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Airport Lounge Reviews (UK)

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

Following the pandemic:

  • we have removed reviews from this list where we know that the lounge will never reopen (this includes the three Plaza Premium Arrivals lounges at Heathrow)
  • we have kept reviews on the list if the lounge is currently closed but we believe that it will reopen at some point

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 four 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 four 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 ‘refreshed’ British Airways lounge at Edinburgh Airport

This is my review of the British Airways lounge at Edinburgh Airport. It is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all of the reviews here. Late last year (2023), .....

This is my review of the British Airways lounge at Edinburgh Airport. It is part of our series of reviews of .....

by Rhys Jones38 comments

Review: 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. Whilst I took the Caledonian .....

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

by Conny Urban32 comments

Review: The Spitfire Lounge at Southampton Airport

This is our review of The Spitfire Lounge at Southampton Airport. As part of my tour of Southampton Airport last week, I got to spend some time in The Spitfire Lounge. This is run by the airport .....

This is our review of The Spitfire Lounge at Southampton Airport. As part of my tour of Southampton Airport .....

by Rhys Jones47 comments

Review: the British Airways Galleries First lounge at Heathrow Terminal 5

This is our review of the British Airways Galleries First lounge in Heathrow Terminal 5. There are some unexpected gaps in our airport lounge reviews. We’ve been to every corner of the UK to .....

This is our review of the British Airways Galleries First lounge in Heathrow Terminal 5. There are some .....

by Rob Burgess145 comments

Review: United & Air Canada Arrivals Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2

This is our review of the Arrivals Lounge in London Heathrow Terminal 2, used by United Airlines and Air Canada. Did you know United Airlines has an arrivals lounge at Heathrow, shared with Air .....

This is our review of the Arrivals Lounge in London Heathrow Terminal 2, used by United Airlines and Air .....

by Rhys Jones25 comments

Review: the United Airlines Global Services lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2

This is our review of the United Airlines Global Services lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 2. It is part of our collection of UK airport lounge reviews.  You can see our full list of UK airport .....

This is our review of the United Airlines Global Services lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 2. It is part of .....

by Rhys Jones46 comments

Review: the United Club lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 2

This is our review of the United Club lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 2. It is part of our collection of UK airport lounge reviews.  You can see our full list of UK airport lounge reviews .....

This is our review of the United Club lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 2. It is part of our collection of UK .....

by Rhys Jones24 comments

Review: the new Blush Lounge by Plaza Premium at Heathrow Terminal 4

This is our review of the new Blush Lounge in Heathrow T4. Blush Lounge is a new lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4, operated by Plaza Premium. It supplements the existing Plaza Premium-branded lounge at .....

This is our review of the new Blush Lounge in Heathrow T4. Blush Lounge is a new lounge at Heathrow Terminal .....

by Rhys Jones18 comments

Review: the Etihad Lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 4

This is our review of the Etihad First and Business Class Lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 4. It is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You can see all of the reviews .....

This is our review of the Etihad First and Business Class Lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 4. It is part of .....

by Rhys Jones29 comments

Review: the Clubrooms lounge at London Gatwick’s North Terminal

This is our review of the No1 Clubrooms lounge at London Gatwick’s North Terminal. Clubrooms is the top-tier lounge offering from No1, which also operates the No1 Lounge and budget MyLounge brands. .....

This is our review of the No1 Clubrooms lounge at London Gatwick’s North Terminal. Clubrooms is the .....

by Rhys Jones45 comments

Review: the Aspire lounge (Gate 4) at Edinburgh Airport

This is my review of the Aspire lounge at Edinburgh Airport.  This is the original Aspire lounge by Gate 4, next to the British Airways lounge.  Our 2021 review of the new Aspire lounge, by .....

This is my review of the Aspire lounge at Edinburgh Airport.  This is the original Aspire lounge by Gate .....

by Rob Burgess20 comments

Review: the American Airlines First Class lounge, Heathrow Terminal 3

This is my review of the American Airlines First Class lounge at London Heathrow 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 my review of the American Airlines First Class lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 3. This is part of .....

by Rhys Jones26 comments

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