LONDON LIFE • August 2021

Which London members’ club is right for you?

We know you love a club. And if you’re looking for a top one to join in London, we can help – whether you’re after a space in which to work, play or change the world…

The Conduit
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The Conduit

Best for… changing the world
Are you passionate about positive change? Whether it’s sustainability, economics or racial equality that fires you up, The Conduit – relaunching at the end of August in Covent Garden – will connect you to likeminded folk making a tangible difference. Exclusive talks with trailblazing activists and rip-up-the-rulebook CEOs (think James Thornton of environmental charity ClientEarth) join skills-boosting courses and, of course, networking nights fuelled by cocktails from mixologist extraordinaire Walter Pintus.
£1,800 per year

Quo Vadis
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Quo Vadis

Best for… social networking
Come 6pm in this atmospheric Soho club, laptops are shut – and the co-working vibe transforms into a convivial scene where glasses clink and cool Londoners mingle. The unofficial membership criterion is that you should be ‘someone interesting to chat to at the bar’ – or perhaps share a meal with, given that food is a focus. As he does in the popular public restaurant below, chef Jeremy Lee turns out seasonal British dishes in the first-floor members’ space, and co-hosts pop-up dinners with culinary stars such as Angela Hartnett. Stick around for the nightly 9pm Negroni Gong, signalling half-price drinks – the perfect opportunity to treat any new friends.
£600 per year

Bingham
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Bingham Riverhouse

Best for… home comforts
Set in a townhouse on the banks of the Thames in Richmond, Bingham Riverhouse’s club – an offshoot of the hotel – strikes a just-right balance between cosy intimacy and grandiose glamour. The light-flooded club space overlooks greenery and bobbing boats, providing a serene place to ‘WFH’ alongside well-heeled west Londoners. Come evening, it transitions seamlessly into an elegant bar, where you’ll down knee-wobbling martinis before feasting on MasterChef winner Steven Edwards’ crafted dishes. Don’t fancy leaving? Exercise your 20 per cent discount on hotel stays – followed by free yoga sessions the next morning at sister spa Bhuti.
£850 per year

Enjoy a complimentary night’s stay with breakfast when you join Bingham Riverhouse Members Club. To redeem, email aman@binghamriverhouse.com and quote offer code BINGHAMBAHIGHLIFE. Valid until 23:59 GMT on 31 December 2021.

Mondrian
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The Curtain

Best for… work plus play
It’s set in one of London’s hottest new hotel openings – Shoreditch’s The Mondrian, home to balconied rooms, stylish tapas restaurant and one stunner of a rooftop pool. But there’s more than top-quality hotel facilities to entice you to join The Curtain. Curated events – from panel discussions to club nights – let you follow up days of keyboard pounding in the co-working space with a heady dose of fun. Unlike many London clubs, you don’t need to know an existing member to join, which makes it refreshingly accessible, too.
£1000 per year + £350 joining fee

Annabels
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Annabel’s

Best for… after-dark indulgence
With a décor that’s pure decadence – the more-is-more aesthetic includes flower-shaped chandeliers and soaring brass palm trees – Annabel’s is one of the city’s most outrageous and exclusive clubs. If you can get in (membership is hard to come by) you’re here to party, often with an A-lister crowd, which in the past has included everyone from Frank Sinatra to Kate Moss. Expect indulgences of every kind – rich Italian dinners at Matteo’s, fine wines in The Elephant Room, zingy Margaritas in The Mexican, louche entertainment in The Nightclub. A hedonist’s dream.
£3,250 per year + £1,750 joining fee

The South Kensington Club
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South Kensington Club

If your idea of a good time is a day at the spa, look no further than the South Kensington Club. The point here isn’t to sink bottles of bubbly until late – though you could – but rather to access first-rate, on-tap pampering. There are multiple swanky gym spaces, with boxing and Reformer Pilates classes included, as well as avocado-toast brekkies. But, really, you’re here to sweat it all out in the Russian-style banya bathhouse: a steamy, muscle-toning space that banishes London stresses to another planet. Book in for the parenia treatment, a rub down of fragrant eucalyptus oil with circulation-boosting strokes courtesy of a venik bundle of leafy branches.
From £3,300 per year

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