East Lothian’s own David Jones, AKA UK Golf Guy, offers up his expert tips to help you get the most from your time on Scotland’s Golf Coast…
East Lothian Golf Guide: Where To Play And Where To Stay
In Scotland, you’re never far from a golf course.
Some tourists try to chase around the country, ticking off the big name, bucket list courses as quickly as possible.
The problem with that is you will be exhausted when you arrive on every first tee, and you never really get to know an area at all.
Instead, why not consider staying in one place and exploring it in more depth?
I’m a bit biased – I live in Gullane! – but I think East Lothian fits the bill for such a trip perfectly.
It’s within an hour’s drive of Edinburgh’s airport or train station and when you arrive you will be welcomed by a wonderful coastline packed with some of the best links golf in the world.
When to go
East Lothian is one of the sunniest and driest parts of the country, and while it’s a brave person who doesn’t pack waterproofs just in case, you can get lovely days pretty much any time of the year.
April and May are usually good choices as the golf courses are blooming and are often pretty dry.
Green fees go up quite a lot in the peak summer months so Spring or Autumn usually make for a good value trip.
Where to play
There are so many courses to choose from so you will not be stuck for choice! Here are five of my favourites:
The West Links – North Berwick
Image: David Jones/UK Golf Guy
If I could play one course every day for the rest of my life it would be the West Links at North Berwick.
I reckon it’s almost impossible to play North Berwick without a grin on your face from beginning to end.
The 1st is a mid iron and wedge to a devilish green perched on a cliff top, and it keeps getting better from there!
On many holes you can find yourself hitting from the beach, on others you will need to navigate over ancient walls.
Image: David Jones/UK Golf Guy
There are more quirks here than you will see on pretty much any other course on the planet but that hasn’t stopped it ranking…
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