South Ayrshire Accommodation

Turnberry Golf Hotel Tourist Information

Turnberry on the South Ayrshire coast has an established reputation as a luxury Scottish golf resort. Luxury golf at Turnberry revolves around the Westin Turnberry Golf Resort (weblink right) where many a golfer heads with the Turnberry Ailsa golf course and Turnberry Kintyre golf course on-site.

Turnberry's days as a luxury golf resort date back to the Edwardian period, and today the Open Championships are often hosted on the Westin Turnberry Golf Courses. The Colin Montgomerie Links Golf Academy is also here. Turnberry makes a fine Ayrshire golf seaside base, with views of the sublime lighthouse and the ruined Turnberry castle. Robert the Bruce was born here in 1274. You've also fine views of off-shore granite island and bird sanctuary (gannets breed here) Ailsa Craig, situated 10 miles out in the Firth of Clyde.

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Turnberry Golf Courses

Turnberry boasts two splendid luxury golf courses, both part of the luxury golf resort and golf hotel complex Westin Turnberry (see website right for details).

The two on-site Turberry golf courses here include Turnberry Kintyre, with a Par 72. Kintyre is links golf at its best with challenging undulating greets and splendid ocean holes. The views from here are sublime, out to Arran and the Turnberry Lighthouse.

The other Turnberry golf course is Ailsa, one of the world's best golf links course. Ailsa is remembered particularly for the Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson showdown in the 1977 Open Championships. Fine panoramic views of both Alisa Craig and the Turnberry Lighthouse can be seen from this golf course. The ninth hole is particularly renowned (where you'll catch a glimpse of Robert Bruce's castle). You have to take a narrow path to the tee out on a rocky promontory. Not for the faint hearted!

The Westin Turnberry Golf Resort, Turnberry, Ayrshire KA26 9LT. Tel. 01655 334032.

British Open Golf Championships Turnberry 16-19 July 2009

The 138th British Open Golf Championship in 2009 is took place at the Turnberry golf resort on the South Ayrshire golf coast at the historic Scottish Ailsa golf links course. The Ailsa golf course at Turnberry stands as one British golf's most striking and challenging golf links courses perched on the edge of the Turnberry cliffs overlooking the Isle of Arran. Twenty new bunkers have been added to the Ailsa golf course which has been extended to 7,200 yards ready for what promises to be one of the most challenging golf links courses to feature in the British Open Championships.

The Turnberry golf resort sits conveniently just 20 miles south of Glasgow Prestwick Airport which serves as a direct link to the British Open Championships from a number of European destinations. Prestwick Airport also has its own railway station which offers direct train links south to Ayr and Girvan, north to Troon and fast rail links to both Glasgow and Edinburgh. For the 2009 British Open Golf Championship at Turnberry First Scotrail offered Golf link rail tickets spanning 15th to 19th July inclusive of rail travel to Girvan and a bus link direct to the Ailsa golf links course at Turnberry. See Scot Rail's website link right for details on the Golflink ticket. The Open Championship official website provides details on parking at Turnberry and travel by road. Stena Line are also offering great value ferry packages for the British Open Championship at Turnberry inclusive of return travel from Belfast to Stranraer, admission to the Ailsa golf course and return coach transfers to Turnberry. See the StenaLine weblink right for details.

Full details on open golf tickets are on the R&A website or contact the Ticket Office, The R&A, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9JD, Scotland, UK. Tel.01334 460000.

Robert the Bruce Castle Turnberry

Beach walking couldn't be better at Turnberry. Take a tour of Turnberry Bay, taking in both the Turnberry Lighthouse and the ruins of Bruce's Castle. Robert the Bruce is thought to have been born in this castle in 1274.

The Turnberry beach bay walk is around 4.8kms (you'll need around one and a half hours maximum). A small car park is situated on the A719, Pass through Turnberry, passing the famous Turnberry golf hotel and the car park sits at the southern edge of the village.

The castle originally belonged to Robert Bruce's mother, the Countess of Carrick. There's not much left of the castle these days (it was dismantled in 1310 as part of Bruce's strategy to destroy important sites before the English got their hands on them). Parts of the castle's curtain wall is still visible, and the site is well worth the walk for its historic significance as well as an opportunity to view close up the adjacent Turnberry lighthouse. The views out to the Firth of Clyde and Ailsa Craig are also superb.