Marine North Berwick
North Berwick
The stunning four-star Marine North Berwick has a beautiful coastal setting in North Berwick and boasts glorious 19th century Victorian architecture. Newly refurbished, the hotel has 83 individually styled bedrooms to choose from. All of the rooms are classically furnished, each one boasting original Victorian features such as high ceilings and large windows, which create a wonderful feeling of space. The rooms burst with traditional comforts including large, comfortable beds and luxurious ensuite bathrooms. The Craigleith Restaurant at the Marine is a superb award-winning restaurant that serves delicious Scottish cuisine in an elegant, richly decorated dining room with views of the Firth of Forth. The Links Bar & Lounges are perfect for a drink or light snack and offer splendid views across the golf course and out towards Bass Rock. For guests who wish to unwind, the award-winning thermal spa provides guests with an equal balance of luxury and tranquility and offers a range of treatments, steam rooms, saunas and pool. The Marine North Berwick is the perfect choice for golfers, who can choose from 20 championship courses in the surrounding area. The hotel is situated 30 minutes outside Edinburgh and 50 minutes from Edinburgh Airport.
Edinburgh Airport
42km
England’s best golf tour operator 2026 winner
Time Zone:
GMT+0
Currency:
£ (British Pound)
Temperature:
1°C - 21°C
Cost of a Beer:
£5.50
Cost of a 3-Course Meal:
£35
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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.
