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List of members' clubs in London

This is an incomplete list of private members' clubs with physical premises in London, United Kingdom, including those that no longer exist or have merged, with an additional section on those that appear in fiction. Historically most of these clubs were gentlemen's clubs with membership restricted to men. More recently,[when?] a number of women-only clubs have been formed.

The members' bar at the Savile Club, London W1

Extant clubs

NameEst.LocationLocated SinceAffiliationAdmission of women
67 Pall Mall201567 Pall Mall2015Wine and foodSince beginning
AllBright[1][2][3]201824–26 Maddox Street, MayfairBusinessNo male members[4][5]
Alpine Club185755–56 Charlotte Road, Shoreditch1991MountaineeringSince 1975
Army and Navy Club183736–39 Pall Mall1963Army and Navy officersSince 1995
Arts Club186340 Dover Street1896The arts, literature, scienceSince 1946
The Athenaeum1824107 Pall Mall1830The sciences, law, medicine, arts, literature, and the ChurchSince 2002
Authors' Club18911 Whitehall Place, sharing the premises of the National Liberal Club2014LiteratureSince 1971
Bath & Racquets Club198949 Brook's Mews, W1K 4EB1989SportsNo women members
Beefsteak Club18769 Irving Street, near Leicester Square1876SocialNo women members
Boodle's176228 St James's Street1782Aristocratic; ToryNo women members
The Bridge201273–81 Southwark Bridge RoadSportNo male members
Brooks's176460 St James's Street1778Aristocratic; WhigNo women members
Buck's Club191918 Clifford Street, Mayfair1919SocialNo women members
Caledonian Club18919 Halkin Street, Belgravia1946ScottishSince 2011
Canning Club (formerly the Argentine Club)1911 (renamed 1948)4 St James's Square, sharing the premises of the Naval and Military Club1999Social; Latin America, Spain, PortugalAdmitted
Carlton Club183269 St James's Street1943Political; Tory, latterly ConservativeSince 2008
Cavalry and Guards Club (the merged Cavalry Club and Guards Club)1810 (Guards' Club); 1890 (Cavalry Club); 1976 (merged club)127 Piccadilly1908Cavalry and Guards, latterly officers of other British Army regimentsNo women members
Chelsea Arts Club1891143 Old Church Street, Chelsea1990The artsSince 1976
City Livery Club1914Bell Wharf Lane, Upper Thames Street, sharing the premises of the Little Ship Club2023The CityAdmitted
City of London Club183219 Old Broad Street, London1834City professionsSince 2011
City University Club189542 Crutched Friars2018The City, Oxbridge graduatesSince 1994
Civil Service Club195313-15 Great Scotland Yard1953Civil Service and Diplomatic ServiceSince beginning
East India Club (in full: The East India, Devonshire, Sports and Public Schools' Club)184916 St James's Square1866Originally for East India Company, since 1972 merger with the Public Schools' Club primarily aligned with public schoolsNo women members
Eccentric Club2008Currently seeking new premisesSocial; eccentricity and philanthropySince 1984 (former club)
English-Speaking Union1918Dartmouth House, 37 Charles Street1926PhilanthropyAdmitted
Farmers Club18423 Whitehall Court1942Agriculture and landowningSince beginning
Fitology Hub2016Unit 43, 96 Endwell RoadSportNo male members
Flyfishers' Club188469 Brook Street, sharing the premises of the Savile Club1995FlyfishingNo women members
Garrick Club183115 Garrick Street, Covent Garden1864The arts and theatreSince 2024
Groucho Club198545 Dean Street, London, W1D 4QB1985MediaAdmitted
Home House199820-21 Portman Square, London, W1H 6LW1998Social; eccentricity and philanthropyAdmitted
Honourable Artillery Company1537Armoury House, City Road, EC1Y 2BQ1735Serving and veteran members of the British Army regiment and Police Special Constabulary of the same nameAdmitted
Hurlingham Club1869Ranelagh Gardens, Fulham1869Sports; tennis and crocquetAdmitted
