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Family members' clubs in London you need to know

By Jen Barton Packer on 6/1/2020

London's private members' clubs are a celebration of family - and you never have to look for another destination for your child's birthday party, which is already enough incentive to join. Plus, anyone who's spent a day in the soft play at the local leisure centre - whatever your post code - will understand the need for these havens, which have it all, from delicious dining to co-working capacity.
Here are the family members' clubs in London you'll wish you'd joined yesterday...

Purple Dragon, Chelsea and Putney

London's hippest mums love Purple Dragon (Victoria Beckham is a member, and back in Harper's toddler days, used to love potato printing with her). There's plenty to inspire the creative child, with a music room, art room, classroom, ball pit of dreams, life-sized doll house, pool, teaching facilities and cafe. Kids can also cook, dance, explore... everything from baby sensory to puppet shows to karaoke is on offer, all under one roof. With dedicated staff ("play buddies") supervising every activity, it can be used as an afterschool club for kids or a parent-child bonding session. Since adult spaces - to work, to relax, to have a coffee - are integrated alongside, the whole vibe just feels convenient, pleasant and practical. There are a few different membership options depending on your needs, from weekdays only to unlimited monthly.

WHERE

Bramah House, 30 Gatliff Road, SW1W 8DP (Chelsea) and Tileman House, 131 Upper Richmond Road, SW15 2TR (Putney)

Cloud Twelve, Notting Hill

What does every parent dream of? A wellness space with child-friendly activities. For Londoners, it's arrived, in the form of Cloud Twelve, which has an on-site spa, salon and wellness clinic (specialising in everything from ayurvedic massage to cryotherapy), with a plant-based organic brasserie (open to non-members as well) and a dynamic family space. There's a soft play zone, on-site crèche for 0-7s and inspiring schedule of kids' classes and activities that involves everything from science experiments to mindful Mandala making to ballet. Also handy? On-site consultants to help with everything from baby weaning to sleep advice.

WHERE

2-5 Colville Mews, London, W11 2DA

Maggie & Rose, Kensington, Chiswick and Islington

Maggie & Rose offers a family members' club experience AND a nursery one: the popular clubs can also be found in Asia. Bespoke soft play, ball pools, on-site brasseries with homemade food, a roof garden (in Chiswick), a co-working space (Islington) and a busy timetable where kids can cook, do crafts, garden, perform in musicals and much, much more. The Maggie & Rose ethos is all about creative learning: through play, food, art and imagination, evident in every aspect of the spaces and nurseries. The new Islington outpost also has a cafe with toys that's open to the public and can be rented out by non-members for kids' parties.

WHERE

58 Pembroke Road, W8 6NX (Kensington) and 1 Essex Place Square, W4 5UJ (Chiswick)

3 House Club, St. John's Wood

A family club for kids aged 0-8, 3 House Club hosts 30 classes per week, covering everything from dance classes for mums to Mini Mozart for kids. There's also ballet, crafts, storytelling and live music, science, tap, chess, art history and Hindi language classes. The space also has weekly coffee mornings for local mums and prenatal events to help create a new-mum community on your doorstep; if you're in the neighbourhood, why not try the unlimited one-week class pass for £45?

WHERE

3 House Club, Bridgeman Street, London, NW8 7AL