Relax with the newspapers and a coffee, unwind with a drink at the bar, enjoy a light lunch with your guests, dine with your friends at our weekly themed club dinners, often with live music or other festivities, listen to expert speakers at our lecture suppers, watch a cocktail being made just for you, throw a private party, take part in our special events, or come to one of our many cultural, sporting and fun activities, all set within our classic Regency home.
The New Club has been at the heart of Cheltenham society since it was founded in 1874 as a gentleman's club, modelled on the great London clubs, and intended like them from its inception to provide comfort, entertainment, a place to meet friends and an excellent cuisine for its members in an attractive environment in which they could relax and which was for many a home-from-home.
Edward Wilson, Scott's great friend, drank here before joining Scott on his expeditions including the last, fateful, Antarctic voyage; WG Grace relaxed at the New Club when he captained both Gloucestershire and England. The Club has changed with the times, welcoming women members and adapting to changing social norms, but its original aims of providing its members with comfort, entertainment, a place to meet friends and an excellent cuisine are unchanged.
And its front of house staff still wear the Club livery of navy jackets and red waistcoats.