Golfing TripsGolf Travel • UK
0118 230 8565The United Kingdom is the birthplace of golf, from the ancient links of Scotland to the parkland gems of England and the dramatic courses of Wales. St Andrews, Gleneagles, Royal Birkdale and Celtic Manor are just a handful of the legendary venues awaiting you.
13 hand-picked hotels in Scotland — open any hotel to see every package we offer there.
Most Popular8 packagesOn Scotland's east coast, this hotel sits beside the Carnoustie Championship Course, an eight-time Open Championship venue and one of the most demanding links tests in the game, with firm fairways, deep bunkers and winding burns that require real commitment on every shot. Two further courses, Burnside and Buddon Links, share the same coastal character but offer a gentler round, making the resort workable for groups of mixed ability. Rooms and lodges look out over the courses or coastline, dining stays casual and clubhouse-style, and the town of Carnoustie is a short walk away, with St Andrews under an hour's drive for those wanting to extend the trip.
Most Popular14 packagesSet in Ayrshire around 40 minutes from Glasgow, in the heart of Scotland’s west coast links belt, Dundonald Links is built around a modern championship links course designed by Kyle Phillips, the architect behind Kingsbarns. The course weaves through natural dunes and sandy terrain, with wide fairways, clever bunkering and large, rolling greens that reward good strategy over brute strength — firm, fast and visually impressive, with wind playing a big role in how it plays from one day to the next. The resort itself is modern and comfortable, with accommodation in stylish lodges and rooms set around the course, an easy walk to the first tee, practice facilities and clubhouse. The clubhouse restaurant serves good Scottish produce, and the location between Troon and Irvine puts Royal Troon, Western Gailes and Prestwick all within easy reach.
Most Popular45 packagesJust off the M80 near Cumbernauld, Westerwood sits about 20 minutes from Glasgow with easy reach of Stirling and Edinburgh too, and open views towards the Campsie Hills give it a countryside feel without being remote. The on-site 18-hole course, designed by Seve Ballesteros and Dave Thomas, has previously hosted European Tour qualifying events and rewards sharp approach play more than sheer distance, with well-protected greens and clever bunkering throughout. The hotel itself is contemporary rather than country-house grand, with practical, well-sized rooms suited to golf groups, plus a full spa, indoor pool, sauna and steam room to unwind in afterwards.
Most Popular39 packagesOverlooking the River Tweed just outside Peebles in the Scottish Borders, Cardrona is built for straightforward comfort rather than boutique polish. Its Dave Thomas–designed championship course has previously hosted Challenge Tour events and runs through scenic riverside and hillside scenery. Rooms are spacious and practical, many looking out over the water or surrounding hills, and the hotel's leisure club, complete with pool, gym and spa treatments, gives guests plenty to do once the round is finished. Dining stays relaxed and informal, and the overall pace suits golfers, walkers and weekend visitors who want scenery and ease over formality.
12 packagesWesterwood sits below the Campsie Hills about fifteen miles from Glasgow, built around a course co-designed by Seve Ballesteros and Dave Thomas. The signature hole is the 15th, “The Waterfall”, played to a green set beneath a sheer sixty-foot rock face and one of the most photographed holes in central Scotland. The rest of the layout mixes open moorland with tighter tree-lined stretches and gives up long views over the surrounding hills. With a spa, indoor pool and plenty of function space on site, it works both as a golf base in its own right and as a stop on a wider Scottish itinerary.
8 packagesSet in open countryside around 20 minutes from central Edinburgh, Dalmahoy pairs a baronial-style country house with two golf courses on its own grounds. The East Course is the championship layout, having staged European Tour events in the past, and stretches out across wide parkland fairways with just enough bunkering to make you think. The shorter West Course is the friendlier option, well suited to a second round or groups with mixed abilities. Inside, rooms mix classic and contemporary styles, and a leisure club with pool, sauna and steam room sits alongside a restaurant, bar and lounge for relaxed evenings once the golf is done. Its proximity to Edinburgh Airport and the city centre makes it an easy pick for short breaks.
