Bowring Institute
Overview
A literary and scientific institute that grew into a Bengaluru social and sporting landmark.
Membership at a glance
Membership types
- Honorary Life
- Life
- Permanent
- Corporate
Eligibility, availability and additional facility charges are subject to club confirmation.
For members of affiliated clubs
Reciprocal club visits, guest-room bookings through the home club, and up to two accompanied guests. Guest-room stays have separate limits.
- Consecutive days
- Up to 4 days
- Per month
- Confirm with club
- Per calendar year
- Up to 30 days
Facilities
Representative images
Tennis
Badminton
Squash
Billiards
Swimming pool
Gym
Guest rooms
Library
Dining
Party halls
Bar
Cards room
Children's play area
SalonBeauty parlour
Senior citizens room
ATM
Laundry
Sauna
Steam room
Jacuzzi
MassageHistory
Established in 1868 as the Scientific and Literary Institute; the present St. Marks Road campus developed in the late nineteenth century.
Locations
#19, St. Marks Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001
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PhoneOffice: +91 80 22228881 · Guest rooms: +91 7019400905 · Member relations: +91 9945050124 · Manager: +91 9480619043
Emailinfo@bowringinstitute.in · gq@bowringinstitute.in
Contact source ↗ · Checked 2026-10-21Guests & reciprocal access
Members must register guests at reception. The public history page states a ₹150 per-guest condonation fee for failure to register; confirm current guest charges.
Additional information
The undated public sports schedule separately lists multisports subscription ₹1,750 monthly plus GST; tennis ₹650 monthly, squash/badminton ₹450 monthly, and billiards ₹800 monthly, all plus GST. These are sports facility fees, not club membership admission or general dues.
Sources & combined listings
Information from matching listings is combined here. Differing published contacts are retained with their original sources for review.
- Official club website — public website audit — affiliations
- Official club website — public website audit — affiliations
- Official club website — public website audit — website, address, images
- Official club website — public website audit — facilities, additionalFacilities, images
- Official club website — public website audit — facilities, additionalFacilities, details
- Official club website — public website audit — membershipDetails, plans, details
- Official phone and email contacts (checked 2026-10-21) — contact phone, contact email
- Bowring fact sheet (via Tanglin Club) — affiliateBenefits
- Bowring guest-room rules — affiliateBenefits
- Referring club’s published affiliate list — identity, affiliations, location
- Referring club’s published affiliate list — identity, affiliations
- Published club identity and location — identity, location, phone, email, website
- Referring club’s published affiliate list — identity, affiliations
- Referring club’s published affiliate list — identity, affiliations, location
Photos
Club photographs and their published sources. Select a photo to enlarge it.
Membership details
Contact clubPublished categories include Honorary Life, Life, Permanent, Corporate, Life Associate, Associate, Short Term Temporary and Non-Resident. Current admission conditions and joining/subscription fees are not provided in the inspected public pages.
Honorary Life
- One-time joining fee
- Not published
- Monthly dues
- Not published
- Annual dues
- Not published
Published category; current charges and admission availability must be confirmed with the club.
Life
- One-time joining fee
- Not published
- Monthly dues
- Not published
- Annual dues
- Not published
Published category; current charges and admission availability must be confirmed with the club.
Permanent
- One-time joining fee
- Not published
- Monthly dues
- Not published
- Annual dues
- Not published
Published category; current charges and admission availability must be confirmed with the club.
Corporate
- One-time joining fee
- Not published
- Monthly dues
- Not published
- Annual dues
- Not published
Published category; current charges and admission availability must be confirmed with the club.
Life Associate
- One-time joining fee
- Not published
- Monthly dues
- Not published
- Annual dues
- Not published
Published category; current charges and admission availability must be confirmed with the club.
Associate
- One-time joining fee
- Not published
- Monthly dues
- Not published
- Annual dues
- Not published
Published category; current charges and admission availability must be confirmed with the club.
Short Term Temporary
- One-time joining fee
- Not published
- Monthly dues
- Not published
- Annual dues
- Not published
Published category; current charges and admission availability must be confirmed with the club.
Non-Resident
- One-time joining fee
- Not published
- Monthly dues
- Not published
- Annual dues
- Not published
Published category; current charges and admission availability must be confirmed with the club.
