- ANNABEL’S, - 44 Berkeley Square, London W1J 5QG. Arrguably the grande dame of London’s private members’ club scene, Annabel’s was founded in 1963 by Mark Birley and has been building its globally renowned reputation for five decades. Annabel’s offers fine dining in the restaurant, a cocktail bar, a courtyard garden, nightclub and private dining rooms. Membership fees: Annually from £1,000, with a £1,000 joining fee.
- BLADES CLUB - fictional London gentlemen's club appearing and referenced in several of Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels, most notably Moonraker. Blades was founded between 1774 and 1776 and is of a caliber equal to or greater than that of any other club. Blades is situated on “Park Street” (correct name Park Place) off of St James's Street, at the approximate location of the real-life club Pratt's. Based on Fleming’s notes as well as details of the club included in the novels, Blades is an amalgam of several nearby clubs, several of which Fleming mentions by name in various Bond books. These include Boodle's, The Portland Club, White's and Brooks's.
- BOODLE'S - private members' club founded in 1762. 28 St James's Street, London. Founded by Lord Shelburne the future Marquess of Lansdowne and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and the club came to be known after the name of its head waiter Edward Boodle. Boodle's is regarded as one of the most prestigious clubs in London, and counts many British aristocrats and notable politicians among its members. It is the second oldest club in the world, with only White's being older. Ian Fleming is said to have based the Blades Club from his James Bond novels on Boodle's. However, Boodle's itself is referenced in the novels Moonraker and You Only Live Twice.
- BROOKS'S - founded in 1764. St. James's Street. One of London's most exclusive gentlemen's clubs, founded in 1764 by 27 men, including four dukes. From its inception, it was the meeting place for Whigs of the highest social order.
- BULLINGDON CLUB - founded perhaps as early as 1780. Exclusive all-male unofficial students' dining club at Oxford University, noted for its wealthy members, grand banquets and boisterous rituals, such as vandalising ('trashing') of restaurants and college rooms. Originally a sporting club, dedicated to cricket and horse-racing, although the club dinners gradually became its principal activity. Membership of the club is expensive, with tailor-made uniforms, regular gourmet hospitality and a tradition of on-the-spot payment for damage. Its ostentatious display of wealth attracts controversy, since many ex-members have moved up to high political posts, most notably the current British Prime Minister David Cameron, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, and Mayor of London Boris Johnson.
- CARLTON CLUB - founded in 1832. 69 St. James's Street. Gentlemen's club in London which describes itself as the "oldest, most elite, and most important of all Conservative clubs." Membership of the club is by nomination and election only.
- CHINAWHITE - private membership club / restaurant.
- CITY UNIVERSITY CLUB - founded in 1895. London. Lunch club in the heart of the financial area of London.
- CROCKFORD'S - was a London gentlemen's club, now dissolved, which was established in 1793 and which closed in 1845. It was one of London's older clubs, was centred around gambling, and maintained a somewhat raffish and raucous reputation. It was founded by William Crockford. From 1823, the club leased 50 St. James's Street. After the club's closure, this continued to be used as a clubhouse, at first briefly by the short-lived Military, Naval and County Service Club, and then between 1874 and 1976 it was home to the Devonshire Club.
- DEVONSHIRE CLUB - was a London gentlemen's club, now dissolved, which was established in 1874 and was disbanded in 1976. Throughout its existence it was based at 50 St James's Street. The major Liberal club of the day was the Reform Club, but in the wake of the 1868 Reform Act's extension of the franchise, the waiting list for membership from the larger electorate grew to such an extent that a new club was formed to accommodate these new Liberal voters. The clubhouse was on the western side of St James's Street. The original intention was to call it the 'Junior Reform Club', along the model of the Junior Carlton Club formed in 1866, but complaints from the Reform Club's members led it to being named the Devonshire, in honour of its first chairman, the Duke of Devonshire, an aristocrat from a long line of Liberals.
- DIOGENES CLUB - fictional gentleman's club created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and featured in several Sherlock Holmes stories.
