Nights on the tow

Regional highlights

BATH

Moles club: George St. (01225 404445). Live bands aplenty.

T's club: Spring Gardens Road (01225 425360). Party atmosphere.

Las Iguanas: Sawclose (01225 336666). Popular Latin American restaurant.

ABC Cinemas: Westgate St. (01225 462959; 01225 461730 for programme details). One big screen, latest releases.

Little Theatre Cinema: St Michael's Place (01225 466822). Mainstream and arthouse flicks.

Theatre Royal: Sawclose (01225 448844). West End shows, Shakespeare and more.

BOURNEMOUTH

Old Fire Station: Holdenhurst Road (01202 503889). Student union nightclub – packed every night.

Circo: Fir Vale Road (01202 311178). Bar next to Elements nightclub.

Toko: St Peters Road (01202 589111). New pre-club drinks bar also serving tasty bar snacks.

Bar Heat: Holdenhurst Road (01202 319997). New student union bar.

West Beach: (01202 587785). Bournemouth's first beach front restaurant and bar, on a trial run.

The Odeon: Westover Road (0870 505 0007). Offers student discount and shows all the latest films.

BRISTOL

Café Blue: The Old Fire Station, Silver Street (0117 940 5626). Four bars, three dancefloors, a stage for live acts, a lounge and a restaurant.

Evolution: Canons Road (0117 922 0330) Long-standing favourite student club. Hosts Wedgies sports society bash every Wednesday.

Courtyard Restaurant: Lower Park Row (0117 929 7817). Open day and night.

At-Bristol: Anchor Road, Harbourside (0117 915 1000). Interactive arts, science and nature complex with an Imax cinema.

The Watershed: Canons Road, Harbourside (0117 9276 4444). Popular arthouse cinema and bar.

Theatre Royal: King Street (0117 926 4388). Home to the vibrant New Vic studio.

The Arnolfini: Narrow Quay (0117 929 9191). Experimental theatre/film venue.

CARDIFF

Solus: Park Place (029 2078 1400). Student union nightclub.

Liquid: St Mary Street (029 2064 5464). A decent US house night on Fridays.

Toucan Club: 95 St Mary Street. Alternative music and tasty food.

Emporium: High Street (029 2066 4557). Serious Clubbing.

Clwb Ifor Bach: Womanby Street (029 2023 2199). Drink and practise your Welsh.

UCG Cinemas: Mary Ann Street (029 2066 7667). Latest releases.

The Sherman Theatre: Senghennydd Road (029 2064 6900). Good shows.

PLYMOUTH

Zanzibar: Mayflower St (01752 220077) Cheese, hip hop and more.

Ride: Sherwell Arcade, North Hill (01752 226655). Favourite surfer hangout.

Roundabout: Drake's Circus (01752 825091). It's a Scream theme pub with all the usual student discounts.

Destinys: Barbican Leisure park (01752 255057) Purpose-built nightclub, popular with the Alcopops crowd.

The Theatre Royal: Royal Parade (01752 267222). West End Shows.

Warner Village: Barbican Leisure Park (01752 670084). Multiscreen cinema.

SWANSEA

Time: The Kings Way (01792 653142). Complex with essential student night every Monday.

Escape: Northampton Lane (01792 652854). Impressive dance club.

Divas: Singleton park (01792 295466). Campus pub/club. Cheap drinks.

The Slow boat restaurant: High Street (01792 645253). Good grub.

UCI Cinema: Parc Tawe (08700 102030). Ten screens.

Taliesin Arts Centre: Singleton Park (01792 296883). Cinema and theatre.

Swansea Grand Theatre: Singleton Street (01792 475715). Everything from Shakespeare to Postman Pat.