Lycos Chat UK is no longer running, and no bookmark, workaround or "restored" version will bring it back. If you've been searching for it, you're probably after the same thing people liked back then: public rooms split by topic and region, where you could drop in and talk without any setup. UKChat launched in 1997, the same era, and still works that way, with no registration needed for the rooms. This guide covers what happened to the old Lycos rooms and which copycat pages to avoid. It also explains how UKChat's rooms and forum differ from what you remember, which rooms are busy and which are quiet, and the small problems that catch people out in their first session. There's also a practical method for tracking down old chat regulars that works better than waiting in a room.