South East – Muirfield
Price per person from £1010 -6 nights and 5 rounds of golf
The county of East Lothian is sometimes called the Cradle of Golf - the golf courses are so close together that you can stay in the same hotel for the duration of your stay, centrally located for each course, and yet close enough to Edinburgh to fit in some sightseeing in Scotland’s historic and scenic capital city. We also recommend making time to visit Glenkinchie Whisky Distillery, and Edinburgh to enjoy its many historic sights and also the great shopping and nightlife
Your base for the week is the charming seaside town of North Berwick, staying at the delightful Belhaven, which is a charming smaller hotel, just a short walk from North Berwick harbour and right next to the famous West links. The hotel has recently been bought by a couple who are putting lots of care & into improving the facilities and making it into one of East Scotland’s most elegant boutique hotels, where you will be guaranteed a very warm welcome.
Apart from your game at Muirfield, we have 4 games on some of the top classic links courses on the East Lothian coast. The famous Dunbar golf links is one of the best links courses in the country. Fourteen consecutive holes run along a narrow strip of land by the Firth of Forth meaning a lengthy, testing exposure to the vagaries of seaside golf.
As the 35th oldest golf club in the country, Kilspindie Golf Club is a true Scottish links retaining its original, traditional features. Golf has been played on the Gullane golf links for over 300 years and all the courses here are superb. Gullane No. 2 was laid out in 1898 and one feature of the course is its excellent short holes, particularly the 11th with its magnificent views.
Then, we’ve saved one of the best for last. North Berwick Golf Club is another Open qualifying venue. Located on the Firth of Forth, with stunning sea views across to Craigleith Island and Bass Rock (a huge volcanic lump rising some 300 feet up from the sea). It is the 2nd oldest course in the world still playing over its original fairways – only the Old Course at St Andrews is older.
For your chance to play the very best of Scottish links golf and stay in delightful accommodation, this tour is hard to beat.
East Lothian golf tour 2009
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Package is based on 2 people sharing double/twin rooms on B&B basis
Staying 6 nights at Belhaven Hotel, North Berwick
1 X Vauxhall Vectra 4 door manual with ac,
to be collected & returned to Edinburgh airport
5 rounds of golf
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GOLF
Kilspindie
Dunbar
Gullane No.2
Muirfield
North Berwick
HOTELS
Belhaven Hotel, North Berwick
Eve and Dave warmly welcome you to their family run, private hotel nestled in the beautiful coastal town of North Berwick, 30 minutes east of Edinburgh. With panoramic sea views across the Firth of Forth and the West Links golf course, their handsome Victorian villa offers comfortable and friendly bed and breakfast accommodation.The Belhaven Hotel is in a great location – the beach, train station, Scottish Seabird Centre, harbour, shops, restaurants and pubs are all within minutes walk. Relax in the Drawing Room and from the bay window watch the golfers on the 18th hole of the West Links, against a backdrop of the isle of Craigleith and the shimmering sea that surrounds it. Breakfasts are home-cooked, hearty and served with a smile.
GOLF
Gullane No. 1
http://www.londongolftours.com/docs/courses/scotland_edin_gull02.htm
North Berwick
http://www.londongolftours.com/docs/courses/scotland_edin_north_ber.htm
Dunbar
http://www.londongolftours.com/docs/courses/scotland_edin_dun.htm
Gullane No. 2
http://www.londongolftours.com/docs/courses/scotland_edin_gull02.htm
Kilspindie
http://www.londongolftours.com/docs/tours/focus_on_east_lothian.htm
SIGHTSEEING
East Lothian
http://www.visiteastlothian.org/home.asp
Edinburgh
http://www.edinburgh.org/
East Neuk
http://www.visitscotland.com/library/eastneuk
Glenkinchie Whisky Distillery
http://www.discovering-distilleries.com/glenkinchie
Rosslyn Chapel
http://www.rosslynchapel.org.uk/
