LondonLuke Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Just wanted to canvass opinions on the above, any thoughts? Anyone a member of any? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry31 Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 As in a rectangular lodge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLuke Posted September 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 As in a rectangular lodge? No, less "cloak and dagger" than that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smig4373 Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Polish ex- working mens club???..go for it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 There was one in Cardiff posh bar restaurant I went to few events held there basically it was £400 a year to pay for overpriced food and drink. The con/lab/lib type clubs should be cheap beer but one I went to in Ealing is as pricey at the bar as any pub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLuke Posted September 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Not too positive thus far, interesting though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Question is why? Cheap booze? Flashing your wealth? Networking? Can't think of any other reason just like a golf tennis polo club without the illusion of sport...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLuke Posted September 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Its for networking partly, moving in those circles would suit my business very well, that said, I don't know quite how it is going to be easier to talk to a stranger in a paid bar than it would be a normal pub?! Would suit me well to have somewhere to work from during the day as working from home is not healthy at the moment - in that I cant stop, need to separate the two somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Guess it depends on the clientele of the club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 I was once a member of a private club where the waitresses didn't wear any clothes. Does that count? I thought it was great there and you should join one! Drink prices weren't too cheap but the waitresses were! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 (edited) There's one in Bristol called The Clifton Club, it used to be pretty old school and establishment though has 'modernised.' I think in terms of the classic 'St James' clubs like Whites, Boodles and the Reform, it's all about the class you are already in, and the chums and contacts you already have, as opposed to the ones you may aspire to by joining. Obviously nowadays they all let women in...hall in a handcart etc etc... Edited September 30, 2012 by Thunderbird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 I guess you're looking at Soho House then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLuke Posted September 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 I guess you're looking at Soho House then? No, not really what I'm looking for. Looking into The Hospital Club instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storme37 Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 (edited) i have a mate is wife his always in the club Edited September 30, 2012 by storme37 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibby Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 They're fantastic. Great for meetings and socials. The fee is just for the upkeep of the place, and the subs on the cheap booze is great. Thunderbird mentioned the Clifton Club in Bristol, which is the one I'm a member of. You're not just getting the membership to that club either. They will have agreements with other clubs around the country, even the world, that you will be able to go to if you happen to be in the area. Gibby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 Any club that would have me as a member, I wouldn't want to join. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 Groucho Marks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 Groucho Marks Correct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 (edited) A lot of the old style private members clubs in London (like the Winchester club in Minder where Arthur Daly drinks) were to get around the licencing laws then in operation Edited September 30, 2012 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldivalloch Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 I'm a member of a small private club which exists purely for social purposes. It's non-profit making, and exists purely for the convenience of the membership. We have regular food nights, and fishing, golf, snooker, pool and darts competitions. No shooting-related stuff, although I've tried! We field a team in the local quiz league, and take our turn as hosts, as the league has a "rolling venue" arrangement. The annual fee is very modest at £40.00 per annum, and the beer and drams, etc, are cheap - much cheaper than you'll find in any of the local pubs. And the obliging gentleman whose role it is to look after the ordering is always happy to buy in whatever the members want to drink. It's absolutely NOT elitist - the membership consists people of all ages and backgrounds. Membership is by nomination followed by the endorsement of the existing members. There's provision for "ex-pats" as well - people who live too far away to make regular use of the facilities. Their sub is half the going rate. The one essential criterion is that a prospective member should be "of good character", and that's something that works a treat because it keeps out the known troublemakers, idiots and bigots. Over the many, many years that I've been a member I've never been aware of any unpleasantness or violence within the club's premises. Robust debate, yes! And banter. Plenty of that. But all done in a civil and civilised fashion. The club has been a boon for me. Over near enough the last twenty years I've worked in what might loosely be called the criminal justice field, and and it's great to have somewhere I can go for a night out in the certain knowledge that I won't cross paths with someone who bears a grudge against me, and end up having to fight my way out of trouble. So there you are. Nothing wrong with private clubs if they're set up and run properly and fairly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 (edited) Black ball'ers r us? Edited September 30, 2012 by gixer1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 There was one in Cardiff posh bar restaurant I went to few events held there basically it was £400 a year to pay for overpriced food and drink. The con/lab/lib type clubs should be cheap beer but one I went to in Ealing is as pricey at the bar as any pub Park House Club? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 Yeah, I couldn't hack the members, or the owner I did have membership 004 to the vanilla rooms! I remember it opening right pair of chancres went bust the buildings owner gave it there son to run, now open to the public I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 Yeah, I couldn't hack the members, or the owner I did have membership 004 to the vanilla rooms! I remember it opening right pair of chancres went bust the buildings owner gave it there son to run, now open to the public I think i know what you mean. I go there once or twice a month for business lunches etc. Food seems nice enough, wine list ok, i think they are open to public now, times must be hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted October 1, 2012 Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 It's no different to a hotel now (well very very limited bedrooms) and no golf course personally prefer the bar at the park plaza and the many others in town been to few networking events there but not for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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