Newcomers Night at BFWB on the Friday night went well. The host was very friendly and did a big speech and let everyone have a tour of the venue. The atmosphere was great and the crowd was a good mix of all ages. We didn’t find any couples that we wanted to play with but still had some lovely conversations with a few couples. The upstairs space, where all the play happens was a little on the small side, especially considering how busy it was that night. By the time we finally wandered up to play, just ourselves, there was no room anywhere. Literally every spare bit of space was filled with people having sex. It was certainly hot to see but a little overwhelming for us first timers so we just did a few laps before leaving to go home and play there. Overall the venue and the vibe was great, just need a bigger upstairs play area or maybe come on a less busy night. The place was packed and fully booked.

Saturday night at Shed 16 was a bit of a let down. We had to seek out someone behind the bar to give us a tour. The venue itself was massive and had so many different rooms to play in, like BDSM rooms, mirror room, glory holes, female half body glory hole, voyeur rooms, orgy rooms and private rooms. Unfortunately it was a bit of a labyrinth and very dark which was quite overwhelming and easy to get lost up there, with lots of twists and turns with very little light to see. On the other end the locker / change rooms were tiny and too brightly lit, which made dressing down a little awkward. There was barely any other couples, mostly just lots of single men who kept circling around us and another couple we arrived with the whole night in their towels. We went to this venue seeking another male to play with but I can easily say only one male was friendly enough and didn’t give off major creep vibes, he made conversation and was upfront that he found us attractive and wanted to play but didn’t make us feel pressured at all so we appreciated his honesty. We wanted to have a play on our own first to warm up before inviting anyone else to play but when we eventually dressed down and headed upstairs, we had several males at once following us quite closely and trying to get in the rooms we were going in while asking if they could join. We politely said no and thankfully they did listen but then would all just stand outside the door, not actually leaving us alone and the whole time during play in the private room they would rattle on the doors which was extremely off putting. We tried to venture to the sex swing but they would all flock to us and made me feel like prey, trying to get in the room again and then standing around looking into the room (which had a barred window) playing with themselves. I’m talking at least 6 men. I don’t mind a bit of exhibitionism and enjoy being watched but this was not sexy at all and just made me feel so uncomfortable that we ended up leaving immediately. I literally could not get out of there fast enough. The venue itself had a lot of potential but upstairs needs to be little more well lit and maybe some signs to help you navigate the halls, and definitely way less men. Maybe attending on a Friday night would be better.