The Bridge Nightclub

Walk down Hythe Bridge Street towards the canal and you'll spot The Bridge pulling in everyone from first-years to postgrads on a Friday night. It's the kind of place where you're just as likely to bump into your mate from lectures as you are to find yourself wedged onto a packed dancefloor under strobing lights. The cocktails are solid without being pretentious—think proper mojitos and espresso martinis that won't empty your student loan—and the music shifts between indie bangers and the sort of chart hits that get everyone singing badly but enthusiastically. Not fancy, not trying to be fancy, just a reliable night out that's been pulling Oxford's nightlife crowd for years.