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Find laundromats and launderettes across every UK region — from London and the South East to Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Start with a region to browse nearby towns, or jump straight into a location guide.

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Browse launderettes by town across each region — with payment notes, services, ratings, and practical visit details.

Launderettes in popular UK cities

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London189 launderettesHome of the UK's first launderette, opened at Queensway, Bayswater in 1949
Manchester20 launderettesOne of the UK's strongest launderette cities, driven by dense neighbourhoods and students
Birmingham30 launderettesA big-city launderette stronghold with four universities
Glasgow23 launderettes
Leeds13 launderettes
Liverpool16 launderettes
Bristol8 launderettes
Sheffield8 launderettes
Oxford6 launderettes
Cardiff6 launderettes
Edinburgh5 launderettes
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Douglas1Castleford1Caterham2Chard1Cheadle2Chelmsford2Cheltenham5Chessington1Chester3Chester-le-Street1Chesterfield3Chichester1Chorley4Christchurch3Cirencester1Clacton-on-Sea2Cleethorpes1Clitheroe1Clynderwen1Coalville1Coatbridge1Cobham1Colchester2Coleford1Coleraine1Colwyn Bay3Congleton1Consett1Cookstown1Corbridge1Corby2Cottingham1Coventry6Cowes1Crawley2Crewe1Criccieth1Cromer1Crowborough1Crowthorne1Croydon4Cwmbran2Dagenham4Darlington4Dartford2Dartmouth2Daventry1Dawlish1Deal2Deeside1Derby3Dewsbury2Didcot1Dolgellau1Doncaster1Dover2Downham Market1Driffield1Dukinfield1Dumbarton1Dundee3Dunfermline2Dungannon1Dunoon1Dunstable1Durham3Dursley1East Grinstead2Eastbourne3Eastleigh1Ebbw Vale1Edgware3Edinburgh5Egham2Egremont1Elgin1ELY2Enfield3Epsom1Erith1Exeter2Exmouth2Falmouth1Farnborough1Farnham1Felixstowe1Feltham1Ferndale1Ferndown3Filey1Fleet1Flint1Folkestone3Fort 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Why location still matters

Not every UK city has the same launderette coverage — local history, housing density, and changing habits all play a part. Read the history

The British launderette began in London

Britain's first coin-operated launderette opened at 184 Queensway, Bayswater in 1949, and London later gave the launderette a place in British culture through EastEnders, My Beautiful Laundrette, and the Levi's 501 advert.

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Liverpool shaped public washing

Liverpool's place in laundry history reaches back to Kitty Wilkinson, whose cholera-era work led toward the city's first public wash house on Upper Frederick Street in 1842.

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Glasgow had the steamie

Glasgow's steamie culture made communal laundry part of everyday city life, later celebrated by Tony Roper's The Steamie and kept visible through places such as Govanhill Baths.

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The duvet changed the launderette's job

Home washing machines made weekly laundry easier, but duvets, blankets, curtains, and rugs kept large-drum commercial machines useful.

Laundromat began as a trademark

British English settled on launderette while laundromat came from American usage. Search behaviour now mixes both words, which is why this directory uses both.

Some launderettes helped pioneer late opening

Coin-operated machines meant launderettes could run with little staffing, making them part of the shift toward longer high-street opening hours.