FAQ’s

ABSOLUTELY NOT!!! Most newcomers take baby steps onto the scene and start off by watching the dynamics of others or playing privately with each other in a locked room. It may take a few visits before you feel like playing with other people, you may even decide that you don’t want to play with other people at all! There are some members who get a thrill out of watching others or being watched. The key is taking things at your own pace.

If you are a couple, the main thing is that you communicate with one another before you attend. But whether you are single or part of a couple, think about what it is about the swinging scene that gets you excited. Set some boundaries for yourself and stick to them. You may find that your boundaries change over time, but if you keep checking in with yourself or if you are a couple, talk to one another, you will be enjoying the scene whilst keeping your own relationship safe and boundaries intact.

You can park just across the road on the A41, where you will find vacant commercial units with lots of car parking space, as well as free parking on the service road behind; you are looking for Cambeltown Road. 

We cannot use the Bookers Wholesale car park and you cannot park on Union Street itself as it’s residential and there are parking enforcements in place. 

The parking available over the A41 is free and literally 200 yards from the club. Please bear this walk in mind when arriving and our desire to remain discreet. 

Out of all the questions we get, this is one of the most common! You all care very much about making a good first impression, which is amazing! 🙂 

Guys tend to wear a minimum of smart jeans, shoes and a shirt/smart top. On certain nights guys like to take it a step further and wear trousers, waistcoats or shirt and tie. The main thing to remember is that ladies like a well groomed, nice smelling guy, so you can’t go wrong if you make an effort in the grooming department! 

Ladies tend to glam it up at Townhouse, especially at the weekend! As a minimum, we say dress to impress but you can interpret that in any way you want. During the week, there is nothing wrong with the likes of skinny jeans, top and heels, or a floaty dress for instance. At the weekend, ladies tend to wear dresses and heels or a glam trouser/skirt and top outfit. 

Because we are not an immediate dress down club like other clubs, people really do like to go the extra mile with how they look, but you also need to feel comfortable. So think about what makes you feel sexy, but also feels comfortable. 

There are dress down ideas on our Nitty Gritty page 

This is something we put in place years ago, due to learning experiences at the club! 

Females don’t respond well to guys who attend together as they tend to hang out in ‘packs’, which puts women off. They won’t approach you and they would probably turn you down if you had a wingman observing or trying to get involved. 

We could easily take your money, knowing that you won’t get anywhere, but we’re not like that. 

Come on your own and you’re more likely to be asked upstairs to play.

Once you have been attending the club for a while and gain your membership, you can approach us if you want to bring a friend and we will allow this under most circumstances, but will reiterate the ‘not hanging out together’ thing as it won’t get you far

Swinging attracts people of all ages, from 18 – 80 but at Townhouse, the average age is 28 – 45. Some nights attract a younger crowd, some nights attracts an older crowd, but we never can tell. We do have events for those 39 and under (Allure) and for those 40 and over (Gen X). 

All events at Townhouse are tickets only and can be booked via our ‘Events and Tickets’ page. If you turn up without a ticket, you will not gain entry; no exceptions, sorry. 

If I had a pound for each time I was asked this question, I could move to the Caribbean! lol 

We really can’t tell in advance how busy a night will be. There are some nights that we can guarantee to be busy, i.e. Pure, Allure, Couples Parties, MILF Monday and fetish nights, but until we get closer to the event and we can see our ticket sales, we can’t and will not guess the popularity of a party. Things like school holidays, football matches and the weather can affect numbers! lol Really! 

As clubs go, we tend to be one of the busier venues out there, but what we can say is that busy doesn’t always mean successful with regards to people hitting it off. Some of our most ‘active’ nights have been the quieter nights where people can chat easily and have their pick of play space. 

So please don’t gauge a good night by the numbers in attendance. It’s all about the right people, in the right place, at the right time. 

Some nights are busier than others for single guys. We don’t necessarily have a restriction at all events, but we still monitor numbers to keep a comfortable ratio; this is one of the reasons we have a ticket system, so we can monitor ratios perfectly 🙂

The most popular events for single guys are Harlots, Pure, Clusterfuck, House Party and MILF Monday. We still cap numbers keeping a comfortable ratio based on the number of couples and ladies present, but they are great events for those who want a good number of guys to meet. 

If you are worried about single guys, please be assured that our guys need to go through a process before they get a membership and we find that our guys are respectful, understanding and great company. If you would rather attend on a night where there are no single guys at all, then we have a couples only night on the 1st Saturday of the month 

NO!!!! We welcome people of all different shapes and sizes. We ALL have body image issues; most people will have something that they don’t like about themselves. So please do not think there is a stereotypical swinger, we are normal people who all have confidence issues. You will find it very liberating to dress down amongst other people and we find that many members find a new confidence in themselves once they have enjoyed the scene for a while.

