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Clonezone Soho

The UK's first & favourite Queer Superstore since '82

London, UK
3.2
58 reviews

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London

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Clothing, Fetish +4

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About Clonezone Soho

Clonezone is the UK and Europe’s FIRST Gay superstore. We first appeared on the UK Gay scene in 1982 –where we began with a wheelbarrow of t-shirts, toys, lube and other naughty treats being pushed about the nightlife of London’s Earls Court. Clonezone was founded due to four close friends being frustrated at the lack of quality products available to the Gay community. The first Clonezone opened inside of Brompton’s – a legendary Gay pub in Earls Court that is now unfortunately gone. Our early customers included a fabulous mix of the LGBT community and a few very famous Gay superstars, who of course we won’t mention ... As our popularity grew, in 1984, we began to open up our own shops. Clonezone became an integral part of the Gay scene and provided customers with news of local Gay venues and a safe place to shop for the hottest fashion, toys, porn and much more – during a risky time for the LGBT community in the UK. Our exciting stores were opened by icons such as Lily Savage, Sue Pollard and Kenny Everett. During our 30+ years in the Gay scene we have proudly supported HIV & AIDS research and promoted safe sex. We are proud supporters of many Gay charities and are often involved with charity events and fundraisers in the UK. We were the FIRST Company in the UK to import Levi 501 jeans direct from America, despite Levi’s anticipating there was “no interest” in 501s in the UK. Our bespoke leather designs have been included in exhibitions at the the V&A museum and remember the famous red PVC thongs from ‘The Full Monty’? – Yes, they’re ours too! Unfortunately, due to one of the worst recessions in history, like many other high street chains – we struggled. However, our iconic brand was recognised and fortunately saved. Clonezone came back bigger and better than ever. Now – Clonezone is bigger than ever. We are still going strong and providing the best products on the market for you at the best prices. Our purchasing manager travels the world to find the sexiest fashion and underwear – as well as naughty pleasure devices for your fun. You can now find us in Soho, Earls Court, Manchester and Birmingham – as well as online. Our technology has advanced. Our new website is our fastest and most secure (We use HTML 5 for all the geeks out there). We are constantly making improvements -the boffins upstairs are always tinkering with our back end. We are immensely proud of our history and look forward to making more memories with you all. We tweet, we’re on Facebook – we love interacting with our customers. No question is too big or too small – it’s not always about making sales. We want YOU to enjoy our products, because that makes us happy. After all, without you, we wouldn’t have got here… would we? Thank you for shopping with us, it really doesn’t get much better than this.

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Clonezone Soho

Clonezone - Soho, Old Compton Street, London, UK

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4.0

58 reviews

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    3.2
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Stuart Monteith
Stuart Monteith

5 months ago

Bought online and collected at the Birmingham store. Had a fun look around before I went to the counter. Could spend ages, and £££ in there but I behaved lol. Assistant was helpful, polite and from what I could overhear when helping another customer, knowledgeable about the products in store. Would absolutely buy from here again when next in need of 'fun' items ;)

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Blanka Izabell
Blanka Izabell

2 months ago

Just right now! 02.04.2026 15:30 pm I got an extremely rude service from a white shop assistant guy! He even tried to short me with 25% , around 20£ when he not added the 25% discount into my purchase! Absolutely not recommended!

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Oliver Wright
Oliver Wright

4 months ago

Manchester is my usual store and i love it, Very Friendly staff, clean and tidy store. staff very knowledgeable about the products and a very good range of stock. Nothing is too much for them when you ask them any questions. I love this place!

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George Moncur
George Moncur

3 months ago

Decent products, especially clothing (socks, hats, etc), but the staffs attitude isn’t quite ideal (in particular the American chap). Maybe just stick to online orders to save yourself the experience while still enjoying the products.

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Simon Robson
Simon Robson

5 months ago

Great selection of products. Helpful staff and excellent service. Will be coming back here often

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Last updated
29 January 2024
Listed in
London › United Kingdom
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