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I was a member before this covid malarkey for around twenty years and attended many NYE parties. You always had to pay and pre book a ticket weeks in advance as it was really popular and full to capacity. Similarly weekends thru December would also be extremely busy leading to Christmas, but I've heard from several sources its quiet. It's a shame.  |
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Years ago, before Mike, we used to get 300+ on a Saturday night. Bring your own drinks, stay in your car for free and no silly membership fees. I freely admit that the way it was run needed tightening up and a better business model installed but the basic recipe worked. Bottom line is this, if you aren't attracting people through the door and those that do aren't coming back then are on a hiding to nothing. We would love to return but we aren't paying a membership fee for somewhere we might only attend a few times a year and we certainly aren't going to pay it in advance without seeing what we are going to get. We really hoped that the new management would sort the place out but it doesn't look like they have which is a shame. The potential is there it just needs better direction. |
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We were regulars there we thought we would leave it for a few months before we joined to see how it would be . The club seems to not be all that busy now and we have not been back . We have now found another club which enjoy going to so now we won’t be going back . Sorry to say I think they need to have a re think |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"We were regulars there we thought we would leave it for a few months before we joined to see how it would be . The club seems to not be all that busy now and we have not been back . We have now found another club which enjoy going to so now we won’t be going back . Sorry to say I think they need to have a re think "
May we ask which other club?
We considered Pleasures as we like it there on a Friday but it’s couples only NYE.
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Eureka's origins as a open minded naturist venue are long gone and it could benefit for returning to attract that market. A lot of naturists find the main naturist (BN) world stifling and prudish and Eureka catered wonderfully to their needs. Now, with a few exceptions it's the prudish or swingers and nothing kin between (a few small honourable exceptions). |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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So has Eureka had its day?
Judding by the posts on the forums, it wold seem that the new owners have killed it with high memberships costs where I was under the impression that they were trying to invest lots of money into improving the place?
I guess this hasn't been the case? |
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"Eureka's origins as a open minded naturist venue are long gone and it could benefit for returning to attract that market. A lot of naturists find the main naturist (BN) world stifling and prudish and Eureka catered wonderfully to their needs. Now, with a few exceptions it's the prudish or swingers and nothing kin between (a few small honourable exceptions)."
i thought the owner, mark wilson? from way back left it to be a naturist place forever after he died, (i used to go in the 80s) held in trust? |
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By *m A FuckerMan
over a year ago
kingswood,surrey/leysdown kent |
"Eureka's origins as a open minded naturist venue are long gone and it could benefit for returning to attract that market. A lot of naturists find the main naturist (BN) world stifling and prudish and Eureka catered wonderfully to their needs. Now, with a few exceptions it's the prudish or swingers and nothing kin between (a few small honourable exceptions).
i thought the owner, mark wilson? from way back left it to be a naturist place forever after he died, (i used to go in the 80s) held in trust? "
how old were you..10? |
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"Eureka's origins as a open minded naturist venue are long gone and it could benefit for returning to attract that market. A lot of naturists find the main naturist (BN) world stifling and prudish and Eureka catered wonderfully to their needs. Now, with a few exceptions it's the prudish or swingers and nothing kin between (a few small honourable exceptions).
i thought the owner, mark wilson? from way back left it to be a naturist place forever after he died, (i used to go in the 80s) held in trust? how old were you..10?"
it was a naturist venue.... not a sex club! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Eureka's origins as a open minded naturist venue are long gone and it could benefit for returning to attract that market. A lot of naturists find the main naturist (BN) world stifling and prudish and Eureka catered wonderfully to their needs. Now, with a few exceptions it's the prudish or swingers and nothing kin between (a few small honourable exceptions).
i thought the owner, mark wilson? from way back left it to be a naturist place forever after he died, (i used to go in the 80s) held in trust? "
An interesting bit of history… |
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"Eureka's origins as a open minded naturist venue are long gone and it could benefit for returning to attract that market. A lot of naturists find the main naturist (BN) world stifling and prudish and Eureka catered wonderfully to their needs. Now, with a few exceptions it's the prudish or swingers and nothing kin between (a few small honourable exceptions).
i thought the owner, mark wilson? from way back left it to be a naturist place forever after he died, (i used to go in the 80s) held in trust? "
I believe that it's stated in the lease that the venue has to be naturist, at least in part. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I’m going to ring them tonight to ask if they plan to link up with any other clubs for NYE.