Sorry, but no. I honestly believe that it would be the demise of your relationship. Swinging only really works if you are in a solid relationship, which is open, honest and thriving. Swinging should not be used to replace anything that is missing in your relationship, it should be an additional part of your relationship.

Well they are there for the same thing as you, so after the initial shock, you can have a laugh about it. Some swingers travel away from home to a club miles away in the hopes that they will avoid bumping into someone they know, but what they don’t realise is that a lot of swingers have the same idea!! We have met people from Liverpool, hundreds of miles away from home.

You are best just choosing a club based on merit, rather than it’s proximity to your home!  The first rule of the club is ‘What goes on in the club, stays in the club’. Swinging only works if we can trust one another and uphold this very important rule. So if you bump into someone that you know from the club in Tesco, you shouldn’t be going over blurting out that you know them from the swinging scene…it’s common sense but has to be said!

No sorry, singles cannot couple up. Only those in a long standing, committed relationship will be given a couples membership, so friends or fuckbuddies cannot attend as a couple. If we find that you are friends and have tried to get around our rule, all tickets going forward will be cancelled without a refund and your membership will be deactivated permanently. Our couples don’t want singles attending as a couple, only to split off when they are inside; we would end up with a club full of single guys and that is not what our guests want from Townhouse, especially on couple focussed events. If you are a new couple and want to attend our couples party, you will need to email me before booking a ticket as I will need proof you are a couple.

Just politely say ‘no thank you’! Swingers are used to the knock back lol! We are all attracted to different people so it is natural that someone may like you, but the feelings are not always mutual…and visa versa may I add!

The best way to establish who is into what and if a couple/person is attracted to you is through conversation. Mingle, chat, have a laugh…you will usually establish pretty quickly who is attracted to who and if they are interested in you. We don’t hold psychic abilities so unless you speak to people and ask, we won’t know you are interested..or not

Play is never guaranteed…obviously! lol If you come to the club with an expectation of play, then you will be disappointed as you won’t play on every visit. You should see your time at Townhouse as a night out, as a social to meet new people and have a laugh….then if you play, it’s a bonus. If you come along with zero expectations, then you will never be disappointed. 

It is a myth that swinging means a mass orgy or swapping in separate rooms! It also doesn’t mean throwing your keys in a bowl and walking away with the owner of the keys! lol In fact swinging is so varied from couple to couple and person to person. Here are some of the different ways in which people enjoy the swinging scene:

Voyeurism – This is watching other people at play.

Exhibitionism – playing in front of other people for your own pleasure.

Soft Swap – This can be simply kissing and touching another couple/person, it could be oral sex, it could be females only playing.

Full swap – this is when 2 couples swap partners, but in most cases, it is a group situation and not a straight swap…so females may play, there may be threesome play while the other watches for a bit…there’s lots of scenarios! Full swap generally happens in the same room, but some couples like the idea of being in different rooms. It’s a personal preference really.

Orgy – This is when several couples and maybe even some singles are ‘invited’ into a group play situation. So there may be several partner swaps, maybe some girl girl, threesomes, foursomes, moresomes….it’s a sea of skin!! lol Not for the faint hearted!

We actively promote safe sex in our club by providing condoms free of charge and we encourage everybody to protect themselves and others by insisting upon the use of condoms. We recommend that you change condoms from partner to partner in group situations and please do not ‘forget’ to have them handy.

There is no excuse for unprotected sex. We  provide drop in clinics for people to come along and have themselves tested for several STI’s, courtesy of Sahir House. Many STI’s can be identified within half an hour, so no waiting!

Post Covid, it has become apparent that our current membership system doesn’t quite work for us anymore and as we are becoming a more sustainable business, we are cutting down on paper and plastic. So we no longer ask members to sign a membership form nor issue a plastic membership card. 

Instead, we are now fully electronic with all members and guests stored on a secure, encryted cloud server. We need ID to set up your membership (see the Nitty Gritty page for accepted ID) and we will ask you to scan your thumb or finger print on our system via a reader. This will be stored against your name and address for future visits. On subsequent visits, you will simply need to pop your thumb/finger on our reader and your info will pop up. The system will book you in and out of the building, so it will also be used for fire safety purposes, in the instance of a fire alarm. 

Of course you are welcome! 

If you plan to join us, just drop us an email and we will sort a non binary membership out on arrival. 

You will notice that there aren’t many events with NB tickets available. This is because some single guys were pretending to be NB to get around our single guy membership system. So we offer NB tickets but we do not make them publicly visible on our box office. We would offer you a code to go in and claim your ticket. 

