The Handlebar (Moustache) Club

Welcome to
The Handlebar Moustache Club

Do you have a Handlebar Moustache? Then the Handlebar Club is the club for you!

We are based at the "Windsor Castle" pub in London, England, and are an international club for men with handlebar moustaches. Founded in 1947 and still going strong, the Handlebar Club currently has members from many different countries.

The qualification for membership is:
"a hirsute appendage of the upper lip, with graspable extremities"
and in addition, we specify that beards are not allowed.

But if you do not have a moustache, do not despair! Because we also have "Friends of the Handlebar Club". These are supporters of the club who do not have the necessary qualification for full membership.

Men across the UK can look forward to ditching the razor for a whole month again this year as "Movember", the charity initiative that aims to change the face of men's health, is set to return to the UK in November.

Movember - Changing the face of mens' health

Proud Supporters of Movember - Changing the face of mens' health

The Handlebar Club endorses and proudly supports this worthy cause. "The aim of Movember is to raise awareness about men’s health issues. Last year we put a Mo back on the face of more than 6,000 British men and in the process, raised much-needed funds for The Prostate Cancer Charity" - Justin Coghlan, Co-Founder of Movember.

Handlebar Club Members who live in the London area usually meet on the first Friday of each month at the "Windsor Castle" in London.

This is a typical English pub, full of memorabilia, especially of the Royal Family (the House of Windsor), as well as having on display various Handlebar Club trophies and photographs. And Michael, the landlord, is a typically friendly Irishman, and is himself a Distinguished Member of the club.

Do come and meet us.

Handlebar Club in front of Windsor Castle

A GROUP OF MEMBERS IN FRONT OF THE "WINDSOR CASTLE"

Please take time to explore our web-site.

If you have visited before, we suggest that you may like to look at What's New to see what has changed recently.

If it is your first visit, you might like to start with the brief History of the Handlebar Club, and then perhaps look at some of the pictures from the Club Archives. These include items from our earlier scrap-books, as well as having pictures from more recent years.

Coming more up-to-date we have the latest News. The "News" page sometimes includes some Forthcoming Events, but for a fuller list of future happenings, go to the Meetings page where there is also a map showing how to find the "Windsor Castle" pub, our headquarters.

The Contacts page has e-mail addresses for the current Club committee. Do contact our secretary if you have any queries. And, if you are interested, there are details of the different classes of membership and how to Join the Handlebar Club. But even if you don't want to join, you may be interested in the Club Memorabilia and Items for Sale.

Other features include a Picture Gallery of members, and some Frequently Asked Questions with information about Moustache Wax, while for those who are already members we have a Members Only section, with the latest newsletters and club communications. Our discussion Forum is open to members and visitors alike, and we have a Google site Search facility (at the bottom of this page).

And finally there are Links to other moustache and beard clubs.

N.B. If you hover or position your mouse pointer over the blue or red page links above, a pop-up box will show you the date on which the last change was made to that page.