths are there too... and I've only ever seen these in Amsterdam. These were great. You can check out a movie before you buy it. The striptease was free, as it was in with the cost of the
admittance into the cinema.. About £10 I think. Not sure about the private dance, but this was definitely available.
The staff were very helpful and polite and asked if their help were needed, which it wasn't as they'd already done such a
good display of categorizing their movies.
As I reached to pay for my DVD's... My eye was taken to a fantastic area for all sorts of sexual enhancers... too many to mention here.. But I'm sure they'll be needed in a few years.
A one-stop
sex centre in the middle of the country a stone's throw away from New Street Station... A wonderful idea in a great location... well worth a visit... How much was that lapdance again? January 2006: Good Range Shop
is quite small but with a good range of films – just a token amount of other stuff (clothes / toys etc).
Only problem is the prices - £35 per DVD. I understand the cost of the licence is £9000 but London is only a train ride
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Adult World
1014 Coventry Road Hay Mills Birmingham B25 8DP Mon-Fri: 10am-9pm Sat: 10am-6pm Sun: 11am-4pm Previously Book Exchange. Listing confirmed in November 2016.
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Amsterdam XXX 119/121 Hurst Street Birmingham B5 6SE
Closed in 2015.
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Ann Summers
Bullring City Centre Birmingham B5 4BA Monday - Saturday: 10am - 8pm Sunday: 11am - 5pm From ETO's Mystery Shopper,
November 2018: Full range Nothing much seemed to be missing
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From ETO's Mystery Shopper, November 2018: Full range Nothing much seemed to be missing |
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Clone Zone
84 Hurst Street Birmingham B5 4TD Mon-Thu: 11am - 8pm Fri-Sat: 11am - 9pm Sun: 11am - 6pm Tel: 0121 666 6640 Licensed.
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From ETO's Mystery Shopper, October 2020: Grungy range of DVDs Pleasantly grungy
Comment, Oct 2009: Gay The shop is now totally gay Review December 2004: Funky Crop Shop
Gay oriented store. Tired looking displays. R18 DVDs £30 but on sale at £20 at time of visit. Also features a solarium, funky crop shop, hairdresser and piercing studio. |
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The Adult Shop: Book Exchange
91 Oxford St Digbeth Birmingham B5 6DY (opposite coach station) Tel: 0121 643 1700 Licensed.
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From ETO's Mystery Shopper, October 2020: Convenient Convenient for the coach station
News, May 2018: Congratulations The shop made the local news when an advertising hoarding
above the shop hosted a poster congratulating the royal couple. The prominent, but miserable, local MP Jess Phillips felt that somehow it was 'inappropriate' for a sex shop to be so close to a poster congratulating Harry and Megan. Employees at shop pointed out that they had no control over the choice of posters appearing in the advertising space.
From a reader, Feb 2007: Wow, What a Shop What a delightful experience, well modern stylish a bit classy even! 'yeah in a sex shop '
The staff were very helpful and if there was something you are looking
that they don't already have they get on the phone there and then, to order it for you.
When I got hold of the 2 back issues of my Harmony Concepts films that same week I was 'well happy' even more so as I got them at the standard rate +
discount!
ALWAYS a genuine bargain to be had on their sale shelf too starting at £14.99 seems to be a honest shop that's stood the time. From a reader: A bright clean (unsleazy) licensed shop near city centre ,
with friendly helpful staff. Stocking over 200 R18 titles (video and DVD), magazines, excellent range of toys .
I informed the shop owner of your site, and she is gonna offer a discount to future customers who mention your site. |
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Fantasy Great Barr Closed
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Leg Avenue High Street Kings Heath Birmingham B14 7JZ Looks to have closed by 2017.
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Night Trips Adult Shop
39 Horsefair Birmingham B1 1DA 0121 622 3736 Licensed shop.
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From ETO's Mystery Shopper, October 2020: OK An OK shop
From ETO's Mystery Shopper, June 2013: Traditional A very traditional shop. DVDs range from £10 bargains to £40 for
some fetish titles. A good manager and a good atmosphere. January 2006: Shop looks a little drab from the outside but inside it is well laid out with a reasonable range of films grouped according to category. Doesn't stock
much in the way of toys etc. I wanted to buy a couple of films but £35 each . I asked about reduced prices such a 2 for £50 and was told no but pointed to a rack of films on offer for £20 each – unfortunately nothing took my
fancy although they were all OK films (if a little old). Staff were friendly and helpful despite not agreeing to a multi-buy deal! |
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Private Shop
45 Pinfold St City Centre Birmingham B2 4AY (just off Victoria Square) Mon-Sat 10am-6pm (Fri 8pm) Sun: 10am - 4pm
Licensed.
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From ETO's Mystery Shopper, October 2020: Extensive range of DVDs DVDs were £20 or £30 with lots of multi-buy options.
