Performers at the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival Mardi Gras parade at around Princes Street.
Golf & Tourism in East Lothian
The beauty of Edinburgh is here for all to see with many
golfing visitors arriving by plane or train to explore one of
the greatest golfing coastlines in the world. The city is rich
in history, its castle a centrepiece that can be seen for miles
around including from Gullane, where the 2018 Aberdeen
Standards Investments Scottish Open will be held in July.
Museums, galleries, restaurants bars and retail therapy make
a day or two in Edinburgh an essential part of any trip to
this coast of Scotland.
East of the city lies a string of courses, 20 strong, spread
across 20 miles of coastline that shadows the Firth of Forth.
It is known as ‘Scotland’s Golf Coast’. Names like Muirfield,
Gullane and North Berwick are instantly recognisable but
the quality runs deeper with courses such as Longniddry,
Dunbar, Royal Musselburgh and Kilspindie promising
glorious golf. But even within, the city golfers will find golf
of history and quality. The Royal Burgess Golfing Society,
minutes from the airport, is widely recognised as the oldest
golf club in the world and Bruntsfield Links, next door, has a
plaque over the door with 1761 engraved into it. Yes, this is
where golf began.
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The courses along the coast offer views over the waters and
one of the most striking sights is Bass Rock, three miles east
of North Berwick. This seabird sanctuary hosts the third
largest colony of North Atlantic Gannets in the world.
It forms a constant backdrop to Glen and North Berwick
golf clubs.
And, not far from North Berwick, is East Fortune Airfield,
where Scotland’s National Museum of Flight can be found.
A concorde resides here, in its entirety.
The villages are sprinkled along the coastline, providing
an excellent choice of food and accommodation, with
breweries and distilleries scattered in between. If you
wish to combine golf with views then the luxury Garleton
Lodge B&B is the ideal base. From its outdoor hot tub and
panoramic dining room windows nine golf courses are
visible on the distant coastline. It’s a perfect appetiser.
Or, for some golfing ingenuity and fabulous food, try the
Duck Inn in Aberlady, with its unique array of golf games.