The New Melville Bridge Club
Located not far from Edinburgh Zoo
The place to learn and play bridge in Edinburgh
Welcome to The New Melville Bridge Club
About our club

We are the largest bridge club in Scotland and one of the largest in the UK with over 650 members and circa 140 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.

Click HERE for a virtual tour of the club.

Our Weekly Bridge Schedule

Face-to-Face Bridge (Open to members and visitors)

Monday and Wednesday afternoons at 12.45 pm.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings at 7.00 pm.

N.B. Tuesday evenings are primarily aimed at bronze players but all are welcome.

N.B. Pre-Booking is required by members for our Monday afternoon tournament by no later than 11 am, as Monday afternoons are very busy.  Visitors are requested to book by phoning the club on: 0131 334 4467 if they wish to take part or by emailing the bridge operations manager, Andrew Harborow.


OnLine Bridge (Restricted to members only)

Monday and Thursday evenings at 7.00 pm on BBO

Melville v Carlton

The annual friendly match between the Melville and the Carlton will take place at the Carlton on Wednesday 14th May 2025. We are looking for players of all standards as there will be one section of four pairs for bronze players only; one for Silver; and two open sections. This is always a fun event, and the New Melville currently holds the Edinburgh Cup. Please sign up as pairs using the form below. If we get more than 16 pairs signing up a team will be selected by Iain Sime.

The Summer Accumulator
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This annual, summer long F2F evening competition, runs on Wednesday evenings at 7 pm until the end of August.

If you would like to play but do not have a partner for a particular night, you can use the Partner Matching Service; if a potential match is made, an email will be sent out to both parties. ..........

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Learn to play Bridge at The New Melville

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.

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 played on-line from the comfort of your home.

A new term of classes will start on Monday 21 April.

Click on our Academy button above for more details and an application form.

Learn to play Bridge at The New Melville
Bridge Sessions for Players New to the Game
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On Tuesday evenings at Pinkhill we hold an Improvers Pairs session at 7 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. ..........

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Congratulations

Congratulations to club members Gints Freimanis & Derek Sanders and to Tim McKay & Derrick Peden who finished second and third respectively in the National Pairs held on the 19th April.

Social Bridge
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Social Bridge

We offer weekly games of social bridge on the RealBridge platform for use by players making up their own tables of four. The charge is £4 for a table. ..........

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The New Melville Bridge Club is a company limited by guarantee with registration number SC 437291 and a charity with registration number SC 043594

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

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

Email: bridge.manager@melvillebridge.club

Calendar
Fri 25th Apr 2025
F2F MP Pairs
Pinkhill 7.00pm
Director: Jeff
Mon 28th Apr 2025
F2F MP Pairs
Pinkhill
12.45 pm, Final entries by 11am on the day
Director: Rona
  (Partner?)
Mon 28th Apr 2025
OnLine MP Pairs
BBO 7.00 pm
Director: Tom R
Mon 28th Apr 2025
F2F MP Pairs
Pinkhill 7.00 PM
Director: Rose/Anne
Results
F2F Friday matchpoint
OnLine XIMP Pairs
Thursday Evening X Imp Pairs
Wednesday Afternoon
Accumulator 2
Improvers