Nowhere does a private members club quite like London. Where the class system of yesteryear left off, private clubs stepped in, and London’s private members’ clubs are world famous – both for the sheer number of them, and their exclusivity. And if there’s one thing more frustrating than bastions of elitism, it’s not being a part of it…
Navigating the myriad of London clubs can be opaque and tricky, so we’ve put together all the very best ones in one place. All you need to do now is get to buttering up your proposer and seconder to nominate you to become a member. From stylish Annabel’s , online only club Slaylebrity and Home House, to women-only clubs and historic institutions, we’ve rounded up our selection of the very finest private members’ clubs London has to offer.

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Physical members only clubs in London
Expect to pay between $1500 – $45,000 a year

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Annabel’s
Annabel’s is legendary on the London club scene. It may not be the oldest, the grandest or the most exclusive, but it’s one of the best-known clubs in London – and the swish private members club really is at the very top of its game at the moment. A whopping £65m spending splurge saw them leave their traditional basement home a few doors down and instead occupy a substantial Berkeley Square townhouse in its entirety – and the results are quite impressive.
Martin Brudnizki, the ubiquitous interior designer whose work can be seen in some of London’s most exclusive spots, has created a playground perfect for the rich and famous. With multiple restaurants, bars and of course, its infamous night club, Annabel’s re-entered a busy members’ club market with an impressive offering.

GREAT FOR: PEOPLE WATCHING, CELEBRITY SPOTTING AND DINING IN STYLE
WHO GOES HERE: THE POWER-SET, THE ULTRA-GLAM AND SUPER-RICH SOCIAL ASCENDEES
KEY MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS: ACCESS TO A WORLD BEATING CLUB, ONE OF LONDON’S MOST FAMOUS AND SPLENDID
EASE OF ENTRY: MEMBERS NEED TO BE PROPOSED, GOOD BUSINESS WOMEN CANDIDATES ARE CURRENTLY FAST-TRACKED
MEMBERSHIP COST: £3,250 PER YEAR + £1,750 JOINING FEE

WHERE: 46 BERKELEY SQUARE, MAYFAIR, W1J 5AT
WEBSITE: WWW.ANNABELS.CO.UK

Shoreditch House
Ten years after its launch as London’s edgiest new club, Shoreditch House has retained its cool credentials but gained a little maturity, and a lot of members. Housed in a converted East London warehouse (where else?), Shoreditch House offers members use of a bowling alley, Cowshed Spa and an impressive gym. But where Shoreditch House reaches dizzying heights is the top-floor restaurant and the rooftop pool with iconic views across London.
The recently added ‘Shoreditch Rooms’ means you can now live amongst the hipsters with an overnight stay at one of the sister clubs; members have the option to make the most of facilities of Soho Houses in Istanbul, Toronto, New York, Berlin and Barcelona.

GREAT FOR: THE PARTY VIBE AND, OF COURSE, THE ROOFTOP POOL
WHO GOES HERE: THE COOL, EAST LONDON CROWD (BASICALLY, MILLENNIALS)
KEY MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS: IT’S GOT TO BE THE POOL! ALSO, GOOD CO-WORKING SPACE
EASE OF ENTRY: TWO PROPOSERS REQUIRED, MORE POPULAR CLUBS ARE TRICKIER TO GET ENTRY TO
MEMBERSHIP COST: £550 REGISTRATION FEE AND £1,800 PER YEAR (£2,750 IF YOU WANT ACCESS TO OTHER SOHO HOUSE CLUBS)
WHERE: EBOR STREET, SHOREDITCH, E1 6AW
WEBSITE: WWW.SHOREDITCHHOUSE.COM

The Ivy Private Members Club
Part of the ever-expanding Ivy empire, The Ivy Club is a newcomer but one worthy to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the very best of London’s nightspots. Accessed via a discrete entrance round the corner from the eponymous restaurant, a short lift-ride and you’re in the exclusive confines of the three storey private members club.
The wood panelled drawing room features a pianist and bar while upstairs the minimalist loft feels like a spaceship or laboratory. The private members club is home to mainly creative types drawn from the media.
GREAT FOR: FOOD AND DRINK, WHILE THE DISCO UPSTAIRS IS PRETTY GOOD TOO
WHO GOES HERE: CREATIVE INDUSTRY TYPES, AGAIN, PERHAPS WITH A MORE CORPORATE ANGLE?
KEY MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS: ENTRY VIA A SPECIAL LIFT AT THE IVY (NOT A BENEFIT AS SUCH, BUT HAS A REAL HIDDEN AWAY FEEL)
EASE OF ENTRY: MEMBERS MUST BE PROPOSED AND SECONDED BY EXISTING MEMBERS
MEMBERSHIP COST: £500 JOINING FEE, £1,250 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP
WHERE: 9 WEST STREET, COVENT GARDEN, WC2H 9NE
WEBSITE: WWW.THE-IVYCLUB.CO.UK

