The Arts Club

Spear’s Review

No other club can boast such illustrious founding members as The Arts Club on Dover Street. Charles Dickens, Anthony Trollope and Lord Leighton founded the club in 1863, and other members included Millais, Whistler and Liszt.

These days the club continues to attract both artists and patrons in their droves. Gwyneth Paltrow and Grayson Perry are members, as are journalist Matthew Parris and cricket commentator Henry Blofeld. The restaurants and bars resound with the voices of producers discussing multi-million-pound budgets next to actors and writers developing their artistic visions.

Art displays, health suites and excellent dining facilities sit alongside DJs and performances by established and up-and-coming musicians in the roster of events. The club currently offers four different memberships, with ‘second persons’ and young members gaining access for roughly half the price of full members, and an option for those who would like access to The Arts Club Dubai.