[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]LOCAL AREAS:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.30 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.20[ESTAT][PARA][ITAL]The sites are not in London's most jumping joints. There's more [PARA]or less the level of entertainments facilities you might reckon to [PARA]find in London's inner cities. But students who come to London [PARA]for the bright lights are in no danger of being dazzled. [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: [PARA]Cutty Sark (Greenwich); Two Brewers (Dartford); Bankers Draft [PARA](Avery Hill).[EITAL][PARA][PARA][ITAL][HDNG]UNIVERSITY:[EHDNG][EITAL][PARA][ITAL][GRPH]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.30 [BULL] Glass of wine: 80p[ESTAT][EITAL][PARA][BOLD]STOP PRESS: [EBOLD]Greenwich SU has just taken possession of a [PARA]new building, 50 yards from the Woolwich campus. Details (like [PARA]a name) are sketchy at the mo, but we're talking an overall [PARA]capacity of 2,500, a music/club venue (1,200), 2 bars, a [ITAL]top-notch[EITAL][PARA]sound system, free transport between the sites, and a 2 o'clock [PARA]licence. All should be ready by the time you read this.[PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] Apart from the above, 7 bars around the University, the [PARA]most popular being the Top and Cellar Bars at Woolwich, and the[PARA]Dartford Bar (good for events).[PARA][BOLD]Cinema:[EBOLD] The film club has recently shown Demolition Man, [PARA]Naked and the Exorcist. [ITAL]The film, Naked, that is. Mr Stallone [PARA]remained clothed throughout[EITAL].[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos and music venues:[EBOLD] The SU runs discos on [PARA]Thursdays and Fridays in the Cellar Bar (cap 600, adm ú2), [PARA]which also occasionally features bands, such as Oui 3, Bad [PARA]Manners, Jools Holland. On Saturdays student clubs often host [PARA]events. The Main Hall (500) at Woolwich and the Avery Hill 'Ref' [PARA](refectory) are also used as music venues.[PARA][BOLD]Cabaret:[EBOLD] Cabaret nights weekly in the Cellar Bar, Jenny Eclair, [PARA]Harry Hill and Bob Downe being recent visitors.[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA]The University provides refectories and cafeterias at all the [PARA]campuses usually open from around 10am to 5pm. [ITAL]The standard[PARA]and value is fairly good.[EITAL] However, if students can't digest the [PARA]thought of institutional food, there are local eateries of all sorts [PARA]close to all the sites. [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plug: Mama Carmen's in Dartford, [PARA]although it ain't cheap.[EITAL][PARA][PARA]
