South Ayrshire Accommodation

Turnberry Golf Hotel Scotland, Golf Turnberry, Turnberry Golf Clubs

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 Hotels & 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.

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.