From ETO's Mystery Shopper, June 2013: Clean and Tidy DVDs range from
£10 to £25 with multi deals at all price levels from £15. There's an arty centrepiece to the bar, a wooden thing with a cock for a nose and a cock for a... cock. Certainly a talking point! First rate shop. |
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Private Shop Hockley Hill Birmingham B18 5AA Closed by June 2016
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Promises Promises Dale End Birmingham City Centre B4 7LS, UK
Licensed sex shop. Closed in 2016
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Simply Pleasure Coventry Road Bordesley B10 0RX closed by 2012
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Simply Pleasure Dale End, Birmingham B4 7LS closed by 2012
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Taboo Cinema Club
90 Park Street Digbeth Birmingham B5 5JH Mon-Sat: 11am - 11pm Cinema club is located near Moor Street station. Listing checked in November 2016.
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From Taboo Cinema Club: Adult films Our facilities include 2 main cinemas showing a wide variety of adult films. Films change on Mondays and Thursdays - we offer Block Tickets which
enables you to visit as many times as you like during the week. Snacks and hot and cold drinks are available and there is a seated area for you to relax and make new friends. Our car park at the rear of the
cinema is covered by CCTV.
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Ann Summers
The Mall 48 King William Street Blackburn BB1 7DP Mon-Sat: 9:30am - 5:30pm Sun: 10:30am - 4:30pm Unlicensed
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Review from ETO's Mystery Shopper, August 2017: Impressive Attentive staff and a busy shopping atmosphere. Am accomplished and impressive store.
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Private Shop Darwen St Blackburn BB2 2BL Licensed. De-listed by May 2019.
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Simply Pleasure New Park House Preston New Road Blackburn BB2 6AE Opened in 2004. Delisted by June 2012.
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Private Shop
311 Church Street Blackpool FY1 3PF Open: Mon-Sat: 9.30-6pm (Fri. 8pm) Licensed. Listing checked May 2019.
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Reader review, Feb 2008: Crammed Full of DVDs The shop was your typical corner shop type and was a long walk away from the tourist resort of Blackpool. The shop was crammed full of DVDs and magazines but was limited on toys.
The prices was reasonable for Hardcore DVDs but the deals didn't make you want to buy.
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Saints & Sinners
11-15 Foxhall Square Blackpool FY1 5BJ Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm Sun: 11am-4pm Tel: 01253 625050 Now licensed and also with a drinks licence. Listing checked in February 2018.
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News September 2020: ETO Awards: Winner The shop was nominated for Best Individual Store and SUe Judge won the Best Store Manager award.
News, June 2017: ETO Awards 2017: Winner Saints
& Sinners in Blackpool has won the award for Best Store Manager. Also finalist for Best Individual Store. News March 2016: Drinks licence Blackpool sex shop Saints & Sinners has been granted a licence
to serve alcohol on its premises. The store already has a lounge area which serves coffee, where customers can wait while their partners try on items of lingerie, and this will now also offer wine, champagne, Prosecco, and chilled beers. It is
believed to be the first adult store to be granted an alcohol licence. News June 2014: Nominated for ETO Awards The shop was nominated for Best Retailer and Most Innovative Retailer in the 2014 ETO Awards. These
are trade awards voted on by UK adult shop businesses. The shop manager was nominated for Best Store Manager. News, June 2013: ETO Awards 2013: Winner Saints & Sinners in Blackpool has won the award for Best Individual
Shop for the 2013 Erotic Trade Only (ETO) Awards News May 2012: ETO Awards 2012 Saints & Sinner has been nominated for the Best Individual Store in the 2012 Erotic Trade Only Awards: From
Informed Consent, February 2006: Community Store Fantastically warm and friendly adult shop catering for the bdsm community as well. No visit to Blackpool is complete without a visit to saints and sinners. Fetish gear for BBW's
on the hangers.
Reader Review: Saints & Sinners has to be one of the nicest, least seedy adult shops I've visited. The store is clean and bright... unless of course you decide to take a trip to the
dungeon... no it's not that bad! A really nicely fitted out basement serves as a fantastic S&M show room, while the main shop is very open and well lit (unlike some shops!). My girlfriend and I felt happy going in as a couple
& we've even been back individually, and always felt welcome! Think Ann Summers with less purple, more light and less commercial!
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Secret Desires
Unit A7 Britannia Industrial Estate Pengam Rd Blackwood Gwent NP12 3SP
Tel: 01443 875 142
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From ETO's Mystery Shopper, October 2011: Well Presented and Discreet The shop is owned and managed by Dom Productions which specialises in fetish/BDSM DVDs. So a fair amount of related material is on sale.
There were some expensive DVDs on sale for £ 40 but there were deals of 3 for 2 on gay films and there was a promotional box of £ 15 DVDs. Perhaps a little pricey, but overall, a well presented
discreet shop. From Paul New shop very friendly is in an industrial estate but this is not a problem as the shop is light and airy good range of stock which should grow with time also willing to source non stock items.
From the Shop: We have just been granted our Licence for our first shop.