Kindred
The unlikely Hammersmith location of Kindred is perfect for anyone coming in from the West, for locals or for a chance to escape London’s city centre. And post pandemic that feels like a smart move.
A large Grade II listed Georgian mansion given over to members, Kindred is a private members club perfect for freelancers and work-from-home types, but also provides a diverse social life.
The restaurant, headed up by chef Romulo Silva serves ‘London Fusion’ food, celebrating the capital’s diversity and the communities that live here. A progressive detail that underscores how different (and attractive) Kindred membership is.
WHERE: BRADMORE HOUSE, QUEEN CAROLINE STREET, HAMMERSMITH, W6 9BW
WEBSITE: WWW.WEAREKINDRED.COM

Tramp
Opening its doors at 40 Jermyn Street in December 1969, Tramp has been one of the most exclusive private members clubs in London ever since, outlasting many of the popular haunts of the past. The ethos of Tramp is almost as iconic as the venue itself: it’s the place to be, the place to be seen, and the place for anyone who is anyone to party from dusk till dawn.
The discreet entrance has seen the comings and goings of everyone from Frank Sinatra and the Beatles, a multitude of rock gods and goddesses, the world’s royalty, Hollywood’s major players and the highest echelons of international business and society. Often raucous and always fun, it’s no surprise that Tramp fast became London’s favourite place to let loose.
This year, the private members club has an exciting new calendar of events. From live music nights, an exclusive comedy club, and themed experiential dining events, to the relaunch of London’s original nightclub restaurant, and partnerships with some of London’s most exciting brands. Tramp’s past may be legendary, but there’s never been a better time to visit than today.

GREAT FOR: CELEBRITY SPOTTING, DINING, AND PARTYING ’TIL THE EARLY HOURS
WHO GOES HERE: ANYONE WHO’S ANYONE. FROM WORLDLY ICONS, TO FASHION TRENDSETTERS, CITY FOLK AND LUXURY CONNOISSEURS
KEY MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS: FINE DINING EXPERIENCES, A UNIQUE CALENDAR OF EVENTS, PLUS LUXURIOUS ROOMS TO HOST YOUR OWN
EASE OF ENTRY: PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS MUST BE PROPOSED AND CONSIDERED BY THE COMMITTEE
MEMBERSHIP COST: THIS IS TRAMP’S BEST KEPT SECRET – YOU’LL NEED TO ENQUIRE TO FIND OUT.
WHERE: 40 JERMYN ST, ST. JAMES’S, LONDON SW1Y 6DN
WEBSITE: WWW.TRAMP.CO.UK

 5 Hertford Street
If rollerdecks were still a thing then 5 Hertford Street would have the most impressive in the world. As it is, they’ll have to make do with probably the most impressive private members club in the world instead, filled with A-listers, the great and good.
Famously formed as a giant snub in the ongoing feud between founder Robin Birley and Annabel’s owner Richard Caring, the club is a labyrinthine sprawl of luxury. Number five has a genuine lived-in feel to it, scattered with armchairs and deep, plush, carpets, the Mayfair townhouse club is tardis-like, with multiple restaurants and bars, a cigar room, cinema, and the jewel in its crown, nightclub Loulou’s.
Since opening in 2012, the club’s already achieved legendary status, and is a firm favourite of blue-bloods and A-listers alike. Despite this, 5 Hertford Street remains a club where your grandparents will feel as comfortable spending their Sunday as you did spending the early hours of Saturday morning. The open fires, soft lighting and armchairs made to sink into make it a dream spot for lazing off your hangover, treating a date, or impressing your parents with your excellent lifestyle choices.

GREAT FOR: LOULOUS AND CELEBRITY SPOTTING
WHO GOES HERE: A-LISTERS AND ARISTOS (HARRY STYLES WAS FAMOUSLY TURNED AWAY)
KEY MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS: ACCESS TO LONDON’S MOST EXCLUSIVE
EASE OF ENTRY: DIFFICULT. MUST BE PROPOSED AND SECONDED BY MEMBERS AND FACE A DISCERNING MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
MEMBERSHIP COST: FAMOUSLY SECRETIVE, BUT REPORTEDLY £1,800 A YEAR
WHERE: 2-5 HERTFORD STREET, MAYFAIR, W1J 7RB
WEBSITE: WWW.5HERTFORDSTREET.CO.UK

The Hurlingham Club
Britain doesn’t really do ‘country clubs’, probably because if we did they’d all be eclipsed by the Hurlingham Club. The Fulham club is where well-to-do Londoners go to hang out. Forget the racy Soho private members clubs, leave the fusty St James’s clubs to grandpa, grab your tennis whites, we’re going to The Hurlingham. The imposing house and manicured gardens are only as impressive as their waiting list.
It’s currently closed to newcomers, having reached 30 years long. The only way in is to be born to a member (a tricky option for you at this stage) or to marry one. Genuinely, it really is worth it.