Lansdowne Club19359 Fitzmaurice Place, Berkeley Square1935SocialSince beginning
Little Ship Club1926Bell Wharf Lane, London EC4R 3TB1962YachtingAdmitted
London Sketch Club18987 Dilke Street, Chelsea1957Sketch artistsNo women members
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)1787Lord's, St John's Wood1814Cricket and Real tennis; formerly headquarters of ICCSince 1998
National Liberal Club (NLC)18821 Whitehall Place1887Political; LiberalSince 1967
Naval and Military Club18624 St James's Square1999Originally officers in the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and the British ArmySince 1966
Den Norske Klub18874 St James's Square, sharing the premises of the Naval and Military Club1999NorwaySince 1982
Oriental Club1824Stratford House, Stratford Place1962Founded for members of the East India Company; now socialSince 2010
Oxford and Cambridge Club (called the United Oxford and Cambridge Club, 1971–2001)1821 (United University Club); 1830 (Oxford and Cambridge Club); 1971 (merged club)71–76 Pall Mall1837Members of Oxford and Cambridge UniversitiesSince 1996
Portland Club (formerly the Stratford Club until 1825)1815 (circa)36–39 Pall Mall, sharing the premises of the Army & Navy Club1990sCardsNo women members
Pratt's185714 Park Place, St James's1857AristocraticSince 2023
Queen's Club1886Palliser Road, West Kensington1892SportsAdmitted
Reform Club1836103–105 Pall Mall1841Originally political (Liberal), now social. Members still sign a declaration agreeing to the principles of the 1832 Reform Act.Since 1981
Roehampton Club1901Roehampton Lane, Roehampton1901 (site); 1960s (buildings)SportsAdmitted
Royal Air Force Club1918128 Piccadilly1922RAF officersAdmitted
Royal Automobile Club189789–91 Pall Mall1911Social and automobile enthusiastsSince 1998
Royal Ocean Racing Club192520 St James's Place, St James's Street1942Yachting enthusiastsAdmitted
Royal Over-Seas League (formerly the Over-Seas Club)19104 Park Place, St James's1921Commonwealth citizens, affiliate membership available for other nationalities; music and the arts; travellers.Since beginning
Royal Society of Medicine18051 Wimpole Street1910Medical practitionersAdmitted
Royal Thames Yacht Club17757 Albemarle Street (19th century); 60 Knightsbridge1952Yachting enthusiastsFirst recorded 1874
Savage Club1857Currently seeking new premisesThe arts, science and the lawNo women members
Savile Club186869 Brook Street1927Conviviality, from the arts to the sciencesNo women members
The Sloane Club1922 (Initially as the Service Women’s Club, then The Helena Club)52 Lower Sloane St, Chelsea1922SocialOnly women members originally, male members admitted in 1976
Special Forces Club19458 Herbert Crescent, Knightsbridge1945Members of Special Operations Executive, British intelligence and UK Special Forces; foreign special forces, intelligence agencies and senior military officersSince beginning
StrongHer201619A Cudworth Street, Bethnal GreenSportNo male members
Travellers Club1819106 Pall Mall1827Diplomats, social and business travellersNo women members
Trouble Club[3]2014No fixed headquartersSocial, talks from womenSince beginning
Turf Club18615 Carlton House Terrace1965Aristocratic; social, equestrianism, sports & cardsNo women members
Union Jack Club1904Sandell Street, Waterloo, SE1 8UJ1907Serving or veteran enlisted HM Armed Forces personnelAdmitted
University Women's Club (originally the University Club for Ladies)18872 Audley Square, Mayfair1921University graduatesNo male members[5]
Victory Services Club190763–79 Seymour Street, Marylebone1948All NATO Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force personnelAdmitted
The Walbrook Club200037a Walbrook EC4N 8BS2000City professionsSince beginning
White's169337 St James's Street1778Aristocratic; ToryNo women members or visitors
Winchester House Club189210 Lower Richmond Road, Putney1892SocialAdmitted