The shop decor is in blue and silver low level ceiling, downlighters, spot lights, Modern shop furniture, Huge range of DVD's, Magazines, Sex
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Tickled Pink Bowes Street Blythe NE24 1BD A planned move from Whitley bay didn't work out in 2014
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Pillowtalk
Lyon Street West Bognor Regis PO21 1JG Licence awarded to Secret Desires in April 2006. Sold on to Pillowtalk in January 2009. Now closed
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Softys' Hard Stuff Bridge Street Bolton BL1 2EF Unlicensed and closed
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Nice 'n' Naughty Newport Street Bolton BL1 1PB Closed by June 2018.
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Private Shop
201 St. George's Rd. Bolton BL1 2PG Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm (Fri 8pm) Opened in 1998 and licensed since 2002.
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News September 2020: Licence renewed The shop's licence renewal was duly approved by Bolton Council.
From Heather, July 2006: Comfy I went in there with my
boyfriend about a year ago to make a purchase and expected to feel very intimidated being female, but I felt the opposite, I was accepted like any other customer, with just one guy behind the counter, who was most helpful, we weren't rushed or pressured,
the shop is only small but with a great choice of toys and DVDs which we looked at as well as mags, books and bondage gear.
I felt comfortable and wouldn't mind going in without my other half if I wanted.
Our purchase was wrapped in brown
paper for discretion and we left feeling comfy.
It is a licenced shop and I would recommend it to all who wish to browse and purchase.
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Temptations Blackburn Road Awarded a licence in October 2006 but set to close in November 2009.
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Scandals Adult Store
304 Derby Road Bootle L20 8LN Mon-Fri: 9-6:30pm Sat: 9:30-6pm Tel: 0151 9221234 New for summer 2010, woman and couple friendly store. Listing checked in December 2017.
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Offsite Review, March 2017: A look inside Scandals Adult Store See article from
liverpoolecho.co.uk
From Scandals, July 2010: Pride in quality We pride ourselves on the quality of our products. This coupled with high quality service, expert product knowledge and discretion we can help
and advise you to choose the perfect product from our wide array of products. We also stock a huge selection of sexual health products and are knowledgeable and able to assist you in finding the correct one for you |
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Pulse & Cocktails Emery Lane, Boston PE21 8QA Closed in about 2017.
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18 Plus Holdenhurst Road Closed in 2010
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Ann Summers
64 Commercial Rd West Cliff Bournemouth BH2 5LR Mon-Thu: 10am-6pm Fri-Sat: 9:30am-6pm Sun: 10:30am-4:30pm Unlicensed
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From ETO's Mystery Shopper, June 2016: Warm welcome A warm welcome but no follow up offer of help.
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Blue Bazaar Christchurch Road Closed around 2009
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Chez L'Amour The Triangle Closed in 2009
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Easy Tiger Store
27 The Triangle Bournemouth BH2 5SE Mon-Sat: 10am-10pm Sun: 10am-8pm Tel: 01202 554 195 Licensed in 2009, previously listed as Triangle Adult Store and White Tiger Store. Associated
with the Erotica Belle chain of shops.
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From ETO's Mystery Shopper, June 2016: Very good DVDs are mostly £ 25 with clearance lines at 3 for £ 30 or others at £ 6 each. There are magazines on clearance at 3 for £ 10. Very good independent
store News from Easy Tiger, August 2012: Expanding Easy Tiger has been granted permission from the council to open a second retail floor in the basement. This will give extra space to expand to be one of the
largest sex shops in the south of England. Also note the new opening times Monday-Saturday 10am-10pm, Sunday 10am-8pm. From ETO's Mystery Shopper, August 2012: Mixed gay and straight DVDs are mostly £ 30
with some stickered as Buy One, Get One Free. A quirky shop offering a friendly welcome and a warm goodbye. News, June 2012: Best Diamond Jubilee Shop Display Bournemouth organised a Diamond Jubilee contest
prize for Bournemouth's best window display. The Easy Tiger store in The Triangle was crowned as winner for its red, white and blue display with slogans including polish your crown jewels and keep calm, keep it up . The win was down to a
public vote, and Easy Tiger's 87 votes were 40 higher than their closest rival. Easy Tiger was presented with the Best Independent Jubilee Window Display by the Bournemouth Chamber of Trade and Commerce at the Hotel Miramar. The chamber's
vice-president Mandy Payne said it made everyone smile when the winner was announced.
From White Tiger, March 2010: Light & Modern White Tiger offers a huge selection of Adult Toys and R18
DVDs (from as little as £6). It is also a place to buy Regulation rubber and leather wear, jocks, underwear, lingerie, bondage equipment as well as your naughty novelties and cards. Owned by the
former manager of Clone Zone in Bournemouth. The shop still has its original Victorian frontage and is light, modern and open at the front with friendly welcoming staff.
News April 2009: Spin-off from Clone
Zone White Tiger Europe Ltd was granted a sex establishment licence for 12 months for Triangle Adult Store, a lifestyle shop for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender customers, run by the former manager of Clone Zone.
