The Royal Scots Club is a members' club at 29 to 31 Abercromby Place in Edinburgh's Georgian New Town. It lets rooms to outside organisers for meetings and conferences from 1 to 160 people, for private dinners and for supper evenings, and it has bedrooms in the club and in an annexed building three doors away.
Seminars and company events
The club sorts its meeting and conference rooms by capacity bands: 1 to 18, 19 to 28, 29 to 50, 51 to 100 and 101 to 160 people. Five layouts are offered: boardroom, classroom, theatre, U-shape and cabaret. The site does not name each room or give capacity per layout, so ask which room corresponds to your band. A conferencing brochure with rates for guests and for members is available from the club.
The address works for a board seminar in central Edinburgh, with overnight rooms and dinner in the same building.
Weddings and receptions
The club has a weddings section on its site, but the pages read do not give figures. Ask the team for the capacity and the dates available.
Rooms and capacities
The club lists several seasonal formats with their numbers. Burns suppers take private parties of 16 to 160 guests in January and February. Graduation balls take 50 to 160. Pre-Tattoo suppers are for groups of 8 to 30 guests, with complimentary room hire. The Abercromby Dining Room overlooks Queen Street Gardens, and the Hepburn Suite and the Underground Bar are also used for events, including wine tastings. A selection of private rooms of different sizes is available for dining.
Accommodation
Bedrooms are offered in several types: Classic, Executive, Family, King, Standard and Four Poster. An annexed building, 34a, stands three doors from the club. The total number of bedrooms is not stated.
Catering
Breakfast and dinner can be booked, and private dining is offered with menus on the site. The Abercromby Dining Room serves lunch from 12 to 2pm and dinner from 6 to 8pm, Tuesday to Saturday. Bar food is served in the lounge and library, Tuesday to Saturday, from 12 noon to 2pm. Lunch is for members only.
History and setting
The club is in the New Town, the Georgian district of Edinburgh. The site has a separate history page and a roll of honour, which were not read.
Getting there
The address is 29 to 31 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE. Members and guests are admitted Monday to Saturday from 8am to 10pm. For events outside those hours, ask the club.
