golf · scotland · apr-oct
scotland & east lothian
Six nights across East Lothian and St. Andrews, playing some of the most storied links in the game
This is a pilgrimage trip — East Lothian's championship links followed by four nights in St Andrews itself, the acknowledged home of golf. Two bases, six rounds, and courses ranging from Muirfield's Open Championship pedigree to a walk up the Old Course's eighteenth fairway. Every element here — courses, hotels, pace, length — is built to be adjusted around you.
6
Nights
3/5
activity level
luxury
hotels
apr-oct
best season
Highlights
- North Berwick's links, one of the oldest courses in the world still played as originally laid out
- A round at Muirfield, host to more Open Championships than almost any course in Scotland
- Dumbarnie Links, a modern links along the Fife coast
- Two rounds in St Andrews itself — the New Course and the Old Course
- Kingsbarns, routed along dramatic coastal bluffs above the North Sea
- Four nights at the Old Course Hotel, overlooking the 17th "Road Hole"
where you stay
Nights 1-2
marine north berwick
A grand Victorian hotel above North Berwick's West Links, with views out to Bass Rock and the Firth of Forth.
Night 3-6
old course hotel
Day by Day
01
Arrival & north berwick
Arrive into Edinburgh and transfer to the Marine North Berwick. Play North Berwick's links the same afternoon — one of the oldest courses in the world still played on its original layout.
02
muirfield
A round at Muirfield, one of Scotland's most decorated Open Championship venues and among the most exclusive rounds in golf.
03
dumbarnie links & transfer to st. andrews
A morning round at Dumbarnie Links, a modern course laid along the Fife coastline, followed by a transfer to St Andrews and check-in at the Old Course Hotel.
04
st. andrews new course
A round on the New Course, St Andrews' other links — over a century old itself, and often called one of the best "second" courses anywhere.
05
st. andrews old course
The round the whole trip builds toward — eighteen holes on the Old Course, finishing across the Swilcan Bridge and up the eighteenth fairway.
06
kingsbairns
A round at Kingsbarns, routed along dramatic coastal bluffs with the North Sea in view from nearly every hole.
07
Departure
A relaxed morning before a private airport transfer, or extend your trip to Edinburgh or the Highlands.
This is one way to spend six nights playing golf in Scotland. Yours can look entirely different.
