[HDNG]IN LONDON:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: £1.50 [BULL] Glass of wine: £1.45[ESTAT][PARA][ITAL]For a weekly guide to the Capital's entertainments, 'Time Out' magazine is a must. [EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD][ITAL] London is a bitter blow for bitter lovers. Some London pubs water down their ridiculously expensive beer (sometimes over £2 a pint), but one of the few sparkles in your glass is the rise of the Weatherspoon chain, dedicated to good ale and food, at superb prices (regular 99p a pint specials). Look for the blue and gold livery. [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs in Bloomsbury area: Jeremy Bentham; Rising Sun.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: many repertory cinemas offer student discounts and The Prince Charles Cinema just off Leicester Square shows films from £1.99.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Theatres: [EBOLD]Student standby tickets are sometimes available for West End shows, but they're still around £8. The National Theatre on the South Bank is cheaper and features some of the country's top talent. Also, don't forget the Fringe (the collective title for all the smaller theatres around town, ranging from back rooms at pubs to full size auditoria)[ITAL] where you can often see high quality at low cost.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos: [EBOLD][ITAL] [EITAL]Although London clubs are always at the very nub of any fashion scene, you pay for the privilege. At top nightspots, admission starts at around £5 and drinks can be anything up to 5 times pub prices. There is, however, an ever-changing set of cheaper hang-outs where the latest sounds are available without the latest prices. [ITAL] [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Heaven (mostly gay); Camden Palace; Maximus; Ministry of Sound; Fridge; Subterania. These are the venues; individual events move between clubs, and disappear like cliches in the night, so don't blame [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH] [ITAL]if our recommendations for Smashing, Pleased, Billion Dollar Babes and Kinky Gerlinky send them off into the memory-zone of the groove.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Cabaret: [EBOLD]London is a hot-bed of alternative laugh-mongers[ITAL]. [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: There's the just-moved Comedy Store or, more cheaply, Jongleurs (Camden, Battersea, Shepherds Bush), East Dulwich Cabaret, Hackney Empire and many, many more.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues: [EBOLD]Many of the country's biggest and most famous, including Wembley Stadium and Arena, Hammersmith Apollo (was the Odeon), The Marquee, The Forum (was the Town and Country), The Garage (was TandC 2), The Astoria, The Hackney Empire, The Brixton Academy, The New Cross Venue, as well as innumerable pubs, warehouses, cardboard boxes, and, of course, Tube stations.[HDNG]ELEPHANT and CASTLE:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E1[EGRPH][PARA][ITAL]Avoid The Butts [EITAL](pink pub that's part of the pink shopping centre [ITAL]and where a student's life expectancy is short[EITAL]). The Coronet cinema shows standard films. For the more obscure and arty, there is also the NFT and all the other attractions of the South Bank arts complex, including The National Theatre and Royal Festival Hall. The Brixton Academy, the Fridge and the Vox are just a couple of miles down the road.[HDNG]UNIVERSITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: £1.25 [BULL] Glass of wine: £1.20[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] The SU provides 4 bars: The Void (small and dark); Revolution Cafe (smoky); The Snug (cosy); Tudor Tavern (olde style).[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] (1) Student productions by the Drama Society.[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos and music venues:[EBOLD] Discos at least once a week in The Void in the SU Building (cap 420, adm £2-£3), which is also used as a music venue as are the Ground Floor Bar and O'Sullivans, although the new venue for groovin' pop kids is the Ark (1,000) which is used as a lecture theatre during the day.[PARA][BOLD]Others:[EBOLD] Classical concerts and occasional comedy (eg Mark Thomas).[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA]The Union manages 4 cafes and there is a restaurant on each site. [ITAL]There are many good, cheap cafes around this part of London and some of the cafes at the South Bank arts complex are excellent. [EITAL] [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Pizzeria Castellano; Ivory Arch. [EITAL]For late night hunger attacks, there are the usual burger and kebab places and a caravan that parks outside the Elephant and Castle Tube station. [BOLD]Eating Out in London:[EBOLD] see [ULNE]University of London[EULNE].[PARA][PARA]