British Club Las Palmas

The British Club, founded on October 2nd, 1908, is located in an iconic colonial era building dating from 1902, and retains a quiet and peaceful atmosphere – most of the time!  Centrally situated in Ciudad Jardin, next to the Ayuntamiento, we have our own car park for members and we maintain a programme of events throughout the year as well as a well stocked bar and a restaurant offering full meals or snacks as you prefer.  An ideal spot for meeting friends, business lunches or just to have a quiet drink in the bar and read the newspaper.

If you are interested in joining the Club or just coming along for a look please do feel free to give us a call or email us. We welcome members of all nationalities and host numerous activities.

There is an active bridge club, also canasta, chess, book club, poetry readings, pub quizzes and of course special events such as Christmas Dinner (with our resident pianist to add some festive flavour), Burns Night (likewise), St Patrick’s Day and others throughout the year.

We also have reciprocal visiting arrangements with the National Liberal Club and the Royal Overseas League based in central London.

Come and visit us, we hope you will find something to suit you!

USUAL OPENING HOURS:
Sunday and Monday – Closed
Tuesday to Friday – 1:00pm to 11:00pm
Saturday – Closed during June and July

We occasionally host events outside our regular hours, especially on weekends, in which case the Club will be open.

Please note that the club can be booked for groups (minimum 12) for lunch on Saturdays, on payment of a deposit in advance.  Please contact us for further information.

SPECIAL NOTE:
The Club will be closed on June 24th (San Juan)

JUNE EVENTS:

• 5th June at 20:00 – International football in the bar – Spain v France, Nations League semi-final
• 11th June at 19:30 – Talk by Juan Jose Laforet Hernandez (official chronicler of Las Palmas) to celebrate the 547th anniversary of the founding of the city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: “S.XIV Aragonese y Mallorquines rumbo a Gran Canaria – una pre-fundacion apocrifa” (in Spanish).
• 12th June at 16:00 – Talk by Adrian Santana on the archive material from the Club and from Holy Trinity Church (at the Museo Canario)
• 13th June at 19:30 – Quiz set by Anna and Adam
• 18th June at 17:00 – “Ascot” themed event – details to be advised, but it will be good!
• 25th June at 19:30 – Talk by Antonio Gonzalez Padron, official historian of the city of Telde, on the subject of Antonio Lopez Botas, mayor of Las Palmas in the 19th century. A fascinating tale of riches to rags (yes, that way round)! In Spanish.
• 26th June at 19:30 – English Language Book Club

FUTURE DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:

• June (TBA) – Bolero evening
• 9th July (time TBA) – Afternoon tea and raffle
• 24th July (time TBA) – Summer buffet
• 4th September at 19:45 – International football in the bar – Bulgaria v Spain, Men’s World Cup qualifier
• 5th September from 18:00 – “British school teachers mixer” with a short talk by Adrian Santana; “The British presence in Gran Canaria – an introduction”