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Keep It Kinky
The Triangle Closed in 2006
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Private Shop The Triangle Bournemouth BH2 5RY Licensed, previously Clone Zone. Closed by 2016.
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Private Shop Holdenhurst Road Closed in 2008
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Purrfectly Discreet The Triangle Bournemouth BH2 5RY Relocated from Poole in 2014. Closed by 2016.
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Simply Pleasure
333 Holdenhurst Road Bournemouth BH8 8BT Mon-Wed: 10am-6pm Thu-Fri: 10am-7pm Sun: 10am-4pm Tel: 01202 720770
Licensed, Previously The Adult Store
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From ETO's Mystery Shopper, June 2016: A wonderfully broad range This is the larger of the two Simply Pleasure stores in Bournemouth. R18s are £ 30 with a 3 for the price of 2 deal. A wonderfully broad range
of pretty much everything.
News June 2014: Nominated for ETO Awards The shop manager was nominated for Best Store Manager in the 2014 ETO Awards. These are trade awards voted on by UK adult shop businesses.
From ETO's Mystery Shopper, August 2012: Large and friendly DVDs are mostly £ 30 with a 3 for the price of 2 deal. The shop was fun to visit with a friendly manageress. A really engaging licensed adult shop.
Reader review: The Adult Store is a fairly new addition to the list and is a much more pleasant shop to visit. The shop outdoes the others on the magazine side, with a massive selection available, particularly the
Buttman and Hustler / Barely Legal range at reasonable prices. From the Shop: We have actually been licensed since September 02, and have just renewed our licence this Tuesday with no problems. Bournemouth's
biggest, brightest, cleanest and keenest sex shop. |
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Simply Pleasure
180 Holdenhurst Road Bournemouth BH8 8AS Mon-Wed: 10am-6pm Thu-Fri- 10am-7pm Sat: 10am-6pm Sun: 11am-4pm Tel: 01202 295705 Licensed, Previously known as Uncut
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From ETO's Mystery Shopper, June 2016: Compact This is the smaller of the two Simply Pleasure stores in Bournemouth. It has free parking outside. A delightfully compact store with a first class
managaress.
From ETO's Mystery Shopper, August 2012: Compact and friendly DVDs are mostly £ 30 with a 3 for the price of 2 deal. There are also older titles at £ 15 each. The shop is clean, compact,
friendly, convenient and has character. News Oct 2008: Perfectly Well Run The sex shop licence was renewed by the council with the endorsement: Cllr David Kelsey, vice president of the licensing board, defended
the decision to renew the licence: It's a perfectly well run business. It doesn't downgrade the area at all. |
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Secrets Kinson Road Kinson Now closed and replaced by a party goods shop
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Private Shop
149 Manningham Lane Bradford BD8 7JA Mon-Sat: 10am - 8pm Licensed. Listing checked in May 2019.
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From ETO's Mystery Shopper, October 2012: Best in Bradford R18 DVDs were £25 each with multiple offers of 3 for £50 or 5 for £70 or 7 for £100. There is also a range at £2 also with discounts on
multiple buys. There's a strong gay range, ManZone. A basic shop but well presented. |
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Pulse & Cocktails
Tong Street Bradford BD4 9QY
Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm Sun & Bank hols: 11am-4pm Licensed, listing checked, February 2021
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From ETO's Mystery Shopper, October 2012: Best in Bradford An extensive shop with discreet access and parking. R18 DVDs were £25 each with multiple offers of 3 for £50 or 7 for £100. Open, bright, fun,
welcoming and safe-feeling. From Pulse & Cocktails, March 2007: Ultimate Experience This is a large adult superstore and is split into two departments
This first is Cocktails, which
has an excellent range of sexy lingerie, costumes PVC, latex and hosiery in a variety of styles ranging from sizes 8-26. This department also has a huge selection of naughty novelties, games and hen and stag night products
Pulse is where the
shopping adventure really begins! The sex toys department is huge with literally thousands of toys from every corner of the globe with many items available to touch in the 'switch on and try before you buy' display area. This store also has an exclusive
range of erotic furniture.
This store has a fantastic adult film department with over 3,000 different titles covering every type and subject imaginable. This department also has a 42" plasma screen showing trailers of the latest films. The
store also has an excellent, Gay DVD section with over 300 titles. The DVDs are very competitively priced and Pulse & Cocktails offers an excellent exchange system on all films. The store has a huge range of books and magazines, none of which are
sealed and all at very competitive prices.
Head towards Bradford city centre on Tong Street and we are situated on the right hand-side,100 yards past Tong Street Motors, next door to Arctic Spas and Motosave
The free private car park is
easy to spot as it has a blue fence around it.
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Scene One Adult Shop Manningham Lane Bradford BD8 7JA
Licensed. Closed in 2016
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Private Shop
72 Bridgend Road Aberkenfig Bridgend CF32 9AP Open: Mon-Sat: 9.30-6pm (Fri. 8pm) Licensed. Also known as Playtime. Listing checked in May 2019.