Defunct or merged clubs

NameEstablishedClubhouse location (s)AffiliationStatus
1920 Club19202 Whitehall CourtPolitical; LiberalClosed in 1923
Albemarle Club (Ladies and Gentlemen)187413 Albemarle Street (from 1874); 37 Dover Street (by the 1910s); 21 Curzon Street (by the 1940s)SocialClosed in 1941
Almack's Club (Ladies and Gentlemen)1765King Street, St James's (1765–1867)Social; especially card gamesClosed in 1867; a 'refounded' Almack's operated from 1908 to 1961
American Club191995 PiccadillyAmericanClosed in the 1980s
Argentine Club19101 Hamilton Place, near PiccadillySocialLater became the present-day Canning Club
Arthur's182769 St James's StreetSocial; non-politicalClosed in 1940. Building later taken over by the Carlton Club; ironic, given its avowedly non-political membership.
Arundel Yacht Club1838Coal Hole Tavern, StrandYachting enthusiastsRenamed London Yacht Club 1845. Moved to Cowes, Isle of Wight 1882.[6]
Bachelors' Clubc.1881106 PiccadillyBachelorsClosed in the late 1940s
Badminton Club1875100 PiccadillySports; driving (horses and coaches were owned by the club)Dissolved in 1938, as by then horse transport was becoming anachronistic; Clubhouse taken over by the Public Schools Club
Bath Club189434 Dover Street (1894–1941); 74 St James's Street (1950–1959); 43 Brook Street (1959–1981)Sports; the Dover Street club offered a swimming pool with athletic rings over it.Original clubhouse bombed in the Blitz. Relocated club closed in 1981 – members dispersed to other Clubs including the Oriental Club
Beaconsfield Club188066–68 Pall Mall (1880–1887)Political; ConservativeClosed circa 1887/1888; Clubhouse taken over by the Unionist Club
Beefsteak Club1705Imperial Phiz public house, Old JewrySocial; Whigclosed 1712; current premises near Leicester Square
Blenheim Club190912 St James's Square, later King Street??
British Empire Club191012 St James's SquareFacilities for Temporary Honorary Members of Visitors to the United Kingdom?
Burlington Fine Arts Club1866177 Piccadilly (1866–1869); 17 Savile Row (1869–1952)The artsClosed in 1952
Cavalry Club1890127 PiccadillyCavalry officersMerged with the Guards' Club in 1976 to form the present Cavalry and Guards Club
Cobden Club1866?Political; Free Trade doctrineClosed in the 1970s
Cocoa Tree Club1746St James's StTory. Members inc Byron & Gibbonclosed 1932
Commonwealth Club186825 Northumberland Avenueformerly headquarters of the Royal Commonwealth SocietyClosed June 2013. The RCS still exists as a charity.
Conservative Club184088 St James's Street (1841–1845); 74 St James's Street (1841–1950)Political; ConservativeMerged with the Bath Club in 1950, taking on the name of the Bath Club, but moving to the Conservative Club's premises.
Constitutional Club188328 Northumberland Avenue (1886–1959); 40 Pall Mall, sharing the premises of the Junior Carton Club (1962–1964); 116 Pall Mall, sharing the premises of the United Service Club (1964-late 1960s); St. James's Street (1970s)Political; ConservativeClosed in 1979; membership merged with the St. Stephen's Club
Cosmopolitan Club185230 Charles Street, Berkeley SquareSocialClosed in 1902
Coventry House Club1846106 Piccadilly (1846–1854)SocialClosed on 25 March 1854
Crockford's (officially known as the St James's Club)182350 St James's StreetSocial; especially card gamesClosed on 1 January 1846; clubhouse taken over by the Military, Naval and County Service Club (1849–1851), and then the Devonshire Club. Re-founded in 1928, closed in 1970.
Devonshire Club187450 St James's StreetPolitical; initially Liberal but later largely apoliticalClosed in 1976; membership merged with the present East India Club
Eccentric Society Club (1)1781Various addresses around Covent GardenSocialClosed in 1846
Eccentric Society Club (2)1858Leicester SquareSocialClosed in 1881
Eccentric Club (3)18909 Ryder Street, St James'sSocialClosed in 1984 for refurbishment, went into liquidation in 1986; in 1985 most members were elected to the present East India Club, and still meet there to this day. In 2008 a group started an endeavour to re-establish the Eccentric Club [1]
Eighty Club1880?Political; LiberalClosed in the 1900s
Goodenough Club200123 Mecklenburgh SquareFaculty club for Goodenough College (est. 1930)?
Grace Belgravia[7]2012BelgraviaFemale-only wellnessClosed in 2019[8]
Green Room Club187710 Adelphi Terrace (1877–1883); 22 King Street, Covent Garden (1883); 20 Bedford Street, near Strand (1883–1903); 46 Leicester Square (1903–1940); Whitcomb Street, near Leicester Square (1940–1954); 8–9 Adam Street, near Strand (1955–2000)The arts and theatreClosed in 2000 [2]
Gresham Club18431 King William Street (1844–1910s); Gresham Place (early 1910s); 15 Abchurch Lane, near King William Street (1915–1991),The City; Merchants and bankersClosed in 1991; members accepted into the City University Club
Guards' Club181049 St. James's Street (1810–1826); 106 Pall Mall (1826–1827); 49 St James's Street (1827–1848); 70 Pall Mall (1848– )Officers of the Household Cavalry and Grenadier, Coldstream, Scots, Irish, and Welsh regiments of Foot Guards.Closed in 1976, and merged with the Cavalry Club to form the present Cavalry and Guards Club
Gun ClubLate 19th century??Pigeon huntersClosed
Hogarth Club185884 Charlotte Street, FitzroviaArtistsClosed in 1861
Irish Club1952Eaton Square, and latterly BlackfriarsClosed in 2012
Isthmian Club1882105 PiccadillyRowing, cricket?
Jockey Club1750Pall MallHorse racing; primarily for racehorse ownersStill exists today, but has moved out of London to Newmarket
Junior Athenaeum1864116 PiccadillyThe arts, science, or the clergyClosed