- GEORGE - founded in 2001. "A private members' club whose atmosphere and design are quietly contemporary and deliberately understated."
- HELLFIRE CLUB - was a name for several exclusive clubs for high society rakes established in Britain and Ireland in the 18th century. The name is most commonly used to refer to Sir Francis Dashwood's Order of the Friars of St. Francis of Wycombe. Such clubs were rumoured to be the meeting places of "persons of quality" who wished to take part in immoral acts, and the members were often very involved in politics. Neither the activities nor membership of the club are easy to ascertain. The first Hellfire Club was founded in London in 1718, by Philip, Duke of Wharton and a handful of other high society friends. The most notorious club associated with the name was established in England by Sir Francis Dashwood, and met irregularly from around 1749 to around 1760, and possibly up until 1766. In its later years, the Hellfire was closely associated with Brooks's, established in 1764. Other clubs using the name "Hellfire Club" were set up throughout the 18th century. Most of these clubs were set up in Ireland after Wharton's were dispelled.
- HOME HOUSE - London's most glamorous private members' club.
- KIT-CAT CLUB - was an early 18th century English club in London with strong political and literary associations, committed to the furtherance of Whig objectives, meeting at the Trumpet tavern in London, and at Water Oakley in the Berkshire countryside. The first meetings were held at a tavern in Shire Lane run by an innkeeper called Christopher Catling. He gave his name to the mutton pies known as "Kit Kats" from which the name of the club is derived.
- LONDON CAPITAL CLUB - founded in 1994 and continuing the traditions of the dissolved Gresham Club (1843-1991) but with a more modern approach. Exclusive private club catering to the modern business professional.
- MARK'S CLUB - 46 Charles St, London W1J 5EJ. Private members' dining club.
- MORTON'S CLUB - "The most exclusive, yet relaxed private members' club in Mayfair."
- MOSIMANN'S CLUB - "One of the most prestigious private dining clubs in the world."
- ORIENTAL CLUB - founded in 1824. Stratford House, Stratford Place. Traditional private members' club that now admits both gentlemen and ladies to membership.
- OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE CLUB - founded in 1837. 71-77 Pall Mall. "Your home from home in the heart of London." Founded for members of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. members can relax, dine and meet friends in supremely elegant surroundings with well-stocked libraries, sports facilities and first class bedroom accommodation.
- PHYLLIS COURT CLUB - founded in 1906. Private members club in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, situated by the River Thames. Located in a Georgian-style building set within its own elegant grounds, close to the town centre. It overlooks the finish line of the Henley Royal Regatta.
- PLAYBOY CLUB LONDON - exclusive Mayfair members club.
- PORTLAND CLUB - London card-playing game club, the recognised authority on the games of whist and bridge. It is reputedly the oldest bridge club in the world. Founded some time before 1815 as the Stratford Club, it was given its present name in 1825. Having lost its own premises, the club now meets in those of the Savile Club, at 69 Brook Street, London, W1.
- PRATT'S - founded in 1857. Gentlemen's club in London with premises in a multi-storey town house in Park Place, off St James' Street. It has around 600 members, but only 14 can dine at one time at the single table in the basement dining room. The club has two rooms—a dining room, and a sitting room/smoking room. Also housed in the premises is a billiard room (which is primarily used for guests to hang their coats on the chairs), a larger dining room used for lunches or private parties, a small suite that members may use if booked well in advance and the steward's quarters above all that. Notable members have included Harold Macmillan, Randolph Churchill, Duncan Sandys.
- QUINTESSENTIALLY SOHO AT THE HOUSE OF ST BARNABAS - founded October 2009. Charitable private members' pop-up club, restaurant, venue, and bar in the heart of Soho, London.
- REFORM CLUB - founded in 1836. "A Social Club for Reformers." Gentlemen's club on the south side of Pall Mall, in central London. Originally for men only, it changed to include the admission of women in 1981. The club enjoys extensive reciprocity with clubs around the world, and attracts significant numbers of foreign members, including diplomats.
