[HDNG]IN LONDON:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.50 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.45[ESTAT][PARA][ITAL]For a weekly guide to the Capital's entertainments, 'Time Out' [PARA]magazine is a must. [EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD][ITAL] London is a bitter blow for bitter lovers. Some London [PARA]pubs water down their ridiculously expensive beer (sometimes [PARA]over ú2 a pint), but one of the few sparkles in your glass is the [PARA]rise of the Weatherspoon chain, dedicated to good ale and food, [PARA]at superb prices (regular 99p a pint specials). Look for the blue [PARA]and gold livery. [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs in Bloomsbury area: Jeremy Bentham;[PARA]Rising Sun.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: many repertory cinemas offer student [PARA]discounts and The Prince Charles Cinema just off Leicester [PARA]Square shows films from ú1.99.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Theatres: [EBOLD]Student standby tickets are sometimes available for [PARA]West End shows, but they're still around ú8. The National [PARA]Theatre on the South Bank is cheaper and features some of the [PARA]country's top talent. Also, don't forget the Fringe (the collective [PARA]title for all the smaller theatres around town, ranging from back [PARA]rooms at pubs to full size auditoria)[ITAL] where you can often see high[PARA]quality at low cost.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos: [EBOLD][ITAL] [EITAL]Although London clubs are always at the very nub [PARA]of any fashion scene, you pay for the privilege. At top nightspots,[PARA]admission starts at around ú5 and drinks can be anything up to 5 [PARA]times pub prices. There is, however, an ever-changing set of [PARA]cheaper hang-outs where the latest sounds are available without [PARA]the latest prices. [ITAL] [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Heaven (mostly gay); Camden [PARA]Palace; Maximus; Ministry of Sound; Fridge; Subterania. These [PARA]are the venues; individual events move between clubs, and [PARA]disappear like cliches in the night, so don't blame [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH] [ITAL]if our [PARA]recommendations for Smashing, Pleased, Billion Dollar Babes [PARA]and Kinky Gerlinky send them off into the memory-zone of the [PARA]groove.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Cabaret: [EBOLD]London is a hot-bed of alternative laugh-mongers[ITAL]. [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL][PARA]plugs: There's the just-moved Comedy Store or, more cheaply, [PARA]Jongleurs (Camden, Battersea, Shepherds Bush), East Dulwich [PARA]Cabaret, Hackney Empire and many, many more.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues: [EBOLD]Many of the country's biggest and most famous, [PARA]including Wembley Stadium and Arena, Hammersmith Apollo [PARA](was the Odeon), The Marquee, The Forum (was the Town and [PARA]Country), The Garage (was TandC 2), The Astoria, The [PARA]Hackney Empire, The Brixton Academy, The New Cross [PARA]Venue, as well as innumerable pubs, warehouses, cardboard [PARA]boxes, and, of course, Tube stations.[HDNG]EALING:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.47 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.25[ESTAT][PARA][ITAL]Students tend not to bother with central London all that often (it's [PARA]more expensive and hassle to get back from late). Ealing itself [PARA]offers quite enough by way of entertainments.[EITAL][PARA][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] 2 local cinemas with 5 screens between them.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] Questors is the nearest (about 5 mins) hosting [ITAL]quality [EITAL][PARA]rep with the likes of Dame Judi Dench (who helps run the place). [PARA]Also the unpretentious, but arty Waterman's Centre (Brentford).[PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD] [ITAL]The Queen Vic is a popular spit and sawdust pub, but the [PARA]beer is expensive. The New Inn is slightly less popular but better, [PARA]with a strict no 13-year-olds rule. Other [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Haven Arms; [PARA]The Grange (bottled beer, good view of Ealing Common, smart, [PARA]but not tacky).[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] [ITAL]The Broadway Boulevard is Ealing's classier [PARA]venue. [EITAL] It is ú1 for students on a Tuesday night, [ITAL]but exorbitant [PARA]otherwise.[EITAL] Hammersmith Palais is one of London's big venues[ITAL] in[PARA]an [PARA]Ibiza-lycra-Tarzan-Boy-Michaela-Strachan-Miss-Selfridge-Giorgio-perfume-expensive-gold-sales-assistants[PARA]kind of way.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] [ITAL]The best venues are pubs. Within crawling [PARA]distance, is The Red Lion for good rock, or indeed, The Red Lion [PARA]in Brentford (ú1). [EITAL]Students also disappear off to Acton and [PARA]Hammersmith in search of the high life.[HDNG]UNIVERSITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.34 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] (3) 1 [ITAL]dingy[EITAL] brown bar at Slough and 2 all-day bars (Olympic[PARA]Bar and Freddie's, after Mr Mercury, a famous alumnus) at Ealing.[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos and music venues:[EBOLD] Artwoods Hall (cap 800) hosts [PARA]lots of 'tribute' bands, and the weekly, innacurately named 'Wot [PARA]No Techno' bop. It's named after Ron Wood's brother's band.[PARA][BOLD]Cabaret:[EBOLD] Monthly cabaret nights have recently included Alan [PARA]Parker, Jim Tavare and, erm, Tom O'Connor.[PARA][BOLD]Balls:[EBOLD] Each site holds an annual ball.[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA]The refectory run by the University is open from 9am to 7pm and[PARA]the SU cafes serve [ITAL]decent [EITAL]dindins on each site from 11 to 8. [PARA]There are also 3 training restaurants at Slough, and 1 at Ealing, [ITAL][PARA]for above average scoff at below average prices[EITAL]. There are [PARA]plenty of sandwich and snack bars to choose from locally; [ITAL][PARA]Butler's is as good a bet as any and is the alternative lunchtime [PARA]hangout to the SU. [EITAL] Ealing has a wide assortment of restaurants [PARA](Greek, Italian, Chinese and French). [ITAL]For Indian food Monty's is [PARA]the best tandoori house in Ealing.[EITAL] [ITAL]Other[EITAL] [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Muswell's; [PARA]Old Orleans; Nando's (Mexican); Jumpers (tea shop); the YMCA. [EITAL][PARA]Late night pizza, chips and cafes abound until the early hours and[PARA]the 7-11 is open, ironically, 24 hours a day.[PARA][PARA]