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From ETO's Mystery Shopper , November 2013: Cheery manager There's a friendly helpful and cheery manager. Loads of R18s at £25 or £50 for
3. Otherwise full priced DVDs are £30 and bargain bin titles are £15 or £30 for 3. Like an unwashed dog, a bit smelly but loveable and sweet it its own way. |
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Bookworm
25 St Johns Street Bridgwater TA6 5HR
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From Richard, December 2005: A bookshop with a porn magazine section discreetly located at the back, the porn mags can be exchanged the same way as their books - so long as they are in "good condition" of course. They also
stock a few reasonably priced sex toys and and adult dvd's It's a friendly enough shop that doesn't attract to many weirdo's. I wouldn't go out of my way to visit the place, but for a small shop it is well stocked on porn mags - and they can be had
very cheap if you don't mind buying "pre-owned". |
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Ann Summers
30 Western Rd Brighton BN1 2EB Unlicensed. Recently relocated from its previous site on North Street
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Review from ETO's Mystery Shopper, March 2018: Safe space Is Ann Summers feeling a bit too safe these day? Compared to most adult stores they are not at all edgy. Review from ETO's Mystery Shopper, December 2013: Basically Nice
Ann Summers still delivers on every aspect of adult retail. Basically nice. |
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Fetique North Road Closed by August 2008
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Fetish and Fantasy
The Open Market London Road Closed by August 2008
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LUST!
43 Gardner Street Brighton BN1 1UN
(next to the Komedia)
Tel: 01273 699344 LUST! is an unlicensed adult shop.
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News from Channel 4, May 2019: The Sex Shop Family
Channel 4 and Crackit Productions are going behind the scenes of an extraordinary family business for a one-off documentary. T he Sex Shop Family will follow the Richardsons, whose stock in trade is sex toys and whose staff meetings focus on the
merits of a gimp mask or the latest vibrators. Head of the family is dad and self-made businessman Tim. He's run Brighton sex shops Taboo and Lust for over two decades. As well as explore the intriguing
family dynamics, the film will welcome viewers into the colourful, secret world of the sex shop, where every kink is catered for, whether the customer is hankering for fluffy handcuffs or a life-sized sex doll. The family's eye-wateringly frank dealings
with their clientele will give the audience a unique insight into the nation's sex lives. See also article from
thesun.co.uk
Review from ETO's Mystery Shopper, March 2018: Fun The shop presents a cohesive message...sex is fun, with a presentation that owes more to gadget stores.
Review from
ETO's Mystery Shopper, December 2013: Nothing to dislike The shop mixes racy gift lines with adult products and a fair amount of smoking themes merchandise. The limited space has been
used beautifully. Nothing to dislike.
News from Lust! August 2008: Bedroom Fun There is a brand new shop called LUST!
Brighton's biggest sexy lifestyle store, 3
floors of desire selling erotic accessories and clothing, DVDs, books, lingerie, shoes, sexy gifts. Everything for you could possibly desire for your bedroom fun. Female staffed and gay/lesbian friendly
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 Nice
'n' Naughty 32 St James' Street Brighton BN2 1RF
Mon-Sat: 10am-8pm Sun: 11am-6pm
Nice 'n' Naughty Brighton Facebook
Brighton Instagram: @nicennaughtybrighton Twitter: @NNNBrighton Tel: 01273 626 442 Licensed shop which changed from Clone Zone to Nice 'n' Naughty in February 2009.
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Review from Les, August 2019: A gem A Gem of a Find Visited Brighton over Pride for the first time this year, and found this perfect shop on St James St. Been to
Brighton before, but never here, and what a mistake. It's a fantastic shop with really helpful staff and a vast array of products, and ended up with a bag full of joy! I will definitely be back and will happily tell all my friends to pay it a visit when
they are in Brighton. A true gem in the adult shops.
Review from ETO's Mystery Shopper, September 2017: Very Nice The shop has gay and trans ranges of DVDs along with many other genres. Prices points are 20,
24 and 35 with a 15 cheap bin. There are lots of multi buy deals too. Very nice.
Review from ETO's Mystery Shopper, December 2013: Excellent selection An excellent selection of gay and straight interest
products. There's a large display of gay DVDs with the appropriate lifestyle products and toys. Straight R18s are £20 - £25 with no particular deals accept bargains at £10. News May 2012: ETO Awards 2012
At this year's prestigious ETO Industry Awards, held at the NEC, Birmingham on Sunday 24th June, Adult shop Nice n Naughty Brighton won the coverted Best Individual Store 2012. The award was accepted by Director Trish Murray and Brighton store manager
Philip Price. The award was narrowed down to a short list of five across the UK, and voted for by the individuals with in the UK adult industry. News May 2010: ETO Awards 2010 Nice 'n' Naughty has been nominated
for the Best Individual Store in the 2010 Erotic Trade Only Awards: Located on St James Street, this was formerly a branch of Clonezone until it was acquired by Nice n Naughty last year. The store has since been refurbished and the stock range
broadened. News from Chris, Feb 2009: Clone Becomes Naughty I visited what used to be Clonezone on St James' Street and it is now Nice 'n' Naughty.