We went for out there for Halloween and it was quite busy if a little overloaded with single young men. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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£30 if you have purchased gold membership (£400 year) or £75 if you have silver membership (£25 year) for single guys.
They may limit single guy numbers but on recent attendances i doubt very much it will be sold out. Best to give them a ring for more info. |
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We are not going went a few years ago and had a fantastic time. Looks like the Management need to have a rethink. Membership and Day visits to expensive. Can't take your own drink and food which was part of the fun. It was great in the Summer when you could take a bottle of wine and a picnic and sit on the field, never mind we go to Silverleigh instead. Silverleigh gain Eureka loss. People will vote with their feet |
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By *g1979Man
over a year ago
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"We are not going went a few years ago and had a fantastic time. Looks like the Management need to have a rethink. Membership and Day visits to expensive. Can't take your own drink and food which was part of the fun. It was great in the Summer when you could take a bottle of wine and a picnic and sit on the field, never mind we go to Silverleigh instead. Silverleigh gain Eureka loss. People will vote with their feet "
We stayed over a while ago and I got a phone call after giving us a warning that they had found an empty bottle of evian in our room that we had brought with us. It was made out to be like it was a criminal offence.
We rented the room with the hot tub and I was told my girlfriends fake tan had ruined the water and it had to be cleaned. I pointed out my partner is mixed race so didn't have much need for fake tan so that didn't make sense.
We're gonna be sticking to pleasures and silverleigh from now on. |
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"They have just put on fb that they have cancelled there Wednesday night event and will be closed from 4pm Wednesday. They didn't say anything about being open after that."
Is it just me or is the website down ? Clicked from Fab club review and it goes nowhere  |
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no - still up https://eurekanaturistclub.co.uk/
It may be quieter than Pleasures on NY - but that might be a good thing. Lots of space to dance, and less risk catching Covid.
It is what you make it I guess. I've always had a good time there.
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By *andonmessMan
over a year ago
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Sounds like it's gone vastly downhill since I visited it (granted a few years ago now) which is such a shame. It was a lovely place and the outside grounds gave themselves so well to naturists activities. The club was clean and well kept. Granted the accommodation wasn't 5 start but it was OK.
I really enjoyed my stay with the partner I was with at the time. Had the weather been kinder, we'd have stayed there the following day. |
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"We are not going went a few years ago and had a fantastic time. Looks like the Management need to have a rethink. Membership and Day visits to expensive. Can't take your own drink and food which was part of the fun. It was great in the Summer when you could take a bottle of wine and a picnic and sit on the field, never mind we go to Silverleigh instead. Silverleigh gain Eureka loss. People will vote with their feet
We stayed over a while ago and I got a phone call after giving us a warning that they had found an empty bottle of evian in our room that we had brought with us. It was made out to be like it was a criminal offence.
We rented the room with the hot tub and I was told my girlfriends fake tan had ruined the water and it had to be cleaned. I pointed out my partner is mixed race so didn't have much need for fake tan so that didn't make sense.
We're gonna be sticking to pleasures and silverleigh from now on."