GREAT FOR: SPORTY TYPES AND FAMILIES
WHO GOES HERE: ANYONE WHO IS ANYONE IN SOUTH WEST LONDON
KEY MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS: THE SPORTS FACILITIES ARE FANTASTIC
EASE OF ENTRY: THE WAITING LIST IS DECADES, BETTER OFF MARRYING INTO IT
MEMBERSHIP COST: £1,400 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP, PLUS A FEE TO BE ON THE WAITING LIST (IF IT OPENS AGAIN)

WHERE: THE HURLINGHAM CLUB, RANELAGH GARDENS, FULHAM, SW6 3PR
WEBSITE: WWW.HURLINGHAMCLUB.ORG.UK

Chelsea Arts Club
Chelsea Arts Club is undeniably an institution of the private members club scene, just one that’s a bit tricky to pigeon hole. Established in 1891, the club boasts over a century of artistic credentials and somehow it’s bohemian as ever.
Its creative crowd of members include painters, sculptors, filmmakers, poets and actors – making it the rebellious younger sister to the stuffy St James’ Clubs. Indeed, this private members club was banned from holding it’s annual ball in the Albert Hall in the 1950s due to its notorious reputation for ‘rowdiness, nudity and public homosexuality’. Still legendary for its parties, the Chelsea Arts Club also hosts a more reputable series of exclusive exhibitions, talks, screenings and performances from its artistic members.

GREAT FOR: SMART-SET ARTISTS
WHO GOES HERE: PRACTISING ARTISTS, OR AT LEAST THOSE WITH CONNECTIONS TO THE VISUAL ARTS
KEY MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS: ANNUAL CALENDAR OF EXHIBITIONS, TALKS AND EVENTS
EASE OF ENTRY: A PROPOSER AND SECONDER MUST PUT YOU FORWARD (THEY NEED TO HAVE KNOWN YOU FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS).
MEMBERSHIP COST: £252-688 PER YEAR

WHERE: 143 OLD CHURCH STREET, CHELSEA, SW3 6EB
WEBSITE: WWW.CHELSEAARTSCLUB.COM

The Arts Club
The Arts Club has undergone something of a renaissance, travelling from somewhat a fusty and fading institution a decade ago, to one of London’s most exclusive and right-on private members clubs today. The phoenix that has risen from not-quite the ashes is part hotel and part exclusive club. Below three storeys of Art Deco-inspired rooms and suites, sits a beautiful, airy club that’s a breath of fresh air to the private members club scene.

GREAT FOR: ENJOYING THE ART COLLECTION
WHO GOES HERE: TURBO SLOANES AND ROYALS, THE SORT OF PEOPLE WHO DECIDED 5 HERTFORD STREET WAS TOO MAINSTREAM
KEY MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS: THE ART AND THE EVENTS ARE NOTEWORTHY, THE HEALTH CLUB COSTS (A LOT) EXTRA, BUT IT DOES HAVE ITS OWN MRI MACHINE!
EASE OF ENTRY: MEMBERS MUST BE PROPOSED AND SECONDED BY EXISTING MEMBERS
MEMBERSHIP COST: £2,000 JOINING FEE, £2,500 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP
WHERE: 40 DOVER STREET, MAYFAIR, W1S 4NP
WEBSITE: WWW.THEARTSCLUB.CO.UK

Soho House
If you’re the sort of person who refuses to watch the remake of The Thomas Crown Affair or Oceans Eleven, then you’re probably after the original Soho House too. To you, all the other Soho Houses are as worthless as the rebooted Jumanji or Italian Job, and good for you. Ground zero in the seemingly exponential explosion of Soho House as it spreads its achingly cool appeal across the globe one rooftop pool after another, Soho House Greek Street really is where it all started.
Occupying five historic Georgian townhouses the private members club has an outdoor courtyard, roof deck, bar, restaurant and many many club rooms. Labyrinthine and always chokka block of people you know, think you’ve met before or want to meet now, it’s always a party and always fun.