I was greeted by a really nice girl (think she was the
naughty one LOL). Something that was a surprise in the shop, as normally when I nip in to a gay store, you normally get ignored by the staff!
It had some really nice bits, and seemed to cater for us gay boys and girls really well. I ended up
getting a couple of dvds on a multi buy offer, and to my surprise was actually given some customer service! They had a suggestion box on the counter, and the boy and girl there were really sweet and helpful.
So going to wish the new guys n
gals there a lot of luck for the future, nice to see a shop that looks after its customers and willing to get them what they want in a shop. |
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Private Shop Surrey Street Brighton BN1 3PA Licensed. De-listed by May 2019
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Prowler Brighton
112 St James's Street Brighton BN2 1TH Mon-Sat: 11am-7pm Sun: 12noon-6pm Licensed gay store
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Review from ETO's Mystery Shopper, September 2017: Window couldn't be gayer DVDs were price from £ 11 to £ 30 with smallish savings on multi-buys
News April 2017: New ownership
The Prowler Group went into administration in March 2017. The Brighton store has now been bought by ABS Holdings who run the Simply Pleasure chain and will continue to trade. Review from ETO's Mystery Shopper, December 2013:
Impressed The space is split in two with a 'licensed rear' section. R18's were £ 16.50 or 3 for £ 45. The shop has a large screen showing a selection from the range. The front section features a bargain bucket of
softcore 18 rated videos. I was impressed with what I saw. From Prowler, January 2006: Right in the heart of Brighton's gay village, the newest Prowler Store offers a friendly and
enjoyable shopping experience in a stylish, well-appointed environment. The store's light airy front space offers a range of fashion, books, cards, gifts, magazines and accessories. At the rear of the store is the "Blue Room" section, complete
with mirrored ceiling, which stocks our full range of aromas, sex toys and R18 titles. |
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She Said Boutique
32 Ship Street The Lanes Brighton BN1 1AD Tel: 01273 777811 Unlicensed erotic boutique for women, previously Tickled
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Review from ETO's Mystery Shopper, September 2017: Friendly Friendly and chatty manageress who was helpful and knowledgeable. This deceptively compact store is still very nicely done.
News from She
Said, December 2016: Moved She Said Boutique in Brighton is now at 32 Ship Street and is still doing what they do very well indeed. It is now on two floors with extensive designer lingerie on the ground, and
adult toys / fetish fashion / bondage etc on the upper floor.
Review from ETO's Mystery Shopper, December 2013: Proactive and friendly Two excellent ladies invited me in and were proactive
and friendly. They improved an already nice place to be in.
News November 2012: No Longer Tickled Rebranded from Tickled to join the She Said chain in November 2012. From Tickled website June 2012:
Y our pleasure is our pleasure Tickled erotic boutique has one simple philosophy: your pleasure is our pleasure. Both the website and our Brighton store exist to help provide you with the very best toys,
lingerie, sex books and erotic accessories to help you have the sex life that you want. All of our products have been tested to ensure that they meet our rigorous standards: if a toy doesn't do the job, we don't stock it. End of
story. Our staff are specially trained to ensure that they can answer any question you may have about your sex life, from finding the perfect toy to hit the G-spot to introducing a little spice into your relationship; selecting a
harness that fits perfectly to experimenting with BDSM in a safe and sexy way. There's no judgement and no giggling: just good, honest advice. We're here to answer your questions and help you have the sex life of your (naughtiest)
dreams.
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Taboo
2 Surrey Street Brighton BN1 3PA (near Brighton station) Mon-Fri: 9am-7pm Sat: 9am-8pm Sun: noon-5pm Tel: 01273 263565 Licensed. Listing checked in April 2020.
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News from Channel 4, May 2019: The Sex Shop Family
Channel 4 and Crackit Productions are going behind the scenes of an extraordinary family business for a one-off documentary. T he Sex Shop Family will follow the Richardsons, whose stock in trade is sex toys and whose staff meetings focus on the
merits of a gimp mask or the latest vibrators. Head of the family is dad and self-made businessman Tim. He's run Brighton sex shops Taboo and Lust for over two decades. As well as explore the intriguing
family dynamics, the film will welcome viewers into the colourful, secret world of the sex shop, where every kink is catered for, whether the customer is hankering for fluffy handcuffs or a life-sized sex doll. The family's eye-wateringly frank dealings
with their clientele will give the audience a unique insight into the nation's sex lives.
Review from ETO's Mystery Shopper, March 2018: Still excellent There's a buzzer entry system. R18 DVDs are
around £30 with 2 for £50 or 3 for £70 No convenient parking though.
Review from ETO's Mystery Shopper, September 2017: Excellent There's a buzzer entry system. R18 DVDs are around £30 with a 3
for 2 offer. Excellent.
