Flares was a fixture of the city's nightlife in the early 00s - and you could famously get a pint for £1.50! It was replaced first by Babylon and then eventually Popworld. Can you remember nights at Flares?placeholder image
Flares was a fixture of the city's nightlife in the early 00s - and you could famously get a pint for £1.50! It was replaced first by Babylon and then eventually Popworld. Can you remember nights at Flares?

Pictures of memorable Portsmouth nightclubs you once partied at that no longer exist - including Granny's and Ritzy

By Steve Deeks
Published 1st Jul 2025, 16:10 BST
Updated 1st Jul 2025, 17:02 BST

Portsmouth has boasted some great clubbing venues over the years.

From Joanna’s to Ritzy to Granny’s, plenty of iconic venues have now closed down.

However fortunately our memories of them – and photos captured inside them – live on.

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We decided to celebrate some of the city’s lost nightspots by diving into The News archives.

Have a look through our gallery below and see how many you can remember!

Once located in the Savoy Building on South Parade in Southsea. Time and Envy is another of the iconic nightlife venues that Portsmouth has lost but our readers want back.

13. Time and Envy

Once located in the Savoy Building on South Parade in Southsea. Time and Envy is another of the iconic nightlife venues that Portsmouth has lost but our readers want back. Photo: Michael Scaddan

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This club burnt down and was later demolished in 2011. Back in the day you would have found Joanna's on South Parade in Southsea.

14. Joanna's

This club burnt down and was later demolished in 2011. Back in the day you would have found Joanna's on South Parade in Southsea. Photo: Paul Jacobs

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Probably the most suggested of all the lost Portsmouth clubs. Ritzy was a beloved nightclub on Arundel Street.

15. Ritzy

Probably the most suggested of all the lost Portsmouth clubs. Ritzy was a beloved nightclub on Arundel Street. Photo: Google Maps

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If you were to travel back to Portsmouth in the 1960s or70s, it is likely you would have put on your dancing shoes and gone to The Mecca in Arundel Street.

16. The Mecca

If you were to travel back to Portsmouth in the 1960s or70s, it is likely you would have put on your dancing shoes and gone to The Mecca in Arundel Street. Photo: Contributed

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