Airport Lounge Reviews (UK)

This is an (almost) complete directory of airport lounges in the UK, reviewed by the HfP team or our readers.

Coronavirus has caused substantial disruption to the airport lounge sector. This is how we have dealt with it:

we have removed reviews from this list where we know that the lounge will never reopen
we have kept reviews on the list if the lounge is currently closed but we believe that it will reopen at some point
where we have reviewed a lounge on multiple occasions, only the most recent review is shown below

Airline lounges are usually reserved for business class and passengers holding elite status. Third party lounges such as Aspire (click here), Plaza Premium (click here) or No1 Lounges (click here) can be booked for cash via their websites.

Certain credit cards offer free airport lounge access. The Platinum Card from American Express, for example, offers two free Priority Pass cards. Each allows unlimited visits for two people to 1,300 lounges.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold, which is free for the first year, comes with two free airport lounge passes. These are valid anywhere in the Priority Pass network. Applying for this card in advance of your trip, and cancelling it before the first free year is over, means that your two lounge visits will have been free.

You can also buy a Priority Pass lounge club card, allowing access to over 1,300 lounges. There are various packages available as you can see on their website here.

Review: the Club Aspire lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 5

This is our review of the Club Aspire lounge in Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 5. There has always been a big hole in our reviews of UK airport lounges. We have covered some of the smallest, .....

This is our review of the Club Aspire lounge in Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 5. There has always been a .....

21 Jun 202121 June 2021 by Rob Burgess • 35 comments

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Review: the Plaza Premium lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 2

This is our review of the Plaza Premium lounge at London Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 2. With Heathrow Terminals 3 and 4 closed, Terminal 2 has been welcoming a number of airlines it .....

This is our review of the Plaza Premium lounge at London Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 2. With Heathrow .....

4 Sep 20204 September 2020 by Rhys Jones • 16 comments

Review of the Executive Lounge at Jersey Airport

This is our review of the Executive Lounge, used by British Airways amongst others, at Jersey Airport All of our UK airport lounge reviews can be found here. Whether we can ever complete the .....

This is our review of the Executive Lounge, used by British Airways amongst others, at Jersey Airport All of .....

2 Aug 20202 August 2020 by Rob Burgess • 1 comment

Review of the Aspire Lounge at Inverness Airport

This is our review of the Aspire Lounge at Inverness Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You can see all of the reviews here. This is the final article .....

This is our review of the Aspire Lounge at Inverness Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport .....

21 Mar 202021 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 19 comments

Review: the Regus Express Business Lounge at London Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal

This is our review of the Regus Express business lounge at London Gatwick’s South Terminal. You can see the long, long list of Head for Points UK airport lounge reviews here. Is Regus Express a .....

This is our review of the Regus Express business lounge at London Gatwick’s South Terminal. You can see .....

8 Mar 20208 March 2020 by Rob Burgess • 9 comments

Review: The Escape Lounge at London Stansted Airport

This is our review of the Escape lounge at London Stansted Airport. You can see the long, long list of Head for Points UK airport lounge reviews here. The official website for the lounge, where you .....

This is our review of the Escape lounge at London Stansted Airport. You can see the long, long list of Head .....

9 Feb 20209 February 2020 by Rob Burgess • 58 comments

Review: the new Aspire lounge (Gate 16) at Edinburgh Airport

This is our review of the new, second, Aspire Lounge at Edinburgh Airport. Last month we wrote about the opening of the new Aspire Lounge in Edinburgh, which complements the existing Aspire .....

This is our review of the new, second, Aspire Lounge at Edinburgh Airport. Last month we wrote about the .....

15 Dec 201915 December 2019 by Rhys Jones • 37 comments

Review: The Amelia Earhart lounge at City of Derry Airport

This is our review of the Amelia Earhart lounge at the City of Derry Airport. It is part of our series on UK airport lounges. You can see the full list here, which is almost complete. Since none of us .....

This is our review of the Amelia Earhart lounge at the City of Derry Airport. It is part of our series on UK .....

9 Nov 20199 November 2019 by Rhys Jones • 11 comments

Review: the new Club Aspire airport lounge at London Gatwick’s South Terminal

This is my review of the brand new Club Aspire lounge at London Gatwick’s South Terminal (the British Airways terminal). This is part of our collection of UK airport lounge reviews, which is .....

This is my review of the brand new Club Aspire lounge at London Gatwick’s South Terminal (the British .....

21 Oct 201921 October 2019 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

Review of the new Lomond Lounge at Glasgow Airport – is it worth £40?

This is our review of the brand new Lomond Lounge at Glasgow International Airport. It is part of our review series covering most (we’re getting there!) lounges at UK airports. You can see .....

This is our review of the brand new Lomond Lounge at Glasgow International Airport. It is part of our review .....

14 Oct 201914 October 2019 by Rhys Jones • 44 comments

Review: Cardiff Airport Executive Lounge (Lolfa Foethus)

This is our review of the Executive Lounge at Cardiff Airport. It is part of our almost-complete collection of UK airport lounge reviews – see them all here. As we don’t often fly from .....

This is our review of the Executive Lounge at Cardiff Airport. It is part of our almost-complete collection of .....

12 Oct 201912 October 2019 by Rhys Jones • 17 comments

Review: the Signature Elite Class private jet terminal transfer service at London Gatwick Airport

This is our review of the Signature Elite Class private jet terminal transfer at Gatwick Airport. It may surprise you to know that you can enjoy private jet-style experiences at many UK airports, even .....

This is our review of the Signature Elite Class private jet terminal transfer at Gatwick Airport. It may .....

9 Oct 20199 October 2019 by Rhys Jones • 72 comments

Review: the Qatar Airways Premium Lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 4

This is my review of the Qatar Airways Premium Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all of the reviews here. The .....

This is my review of the Qatar Airways Premium Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4. This is part of our series .....

5 Oct 20195 October 2019 by Rob Burgess • 59 comments

Luxury in Luton? We review the new premium Clubrooms lounge at Luton Airport

This is our review of the new Clubrooms lounge at Luton Airport. It is part of our, nearly complete, collection of UK airport lounge reviews. You can find them all here. When I heard that Clubrooms, .....

This is our review of the new Clubrooms lounge at Luton Airport. It is part of our, nearly complete, .....

27 Sep 201927 September 2019 by Rob Burgess • 47 comments