Eight courses on this page follow the Forth shore east of Edinburgh, and the drive from the airport runs from about 35 minutes for the nearest to an hour for the furthest. Longniddry comes first, a Harry Colt course that mixes holes among the trees with links holes by the water. At Aberlady, Craigielaw and Kilspindie share the edge of the bay. Gullane No. 1 and Muirfield sit a mile apart beyond them, then North Berwick has two links: the West Links with its Redan and the Glen on the clifftop at the other end of town. Dunbar closes the run, on a thin strip between a sandstone wall and the rocks. Fees range just as widely, from £60 for a winter weekday at Craigielaw to £420 for a summer round at Muirfield. Booking is the bigger difference. Muirfield takes applications in one March window, North Berwick and Dunbar keep whole days for members, and Kilspindie opens to visitors from late morning. Fix the hardest course first, then build the rest of the trip around it.
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| Course | Green fee from | What’s included | Getting there | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1Longniddry Golf ClubWoodland and links | £70Checked November 2026 · details | Bookpackage via GolfbreaksRead the guide | ||
 2Craigielaw Golf ClubModern links & lodge | £60Checked November 2026 · details | Bookpackage via GolfbreaksRead the guide | ||
 3Kilspindie Golf ClubShort traditional links | £120Checked November 2026 · details | Bookpackage via GolfbreaksRead the guide | ||
 4Gullane Golf Club (No. 1 Course)Three-course links club | £135Checked November 2026 · details | Bookpackage via GolfbreaksRead the guide | ||
 5MuirfieldPrivate club with visitor days | £150Checked November 2026 · details | Bookpackage via GolfbreaksRead the guide | ||
 6North Berwick Golf Club (West Links)Historic links | £260Checked October 2026 · details | Bookpackage via GolfbreaksRead the guide | ||
 7The Glen Golf ClubClifftop links | £150Checked November 2026 · details | Bookpackage via GolfbreaksRead the guide | ||
 8Dunbar Golf ClubChampionship links | £135Checked November 2026 · details | Bookpackage via GolfbreaksRead the guide |
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Muirfield, home of the Honourable Company and host of 16 Opens. Apply in the March window with a handicap of 24 or less, and bring a jacket and tie for the public rooms.
Green fees & bookingNorth Berwick’s West Links, a train ride from Edinburgh. Walls in play, the original Redan at the 15th and the Bass Rock offshore, with visitor times on Sundays and from Monday to Thursday.
Green fees & bookingGullane No. 1, bookable online all year apart from Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Climb to the 7th tee, the highest point on the course, for a view across Edinburgh and Fife, then add No. 2 the same afternoon.
Green fees & bookingCraigielaw, Donald Steel’s links at Aberlady, with en-suite Lodge rooms joined to the clubhouse. Winter weekday rounds cost £60 until the end of March 2027, and Kilspindie’s fairways run alongside for a second game.
Green fees & bookingThe Glen, on North Berwick’s East Links, looking out to Tantallon Castle and the Bass Rock. Its Sea Hole, the 148-yard 13th, dates from 1894, and the 2027 visitor rate is £150, or £95 for Scottish club members.
Green fees & bookingKilspindie, par 69 and 5,494 yards, though holes 2 to 4 play into the prevailing wind. Visitor times start after 11:04am (12:30pm on Saturdays), so it follows a morning round elsewhere neatly.
Green fees & bookingEach package names its rounds, nights and hotels, so you can see which of the courses above it includes before you ask for a quote.
7 nights B&B, 4 rounds plus an Old Course ballot attempt
Rounds: Kingsbarns · Carnoustie Championship · Gullane No. 1 · North Berwick West Links
Stay: 4 nights in St Andrews, 3 in North Berwick
Four nights in St Andrews gives you four chances in the Old Course ballot, with Kingsbarns and Carnoustie confirmed either way.
7 nights B&B, 5 rounds including an Old Course ballot attempt
Rounds: Turnberry Ailsa · Royal Troon Old Course · Muirfield · Carnoustie Championship
Stay: 2 nights in Troon, 2 in North Berwick, 3 in St Andrews
Four Open venues confirmed and a ballot try at a fifth, crossing Scotland west to east in one week.
10 nights B&B, 8 rounds
Rounds: Western Gailes · Prestwick · Royal Troon · Dunbar · Crail Balcomie · Carnoustie · Kingsbarns · North Berwick
Stay: Ayrshire, East Lothian and Fife, including Rusacks St Andrews
Eight links in ten nights, mixing Open venues with Prestwick and Western Gailes, which many first trips miss.
