List of gentlemen's clubs in London


This is a list of gentlemen's clubs in London, United Kingdom, including those that no longer exist or merged, with an additional section on those that appear in fiction. Many of these clubs are no longer exclusively male.

Extant clubs

NameEst.LocationLocated SinceAffiliationYear Women Admitted as Full Members
67 Pall Mall201567 Pall Mall2015Wine and food2015
Alpine Club18578 St Martin's Place, near Trafalgar Square ; 23 Savile Row, Mayfair ; 74 South Audley Street, Mayfair ; 118 Eaton Square, Belgravia ; 55–56 Charlotte Road, Shoreditch1991Mountaineering1975
Army and Navy Club 183736–39 Pall Mall1963Army and Navy officers1995
Arts Club186317 Hanover Square ; 40 Dover Street1896The Arts, Literature, Science1946
The Athenaeum1824107 Pall Mall1830The Sciences, Law, Medicine, Arts, Literature, and the Church2002
Authors' Club1891Whitehall Court, ; 1 Whitehall Place, sharing the premises of the National Liberal Club ; 40 Dover Street, sharing the premises of the Arts Club ; 47 Dean Street, sharing the premises of Black's ; 1 Whitehall Place, sharing the current premises of the National Liberal Club2014Literature1971
Beefsteak Club18769 Irving Street, near Leicester Square1876SocialNo women members or visitors
Boodle's176228 St James's Street1782Aristocratic; ToryNo women members
Brooks's176460 St James's Street1778Aristocratic; WhigNo women members
Buck's Club191918 Clifford Street, Mayfair1919SocialNo women members
Caledonian Club1891Charles II Street, near St James's Square ; 33 St James's Square ; 9 Halkin Street, Belgravia 1946Scottish2011
Canning Club 1911 4 St James's Square 1999Social; Latin America, Spain, Portugal?
Carlton Club1832Carlton House Terrace, 94 Pall Mall ; 69 St James's Street1943Political; Tory, latterly Conservative2008
Cavalry and Guards Club 1810 ; 1890 ; 1976 127 Piccadilly1908Cavalry and Guards, latterly officers of other British Army regiments?
Chelsea Arts Club1891143 Old Church Street, Chelsea1990The Arts1976
City Livery Club1914Victoria Embankment ; Bow Lane, Cheapside, ; The Chapter House, St Paul's Churchyard ; Butchers' Hall, Bartholomew's Close ; Sion House, Victoria Embankment ; Insurance Hall, Aldermanbury ; 38 St Mary Axe ; Bell Wharf Lane, Upper Thames Street 2010The City?
City of London Club183219 Old Broad Street, London 1834City professions2011
City University Club189550 Cornhill until end of 2017, moved to 42 Crutched Friars in January 2018 after merger with Lloyd's Club1895The City, Oxbridge graduates1994?
East India 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 Club1781 ; refounded in 1858, 1890, and 2008Ryder Street, 69 Brook Street 2009Social; eccentricity and philanthropy1984
Farmers Club18423 Whitehall Court1942Agriculture and landowning1842
Flyfishers' Club188469 Brook Street 1995FlyfishingNo women members
Garrick Club183135 King Street, Covent Garden ; 15 Garrick Street, Covent Garden1864The Arts and TheatreNo women members
Groucho Club198545 Dean Street, London, W1D 4QBMedia?
Hurlingham Club1869Ranelagh Gardens, Fulham1869Sports; tennis and crocquet?
Lansdowne Club19359 Fitzmaurice Place, Berkeley Square1935Social1935
London Sketch Club18987 Dilke Street, Chelsea1957Sketch artistsNo women members
Marylebone Cricket Club 1787Lord's, St John's Wood1814Cricket and Real tennis; formerly headquarters of ICC 1998
National Liberal Club 1882Northumberland Avenue ; 1 Whitehall Place 1887Political; Liberal1976
