English Lads

English Lads Review

English Lads is one of the biggest and longest-running sites on the UK gay porn scene. The site features 18- to 25-year-old jocks, hunks, twinks, and some average amateurs, as well as a few guys in their later twenties. When the site started, the guys were a mix of twinks, average guys and jocks with a focus on twinks; these days most of the guys have strong, athletic bodies with nice definition, although there are still some regular guy types. Most of the models are smooth, but some are hairy, and lately quite a few have tattoos. And since most of the models are from the UK, there's lots of uncut cocks. By the way, some of the guys may continue to do shoots for a couple years or more.

On this site, a guy's first appearance is usually a jack-off video. Young, straight boxer Seb Butler filmed his first wank off video in March 2024 when he was 20, then he returned in May 2024 for his first handjob from a man. In September 2024 and February 2025 he got his uncut cock wanked two more times, and so far he hasn't appeared in any duo action. Because many of the guys are straight, what they do after their first jack-off appearance depends on their open mindedness. Some are willing to explore guy-on-guy sex, others aren't. For the willing, you'll find a mix of massage sessions, handjobs, blowjobs, side-by-side jack off sessions, dildo fucking, and full-on anal sex. Those who aren't willing to explore sex with guys generally don't do more than two or three videos.

English Lads offers 2,047 exclusive streaming videos. The newest are good quality and can be streamed in three resolutions at 396x220, 540x304 and 960x540. There are two larger sizes available, but you must be a member for 31 days to watch the 1440x810 sized videos, and 61+ day members get access to the full HD version at 1920x1080. The oldest videos only come in two sizes of 540x404 and 960x720 with no post-31-day options. By the way, the smaller versions are mobile compatible for those watching on phones or tablets.

The site no longer includes downloadable videos. There is a Premium section where members can buy selected videos (42 of them are available) and photo sets (eight sets at the current time) at an extra cost, but they're quite expensive. A few videos are $24, and couple are $12 and $19, but many are as much as $48 or $64 each, and the newest Premium photo set is $40.55. These  premium purchase videos are only available to stream.

There are over 1,300 picture sets. Many newer galleries contain several hundred good quality digital stills available in two sizes (750x1125 and 450x676) with additional size options of 1000×1500 and 2000×3000 available after you've been a member for 61 days. And it's worth mentioning that the newer vids come with sets of screencaps. Older sets have only one pic size of 450x600 and often offer between 50 and 150 good amateur quality photos. Members can kick back, grab a drink (or something else), and enjoy the pics as hands-free slideshows, and each pic can be saved individually, but I'm not sure whether you must be a member for over 30 days to download the pics in zip files. As I mentioned above, a handful of the pic sets are only offered if you pay individually.

So let's talk about updates. Since our last review in October 2023 and continuing until now, EnglishLads updates on Sundays only. The site no longer releases bonus videos, which were usually videos of photo shoots, and picture sets are now added with the corresponding video updates. Starting March 9, 2025 and for two weeks, the site added updates on Sunday and Friday - we're only part way through the third week, so I'm not sure if this will continue – the join pages continues to list a Sunday-only update.

Something new on the site is that occasionally an update on the tour appears with a blue shadow of a guy with a notation, "This model's update is only in the pay area". The model is unnamed and there's no description of his scene. There have been 63 of these since January 2020. I gave up hunting further back, but the site's FAQ says 136 videos do not appear in the free area. I'm not sure what is so special about these updates that gives them the members-only treatment; perhaps it just a tease to entice surfers to buy a membership.

There is an extras section where you'll find a blog featuring posts from 2010 to 2017, and it has lots of extras like interviews, workout videos, outtakes, and public appearances at gay pride events, calendar photo shoots, and more, but it no longer updates. There's also a handful of wallpapers that you can download for your desktop as well as a number of pictures the site has used on it's tour and in promotional material. You'll also find the site's X (previously Twitter) feed located here.

Curiously, EnglishLads only shows a growth of seven videos since our last review in October 2023. But the site does update weekly, so this is wildly out of whack, and I'm unsure what's happening here. Older videos may be removed from the members area and move into the pay-per-video section, but that's only a guess.

When talking about downsides and oddities, it's important to note that you are required to email your drivers license or passport, in order to have access to the member area. Only current EnglishLads members can buy these Premium videos, and not only that, but you have to have had at least one previous membership that completed 31 days. Even when purchased, the movies can only be streamed. They used to offer downloads to 120-day members, but I'm not seeing anything about this now. And any photo sets you buy are not available as a downloadable zip file, so I'm guessing they just appear in a gallery, and you have to save pics individually.

There are two sets of membership prices. The first are lower-priced options that give you access to the last five years of content only; the second set of prices cost significantly more and give access to the last ten years of content. The site has become expensive, even the bare bones 30-day membership is $40, and we've received a number of complaints regarding the site's policies. When entering the English Lads members area, and also if you purchase content, you must agree to strict terms and conditions, as well as inputting a piece of personal information like a street you grew up on or your mother's maiden name. The agreement advises that if you post their content anywhere you'll receive a whopping big fine of a minimum of £25,000. Also if you give inaccurate information, they say they'll block your membership, and you won't be eligible for a refund.

One final note is that regularly throughout the members area and in a few spots on the tour you'll see ads for Fit Young Men, another site run by EnglishLads, and these banners look so much like content that you're bound to click them a couple of times. You'll end up on the Fit Young Men tour where you'll get a free preview, but you'll have to buy a membership to see much else.

English Lads is a huge site with 2,047 streaming, mobile-compatible videos and 1,200+ picture sets of 804 guys, mostly Brits with uncut cocks. Newer videos focus on jocks with more defined bodies and focus less on twinks and average guy types, but if you go to the older videos, there are plenty of both. The site has a good offering of solos and hardcore sex with plenty of dildo play, some handjobs, and guys stripping and showing off their uncut cocks. I must admit that I'm disappointed with the number of restrictions that limit your full enjoyment until you've been a member for more than a month or two and the requirement for ID and further verification. Still, if you haven't been to English Lads in a while, you might want to drop by and check out the new crop of guys.

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