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 new 1903 Lounge at Manchester Airport Terminal 3

This is our review of the 1903 Lounge in Manchester Airport Terminal 3. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all of the reviews here. This is, I think, .....

This is our review of the 1903 Lounge in Manchester Airport Terminal 3. This is part of our series of reviews .....

8 May 20178 May 2017 by Rob Burgess • 36 comments

Review: the new Business Class Lounge at London City Airport

This is our review of the new Business Lounge at London City Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all of the reviews here. Back in November .....

This is our review of the new Business Lounge at London City Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of .....

3 May 20173 May 2017 by Anika Burnett • 22 comments

Review: the British Airways Galleries lounge at the London Heathrow Terminal 5 ‘B’ satellite

This is my review of the British Airways Galleries Lounge in Terminal 5B of London Heathrow airport. It is part of our collection of UK airport lounge reviews which is well on the way to completion .....

This is my review of the British Airways Galleries Lounge in Terminal 5B of London Heathrow airport. It is .....

24 Apr 201724 April 2017 by Rob Burgess • 54 comments

Review of the Aspire and Aspire Plus Lounges at Newcastle Airport

This is our review of the Aspire and Aspire Plus Lounges at Newcastle Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all of the reviews here. Reader Jason .....

This is our review of the Aspire and Aspire Plus Lounges at Newcastle Airport. This is part of our series of .....

29 Mar 201729 March 2017 by Anika Burnett • 19 comments

Review: the Escape Lounge at Manchester Airport Terminal 3

This is our review of the Escape Lounge at Manchester Airport’s Terminal 3. You can find out more about the lounge, and book for cash, on the airport website here. Reader John (who spent £1,052 .....

This is our review of the Escape Lounge at Manchester Airport’s Terminal 3. You can find out more about .....

8 Mar 20178 March 2017 by Anika Burnett • 23 comments

Review of the British Airways lounge, Glasgow Airport

This is our review of the British Airways business class lounge at Glasgow Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all of the reviews here. .....

This is our review of the British Airways business class lounge at Glasgow Airport. This is part of our .....

26 Feb 201726 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 38 comments

Review of the Causeway Lounge at Belfast International Airport

This is our review of the Causeway Lounge at Belfast Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all of the reviews here. Reader Gordon kindly sent .....

This is our review of the Causeway Lounge at Belfast Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport .....

21 Feb 201721 February 2017 by Anika Burnett • 24 comments

Review: the new British Airways lounges at London Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal

This is my review of the new British Airways lounges at Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all of the reviews .....

This is my review of the new British Airways lounges at Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal. This is part .....

16 Feb 201716 February 2017 by Rob Burgess • 41 comments

Review: the Rendezvous Executive Lounge at Ronaldsway Airport – Isle Of Man

This is our review of the Rendezvous Executive Lounge at Ronaldsway Airport on the Isle of Man. A few weeks ago we asked for your help in completing our collection of UK airport lounge reviews, which .....

This is our review of the Rendezvous Executive Lounge at Ronaldsway Airport on the Isle of Man. A few weeks .....

29 Jan 201729 January 2017 by Anika Burnett • 2 comments

Review of the Aspire Lounge at Birmingham Airport

This is our review of the Aspire Lounge at Birmingham Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all of the reviews here. Reader Rob kindly sent in a .....

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

27 Jan 201727 January 2017 by Anika Burnett • 7 comments

Review of the No1 Lounge at Birmingham Airport

This is our review of No1 Lounge at Birmingham Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all of the reviews here. Reader Rob kindly sent in some .....

This is our review of No1 Lounge at Birmingham Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport .....

25 Jan 201725 January 2017 by Anika Burnett • 19 comments

Review of the AspirePlus lounge at Bristol Airport

This is our review of the AspirePlus lounge at Bristol Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all of the reviews here. Our first volunteer reviewer .....

This is our review of the AspirePlus lounge at Bristol Airport. This is part of our series of reviews of .....

16 Jan 201716 January 2017 by Anika Burnett • 4 comments

Review: the new Club Aspire lounge at London Heathrow Airport Terminal 3

This is my review of the new Club Aspire lounge in London Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 3. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You can see all of the .....

This is my review of the new Club Aspire lounge in London Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 3. This is part of .....

17 Dec 201617 December 2016 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Review: the Cathay Pacific lounges at London Heathrow Airport Terminal 3

This is our review of the new Cathay Pacific lounges at London Heathrow Airport Terminal 3. This is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all of the reviews .....

This is our review of the new Cathay Pacific lounges at London Heathrow Airport Terminal 3. This is part of .....

14 Dec 201614 December 2016 by Anika Burnett • 68 comments