Melville Castle Hotel, Exclusive Hire
Melville Gate, Edinburgh, EH18 1AP -
Up to
250 standing
Located just on Edinburgh’s city centre doorstep, surrounded by luscious, enchanting woodland, Melville Castle is the perfect setting for your wedding. We invite our guests to spend time in the beautiful, tranquil setting of the historic and characterful castle.
When you arrive at the historic castle, you will receive a warm, red carpet welcome. From start to finish, your special day will unfold seamlessly with our dedicated and experienced team on hand. They will be available to assist and support you throughout your plans and preparations to ensure everytthing runs smoothly.
The hotel is licensed to hold civil ceremonies and partnerships with up to 90 guests. Our ceremonies can take place in the delightful garden area or the spectacular ballroom. For your wedding breakfast, we can accommodate up to 70 guests in the Viscount room. If you have a longer guest list, we can accommodate your event in our permanent marquee.
Melville Castle is available for exclusive use, allowing you and your guests to make the most of the whole venue for your big day.
When your day comes to an end, our beautiful Bridal Suite offers the perfect place to spend your first night of married life. Your guests can also find accommodation in one of our 32 bedrooms. The following morning, you can enjoy a delicious Scottish breakfast in the dining room.
To arrange a visit or for more information, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Melissa Davidson and the fantastic Wedding and Events Manager are available to answer your questions and arrange a wedding consultation.
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Capacity & layout
Standing
up to 250
Theatre
up to 250
Boardroom
up to 20
Cabaret
up to 250
Amenities
Space rules
Allowed events
Wedding ceremony licence
Location
Reviews
Sarah Steel
February 2024Rooms outstanding, spacious, and comfortable. Service not quite a 100% but very close. Food, afternoon tea excellent with sandwiches, quiche, fruit/cheese scones, also an assortment of small cakes. Dinner, great menu and choice. Would recommend the 3 pork evening meal. Location, the number 3 bus from the entrance of the hotel, takes you to the city centre in 35/40 minutes. I would definitely recommend and looking forward to returning in March.
Vivian Wong
March 2024The experience (our first castle stay) was awesome! Loved the ambience and walking the trails around the grounds. Was nice, peaceful and refreshing out of the city.
Claire Gove
February 2024An incredible experience, beautiful accommodation, grounds and the food was absolutely beautiful. The castle is breathtaking, and the staff add to the whole experience they are so Warm and friendly, the general Manager Fiona was wonderful very passionate about the castle and the local area. Thank you we can’t wait to come back.
Katrina Walker
January 2024My family and I spent three days at Melville for the Christmas experience. The castle is a unique experience. The rooms are cute and comfortable and everything is clean and tidy. The grounds are exquisite and we had a fabulous time exploring and taking in the view. The food was to die for. The staff went above and beyond to accommodate my child who is vegan. Everything was delightful but the thing I appreciated most was the staff. We were greeted with kindness and smiles by every staff member we came in contact with. Everyone was warm and accommodating from the time we checked in until the time we checked out. I would definitely stay again.
Victoria Grey
February 2024Gorgeous hotel with stunning rooms. Breakfast was greasy and not worth £17.50 but dinner was lovely. The pork was delicious. There were 5 of us staying in 3 rooms but staff were unable to split our drinks bill and expected us to work it out ourselves.
