Gleneagles Townhouse
Edinburgh
Gleneagles Townhouse is a superb choice for golfers who want a luxury Scotland golf holiday with Edinburgh right on the doorstep. Set on St Andrew Square in the heart of the city’s New Town, this elegant hotel brings the style of the famous Gleneagles estate into a more city-based setting, making it ideal for couples or groups who want golf, culture, dining and sightseeing in one polished trip. The building was once home to the British Linen Company, later the Bank of Scotland, giving the hotel real character as well as modern comfort.
This is not a golf-on-site hotel, but it works beautifully as a premium Edinburgh base. Guests can enjoy 33 individually designed bedrooms, The Spence all-day restaurant, Lamplighters rooftop bar with views across the city skyline, and The Strong Rooms wellness area, which includes gym facilities, fitness studios, treatments, infrared sauna and cryotherapy.
For golfers, Gleneagles Townhouse is especially useful as part of a wider Scotland itinerary. From Edinburgh, you can head east towards East Lothian’s famous links, including Muirfield, North Berwick and Gullane, or travel inland to the Gleneagles estate itself, home to three championship courses, a par-3 course and excellent practice facilities.
For UK golfers wanting a stylish city break with serious golf nearby, Gleneagles Townhouse is a fantastic option: refined, central, easy to enjoy and perfectly placed for combining Edinburgh with some of Scotland’s best courses.
Edinburgh Airport
14km
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Time Zone:
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Currency:
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Temperature:
3°C - 24°C
Cost of a Beer:
£5.50
Cost of a 3-Course Meal:
£33
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About The Area
Aberlady sits at the very heart of Scotland’s celebrated “Golf Coast,” a stretch of East Lothian shoreline that packs an extraordinary concentration of championship links into a compact and easily navigable area. For travelling golfers, it offers one of the most efficient and rewarding multi-course itineraries in the UK — world-class golf within minutes of your accommodation.
Most famously, Aberlady is home to Muirfield, the historic home of The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers and a multiple Open Championship venue. Muirfield is revered for its immaculate conditioning, strategic bunkering and demanding but fair routing that tests every facet of your game. Within a five-minute drive you’ll find Gullane Golf Club, offering three outstanding links layouts — Gullane No.1 in particular delivers elevated tees and sweeping views across the Firth of Forth. A little further along the coast lies North Berwick Golf Club, one of the most characterful and historic links courses in the world, famed for its quirky Redan hole and unforgettable closing stretch along the shoreline.
Golf here is classic Scottish links — firm underfoot, wind-influenced and wonderfully strategic. It rewards imagination, trajectory control and patience rather than brute strength.
Off the course, Aberlady itself is peaceful and charming, with welcoming country pubs and coastal walking trails around Aberlady Bay Nature Reserve. Edinburgh is just 30 minutes away, adding castle views, whisky tastings, fine dining and vibrant nightlife to any itinerary.
The prime golf months are May through September, when daylight stretches late into the evening and the links play fast and true. For golfers seeking pure championship pedigree in a compact, accessible setting, Aberlady is hard to surpass.
