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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 Plaza Premium lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 5

This is our review of the Plaza Premium lounge at Heathrow Terminal 5. It is part of our series of reviews of airport lounges across the UK. You see all of the reviews here. The Plaza Premium lounge .....

This is our review of the Plaza Premium lounge at Heathrow Terminal 5. It is part of our series of reviews of .....

by Rhys Jones39 comments

Review: the American Express Centurion Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 3

This is our review of The American Express Centurion Lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 3 which opened at 11am today. I got a sneak peak yesterday and it is a very impressive facility. It is on a par .....

This is our review of The American Express Centurion Lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 3 which opened at 11am .....

by Rob Burgess37 comments

Review: Lufthansa Business Class lounge at London Heathrow Terminal 2

This is our review of the Lufthansa Business Class lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2. I managed to pop my head into the Lufthansa Lounge at London Heathrow recently on my way to Dubai with SWISS. As SWISS .....

This is our review of the Lufthansa Business Class lounge at Heathrow Terminal 2. I managed to pop my head .....

by Rhys Jones40 comments

Review: the new Escape Lounge in Manchester Airport Terminal 2

This is our review of the new Escape Lounge in the newly opened Terminal 2 extension at Manchester Airport. I was in Manchester Airport last week for a tour of the new terminal building which has been .....

This is our review of the new Escape Lounge in the newly opened Terminal 2 extension at Manchester Airport. I .....

by Rhys Jones33 comments

Review: The Middleton lounge at Teesside International Airport

This is our review of the new Middleton lounge at Teesside International Airport (formerly Durham Tees Valley Airport). It is one of two lounges, the second of which is yet to open, which will replace .....

This is our review of the new Middleton lounge at Teesside International Airport (formerly Durham Tees Valley .....

by Rhys Jones24 comments

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 .....

by Rob Burgess35 comments

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 .....

by Rhys Jones16 comments

Review: 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 full .....

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

by Rob Burgess1 comment

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. 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 .....

by Rob Burgess19 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 .....

by Rob Burgess58 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 .....

by Rhys Jones11 comments

Review: the new Club Aspire 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 .....

by Rob Burgess41 comments

Review: 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 .....

by Rhys Jones44 comments

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