For members of affiliated clubs
Reciprocal club visits, guest-room bookings through the home club, and up to two accompanied guests. Guest-room stays have separate limits.
- Consecutive days
- Up to 4 days
- Per month
- Confirm with club
- Per calendar year
- Up to 30 days
Reciprocal clubs & affiliations
Explore affiliated clubs worldwide by city, state or country. Access is subject to the host club’s rules and current arrangements.
The Mundakayam Club
Mundakayam East, Kerala, India
Current validity, introduction letters, reciprocal access limits and charges must be confirmed; no symmetric entitlement is implied.
The Amritsar Club
Amritsar, Punjab, India
Current validity, introduction letters, reciprocal access limits and charges must be confirmed; no symmetric entitlement is implied.
Banerji Memorial Club
Thrissur, Kerala, India
Current validity, introduction letters, reciprocal access limits and charges must be confirmed; no symmetric entitlement is implied.
Trivandrum Tennis Club
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Current validity, introduction letters, reciprocal access limits and charges must be confirmed; no symmetric entitlement is implied.
Century Club
Kochi, Kerala, India
Current validity, introduction letters, reciprocal access limits and charges must be confirmed; no symmetric entitlement is implied.
Tuticorin Gymkhana Club
Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India
Current validity, introduction letters, reciprocal access limits and charges must be confirmed; no symmetric entitlement is implied.
MIA Centre for Sports and Recreation
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Current validity, introduction letters, reciprocal access limits and charges must be confirmed; no symmetric entitlement is implied.
Muthaiga Country Club
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya
Current validity, introduction letters, reciprocal access limits and charges must be confirmed; no symmetric entitlement is implied.
The Thane Club
Thane, Maharashtra, India
Current validity, introduction letters, reciprocal access limits and charges must be confirmed; no symmetric entitlement is implied.
Club Kakatiya
Sindhanur, Karnataka, India
Current validity, introduction letters, reciprocal access limits and charges must be confirmed; no symmetric entitlement is implied.
The Alleppey United Club
Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Current validity, introduction letters, reciprocal access limits and charges must be confirmed; no symmetric entitlement is implied.
Salem Club
Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
Current validity, introduction letters, reciprocal access limits and charges must be confirmed; no symmetric entitlement is implied.
Ashok Club
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Current validity, introduction letters, reciprocal access limits and charges must be confirmed; no symmetric entitlement is implied.
The Kensington Club
Nashik, Maharashtra, India
Current validity, introduction letters, reciprocal access limits and charges must be confirmed; no symmetric entitlement is implied.
The Nizam Club
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Current validity, introduction letters, reciprocal access limits and charges must be confirmed; no symmetric entitlement is implied.
The Hill Club
Nuwara Eliya, Central Province, Sri Lanka
Current validity, introduction letters, reciprocal access limits and charges must be confirmed; no symmetric entitlement is implied.
Regional Sports Centre, Cochin
Kochi, Kerala, India
Current validity, introduction letters, reciprocal access limits and charges must be confirmed; no symmetric entitlement is implied.
Towers Club
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Current validity, introduction letters, reciprocal access limits and charges must be confirmed; no symmetric entitlement is implied.
Sri Kanteerava Narasimharaja Sports Club
Mysuru, Karnataka, India
Current validity, introduction letters, reciprocal access limits and charges must be confirmed; no symmetric entitlement is implied.
Cochin Yacht Club
Kochi, Kerala, India
Current validity, introduction letters, reciprocal access limits and charges must be confirmed; no symmetric entitlement is implied.
Carlton Club
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Current validity, introduction letters, reciprocal access limits and charges must be confirmed; no symmetric entitlement is implied.
Mannam Memorial National Club
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Current validity, introduction letters, reciprocal access limits and charges must be confirmed; no symmetric entitlement is implied.
Agra Club
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Current validity, introduction letters, reciprocal access limits and charges must be confirmed; no symmetric entitlement is implied.
Dombivli Gymkhana
Dombivli, Maharashtra, India
Current validity, introduction letters, reciprocal access limits and charges must be confirmed; no symmetric entitlement is implied. Current validity, introduction letters, reciprocal access limits and charges must be confirmed; no symmetric entitlement is implied.