Sub 13, George Street
£££ | Cocktails, DJs, late licence
Sub 13 is probably Bath’s most obvious answer to a girls’ night that refuses to end neatly. Set across three floors on George Street, it has a cocktail bar upstairs, DJs and dancing downstairs, and a covered, heated terrace out back for the bit where everyone needs air but no one is ready to leave. It is polished without being precious, late without feeling like a student club, and very good at taking the night from “just drinks” to “apparently we’re staying”. Add 2-for-1 cocktails into the mix and you can see why it has become such a Bath go-to.
Good to know: Start upstairs or on the terrace, then head down later. Book ahead if you want the night to feel organised rather than hopeful.
Adventure Cafe Bar, George Street
££ | DJs, late bar
Adventure Café Bar is the one you might miss if you were not looking for it — which is part of the appeal. By day, café. By night, low-lit George Street late bar with DJs, drinks and the kind of room that gets better as it gets later. It is not a traditional club, but it does a useful job: somewhere casual, central and open late when the group wants a yap and a wine with no fuss.
Good to know: It gets tight quickly, so go earlier if you want a spot.
Opium Bar, City Centre
££ | Hidden cocktail bar, private room
Opium is also not a club. In fact, it is nearly the opposite — which is exactly why it works. Tucked down a side road near Pulteney Bridge, it has the whole Bath secret-bar thing nailed: cellar rooms, candles, cushions, low lighting, little corners to disappear into and cocktails that make the search feel worth it. It is more hidden drinking den than dancefloor, but for a hen group that wants to stay out late without losing the plot entirely, that can be the sweet spot. The private room is the move if you want your own space: tabs, karaoke, dancing, and just enough chaos without committing to a full nightclub.
Good to know: Book the private room if you can, especially for a group of around ten. Try the Secret Garden cocktail, and go here when you want late drinks with character rather than somewhere loud for the sake of it.
Labyrinth, City Centre
££ | DJs, late-night club
Labyrinth is Bath’s main nightclub, which makes its job on this list very clear. There are three zones: Botanic for cocktails and karaoke request nights, Main for R&B, drum and bass, house and chart, and Disco for the full pop-and-cheese dancefloor. It is open until 4am on Saturdays, so if the night has moved beyond “one more drink” and into actual club territory, this is the obvious final stop.
Good to know: Save this for late. It is the most traditional club option here, and very much a final-stop kind of place.
The Common Room, Saville Row
££ | Rum bar, late-night
The Common Room is Bath’s independent late-night drinking den: tucked away on Saville Row, rum-heavy, low-lit and much better suited to a late one than the city’s pretty Georgian exterior would suggest. It is more pub than club, but in a way that works — strong drinks, good music, a room that gets looser as the night goes on, and the kind of place that becomes very useful after someone says just one more.
Good to know: This is one for late drinks rather than big club energy. Go when the group wants somewhere fun, unfussy and open later than the sensible Bath itinerary had planned.
Bread and Jam at Walcot House, Walcot Street
£££ | Downstairs dancing, late-night
Bread & Jam at Walcot House is the Bath option with a little more going on downstairs. Upstairs, Walcot House can do the beautiful dinner and candlelit drinks bit; downstairs is where the night gets less well-behaved. Bread & Jam has a more grown-up party feel: DJs, dancing, low lighting, and enough atmosphere to make it feel like a plan rather than a last resort. If Sub 13 is the obvious hen-friendly all-rounder, Bread & Jam is the sleeker choice.
Good to know: Check what is on before you go, because the downstairs mood depends on the night. Best for a group that wants dancing without going full student club.
Be At One, Brunel Square
££ | Cocktails, late bar
Be At One is not niche, not specific to Bath, and nobody needs to pretend otherwise. What it is, though, is very good at being useful for a hen: central, easy, cocktail-led and staffed by bartenders who treat making a round of Pornstar Martinis like an Olympic floor routine. It is high-energy, familiar and exactly the kind of place that works when the group wants music, drinks and no complicated decision-making.
Good to know: Best for the point in the night where somewhere easy is a compliment. Book ahead for a group, especially on weekends.