Junior Carlton Club186630 Pall Mall (1868–1968); 94 Pall Mall (1968–1977)Political; ConservativeClosed in 1977; membership merged with the present Carlton Club
Junior Constitutional Club1887101 PiccadillyPolitical; ConservativeClosed
Junior Naval and Military Club187019 Dover Street (1870–1875); 66–68 Pall Mall (1875–1979)Army and Navy officersThe cost of the club's elaborate, purpose-built Pall Mall clubhouse bankrupted the club, and it closed in 1879. The building was then acquired by the Beaconsfield Club.
Kennel Club187329a Pall MallDog loversStill exists today as a society, but no longer provides club facilities.
King of Clubs1798- ?1830Crown & Anchor; Freemasons' Tavern; Grillions; Clarendon HotelHigh Whig?
Marlborough Club1868–194552 Pall Mall'a convenient and agreeable place of meeting for a Society of Gentlemen'On 31 December 1945 the Windham, Orleans and Marlborough Clubs amalgamated to form the Marlborough-Windham Club. Rising costs and lack of candidates for admission compelled this club to close in December 1953.[9]
Military, Naval and County Service ClubNov. 184850 St James's Streetactive & retired military officers, including East India Company, Militia and Yeomanry.Founded as the Military and County Service Club, renamed St James's Club c.1850 and dissolved in July 1851. The club used the premises of the former Crockford's Club. Later on the premises were used by the Wellington Dining Rooms, the St George's Club and the Devonshire Club.
The Museum Club1844Northumberland Street and then 5 Henrietta Street, Covent GardenLiteraryDissolved 1849 and replaced with "Hooks and Eyes" and "Our Club"
National Sporting Club189143 King Street, Covent GardenSports; BoxingClosed
National Union1887?Political; UnionistClosed in the 1890s
Naval Club (formerly RNVR (Auxiliary Patrol) Club (1919–1946), RNVR Club (1946–1969)191938 Hill Street MayfairRoyal Navy reservists, and later all RN officersClosed 2021
New Cavendish Club192044 Great Cumberland PlaceSocialClosed in 2014
New University Club186457 St James's Street; later 6 St James's StreetGraduates of Oxford and CambridgeMerged with the United University Club in 1938, which then merged with the Oxford and Cambridge Club in 1971.
Nimrod1890s12 St James's Sq predated the Blenheim Club at this address?Liquidated 1919
Palace Club1882?Political; ConservativeClosed in the 1900s
Pembridge ClubMid/late 19th century?1, St. Stephen's Square (renamed St. Stephen's Gardens in 1938), Westbourne Grove, BayswaterThe arts?
Portland Clubc1815 as the Stratford Club; renamed 1825.Originally, 1 Stratford Place, then 9 St James's Square 1890–1943Card-playing game clubNow located within the Army & Navy Club
Press Club1882Wine Office Court, near Fleet StreetJournalismClubhouse closed in 1986. Press Club still exists today as a society, but no longer offers club facilities [3]
Primrose Club18864&5 Park Place, St James's Street[10]Political; ConservativeClosed in the 1910s
Prince's Club1853Hans Place (1853–1886); 197 Knightsbridge (1888–1940s)SportsClosed in the 1940s
Public Schools Club1863–1868; 17 St James Place; 1909–1915; 1918–197213 Albemarle Street (1909–1913); 19 Berkeley Street (1913–1915); Curzon Street (1920–1938); 100 Piccadilly (1938–1972)Alumni of the British public schoolsMerged with the present East India Club on 1 May 1972, now providing the bulk of their membership
Raleigh ClubLate 19th century?Regent StreetMembers had to have served a year in the armed forces, or be an existing member of another clubClosed
Road ClubLate 19th century?4 Park Place, St James'sEnthusiasts for the revival of coachingClosed
Royal Aero Club, formerly the Aero Club (1901–1909)1901119 Piccadilly (1901–1961); 9 Fitzmaurice Place (inside the Lansdowne Club, 1961–1968); 94 Pall Mall (inside the Junior Carlton Club, 1968–1970); 116 Pall Mall (inside the United Service Club, 1970–1977)"the encouragement of aero-automobilism and ballooning as a sport"Merged into the British Gliding Association in 1977 – no longer provides club facilities, although Office in Leicestershire.
Royal Anglo-Belgian Club19426 Belgrave Square (1942–1978); 60 Knightsbridge (sharing premises of the Royal Thames Yacht Club, 1978–2010); 8 Northumberland Avenue (2010–2012)Belgium, Luxembourg, NetherlandsClosed in 2012.
South African & Rhodesian Officers ClubWW1 to 1920s48 Grosvenor Sq??
St James's Club (Crockford's) (1)182350 St James's Street?Closed on 1 January 1846, late the Military, Naval and County Service Club, formerly the Military and County Service Club.
St James's Club (2)1857106 PiccadillyMembers of the British diplomatic service, and foreign diplomats in BritainClosed in 1978, and membership merged with Brooks' .
St Stephen's Club1870Bridge Street, Westminster (19th century); 34 Queen Anne's Gate, near St James's Park (1962–2013)Political; ConservativeClosed 31 December 2012
Sports Club18938 St James's SquareSportsMerged with the present East India Club in 1938
Thatched House186585 St James Street?Originally c19th Tory coffee house, later taken over by Civil Service Club
Union Club1800Trafalgar SquareSocialClosed in 1949, was then at 86 St James's Street until 1960s merging with the United Service Club; clubhouse is now Canada House
Unionist Club188666–68 Pall MallPolitical; Liberal UnionistClosed in 1892; clubhouse acquired by the New Oxford and Cambridge Club
United ClubLate 19th century?Charles Street, near Berkeley SquareLinked to the United Hotel, with additional facilities for membersClosed
United Empire Club1904101 PiccadillyGlobal Reform;Closed
United Service Club