- ROYAL AIR FORCE CLUB - founded in 1917. 128 Piccadilly. While it is sometimes referred to as a gentlemen's club, membership is open to men and women who hold or have held commissions in the RAF, PMRAFNS, Reserve Forces and Commonwealth and friendly foreign air forces.
- ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB - "Founded in 1897 with the aim of encouraging the development of motoring in Britain, today the Royal Automobile Club is one of London’s finest private members' clubs, combining over 100 years of luxury and tradition with exceptional facilities and outstanding service. Members enjoy unlimited access to two superb clubhouses; the Pall Mall clubhouse, in the very heart of London, contains a unique range of accommodation, dining and sporting facilities, including what is arguably the finest swimming pool in London." Not to be confused with RAC, an automotive services company, which it formerly owned.
- SAVILE CLUB - founded in 1868 for the purpose of conversation and good company. 69 Brook Street, Mayfair. Possibly because of its location, it retains a more intimate feeling than many clubs, less overtly grand and closer to a converted London townhouse - which is indeed what it is. It was originally formed after a division of opinion within the old Eclectic Club as to whether to accept an offer of rooms by the Medical Club and cease to be just a ‘night club’ (in its nineteenth century sense).
- SEARCYS | THE GHERKIN - 30 St Mary Axe. Home to London’s highest private members’ club, featuring an exclusive lounge, restaurant and bar with private dining rooms offering the finest menus and the best 360° views over the City. The glass dome at the top the Gherkin, available for exclusive private hire, is ideal for prestigious events.
- SHOREDITCH HOUSE - Ebor Street, Shoreditch, London E1 6AW. Opened in the summer of 2007, and occupies the top three floors and roof of a renovated factory building dating from the early 1930s. There are several bars, a restaurant, a gymnasium, rooftop pool and gardens. It’s a hub for the local creative industries, a workplace for freelancers and a great spot for a night out, whether you fancy a quiet dinner in the restaurant or a late night cocktail in the Garden.
- SOHO HOUSE - Greek Street in Soho. Founded in London, in 1995, as a private members’ club for those in film, media and creative industries. We have since expanded to include Houses across Europe and North America, as well as restaurants, cinemas, spas and hotels.
- SOUTH KENSINGTON CLUB - founded in 2015. A “members club with a gym, a bathhouse and a saltwater Watsu pool.” Yearly dues are £3,500; £2,800 for foreign/overseas members or anyone under the age of 30. London, England, U.K.
- ST. JAMES'S CLUB - founded 1857. "A London club for Today's Traveller."
- ST. STEPHEN'S CLUB - founded in 1870. 34 Queen Anne's Gate, Westminster. "One of London's most authentic private clubs. Situated in a listed Victorian town house at Queen Anne’s Gate, and with roots stretching back 130 years, this is a place that has always attracted the great and the good - from Harold Macmillan to Margaret Thatcher."
- STAPLEFORD PARK HOUSE HOTEL, SPA, GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB - Leicestershire.
- STOKE PARK CLUB - founded in 1908. Buckinghamshire.
- THE ARTIST CLUB - founded in 1877. Liverpool. Private members’ club. It remains true to its original purpose which is to provide an environment where the artist community can associate with the business and professional community of the city in convivial circumstances.
- THE ARTS CLUB - London private members club founded in 1863.
- THE ATHENEUM - founded in 1824. 107 Pall Mall. In 2002 the members voted to admit women.
- THE CALEDONIAN CLUB - founded in 1891. "A little peice of Scotland in Belgravia, London..." A private members' club for Scotsmen in London and their guests.
- THE CARNEGIE CLUB - Skibo Castle. One of the world's most exclusive private clubs.
- THE CASTLE CLUB - founded in 1865. Rochester, Kent. Serves as a home for its members, providing an attractive and exclusive venue for lunches, dinners and meetings.
- THE CAVALRY AND GUARDS CLUB - founded in 1810. 127 Piccadilly. Gentlemen's club.
- THE CLERMONT CLUB - founded in 1962 by John Aspinall. One of the most exclusive private members clubs in London, which is located in Berkley Square.