Review from Gerry, August 2013: Full of goodies Taboo is full of goodies, including an attractive manageress. There are lots of full priced DVDs, but also a
massive selection of quality second hand at 5 for 30 pounds. Being Brighton there was also a large selection of gay DVDs
News May 2010: ETO Awards 2010 Taboo has been nominated for the Best
Individual Store in the 2010 Erotic Trade Only Awards: One of the first retailers to get full marks from our Mystery Shopper, Brighton's Taboo went on to win the Mystery Shopper award for the best overall store visited at 2006's ETO awards.
From Mystery Shopper, May 2005: Combining the best of the boutique style decor with a licence to sell real porn, it was the last and best shop I visited in Brighton. Split into three distinct sections, a lot has been done with
relatively limited space. The main space featured fetish clothing and the third room was the BDSM and bondage equipment area. There were no magazines nor VHS tapes. There was however a display of fiction and non-fiction books DVDs on most
subjects could be found, with fetish titles particularly well represented. £30 each, £50 for 2, £70 for 3 and £100 for 5. A pervy paradise and this remarkable retailers gets a remarkable score. Full marks. From
Peter I was very pleasantly surprised when I visited Taboo in Brighton. The salesman was very helpful, advising my partner and myself on items for experimental bondage etc. I would recommend Taboo to anyone in the Brighton area, and have been
back several times now, inspite of the 80 mile round trip to get there! From a reader I can concur with the positive statements about the shop. When I was shopping there was a week long special on videos/DVDs which were priced
at £30. I was also given a free DVD as an introductory offer. |
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Ann Summer Bond Street Bristol The only licensed Ann Summers shop closed in 2011. The shop became Simply Pleasure
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Ann Summers
62 Broadmead Bristol BS1 3ED Mon-Sat: 9:30am-6pm (7pm Thu) Sun: 11am-5pm Unlicensed
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From ETO's Mystery Shopper, July 2016: Not bad With a welcoming manageress, this wasn't a bad place to be.
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Ann Summers
The Mall at Cribbs Causeway Patchway Bristol BS34 5U Mon-Fri: 9:30am-9pm Sat: 9am - 8pm Sun: 11am-5pm Unlicensed
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From ETO's Mystery Shopper, March 2017: Lingerie There is much to love about this company's lingerie offerings.
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My Only Vice Gloucester Road North Filton Bristol BS34 7PY licensed but seems to have closed in 2018.
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Nice 'n' Naughty Colston Street Bristol BS1 5AX
Previously Clone Zone which became Nice
'n' Naughty in early 2009. The shop closed in November 2019 Customers are now invited to shop online with a 10% discount (excluding sales) using the discount code BRISTOL10 at
Nice 'n' Naughty
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From ETO's Mystery Shopper, July 2016: Complete package The manager couldn't have been more helpful, while giving me all the space I needed.
A comparatively small range of DVD's were in the range of £ 10 to £ 25, all with a 3 for 2 offer. Rarely do I see such a 'complete package'.
From
Will, July 2012: Friendly and Helpful The Nice 'n' Naughty Bristol store is staffed by some really terrific guys. I've shopped there five times in the last few
months and the store and staff are excellent.
By ETO's Mystery Shopper, April 2012: 5 Star A broad appeal shop with a good selection of gay films and products. An impressive product
range for a mid sized shop. DVDs are priced at £ 20 and £ 30 with a 3 for 2 deal on both ranges. There is also a £ 10 basket of gay titles. The shop's very
friendly and helpful manager takes the shop into 5 star territory.
From Nice 'n' Naughty December 2011: A pleasurable shopping experience The Bristol shop opened in February 2009,
taking over the unit previously occupied by Clonezone. We offer a full range of R18 DVDs catering for all tastes, with new titles arriving weekly. We also have a full range of
Fetish, TV, scans, European, UK/USA monthly, Gay, and contacts magazines. Furthermore, a large range of adult toys and novelties are always in stock, together with a massive selection of clothing, leather, latex, plus
hosiery/lingerie and shoes and boots from sizes 4 to 12 - footwear catalogues are available to peruse in-store. We aim to provide effective service for all customers irrespective of gender and orientation and our
friendly, experienced staff are guaranteed to provide the perfect atmosphere for a comfortable, pleasurable shopping experience.
News April 2009: Catering for All Nice 'n' Naughty will cater for
people of all sexual orientations: straight/gay/lesbian/bisexual/TV/TS. So Nice 'n' Naughty will be sure to welcome both new and existing customers. Knowledgeable, well trained staff are always on hand to offer customers help and
advice.
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Pomegranate Boutique Park Street Clifton Bristol BS1 5JA Erotic boutique opened 16th October 2010. But closed by 2012.
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Private Shop
76 West St Old Market BS2 0BW Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm (Fri 8pm) Licensed. Listing confirmed in May 2019.
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Review from ETO's Mystery Shopper, July 2016: Comparable Lots of R18s are mostly £25 or £30 each or else there's a 3 for 2 offer. There also clearance films at £10 each or £25 for 3. Clean and
tidy with comparable prices to the local competition.
