When it first opened its doors in 1924, this magnificent countryside estate in the heart of Scotland was described as a “Riviera in the Highlands”. Today, as a member of The Leading Hotels of the World, Gleneagles continues to offer an unbeatable array of attractions that includes a five-star luxury hotel, three championship golf courses, an award-winning spa, and the only restaurant in Scotland to hold two Michelin stars.
7 Nights B&B at The Gleneagles Hotel 5*
Braid Estate Room
Daily Breakfast
Dinner at Andrew Fairly, 2 * Michelin restaurant, 7 course tasting Menu (drinks exluded)
Tullibardine Whisky distillery tour & tasting
Return helicopter flight to Invernochy Castle with “afternoon tea” and champagne
Private transport to Edinburgh on the 02.09.
Private airport and golf transfer as specified in the itinerary
Take a look inside the Glorious Playground... A charming country estate, a rural family adventure, an invigorating escape for friends, a cosy couples’ retreat, a home from home – Gleneagles is a luxury hotel, spa and golfing destination in the heart of the Scottish countryside.
The Kingsbarns Golf Club is a typical Scottish links golf. Kingsbarns Golf Links is situated 7 miles from St Andrews along 1.8 miles of picturesque North Sea coastline, where each hole embraces the sea. In addition to enjoying the Worldwide Top 100 ranked course, it will provide lifelong memories of comfortable, friendly and attentive service complete the “Kingsbarns Experience”.
Kingsbarns co-hosts the annual European Tour’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship (1 – 8 October 2023) together with the Old Course at St Andrews and Carnoustie Golf Links. In 2017 Kingsbarns hosted The Ricoh Women’s British Open.
The PGA Centenary Course is a modern classic. The tees are graded at each hole in five stages, including a challenging 6,815 yards from the white markers down to 5,322 from the red. Fittingly, the PGA Centenary Course begins by playing southeast towards the glen, sweeping up the Ochil Hills to the summit of the pass below Ben Shee which joins it to Glendevon. A feature of the PGA Centenary Course is the feast of views of the spectacular countryside in which Gleneagles is set. Putting on the two-tier second green, you are distracted by the lush panorama of the rich Perthshire straths. As you move westwards over the next few holes, the rugged Grampians come into view on the right, then distantly purple ahead, Ben Vorlich and the mountains above the Trossachs.
The King's Course, opened in 1919, is a masterpiece of design which has tested the aristocracy of golf, both professional and amateur. James Braid's plan for the King's Course was to test even the best players' shot-making skills over the eighteen holes. When they play the King's the world's greatest golfers admire the cunning and craft with which he achieved that goal. You find out all about it with your first approach shot. If you have driven straight and long from the tee, you will have what looks like a simple pitch to the elevated green. But you must be sure to select the correct club, because the shot is always a little longer than you think, with the wind over the putting surface often stronger than you can feel it from the fairway. And if you do not make the severely sloping green, a bunker yawns twenty feet below.
Selecting the right club for each approach shot is the secret on the King's. It is certainly one of the most beautiful and exhilarating places to play golf in the world, with the springy moorland turf underfoot, the sweeping views from the tees all around, the rock-faced mountains to the north, the green hills to the south, and the peaks of the Trossachs and Ben Vorlich on the western horizon.
The natural beauty of the Queen's Course inspires the world's most experienced players. The Queen's Course, in its long history, has played host to some of the world's golfing greats. Threading through high ridges on the north and west sides of the estate, the Queen's golf course offers lovely woodland settings, lochans and ditches as water hazards, as well as many moorland characteristics. At 3,192 yards long, the challenge of the first nine can be deceptive, with even some of the best players finding it a test to make par into a fresh south westerly breeze.
The newest addition to St Andrews Links, The Castle Course opened in 2008 becoming the seventh course at the Home of Golf and part of the largest public golfing complex in Europe. Set on a rugged cliff-top with spectacular views over St Andrews, The Castle Course offers a memorable golfing experience.
Arrivals Edinburgh airport Transfer to The Gleneagles Hotel Strathearn Restaurant, Gleneagles Hotel (Franco-Scottish fine dining)
Golf Club: Gleneagles, PGA Centenary Course Dinner at Andrew Fairly (included in the package) - 2 stars Michelin 7 course tasting Menu (drinks excluded)
Golf Club: Kingsbarns Links Dinner at Birnam Restaurant, Gleneagles Hotel (Italian-American Grill)
Golf Club: Gleneagles, Kings Course transfer to Tullibardine Whiskey Distillery Tour Dinner at Dormy, Gleneagles Clubhouse restaurant
Take off with helicopter to Invernochy Castle for “afternoon” tea - flight ca. 60 min Free time at the Gleneagles Hotel Dinner at Strathearn Restaurant, Gleneagles Hotel (Franco-Scottish fine dining)
Golf Club: St. Andrews, Castle Course Dinner at Seafood Restaurant, located on the sea front
Golf Club: Gleneagles, Queens Course Free time at The Gleneagles Hotel Dinner at Strathearn Restaurant, Gleneagles Hotel (Franco-Scottish fine dining)
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