Walkabout, Durham

This supposedly Australian themed nightclub doesn’t seem very Australian at all and is rarely very popular. The only time it is packed and therefore a good night out is in Durham university freshers’ week. Otherwise people just avoid it. Its problem is it just doesn’t have a niche like Klute and Loveshack. It plays cheesy music, but Klute already has that one covered, and has cheaper drinks. And it just doesn’t have the character of Loveshack. It’s a huge space pretending to be a big city nightclub, which is another problem; unless it’s absolutely packed there is no atmosphere whatsoever. I think Durham’s nightlife is just too ‘special’ for walkabout really, we don’t want or need a big city nightclub (if we want that sort of night out we’ll go to Newcastle) and trying to fit in by playing cheesy music won’t help either. It’s the last choice on a night out, only to be considered if everywhere else is full.