This keeps things fair for you and us; it also avoids people taking advantage of our rules/policies etc… 

We have always offered our memberships free of charge when everything was stored and administered manually.  

Now that have switched to fully electronic systems, we need to maintain super secure records as we know that privacy and how we handle your data is paramount. This costs money, so your £10 membership fee will be used to fund this system and it’s security. 

The membership fee is paid yearly and is charged per person. Your renewal will automatically be flagged on our system when you attend. 

You need to pay your £10 bar tab deposit in cash but your balance at the end of the night can be paid by card. However, please note that we do not accept American Express

We don’t differentiate between trans males/females and cis male/female. 

If you are a trans female, living as such 24/7, then you are welcome to take a female membership. 

If you are a trans male, living as such 24/7, then you will be considered for a single guy membership as per our Single Guy Membership page. 

Gender reassignment treatment is not considered whatsoever. If you live as a gender 24/7, then this is who you are and you are most welcome. 

Tgirls and crossdressers, do not generally live as such 24/7 and would therefore take a TGirl membership. 

If you have further questions about this, feel free to email us.  

We only ask people to dress down after 10.30pm upstairs. If you don’t feel comfortable at first, then maybe wander around upstairs before 10.30pm or remain on the ground floor socialising. However, dress down is not optional upstairs after 10.30pm.

You are not alone in your nervousness though and you can get creative in how you dress down to still feel comfortable. 

Some people wear wraps or the likes of kinky Ann Summers play outfits which cover more flesh. I promise you though, that you won’t feel uncomfortable for long, as everyone is in the same boat and we all have our insecurities.  

It depends on the rule they are breaking, but as a general rule, we ask people to report the breach to the desk manager straight away. 

You may feel able to remind another guest of the ‘no mobile phone’ rule or politely ask someone to dress down after 10.30pm. However, we wouldn’t expect you to put yourself in an uncomfortable position, so feel free to report anything to the manager. 

We recommend that you don’t try to rectify the more serious breaches yourself as this will simply spoil your night. Our staff are there to ensure the evening goes smoothly, so report anything to them and they will deal with the situation so you don’t get yourself into an embarrassing or uncomfortable situation. 

Please please do not wait until after the event to report bad behaviour as we can’t do anything after the fact. It must be reported on the night to give us the best chance of sorting out the issue before it snowballs. 

There are absolutely no CCTV cameras in our playrooms, changing rooms, bathrooms etc… 

We do have CCTV around the outside perimeter of the club, in the foyer and reception where you will book in. By law, we must keep our cctv recordings for 31 days and we only ever use it if a crime has been committed on or outside the premises, which is VERY rare! 

We also have a cctv camera in our wet area as we need to keep an eye on the wellbeing of our guests while they are in the hot tub.

We have 2 CCTV cameras in our outdoor courtyard/smoking area as it is completely out of sight and we need to ensure that nobody is partaking in drug use or anti social behaviour. 

Finally, we have a camera above the tills in the bar. They do not record the customer side of the bar and nobody will be captured apart from bar staff. 

We would not ever place cameras in playrooms or areas where people require privacy, so you can freely express yourselves in complete peace of mind. 

If you would like reassurance on this matter, we purposely make all of our cctv camera recordings visible on a massive customer facing screen in reception, so you can see exactly what is seen on camera.

All play is invite only, even in the orgy room; just because an orgy is taking place, it doesn’t mean it’s a free for all! 

So unless you have been invited, you cannot take part in a play scene. Similarly, if you are playing, nobody should join in without your invite and consent. 

The only way you would be invited into play is by socialising and generally chatting to the people you are sharing the club with. Nobody will invite you to play unless you have had a conversation first. 

The general rule is that swinging is female led. This obviously isn’t always the case on our all make events or bi events! But in general, the ladies have the final say on play and if they want to be involved. So the male part of a couple should not coerce his partner to play just to fulfil his fantasy. This also applies the other way around, but if a lady says no to play, her partner or potential play partners must accept it. 

If you are a single lady and would like to experience a gang bang with lots of men, we would not recommend you do this without a friend or staff member acting as chaperone. 

Yes we have two private rooms. One is small and cosy for two or three people. The other is large and would comfortably house upto 6 people. Our BDSM ‘Klinik’ can also be used as a private room for those who fancy trying something a bit different! 

We have several group play areas, each with a different vibe and a couples only group play area on a Saturday night. 

We have a massive LGBTQ+ membership and everyone is welcome to enjoy any of our events if they feel comfortable doing so. However, we also hold events that are specific to the LGBTQ+ community, including all male events, all female events and a fabulous LGBTQ + melting pot event called, ‘Stay Queer’

We also offer poly memberships to established poly families and we welcome non binary and gender queer members.