Kensington Roof Gardens closed as a nightclub in January 2018. The rooftop above 99 Kensington High Street reopened in 2024 as The Roof Gardens, a private members' club. As of October 2026 there is no Roof Gardens guestlist, and London Night Guide cannot arrange entry. This page keeps what the old club offered, as history, and points to London clubs you can book now.
What The Roof Gardens is now
The Roof Gardens now runs as a private members' club, with dining, bars and terraces around the original gardens. Entry is through membership, as a member's guest or at a private event booked with the club. There is no public club night, no door price and no guestlist in the nightclub sense, so turning up on a Friday night will not get you in.
London clubs with a free guestlist
If you wanted a guestlist for a smart, dressed-up night out, these are open and London Night Guide can put you on the list:
- Tape London guestlist: Mayfair's celebrity hotspot for hip-hop and R&B; guestlist entry is £0 to £20, usually depending on arrival time.
- Maddox guestlist: the Mayfair club for a late, high-energy night.
- Dear Darling guestlist: an intimate two-floor venue.
- Reign guestlist: the champagne showclub on Piccadilly.
The old Roof Gardens guestlist (history)
For decades it was one of London's best-known rooftop clubs: Time Out described three themed gardens spread over 1.5 acres high above Kensington High Street, with Spanish, Tudor and English Woodland sections around the bars and dance floor. In its club years the guestlist was the usual way in on Friday and Saturday nights, which were the busiest, and the door expected an elegant, dress-to-impress look. Women on the list often got in free before 11pm. None of this applies to the members' club that operates there now.
Where it is
99 Kensington High Street, London W8 5SA. The nearest Tube station is High Street Kensington.