David Lloyd Tier List: Which Clubs Rank Highest
The David Lloyd tier list explains something the company itself doesn’t publish anywhere: not every club charges the same price or grants the same access, because clubs are internally graded from Super Tier down to Tier 7 based on facilities, location, and demand. This ranking directly affects your monthly cost and which other clubs you’re allowed to visit on your membership.
Below is a community-sourced breakdown of where real clubs currently sit, gathered from members and confirmed in part by David Lloyd staff, along with what each tier actually means for your wallet and your access.
How the David Lloyd Tier System Actually Works
David Lloyd grades its UK and European clubs into eight bands: Super Tier, then Tier 1 through Tier 7, with Super Tier commanding the highest prices and Tier 7 the lowest. A few things worth understanding before looking at the full list:
Full David Lloyd Tier List, All Clubs by Tier
This breakdown is community-sourced from David Lloyd members and was last reported in early 2026. It reflects one point-in-time snapshot shared by a member and partly confirmed by club staff, not an official published document, and tiers do shift after refurbishments. If your club isn’t listed, or you want to confirm its current tier and price, check our full David Lloyd locations guide or ask directly at your local club.
Spotted a club in the wrong tier, or one missing entirely? Let us know and we’ll get it corrected. This list only stays accurate with input from real members like you.
*Kensington and Notting Hill are part of Harbour Club, a separate premium sub-brand David Lloyd Leisure owns and operates alongside Harbour Club Chelsea, confirmed by David Lloyd’s own leadership at launch. Their Tier 4 and Tier 1 listings reflect where they sit for cross-club access purposes, but Harbour Club pricing runs above the standard tier scale, so treat their listed tier as an access reference rather than a price indicator.
What Tier Actually Changes About Your Price and Access
Your club’s tier is the single biggest factor behind what you pay, more than the membership type itself. A Platinum membership at a Tier 7 club and the same Platinum membership at Beckenham or Finchley can differ by well over £100 a month, despite offering the same tier of membership on paper.
Most Expensive and Most Exclusive, the Super Tier Spotlight
Super Tier sits above every other grade in the David Lloyd network, and the clubs on it share a common thread: prime location, extensive facilities, and consistently high demand.
Some members go further, arguing tier reflects local pricing power and demand more than facility quality, a busy club in an affluent catchment can outrank a genuinely nicer club in a cheaper part of the country. It cuts both ways: members at Tier 7 clubs like Hull and Knowsley regularly report feeling they get strong value for their money, even without the extras a Super Tier price tag buys elsewhere.
If you’re weighing up whether a Super Tier price tag is worth it for you specifically, our full David Lloyd worth it verdict covers exactly that question in depth.
Membership Cost by Club: Find Your Nearest David Lloyd
Tier decides your price far more than location alone. Below is every club with real search demand for its own cost page, matched to its actual tier. Use it to see roughly where your club sits, then get an exact figure from the cost calculator.
A few of these need a quick note. Bracknell’s club isn’t called Bracknell. It trades as Royal Berkshire, and sits in Tier 1. Leicester has two separate clubs, Narborough in Tier 4 and Meridian in Tier 7, so check which one is actually nearest before assuming a price. Bristol has three clubs across two tiers, and Southampton has two, both Tier 4. For an exact monthly figure rather than just a tier, run your club through the cost calculator.
What Members Actually Say About Chigwell, Kidbrooke, Milton Keynes and Fulham
Tier tells you the price bracket, but it doesn’t tell you what a club actually feels like day to day. Here’s what real members report about four of the network’s most-asked-about Tier 1 clubs, plus one Tier 5 club worth knowing about if you’re weighing price against facilities.
1. Chigwell
Real member pricing reported on Reddit for a couple on the Diamond package runs to £319 a month plus a £75 joining fee each on a 12-month contract, reflecting Chigwell’s Tier 1 status. A detailed member review on r/davidlloyd rated the club highly as a complete health club experience, praising the classes and describing the atmosphere as premium rather than family-only, but flagged the pool as one of Chigwell’s weaker areas for a Tier 1 site and the changing rooms as cramped at peak times.
Chigwell doesn’t have a reformer Pilates studio, though it does run 9 indoor and 5 outdoor tennis courts plus 3 padel courts. One recurring practical complaint worth knowing before you visit is car park congestion, members have reported it becoming a genuine problem during busier summer periods.
2. Kidbrooke Village
One member reported their annual fee nearly doubling between 2021 and 2025, from around £950 to £1,900 a year, and several Kidbrooke members in the same discussion said service standards haven’t kept pace with the rises, though they stick with the club because there’s no comparable alternative nearby. On the plus side, Kidbrooke’s official facilities lean heavily into wellness, with a Crystal Steam Room, Himalayan Salt Sauna, ice fountain and an outdoor Spa Garden with a fire pit, making it a strong pick if the spa matters more to you than racquet sports, since Kidbrooke has only 4 outdoor tennis courts and no indoor courts.
If you’re a Platinum member at a Super Tier club like Beckenham, members confirm you can still visit and book classes at Kidbrooke, though switching your home club to Kidbrooke would cost you access back to Beckenham.
3. Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes surprises a lot of visitors precisely because it’s “only” Tier 1 rather than Super Tier, one Reddit thread describing it as the most beautiful club they’d seen, with a modern lounge, spotless facilities and a spa that includes foot spas. That’s partly down to a genuine recent investment, the official refurbishment added a new Spa Retreat, resurfaced tennis courts and an updated Clubroom, though members on a legacy pre-refurb membership report paying around £50 a month less than new joiners for the same access.
The catch is crowding, on r/miltonkeynes, members quoted paying £219 to £360 a month depending on tier and household size, while describing peak-time queues for gym equipment, a pool that’s often full of children, and classes that book out within seconds of release. With 18 tennis and racquet courts across three surfaces plus 5 outdoor padel courts, it’s a genuinely strong pick for racquet sports specifically, just don’t expect a quiet 6pm session.
4. Fulham
Fulham doesn’t have tennis, squash, badminton or padel at all, its £6.5 million transformation in 2024 focused entirely on the gym, a 20m indoor pool and a new Spa Retreat, so it suits people prioritising those three over racquet sports specifically. One member moving from Cricklewood Lane reported that Fulham sits a tier above at full price, roughly £20 a month more, since the 2024 refurbishment, which is also what pushed Fulham up a tier in the first place. If you’re deciding between Fulham, Notting Hill and Kensington as three of London’s more accessible options, one Reddit thread comparing them found Notting Hill’s spa was rated more highly than Kensington’s, which was described as overdue a refurb with its older layout.
5. Warrington
Sitting in Tier 5 rather than Tier 1, Warrington costs meaningfully less than the four clubs above while still running a genuinely full facility list: two pools, indoor and outdoor padel, Battlebox and Blaze studios, 6 indoor and 7 outdoor tennis courts, and even a 3G football pitch.
We couldn’t find Warrington-specific member feedback on accessibility or carer access online, one Reddit thread asking about disability adjustments across Cheshire Oaks, Warrington and Trafford only got a direct answer from a Manchester North member, so if that’s a priority for you, it’s worth contacting the club directly rather than assuming based on another club’s experience.
Can You Use a Club Above Your Own Tier?
Generally, no. David Lloyd’s access rules run downward, not upward, meaning your home club’s tier sets the ceiling for what else you can visit rather than the floor.
A member based at a Tier 5 club can typically use other Tier 5 clubs and everything below, but not a Tier 4, Tier 1, or Super Tier site. The exception members consistently report is being grandfathered in under an older Diamond-style membership that predates the current tier system, these members describe retaining broader cross-club access than their home club’s present tier would normally grant, essentially a legacy perk rather than something available to new joiners today.
There’s a real mechanism behind this that David Lloyd’s own membership terms confirm directly: at least 50% of your visits each month, averaged over a three-month period, must be to your home club. Use another club more than that and David Lloyd has the contractual right to transfer you to whichever club you actually use most, which can mean paying a higher fee if that club sits in a higher tier.
It’s the explanation behind a recurring pattern reported by members online, someone visits a higher-tier club regularly enough and finds their membership quietly switched, or gets a warning email first. The rule runs on genuine usage, not a single visit or two.
Outside a legacy membership, most members can request to upgrade their home club to a higher tier mid-contract, usually through the David Lloyd app or by asking in person, though price adjusts accordingly. The reverse generally doesn’t work, once you’ve moved up, downgrading back to a lower-tier home club typically isn’t permitted until your contract renews.
If you’re unsure what your own membership actually permits, the David Lloyd app shows exactly which clubs you have access to, and this is worth checking directly rather than assuming based on tier alone, since access rules can vary by the specific membership you signed up for and when.
FAQ‘s
What is the most expensive David Lloyd?
The Super Tier clubs, Beckenham, Finchley, Northwood, and Raynes Park in the UK, along with Country Club Geneva, Uccle, and Serrano in Europe, sit at the top of the pricing structure. Member reports put single Platinum membership at these clubs above £200 a month, with some approaching £280.
What is the best David Lloyd in the country?
There’s no single official answer, since “best” depends on what you value, facilities, location, or atmosphere. Super Tier clubs like Beckenham and Finchley are generally the most established and highly rated, though member feedback shows tier and personal experience don’t always align perfectly, some members rate lower-tier clubs highly for value and atmosphere.
Is David Lloyd worth the money?
It depends heavily on which tier and club you’re comparing, alongside how you’d actually use the membership. Our full David Lloyd worth it verdict breaks this down properly by usage type, from families to gym-only members.
How can I get a cheaper David Lloyd membership?
Tier is the biggest lever, a lower-tier club can cost significantly less for a broadly similar core membership. Beyond that, corporate, NHS, and seasonal discounts can also reduce the price, covered in full on our discounts and deals page.
David Lloyd Tier List: What It Actually Means for You
The tier a David Lloyd club sits in explains far more about your monthly cost than the membership type you choose, and it’s worth checking before you sign anything. Use the table above to find your own club, or the one you’re considering, and treat the tier as a starting point rather than the final word, since demand, refurbishments, and even how a club is currently run can matter just as much as its official grading.
If you’re still deciding, booking a day pass or trial session is the easiest way to judge a specific club for yourself before signing up; see our David Lloyd day pass guide for how.
Before committing, it’s also worth reading independent reviews for your specific club, rather than judging purely by tier, sites like Trustpilot carry genuine member feedback broken down by location, which can highlight exactly the kind of gap between tier and lived experience this page has touched on more than once.
