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WHY JOIN

There is no typical Royal Scots Club Member: we welcome membership applications from individuals over the age of eighteen as well as from corporate bodies.

Located in the heart of Edinburgh’s New Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, close to transport links, restaurants, and visitor attractions, The Royal Scots Club is incredibly convenient for business trips, getaways, or even a bite to eat between train connections. Our membership privileges help you make the most out of your stay by granting you access to discounts on our best accommodation rates, a welcoming network of local and international members, exclusive events, and member-only areas within our cosy club.

While the Royal Scots Club still proudly maintains its ties with the armed forces, a service connection isn’t necessary to become a member.

Social activities

A bustling social calendar of events for all tastes.

  • Wine Tastings
  • Evening Lectures
  • Murder Mysteries
  • Literary Lunches
  • Captain’s Table Lunches
  • Memorial Dinners 
  • Christmas Céilidh
  • Christmas Markets
  • Burn’s Supper
  • Mother’s Day Lunch
  • Themed Dinners
Accommodation discounts

Exclusive discounts on luxury city-centre accommodation.

Members of The Royal Scots Club receive 40% off our best available flexible accommodation rates when booking directly through the Club.

Members’ friends and family receive 20% off our best available accommodation rates when booking directly through the Club.

Members’ library

Exclusive access to our Members’ areas with your very own key fob.

Each member of The Club receives their own fob granting them immediate access to the Club through our Members’ Entrance, both the Members’ Lounge and Library, and the Lyell Co-working room on floor B2.

Working rooms

Discounts on room hire for meetings, conferences, and private functions.

Similar to our accommodation discounts, Members of The Royal Scots Club receive 30% off all venue room hire rates including for meetings, conferences, private dining, and events. 

To arrange a tour of the Clubs facilities please contact us.

MEMBERSHIP

RATES

Find the Membership category that best fits your needs whether you live locally and regularly frequent the Club for events and dining, need a standout business hub for your visiting international clients, or a comfortable place to flexibly work remotely from month to month.

Join The Royal Scots Club as a Monthly Member from £35pm + £65 joining fee or instantly save £50 by joining up for an annual membership.

For full list of categories and rates click below.

Any members applying under the military category must have served for 3 years or more to qualify. The minimum age for membership is 18 years old.

Membership Rates
Find your family

FIND YOUR

FAMILY

Access The Royal Scots Roll of Honour and discover your Royal Scots relations.

Thanks to the University of St. Andrews, the Scottish National War Memorial, and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, for their work and guidance in partnership with The Museum of The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment).

RECIPROCAL

CLUBS

The Royal Scots Club is proud to be part of a much larger collection of members’ clubs around the globe. Conveniently located and designed to provide a comfortable atmosphere for relaxing and enjoying the company of friends, many of the clubs also offer overnight accommodation and have excellent dining facilities.

Members must request a letter of introduction before visiting a reciprocal club.

 

Reciprocal Clubs
 

OUR EVENTS

01
May

The Captain’s Table

The Captain’s Table is a regular Royal Scots Club lunch where members and their guests can get together and enjoy good food, good conversation and meet new people.

Member only event

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11
May

Evening Lecture: Manna From Heaven

The advent of large-scale airborne forces in the 1940s spurred the development of air resupply on a scale never previously imagined. Sustaining a force of some 15,000 airborne soldiers many miles behind the front lines.


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15
May

G.L.O.W. Gal’s Lunch

Gathering Ladies of Wit. A Royal Scots Club monthly lunch for our ladies and their guests in the Abercromby Dining room.

Member only event

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18
May

Author Coffee Morning: Trading Fate

Club Member Graeme Menzies provides a uniquely west coast perspective on the Canadian origin story – explore the event that prevented British Columbia from becoming an American State.


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20
May

Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club returns in March and is hosted by a RSC Member. Engage with fellow Club members and chat about a new topic of interest over a breakfast roll or pastry.

Member only event

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21
May

Members Drinks

A rallying call! Gather with your friends and fellow social members in the cocktail bar for an evening drink and a chinwag on the 3rd Thursday of every month. Guests welcome. Food available for purchase. Attendance is free – all food and drinks can be

Member only event

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30
May

Paint a Puffin

Join artist & tutor Jason M Bentley for a morning of an immersive watercolour workshop to paint one of Scotland’s sweetest and most loved animals: The Little Puffin! Come away with a beautiful artwork to keep or give to a loved one, while enjoying the com


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06
Jun

Beating Retreat

A classic and beloved event at The Royal Scots Club featuring welcome drinks in the beautiful Queen Street Gardens East out front of the Club.

Member only event

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22
Jun

Evening Lecture: The House of War

The House of War is a sweeping narrative of over 1000 years of confrontation and conflict between the armies of Christendom and those of the Caliphate.


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