("The Senior")

1815116 Pall MallSenior officers (Major/Commander and above) in the army and navyClosed in 1978; former clubhouse is now occupied by the Institute of Directors
United University Club18211 Suffolk Street, near Pall Mall (1826–1971)Graduates of Oxford and CambridgeMerged with the present Oxford and Cambridge Club in 1971. Clubhouse is now the London centre of the University of Notre Dame
Watier's?81 Piccadilly?Closed
Wellington ClubOct 18321 Grosvenor Place; 116a Knightsbridge (1932–2016)SocialClosed 26 June 2016
West Indian Club1898Howard Hotel, Norfolk Street; 4 Whitehall Court;SocialClosed March 1971
Windham Club1828106 Pall Mall (1828–1830, 1941–1946); 10 St James's Square (1830–1836); 13 St James's Square (1836–1941)?Merged with Marlborough and closed [4]
The Wing[3][11]201914 Great Portland Street, FitzroviaSocial2020
York ClubMid/late 19th century8 St James's Square (1886–88)?Closed. Building later acquired by the Junior Travellers' Club, then the Sports Club.

Fictional clubs

See also

Notes

General references

  • Sheppard, F. H. W., ed. (1960). "Pall Mall, North Side, Existing Buildings". Survey of London: volumes 29 and 30: St James Westminster, Part 1. Institute of Historical Research. pp. 339–345. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  • The Gentlemen's Clubs of London by Anthony Lejeune, first published 1979, most recently in 2012 by Stacey International.

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