Naval Club Club, RNVR Club''' )191938 Hill Street, Mayfair1946Royal Navy reservists, and later all RN officers?
Naval and Military Club
186294 Piccadilly ;
4 St James's Square 		1999Originally officers in the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and the British Army1966
Den Norske Klub18874 St James's Square 1999Norway1982
Oriental Club182418 Hanover Square ; Stratford House, Stratford Place1962Founded for members of the East India Company; now social2010
Oxford and Cambridge Club 1821 ; 1830 ; 1971 71–76 Pall Mall1837Members of Oxford and Cambridge Universities1996
Portland Club 1815 94 Piccadilly ; 69 Brook Street sharing the premises of the Savile Club; 1990sCardsNo women members
Pratt's185714 Park Place, St James's1857AristocraticNo women members
Queen's Club1886Palliser Road, West Kensington1892Sports?
Reform Club1836103–105 Pall Mall1841Originally political, now social. Members still sign a declaration agreeing to the principles of the 1832 Reform Act.1981
Roehampton Club1901Roehampton Lane, Roehampton1901 ; 1960s Sports?
Royal Air Force Club1918128 Piccadilly1922RAF officers?
Royal Automobile Club189789–91 Pall Mall1911Social and automobile enthusiasts?
Royal Ocean Racing Club192520 St James's Place, St James's Street1942Yachting enthusiasts?
Royal Over-Seas League 19104 Park Place, St James's 1921Commonwealth citizens, affiliate membership available for other nationalities; Music and the Arts; Travellers.1910
Royal Society of Medicine18051 Wimpole Street1910Medical practitioners??
Royal Thames Yacht Club17757 Albemarle Street ; 60 Knightsbridge1952Yachting enthusiasts?
Savage Club1857Crown Tavern, Vinegar Yard, Drury Lane ; Nell Gwynne Tavern, Bull Inn Court, Strand ; Catherine Street, Covent Garden ; Lyceum Tavern, 354 Strand ; Gordon Hotel, Covent Garden ; Ashley's Hotel, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden ; Gordon Hotel, Covent Garden ; Evans's Hotel, Covent Garden ; Haxell's Hotel, Strand ; Caledonian Hotel, Robert Street, Adelphi ; Lancaster House, Savoy ; 6–7 Adelphi Terrace ; 1 Carlton House Terrace ; 1 Whitehall Place ; 37 King Street, Covent Garden ; 86 St. James's Street ; 9 Fitzmaurice Place ; 1 Whitehall Place 1990The Arts, Science and The LawNo women members
Savile Club18689 Spring Gardens ; 12 Savile Row ; 107 Piccadilly ; 69 Brook Street 1927Conviviality, from the Arts to the SciencesNo women members
Special Forces Club19458 Herbert Crescent, Knightsbridge1945Members of Special Operations Executive, British intelligence and UK Special Forces; foreign special forces, intelligence agencies and senior military officers1945
Travellers Club181912 Waterloo Place, near Pall Mall ; 49 Pall Mall ; 106 Pall Mall 1827Diplomats, social and business travellers – members must have travelled more than 500 miles distant from London in a direct lineNo women members
Turf Club1861Bennett Street, Piccadilly, 5 Carlton House Terrace 1965Aristocratic; social, equestrianism, sports & cards–
University Women's Club 188731 New Bond Street ; 34 George Street, near Hanover Square; South Audley Street, Mayfair; 2 Audley Square, Mayfair 1921University graduatesNo male members
Victory Services Club190763–79 Seymour Street, Marylebone1948All NATO Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force personnelYes
The Walbrook Club200037a Walbrook EC4N 8BS2000City professions2000
White's Club169337 St James's Street1778Aristocratic; ToryNo women members or visitors