Prices are Golfbreaks’ published per-person guide prices in US dollars, checked November 2026; your quote depends on dates and group size. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. How we work
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The county splits into two price bands. The famous three sit at the top for summer 2027: Gullane No. 1 from £310 on Monday to Thursday, North Berwick £360 on its visitor weekdays and Muirfield £420 a round, or £655 for 36 holes with lunch. Everything else costs less than any of them. Longniddry charges £115 midweek from May to September 2027, Kilspindie’s 2026 guide price is £120 on any day, Craigielaw’s 2026 summer weekday rate was £125, the Glen asks £150 for 2027 and Dunbar £195 from Monday to Wednesday, rising to £265 at weekends. Those five summer rounds add up to £705, not much more than Gullane No. 1 and North Berwick together. Winter brings the lowest prices: £60 at Craigielaw, £70 at Longniddry and £135 at Gullane. Caddies run from £60 at Craigielaw to £80 at Muirfield, plus the tip. Dunbar advertises none. Buggies are for medical need at the big three, while Longniddry, Craigielaw, the Glen and Kilspindie hire them out.
Edinburgh Airport serves the whole coast. Longniddry is the closest at about 22 miles, Aberlady’s two links take around 40 minutes, Gullane, Muirfield and North Berwick 45 to 50, and Dunbar about an hour. The rail line helps more than you might expect. The North Berwick branch stops at Longniddry, about 20 minutes from Waverley, and ends at North Berwick after 35, where the West Links is a ten-minute walk and the Glen about a mile. Dunbar sits on the East Coast Main Line, under half an hour from Edinburgh, with direct trains from Newcastle and London. Craigielaw and Kilspindie are about three miles from Longniddry station, and Gullane four from Drem, so book a taxi for those. Kilspindie is reached down a private single-track road. North Berwick has the widest choice of beds, with Gullane, Aberlady’s Lodge at Craigielaw and Dunbar as smaller bases.
April to October is the main season, and it is when visitor rules bite hardest. Muirfield’s 2026 visitor diary was already full from mid-April and it books only fourballs from May to September. Longniddry pushes its weekend visitor times back to 1pm in those months. Dunbar keeps Thursdays for members all season. Winter golf is easier to find than you might think. Craigielaw keeps both its links open from November to March with preferred lies. Longniddry plays a 5,499-yard winter course with fairway mats from 31 October to 14 March. Gullane and Muirfield take visitors too, though Muirfield’s times shrink to a short morning window. The Glen stays open on preferred lies, with winter prices from the starter. Dunbar shuts to visitors from November to February, and North Berwick’s 2027 visitor season is 1 March to 31 October. East Lothian is one of Scotland’s drier and sunnier corners.
Of the famous three, Gullane No. 1: it sells tee times on every day except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Longniddry, Craigielaw and the Glen also take online bookings and welcome visitors through the winter. Kilspindie books online too, with visitors starting from late morning. Muirfield is the hardest, with email applications in one March window.
Muirfield requires 24 or less for men and women, checked at booking, and a minimum age of 12. Gullane’s own pages state no limit for No. 1, though third-party listings give 24 for men and 30 for women. Dunbar, Kilspindie, Longniddry, Craigielaw and the Glen publish no visitor maximum, so confirm when you book.
Not with a confirmed time. From May to September Muirfield books fourballs only, and pairs or three-balls can only wait for a fourball to drop out. Groups of up to 12 can apply, so join up with friends if you want a peak-season date.
Yes. North Berwick’s visitor times start at 11am on weekdays, so an early Gullane round and a short drive east works. At Aberlady, a morning at Craigielaw and an afternoon at Kilspindie is an easy 36. Gullane also sells a No. 1 and No. 2 same-day ticket for £375 on 2027 weekdays.
It depends on the club. North Berwick has none, and Muirfield and Gullane keep theirs for medical need, at £40 and £60. Elsewhere you can simply hire one: £40 for two players at Longniddry, £45 a round at Craigielaw and £40 a round or £50 a day at the Glen. Kilspindie quotes its price at booking.
Craigielaw is the strongest choice, with both links open from November to March and weekday rounds at £60. Longniddry stays open on its shorter blue course with fairway mats, from £70 midweek. Gullane and Muirfield take visitors, and the Glen stays open on preferred lies. Dunbar and North Berwick are closed to visitors.
Four are within easy reach of a station. North Berwick’s West Links is a ten-minute walk from the branch-line terminus and the Glen about a mile. Longniddry is a short taxi from its own station, 20 minutes from Waverley. Dunbar lies on the East Coast Main Line, so it suits golfers coming up from Newcastle or London.