Founded in 1762, Boodle's is London's second-oldest club and one of its most understated. Unlike White's or Brooks's, it has never been defined by scandal or political intrigue. Instead, it built its reputation on comfort, privacy and tradition.
In this episode of Clubs of London, we explore the story of the club named after a waiter, whose members have included Adam Smith, Edward Gibbon, Beau Brummell, Ian Fleming and Sir Winston Churchill. Along the way, we discover how Boodle's became the spiritual home of the English country gentleman, why Fleming considered it the ideal club, and how this remarkably peaceful institution has managed to survive for more than two and a half centuries.
Sources: Anthony Lejeune's The Gentlemen's Clubs of London; Andrew Jones and Laura Hodgson's A London Club; the Boodle's Wikipedia page; and Geri Walton's 2014 article, Boodle's: A London Gentlemen's Club.
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