That doesn’t sound good! |
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over a year ago
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I will be there with Cream later on in the night as have a DJ gig first so anyone still up and about when we get there come say hi and we will toast the new year!!  |
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"I will be there with Cream later on in the night as have a DJ gig first so anyone still up and about when we get there come say hi and we will toast the new year!! "
Well that's enough to put anyone off if cream is there. no wonder the place is shit, heard his DJing there has been absolutely shocking. more like a school disco. and so much for loyalty when he used to suck up to previous owner. blokes a complete melt. |
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over a year ago
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"We were there one night and when he played S club 7 we knew it was time for bed. Thought he was supposed to be some hip hop guy"
yeah thanks he's some celeb. can't even sing. uses his fake celeb status to suck in the girls. blokes a complete fake. |
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"We were there one night and when he played S club 7 we knew it was time for bed. Thought he was supposed to be some hip hop guy
yeah thanks he's some celeb. can't even sing. uses his fake celeb status to suck in the girls. blokes a complete fake. "
Totally agree...would use his fake status and eureka to shag anything that moved, also bringing equally fake "glamour" models for photo signing |
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"We were there one night and when he played S club 7 we knew it was time for bed. Thought he was supposed to be some hip hop guy
yeah thanks he's some celeb. can't even sing. uses his fake celeb status to suck in the girls. blokes a complete fake.
Totally agree...would use his fake status and eureka to shag anything that moved, also bringing equally fake "glamour" models for photo signing"
yeah that's it. then got the hump when the girls he brought showed interest in other guys. he thought he owned them. we fell out a couple of times over that lol |
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By *g1979Man
over a year ago
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Cream is a cringy melt
Walks around like everyone is his mate. He came up to my missus and tried to hug her and got the hump when she shot him down.
He's one of the reasons we stopped going.
His car is amazing though..... |
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I think there were some bad decisions made when the new management took over(mostly it appears to recoup losses from lockdown), which created an exodus of the core members to the other club.
The team seem to be trying to rectifying things now... More accessible for single guys, advertising publicly their theme nights etc.
The high membership fee may still be a blocker to the casual user (and ending BYOB).
But now it is a case to woo back some of the old members and try and recruit new members too. This may be a slow process. There needs to be a critical mass to make their nights "a thing" once more.
I would recommend they need to be a lot more active on the club sections of the forums and a bit less defensive (but still responding to customer comments - their last review being a case in point).
They also need to update their details on the club listing page.
Summer is when Eureka can really "ahem" shine, so hopefully that will be good for them, the club and attract new evening members. |
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Eureka in its heyday way an amazing place to be. It was run on a policy of fun and openness with a large helping of acceptance for all. The trick to running a good "lifestyle" club is about the feeling it gives the people who attend it and that feeling is a mixture of escapism, relaxation, hedonism and a sexy edge. Obviously achieving this isn't always easy and the advice I would give the current management/owners is this, you should try and run the business but make it look as if you aren't running it as a business. There is a phrase, "if you build it they well come". This isnt quite true, especially when it comes to this type of business and even more so when you have several other competitors operating within close proximity. And quite frankly at least two of the competitors are offering a far better deal and one of those two are currently head and shoulders above everyone else.
The last thing I want to see is Eureka to fail. I personally have a history at the club and I really hoped that after Mike left that the club would find its way back to where it was before him but it appears that that is not the case. I sincerely hope that the situation changes before its too late. |
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I think what has been said is very true but as a business it has to be profitable
I hope they can sort out the issues they have with customers. In business it takes time to build up customers and support but one mistake and you can loose them . I hope they get back to old ways and make a successful club again
But you can’t run a business on this scale with no customers |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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There does appear to be a fair amount of negativity about the club at the moment but we’ve always enjoyed our time there.
We also enjoy the other local clubs and reckon that there’s a profitable market for all of them in the right circumstances.
Obviously everyone would rather be in a lively and busy club but if people turn up and it’s empty they’ll turn away too and ultimately end up creating a Catch 22 situation.
Perhaps the coming of the nice weather in the spring and summer and the return to the outside grounds could offer a valuable opportunity to reset? |
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By *x2 4 funCouple
over a year ago
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In our view the management does not know best the customer does if you over price and put to many stupid rules in place people will vote with their feet which seems to be the case.
