Outside terminal buildings
Designated smoking areas are outside the terminals before check‑in and after arrivals.
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
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England permits designated sleeping bedrooms with written hotel approval, signage, separation, suitable ventilation and a self-closing door. Ordinary communal hotel areas remain smoke-free. Confirm the exact room before booking.
Applies in: England
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
$26.60*USD
£19.85 locally · 20 cigarettes
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Checked: 31 Oct 2026
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Open-air balcony space falls outside the indoor smoke-free rules.
Applies in: England
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
The private-dwelling exception includes self-contained residential accommodation for temporary or holiday use. Shared areas and areas used solely as qualifying workplaces are excluded. Confirm that the exact unit qualifies and that the property permits smoking.
Applies in: England
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
A hotel can designate a qualifying sleeping bedroom under regulation 4. This is not a general smoking lounge or permission in the lobby, bar or restaurant.
Applies in: England
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Indoor terminal areas are enclosed public/work premises and are smoke-free in England.
Applies in: England
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Designated smoking areas are outside the terminals before check‑in and after arrivals.
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
There is a clearly signposted outdoor smoking area airside in T2.
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
No outdoor smoking areas airside in T3; e‑cigs not permitted indoors.
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Enclosed or substantially enclosed public platform areas are smoke-free under England law. Railway byelaws also prohibit smoking where notices apply, including outdoor areas. Follow the station’s signs; no platform-specific permission has been verified.
Applies in: England
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Smoking is not allowed on public transport in the UK, which includes trains.
Applies in: United Kingdom
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Enclosed bar interiors are smoke-free public/work premises in England.
Applies in: England
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Enclosed or substantially enclosed nightclub customer areas are smoke-free. An alcohol premises licence or club premises certificate cannot create a general smoking-room exemption.
Applies in: England
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Enclosed restaurant interiors are smoke-free public/work premises in England.
Applies in: England
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Open-air space falls outside the indoor smoke-free rules.
Applies in: England
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Ordinary enclosed public or workplace club interiors are smoke-free. Membership creates no cigarette-smoking exemption. The narrow exception for designated sleeping bedrooms does not permit a club smoking lounge.
Applies in: England
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
There is no indoor smoking-pub exception for ordinary enclosed customer areas in England.
Applies in: England
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
The indoor smoke-free rules cover enclosed/substantially enclosed areas, not open streets.
Applies in: England
Checked: 31 Oct 2026
Before booking, confirm smoking permission for your exact room, balcony or shared area, including access hours.
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The indoor smoke-free rules target enclosed/substantially enclosed areas.
Applies in: England
Checked: 31 Oct 2026