The Scottish Arts Club
Minutes from Princes Street, miles from stress
The Scottish Arts Club is a great place to cool down and warm up, to unwind and be revived by good food, good drink and good company. It is somewhere to relax; meet and make friends, encounter aacquaintances, discuss business or just peruse the papers and magazines with a cup of coffee or a dram.
The Club is right in the middle of Edinburgh, very near the west end of Princes Street. Our elegant Georgian Club House looks over Rutland Square's peaceful garden and provides a sanctuary from banal bars, cacophonous cafes, rowdy restaurants and strident streets. Here, gentle conversations and lively discussions refresh your spirits and and enrich your life.
In the Club, you can hear yourself think and you can talk to anyone, because our Club prides itself on its sociable atmosphere. Our policy is that nobody sits alone, unless they want to - and no one is needlessly disturbed. Club members and their guests jealously guard the relaxed and friendly character of the place and our staff play an important part in sustaining this.
But.. we also run a programme of diverse events for members and guests who come to enjoy regular exhibitions of paintings and a busy series of lectures, talks, films, music and other entertainments. We have a new members' magazine, ClubLife Quarterly, which includes our programme of events over three months as well as articles, reviews and opinions on all aspects of the Arts which is circulated free to our members and other arts related organisations.
Our professional members include painters and sculptors, movie-makers and muscians, planners, playwrights and poets, novelists and journalists, architects and designers, dancers and diplomats. Lay members range from academics, accountants and administrators to dentists and doctors, lawyers and librarians, scientists and students, all with an interest in the Arts.
The Scottish Arts Club was founded by a group of artists in 1872 and moved to Rutland Square in 1895. We intend to be here for a long time to come! Click here for more about our history.
For advertising rates in ClubLife Quarterly, please, click here.
Opening hours
11am to 11pm Tuesday to Saturday. The Club is on Sundays and Mondays as well as during the Easter, Christmas and New Year period. For these closure dates please check with the Office 7 days before the relevant holiday season.
We're sorry that we're not allowed to admit anyone under the age of 16 years, due to Liquor Licensing restrictions.
