astle interior
don’t be surprised if the real highlight of your trip turns out to
be the castle itself. www.ferniecastle.co.uk
PLAY: Kingsbarns Golf Links. Designed by leading golf architect
Kyle Phillips, Kingsbarns is a tribute to classic Scottish links
and has come on in leaps and bounds since opening in 2000.
The course meanders along more than one-and-a-half miles
of rugged seashore offering ocean views from every hole.
Featuring spacious fairways rolling and twisting through dune
ridges and hollows, true links turf and large greens, the course
is challenging yet playable. “At Kingsbarns it’s all about risk
and reward,” says David Scott, Director of Golf. “You can play
to a safe area but it’s likely to be a tough angle to the green.
If you take a gamble and go the Tiger line, you will have the
choice of playing a running shot or one through the air.” www.
kingsbarns.com
Other golf courses: St Andrews Old Course & Gleneagles.
EAST COAST
STAY: Ethie Castle. An ancient sandstone keep dating from the
14th Century, Ethie Castle is reputed to be Scotland’s second
oldest permanently inhabited castle, and was immortalised by
Sir Walter Scott as ‘Knockwinnoch’ in the novel The Antiquary.
In recent years it has been meticulously restored and
maintained and is currently the residence of the de Morgan
family.
“First and foremost, this is a family home, but we have three
rooms available and can accommodate up to eight people,”
says Kirtsin de Morgan. “We are well positioned for outdoor
pursuits and there’s plenty of golfing possibilities in the area
too with Carnoustie at the top of the list and when it comes
to fly fishing for salmon and brown trout you can take you pick
from the North Esk and South Esk rivers.” www.ethiecastle.
com
PLAY: Carnoustie Golf Links. A 30-minute drive down the
Angus coastline is the town of Carnoustie and home to the
renowned Championship Course, originally laid out in 1840 by
Allan Robertson, with major changes being introduced later by
Old Tom Morris and James Braid.
There’s nothing to match the experience of playing one of
the most famous and challenging courses in world golf and
the finishing hole with the clubhouse in the background is
a highlight. A scene of major drama in the 99 and 07 British
Opens, this 510-yard par-4 will play as a par-5 for the majority
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