Terminal 5 exclusively hosts British Airways flights, and we have reviewed the British Airways Galleries North Airport Lounge Terminal 5 below.
How To Access The British Airways Galleries Club lounge in Heathrow T5
You can access the British Airways Airport lounges in London Heathrow Terminal 5 by buying or upgrading your ticket to Club Europe, Club World, or First Class.
Oneworld Sapphire or Emerald members, and British Airways Executive Club Silver or Gold, also get free access to this lounge, whatever class of travel they are flying.
First-class tickets (or gold tier membership with a Concorde room card or gold tier and flying long-haul) will whisk you into the Narnia, which is the Concorde Club Lounge, complete with crackling fireplaces and elitist service.
If you are traveling within Europe, the only lounges you can access with your ticket (or as a Silver tier member) are the British Airways Galleries Club Lounges.
You can’t pay to access British Airways Galleries lounges or get in using lounge club cards such as Priority Pass or American Express Platinum card.
Two lounges in the main Terminal 5 airport building at Heathrow accept lounge club cards. We have reviewed the Club Aspire Airport lounge and the Plaza Premium Airport lounge at London Heathrow, which you should be able to access with your American Express Platinum card.
Location
This review is of the Galleries North Lounge, located just past security. This is the easiest lounge to get to if you are in a rush. If you have more time, you can instead choose the Galleries South Lounge in the same Terminal if you prefer.
Style & Character
My latest trip through this lounge was around 5:00 am. My general thoughts were that it was larger and busier than I remembered. If you walk down to the end and turn left, or as I prefer, head right out through the double doors and out into the more airy outer atrium, you can find a quieter space with room to breathe.
I like the design of this airport lounge. It’s large and airy, with excellent views of planes on two sides and plenty of sitting areas, but it’s always busy as it is located conveniently once you’ve completed security. Even though the food spread is good, the lounge itself can be overrun. Additionally, the staff seemed overrun too, and available tables often needed to be cleared.
Food & Drink
The breakfast food offering is extensive, with loads of pastries, cereals, fruit, and yogurt. There are hot dishes, too, so you can make up a full English breakfast of scrambled eggs, hash browns, baked beans and sausages, and bacon.
The food is replenished regularly but is on a self-service layout, which limits hygiene on a winter’s day when everyone seems to be coughing with a cold. They also have very good bacon butties first thing, which I reccomend for a quick bite.
There are two main help-yourself bars. People help themselves to wines and spirits throughout the day. On my last trip to this lounge, guests were happy to enjoy champagne at 5 am. Every liqueur imaginable is available, plus snacky nut things and crisps, as well as mini cans of Coke, sprite, etc.
Conclusion
Is this Club lounge worth paying extra for and upgrading your flight for? Yes, as the non-British Airways lounges are so poor in Terminal 5. Is Club Europe worth paying for? We have outlined whether we think British Airways Club Europe is worth it separately.
I do absolutely recommend club lounges to de-stress and fill up, but these lounges can be busy. The food is good at breakfast, and the lunch and evening service includes an excellent and extensive salad bar with hot curry, mash, fish etc.
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