GREAT FOR: SOHO’S LARGEST ROOFTOP TERRACE
WHO GOES HERE: ANYONE LOOKING FOR A DIFFERENT TAKE ON THE SOHO CLUB
KEY MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS: THE ROOFTOP TERRACE IS GREAT FOR SUMMER
EASE OF ENTRY: APPLY ONLINE
MEMBERSHIP COST: £875 PER YEAR

Century Club
Somehow tucked discreetly away behind Shaftesbury Avenue, one hundred steps take you up to the aptly named Century Club, spread across five floors of members’ areas. With its vogueish décor, airy spaces big enough to make you feel miles from the scrum of Soho, this private members club is a real sanctuary.
Playing host to talks and live music members can enjoy four exclusive bars, three restaurants and three separate roof terraces, without doubt The Century Club’s secret weapon. Soho’s largest rooftop doubled in size during lockdown and it ideal for gazing across the lights of the West End with a sundowner in hand.

WHERE: 61-63 SHAFTESBURY AVENUE, WESTMINSTER, W1D 6LQ
WEBSITE: WWW.CENTURYCLUB.CO.UK

Eight Members’ Club
Eight is basically the perfect kids’ den, if those kids were in their 30s and bunking off from their corporate city job. Set in what can only be described as a bunker, you descend several flights to even reach this dark cavern of fun. And fun there is, because they’ve got pool tables to prove it.
Eight have expanded their private members club offering and now cover two locations, the subterranean cool of Bank but another clubhouse in Moorgate as well a new, world-class, gym offering dubbed Eight Core. Membership grants you access to all three, making it excellent value, particularly if you’re local.

GREAT FOR: JUST BEING BLOODY COOL
WHO GOES HERE: CITY BOYS
KEY MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS: AN ESCAPE FROM YOUR MINDLESSLY DULL BUT WELL PAYING JOB. ALSO, IF YOU’RE ENTREPRENEURIAL YOU CAN USE THEM AS A BUSINESS ADDRESS
EASE OF ENTRY: PRETTY SIMPLE
MEMBERSHIP COST: ANNUAL SUBS OF £1,750 PLUS THERE’S A VERY AFFORDABLE £75 JOINING FEE. THIS ALSO GETS YOU IN AT THEIR MOORGATE CLUB, SO DOUBLE WHAMMY.
WHERE: 1 CHANGE ALLEY, THE CITY, EC3V 3ND
WEBSITE: WWW.EIGHTCLUB.CO.UK

67 Pall Mall
The perfect home for the oenophiles out there, 67 Pall Mall revels in its shamelessly epicurean origins and smart location, squeezed between St James’s Palace and the Oxford and Cambridge Club. The passion is, of course, fine wine, which is the lifeblood of 67 Pall Mall. But far from extravagance, the premise of this private members club was in fact thrift – a backlash against the extortionate wine-markup charged by London’s restaurants and bars.
Members can store up to 36 bottles of their own wine in the club, to be enjoyed at will, or can dip into the 5,000 bottles on the club list – the most valuable being safely stowed deep in the club’s vault. So popular is the club that it was forced to close its membership list before even opening its doors!
WHERE: 67 PALL MALL, ST. JAMES’S, SW1Y 5ES
WEBSITE: WWW.67PALLMALL.CO.UK

The Groucho Club
If you haven’t got a copy of OK Magazine to hand then don’t worry, simply head to The Groucho Club and see anyone who’s anyone in the flesh instead. The sometimes discreet, sometimes outrageous Soho private members club is a mecca for London’s media types, with no visit complete without meeting at least a handful of your heroes from stage and screen and at least one popstar to boot.
Launched in the ’80s, the club takes its name from Groucho Marx, who famously exclaimed that he wouldn’t be a member of any club that would accept him as a member.

GREAT FOR: CELEBRITY SPOTTING AND ENJOYING ART
WHO GOES HERE: THE GREAT AND THE GOOD OF THE STAGE, SCREEN AND CHARTS, PLUS SCURRILOUS JOURNALISTS. 90S NAMES LIKE ALEX JAMES, KATE MOSS, DAMIEN HIRST AND PETER BLAKE HANG OUT WITH THE LIKES OF NICK GRIMSHAW, HARRY STYLES AND CO
KEY MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS: TWO FANTASTIC RESTAURANTS AND ONE OF LONDON’S MOST EXCLUSIVE HANGOUTS, PLUS THE CLUB AIMS TO COUNTER MALE CULTURE BY MAINTAINING A MAJORITY WOMEN MEMBERSHIP
EASE OF ENTRY: TRICKY, MEMBERS MUST’VE ACHIEVED SOMETHING ‘SIGNIFICANT’ IN THE ARTS, BE PROPOSED AND SECONDED BY MEMBERS AND CONSIDERED BY A DISCERNING MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
MEMBERSHIP COST: £950 ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION PLUS £250 JOINING FEE

WHERE: THE GROUCHO CLUB, 45 DEAN STREET, SOHO, W1D 4QB
WEBSITE: WWW.THEGROUCHOCLUB.COM

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