Review from ETO's Mystery Shopper, April 2012: Well Stocked R18s are mostly £25 each but with a 3 for £25 offer. Others were
£30, £50 for 2 and £60 for 3. 50% exchange on DVds.
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Rudies
72 West Street Old Market Bristol BS2 0BL Licensed shop with some gay product lines. Listing confirmed in April 2016
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Review from ETO's Mystery Shopper, July 2016: Basic A good range of R18s at £25 or £30 each with a 3 for 2 offer. A little basic but not unpleasant
By ETO's Mystery Shopper, April
2012: Enthusiastic manager R18s are mostly £25 each but with a 3 for 2 offer. There are a few premium titles at £30. An enthusiastic manager helped score the shop amongst the better
UK adult stores.
News June 2010: Licensed The owner argued that he needed to sell the films and material aimed at the gay community to save the shop from closure. Bristol City Council's public safety and
protection committee gave the application the thumbs up after more than 20 letters and emails supporting the application had been sent in by traders and residents in Old Market. Only two objections were received. Review from Nic, Oct
2008: Polite & Helpful I visited a few days ago and found the guy who ran the shop quite polite. He let me just browse around with no interruptions but was helpful when I could not find what I was looking for. The shop sells
a range of adult toys, shoes, fetish wear and looks to cater for TV, crossdressers. Also sells a range of DVDs too. Located on a fairly quiet street with 2 other adult shops next door. |
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Simply Pleasure/Prowler Bristol
30 Bond Street Broadsmead Bristol BS1 3LX Mon, Tue, Wed and Sat: 10am - 6pm Thurs - Fri: 10am - 7pm Sun: 11am - 4pm Licensed
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Offsite Review, September 2018: Take a look inside See article from bristolpost.co.uk
News, September 2018: Prowlers discovered in Simply Pleasure The gay sex shop chain Prowler has opened a store inside Simply Pleasure sex shop in Bristol. Prowler specialises in gay sex toys, underwear, clothing
and accessories, as well as DVDs, books and calendars. The Bristol branch has opened on the top floor of general sex shop Simply Pleasure on Bond Street. It is being managed by former customer Cameron Reid, who said he was inspired to help bring
the Prowler brand to Bristol after realising a huge proportion of Simply Pleasure was just unused, wasted space.
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Twilight Fashions St Nicholas Market Corn Street Bristol BS1 1LJ
Goth and fetish clothing & accessories. Now closed
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Private Shop Colne Rd Burnley No longer listed on the Private Shop website so presumably closed
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Ann Summers Coopers Square Burton Closed in February 2018. Now a home fittings store.
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Shop
 Vape Head Unit 6 Eton Park Industrial Estate Derby Road Burton
upon Trent DE14 1RR Mon-Fri: 10.30am-4pm Sat: 10.30am-3pm Tel: 01283 569274
Vape Head Facebook Page
My Sexy Toys
Unlicensed shop opened March 2011, previously known as Heelz.
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From Vape Head: Sex toys, sexy shoes & enhancements Vape Head Adultstore is an unlicensed Adult & Vape store selling sex toys, sexy shoes, lingerie, stockings and male
toys & enhancements, creams, poppers etc. The home of Dynamite Herbal Enhancement Pills For Men & Women. We also stock PVC, Fetishwear, Magazines & Dvds with a full selection of Vape Kits, E liquids
& Juices. We have ample free parking at the front and back of the shop. You can also buy our sexy products from our website
www.mysexytoys.co.uk
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The Adult Shop
41 Bolton Road Bury BL8 2AB Mon-Sat: 9am-6pm Licensed since 1974. Listing checked in February 2017.
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Review from Alan, August 2011: Good Contacts The Adult Shop has been selling proper porn since 1974. The shops has over 5000, yes 5000, different adult DVDs from £ 4.95.
There are 300 sq feet of toys on display, and there is also a fantastic range of erection pills, every type of Aroma and the finest collection of contact mags in the UK. Very friendly and helpful staff too.
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Private Shop Rochdale Rd Bury No longer listed on the Private Shop website so presumably closed
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Secrets
25 St John's Street Bury St Edmunds IP33 1SJ Tel: 01284 754387 Licence approved in June 2005. Listing checked in November 2018.
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Review from ETO's Mystery Shopper, April 2018: Cheery I was greeted by a chatty manager with a cheery welcome. DVDs are priced at £20, £25 and £30. The visit was a very
pleasing experience.
Review from Vince, June 2007: So Many Vibrators I found this shop the other day, and Wow, its got to be the best sex shop in Suffolk. It's got everything
you could want, great selection of R18 DVD's from £19.99-£34.99. OK it's not a huge shop, but I have never seen so many different make of vibrators in one shop. He has everything in there, and the prices are the best I
have ever seen. The guy how runs it was very helpful and had a good way with customers. My partner felt very relaxed in there, and he can tell you everything you will need to know about the toys. I would go back
time and time again, so if you are in the area its a must if you enjoy sex shops!
Review from Martin: Friendly Staff Small, varied but limited stock, friendly staff.
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