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May 2026

Late May news round-up
This latest round-up again includes some free sample items - but the wider press coverage of Clubland is reserved for paying members.
 • Seth Thévoz
London club cocktail recipes
Since the very earliest days of private members’ clubs, alcohol has been a vital social lubricant.
 • Seth Thévoz
Jamie Caring interview with Adiona Hospitality
Operators of new clubs are re-learning the lessons that traditional clubs have navigated for centuries
 • Seth Thévoz
Delhi Gymkhana Club ordered to be evicted within 2 weeks
Shock eviction for the oldest club in the capital, following years of government attempts at seizure
 • Seth Thévoz
The best book on London clubs you've never heard of: 'Clubland: The Wrong Side of the Right People'
My favourite book on Clubland is the appropriately-titled Clubland: The Wrong Side of the Right People, by Anthony O’Connor (1907-83).
 • Seth Thévoz
The original 1736 rules of White’s
Analysing the oldest surviving set of club rules
 • Seth Thévoz
Early May news round-up
This latest round-up again includes some free sample items - but the wider press coverage of Clubland is reserved for paying members.
 • Seth Thévoz
Clubs in film: 'Carry On Regardless' (1961)
Yes, I’m finally writing about a ‘Carry On’ film.
 • Seth Thévoz
Lost Clubs: The St. Stephen's Club (1870-2012)
A conservative parliamentary club, which spent much of its existence in decline
 • Seth Thévoz
Max Beerbohm’s ‘Clubland Types’ cartoons - 1
Max Beerbohm (1872-1956) was a prolific comic writer and critic of the Edwardian period.
 • Seth Thévoz
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