Go back to letting you bring your own drinks do away with the stupid membership rules and you may just save the place |
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2x2 you are rite this has gone on for nearly a year I cant see things changing. I would hope the club makes it to the warmer weather but will people renew the membership when they have to be renewed that’s another question |
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"In our view the management does not know best the customer does if you over price and put to many stupid rules in place people will vote with their feet which seems to be the case.
Go back to letting you bring your own drinks do away with the stupid membership rules and you may just save the place"
Exactly this. The problem is that once you’ve lost the hearts of the members it’s almost impossible to get them back! |
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By *g1979Man
over a year ago
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The biggest turn off for us is the cream guy who goes there.
He is a complete creep around women and you know if he is staying in a cabin he will be up making noise all night with his lackeys and making a nuisance of himself. |
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Pleasure 123 you are correct there we were regs there but have now changed to another club and see lots of former members there . We changed not for any other reason than it isn’t very busy and has no vibe anymore |
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One thing that put us of now they are making it free for men . You will end up with more men than cpls . This would drive away cpl if they are pestering the cpls . A club need cpls for it to work make it half price for cpls |
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"In our view the management does not know best the customer does if you over price and put to many stupid rules in place people will vote with their feet which seems to be the case.
Go back to letting you bring your own drinks do away with the stupid membership rules and you may just save the place"
It's possible the local council stopped the BYOB and insisted on them getting a liscence if people wanted to drink on the premises - rather than it just being a money making thing
I should add ive never been as even the old regulars ive met used to say 'come along with us, we'll get you in the clique otherwise no one will talk to you' which didn't make it sound appealing |
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"In our view the management does not know best the customer does if you over price and put to many stupid rules in place people will vote with their feet which seems to be the case.
Go back to letting you bring your own drinks do away with the stupid membership rules and you may just save the place
It's possible the local council stopped the BYOB and insisted on them getting a liscence if people wanted to drink on the premises - rather than it just being a money making thing
I should add ive never been as even the old regulars ive met used to say 'come along with us, we'll get you in the clique otherwise no one will talk to you' which didn't make it sound appealing "
If it is a case of they have been forced to have a drinks licence by the local authority then surely it would be advisable to drastically reduce both the cost of entry and that of the membership fee. The council have nothing to do with either of these. Personally I doubt the validity that the local authorities made them have an alcohol licence as the club was licence free for over 30 years. Having a licence was a new thing that was brought in by Mike as a money making idea alongside the byob. I would suggest that the authorities said its either or but you can't have both, this would make more sense and I imagine the owners thought £££ and went with the licence. But I guess the truth will never be known |
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"One thing that put us of now they are making it free for men . You will end up with more men than cpls . This would drive away cpl if they are pestering the cpls . A club need cpls for it to work make it half price for cpls "
It is only free for single guys once a month as a promotion, also a free night for couples and a night for single ladies once a month. |
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"I will be there with Cream later on in the night as have a DJ gig first so anyone still up and about when we get there come say hi and we will toast the new year!!
Well that's enough to put anyone off if cream is there. no wonder the place is shit, heard his DJing there has been absolutely shocking. more like a school disco. and so much for loyalty when he used to suck up to previous owner. blokes a complete melt. "
I suggest you inbox me pal |
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"We were there one night and when he played S club 7 we knew it was time for bed. Thought he was supposed to be some hip hop guy"
if you don’t like the music you should tell me instead of talking about me behind my back.
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"We were there one night and when he played S club 7 we knew it was time for bed. Thought he was supposed to be some hip hop guy
yeah thanks he's some celeb. can't even sing. uses his fake celeb status to suck in the girls. blokes a complete fake.
Totally agree...would use his fake status and eureka to shag anything that moved, also bringing equally fake "glamour" models for photo signing"
again if you didn’t like any of the girls i brought down there then why don’t you tell me at the time he still talking about me behind my back. |
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"Cream is a cringy melt
Walks around like everyone is his mate. He came up to my missus and tried to hug her and got the hump when she shot him down.
He's one of the reasons we stopped going.
His car is amazing though....."
how about you inbox me privately let me know who you are and I will apologise to your wife. |
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