We are the largest bridge club in Scotland and one of the largest in the UK with over 630 members and 150 students learning bridge in our Academy.

If you know how to play bridge and are interested in joining our club then click on the Membership button above for more information and an application form.

Members can also read pages reserved for them using the membership button.

Click HERE for a virtual tour of the club.

Congratulations to club members Dawn and Peter Beckett who won the SBU On-Line Bronze Swiss Pairs on Sunday 21 July with five wins and a draw in a field of 24 pairs. Peter Martin and Walter Hamilton finished in third place with five wins.

Are you interested in learning how to play Bridge? If you are, we offer lessons at the best bridge academy in town with a team of dedicated teachers and excellent facilities. Classes for the autumn term will start the week beginning Monday 23 September and are offered at various levels from complete beginner to those wanting to improve their game.

Click on the Melville Bridge Academy button at the top of this page for more details and the full programme of lessons we are offering this autumn.

Bridge is fun, sociable and good for your brain. For most people, playing around a card table is the most enjoyable format of the game but it can also be enjoyed on-line from the comfort of your home.

The club is organising a 'Murder Mystery Evening' at the clubhouse on Saturday 14 September as part of the 'Festival of Bridge' initiative that is being jointly sponsored by the SBU and the EBU. Net profits are going to the Festival of Bridge charity; Cancer Research. All you need is a team of 4 people but they do not need to be bridge players, so bring family and friends along to join you for an evening of fun.

Tickets cost £30 for a team of 4 people and that price includes sandwiches, cookies & tea and coffee. The bar will also be open for other drinks.  

We will all sit down as if we are about to play a game of bridge, but although we all like to take our bridge seriously, we can't just carry on when this happens.......

So come and join us on 14 September at 19.00 to help Inspector Spade discover "who done it" and why.

Tickets can be purchased on-line by clicking HERE.

If you are not able to attend that night you can make a donation to Cancer Research by clicking HERE.

On Tuesday evenings at Pinkhill we hold an Improvers Pairs session at 7.00 pm. These sessions are aimed at people making the transition from student to club player. They will help to build confidence enabling new players to play hands in under 8 minutes - the club standard is a maximum of 7 minutes per board. Help and guidance will be given intermittently on aspects of bidding, play and table organisation. Players with, or without a partner are most welcome.

On Wednesday afternoons at Pinkhill we hold a Novices Pairs session aimed at players who have completed one or more years of lessons. Help with the bidding and play will be provided from an experienced player.

Table money for each of the above sessions is £3 payable by debit or credit card at the bar.

Written commentaries of the hands will also be available to take away after play has finished.

The New Melville Bridge Club is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity. 

Registered Office: 1 Pinkhill, Edinburgh EH12 7BA. Telephone: 0131 334 4467

Company Registration Number: SC 437291. Charity Registration number: SC043594, 

The Club is affiliated to the Scottish Bridge Union and the SBU East District.

Email: bridge.manager@melvillebridge.club