- THE CLUB AT CAFÉ ROYAL - "Occupying the first floor of the stunning Grade II listed building, The Club is designed to be a comfortable and creative space for members, simultaneously dazzling and welcoming. Precious historic spaces have been sensitively modernised to create an elegant sanctum and exclusive haven in the heart of London: a place where members are encouraged to pursue their creative vocations, to work, socialise, network and relax."
- THE EAST INDIA CLUB - gentlemen's club founded in 1849 and situated at 16 St. James's Square in London.
- THE GARRICK CLUB - founded in 1831. 15 Garrick Street. Gentlemen's club.
- THE GROUCHO CLUB - founded in 1985. The original media-based private members club in London’s Soho.
- THE HOSPITAL CLUB - "Create, Connect and Collaborate." Private members' club and creative arts venue, which houses a television studio, music studio, screening room, restaurant and art gallery. It is in 24 Endell Street, Covent Garden, London on the site of an 18th century hospital. The club was founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen through his investment company Vulcan Inc. and David A. Stewart of the band Eurythmics.
- THE HURLINGHAM CLUB - founded in 1869. Exclusive sports club in Fulham in southwest London, England.
- THE LANSDOWNE CLUB - founded in 1935. Private members' club, where men and women have always been welcomed with equal status. It is located at 9 Fitzmaurice Place, near Berkeley Square, Mayfair.
- THE PILGRIMS SOCIETY - founded in 1902. British-American society established, in the words of American diplomat Joseph Choate, 'to promote good-will, good-fellowship, and everlasting peace between the United States and Great Britain'. Over the years it has boasted an elite membership of politicians, diplomats, businessmen, and writers who have included Henry Kissinger, Margaret Thatcher, Caspar Weinberger, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Henry Luce, Lord Carrington, Alexander Haig, Paul Volcker, Tom Kean and Walter Cronkite to mention a very few. It is notable for holding dinners to welcome into office each successive U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom. The patron of the society is Queen Elizabeth II.
- THE REFORM CLUB - founded in 1836. 104 Pall Mall. Today’s Reformers are men and women drawn from many backgrounds and a wide field of professional life.
- THE SLOANE CLUB - founded in 1976. 52 Lower Sloane Street, Chelsea, London SW1.
- THE TRAVELLERS CLUB - founded in 1819. 106 Pall Mall. Gentlemen's club. It is the oldest of the surviving Pall Mall clubs, having been established in 1819, and was recently described by the Los Angeles Times as "the quintessential English gentleman's club." The club's honorary members include members of the British and foreign royal families, the British Foreign Secretary whilst in office, and various ambassadors to London, but there is also a special category of membership for particularly distinguished travellers, explorers and travel writers, who presently include Rory Stewart MP, Alexander Maitland, Dr. Ian Jenkins and David Shukman. Visits are possible by invitation only.
- THE WALBROOK - founded in 2000. 37A Walbrook, London EC4N 8BS. "Member and Private Club in the Heart of London." The Walbrook is a dining club located a stone's throw from Mansion House and Sir Christopher Wren's church of St Stephen. There is a bar, a main dining room and two smaller rooms ideally suited for confidential business meetings in a convivial atmosphere away from the office.
- TURF CLUB - founded 1861. 5 Carlton House Terrace. Gentlemen's club. "At the turn of the [Twentieth] century, when many clubs were forced to admit a wider range of members, the Turf remained notably exclusive. It has always been particularly well off for Dukes." (1979). "A younger edition of White's." (1979). "It is the most beautiful gentlemen's club in London and has the youngest membership." (1984).
- WENTWORTH CLUB - since 1926. Wentworth Dr, Virginia Water, Surrey GU25 4LS. Privately owned golf club and health resort in Virginia Water, Surrey on the south western fringes of London, not far from Windsor Castle.
- WHITE'S - founded in 1693. 37 St. James's Street. Gentlemen's club. It is the oldest and most exclusive gentleman's club in London. It gained a reputation in the 18th century for both its exclusivity and the often raffish behaviour of its members. Notable current members include author Ian Fleming, Charles, Prince of Wales, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Conrad Black and Tom Stacey.
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