8 packagesPerched on a clifftop with sweeping views across St Andrews Bay, Fairmont St Andrews sits about ten minutes from the Old Course and the town centre, giving guests easy reach of "the Home of Golf" without staying right in it. Two championship courses, the Torrance and the Kittocks, make full use of the coastal setting, with rolling fairways and sea views that stay testing without punishing the average club golfer. The hotel itself brings genuine five-star scale: spacious rooms with sea or course views, several restaurants and bars, a full spa, indoor pool and gym. It suits groups and couples equally well, especially where not everyone in the party wants to spend the whole trip on the course.
8 packagesAn hour's drive from both Edinburgh and Glasgow, Gleneagles feels entirely self-contained once you're on the estate, a grand Scottish country house with big lounges, open fires and views rolling out over Perthshire. Three championship courses give the golf real range: the PGA Centenary, host of the 2014 Ryder Cup, sits alongside the more traditional King's and Queen's Courses for a mix of modern and old-school design. Rooms carry a proper five-star polish without tipping into showy, and the resort backs it up with fine dining, a spa, pool, gym and a long list of country pursuits, making it just as suited to mixed groups as to golf-only trips.
Overlooking the River Clyde near Bishopton, Mar Hall pairs a grand mansion-style hotel with a single championship parkland course, and despite sitting just 15 minutes from central Glasgow, the estate's mature woodland and long driveways give it a genuinely secluded, country-house feel. The Earl of Mar Course makes the most of the riverside setting, with generous fairways guarded by bunkers, water and gentle elevation changes that reward thoughtful play over raw power. Rooms mix period character with modern comfort, and the spa and leisure club, complete with pool, sauna and gym, give the resort real depth beyond the round, with Glasgow close by for an evening out if wanted.
A 27-room boutique hotel on the main street of Aberlady, right in the middle of East Lothian’s so-called Golf Coast, The Leddie occupies a 17th-century building (formerly Ducks Inn) recently restored with a contemporary Scottish look: mossy greens, soft tartans, warm timber and natural wool. Muirfield is around 10 minutes away, Gullane and Craigielaw practically next door, and North Berwick around 15 minutes by car, with Edinburgh 30–45 minutes down the road. Rooms range from compact “snug” doubles to larger Cottage Suites (plus two pet-friendly cottages), with L’Occitane toiletries, Nespresso machines and robes as standard. The AA Rosette restaurant leans into seasonal Scottish produce, and there’s a relaxed bar plus sun terrace and garden seating for better weather.
Sitting on a dramatic stretch of coastline just north of Aberdeen, Trump International Scotland delivers a bold, modern links experience built through towering dunes, with wide fairways, firm turf and large, contoured greens that reward imagination and confident shot-making, demanding without being unfair, and every bit a true Scottish test when the wind gets up. Marketed as “the greatest 36 holes in golf” across its Old and New Courses, the resort itself is smart and polished but not stuffy, with the main hotel and luxury MacLeod House & Lodge chalets both offering plenty of room, comfort and sea or dune views. Dining is relaxed and well executed with a focus on local produce and hearty Scottish classics, and service is professional and attentive throughout — a resort built first and foremost around serious golf.
On the Ayrshire coast, Turnberry is built around the Ailsa Course, one of the most photographed links courses anywhere, with the Firth of Clyde and the Turnberry lighthouse never far from view. Expect proper links conditions — firm turf, deep bunkers, and coastal wind that shapes every shot, on a course tough enough to have hosted the Open Championship yet fair rather than unforgiving. The second course, King Robert the Bruce, offers a slightly gentler test with the same seaside character. The hotel itself leans into old-world luxury: spacious sea-view rooms, attentive but unobtrusive service, and dining built around quality Scottish produce. It's a resort designed for golf to be the main event, with little to distract from it.
Sitting within the wider Celtic Manor estate, Ty Newport offers a more contemporary, low-key stay alongside one of the UK's best-known golf destinations. Guests get full access to Celtic Manor's courses, including the Twenty Ten, a former Ryder Cup venue known for its water hazards and strong finishing holes, alongside more forgiving parkland options for variety across a stay. The rooms themselves are tidy, cosy and built for golfers rather than luxury seekers, while dining, bars, a large spa and practice areas are all easily reached across the wider resort. It's a straightforward, well-organised base for a golf-focused break without the formality of the main resort hotel.
Best months: May–Sep. Temperate — best Apr–Sep
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