Defunct or merged clubs

NameEstablishedClubhouse location AffiliationStatus
1920 Club19202 Whitehall CourtPolitical; LiberalClosed in 1923
Albemarle Club 187413 Albemarle Street ; 37 Dover Street ; 21 Curzon Street SocialClosed in 1941
Almack's Club 1765King Street, St James's 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.
Bachelors' Clubc.1881106 PiccadillyBachelorsClosed in the late 1940s
Badminton Club1875100 PiccadillySports; driving Dissolved in 1938, as by then horse transport was becoming anachronistic; Clubhouse taken over by the Public Schools Club
Bath Club189434 Dover Street ; 74 St James's Street ; 43 Brook Street Sports; the club offered a swimming poolOriginal clubhouse bombed in the Blitz. Relocated club closed in 1981 – members dispersed to other Clubs including the Oriental Club
Beaconsfield Club188066–68 Pall Mall 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 ; 17 Savile Row 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 ; 74 St James's Street 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 ; 40 Pall Mall, sharing the premises of the Junior Carton Club ; 116 Pall Mall, sharing the premises of the United Service Club ; St. James's Street Political; ConservativeClosed in 1979; membership merged with the St. Stephen's Club
Cosmopolitan Club185230 Charles Street, Berkeley SquareSocialClosed in 1902
Coventry House Club1846106 Piccadilly SocialClosed on 25 March 1854
Crockford's 182350 St James's StreetSocial; especially card gamesClosed on 1 January 1846; clubhouse taken over by the Military, Naval and County Service Club, 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 1781Various addresses around Covent GardenSocialClosed in 1846
Eccentric Society Club 1858Leicester SquareSocialClosed in 1881
Eccentric Club 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
Eighty Club1880?Political; LiberalClosed in the 1900s
Green Room Club187710 Adelphi Terrace ; 22 King Street, Covent Garden ; 20 Bedford Street, near Strand ; 46 Leicester Square ; Whitcomb Street, near Leicester Square ; 8–9 Adam Street, near Strand The Arts and theatreClosed in 2000
Gresham Club18431 King William Street ; Gresham Place ; 15 Abchurch Lane, near King William Street,The City; Merchants and bankersClosed in 1991; members accepted into the City University Club
Guards' Club181049 St. James's Street ; 106 Pall Mall ; 49 St James's Street ; 70 Pall Mall 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 ; 94 Pall Mall Political; ConservativeClosed in 1977; membership merged with the present Carlton Club
Junior Constitutional Club1887101 PiccadillyPolitical; ConservativeClosed
Junior Naval and Military Club187019 Dover Street ; 66–68 Pall Mall 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 Club1868–1945No. 52 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.
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.
National Sporting Club189143 King Street, Covent GardenSports; BoxingClosed
National Union1887?Political; UnionistClosed in the 1890s
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.
Nimrod?12 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, 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
Primrose Club18864&5 Park Place, St James's StreetPolitical; ConservativeClosed in the 1910s
Prince's Club1853Hans Place ; 197 Knightsbridge SportsClosed in the 1940s
Public Schools Club1909–1915; 1918–1972134 Albermarle Street ; 19 Berkeley Street ; Curzon Street ; 100 Piccadilly 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 1901119 Piccadilly ; 9 Fitzmaurice Place ; 94 Pall Mall ; 116 Pall Mall "the encouragement of aero-automobilism and ballooning as a sport"Merged into the British Gliding Association in 1977 – no longer provides club facilities.
Royal Anglo-Belgian Club19426 Belgrave Square ; 60 Knightsbridge ; 8 Northumberland Avenue Belgium, Luxembourg, NetherlandsClosed in 2012.
South African & Rhodesian Officers ClubWW1 to 1920s48 Grosvenor Sq??
St James's Club 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 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 ; 34 Queen Anne's Gate, near St James's Park 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
1815116 Pall MallSenior officers 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 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 SocialClosed 26 June 2016
Windham Club1828106 Pall Mall ; 10 St James's Square ; 13 St James's Square ?Merged with Marlborough and closed
York ClubMid/late 19th century8 St James's Square ?Closed. Building later acquired by the Junior Travellers' Club, then the Sports Club.

Fictional clubs