I've just come back from a mini golf break, 1 night two rounds.
First up, The Roxburghe at Kelso. A really classy course with some serious bunkering. It's a long old course so choose your tees wisely. Whites are 6,900, yellows are 6,500. We chose yellows ?. That's enough when you add in the design challenges as well. It does get tiring, some uncalled for hills on the last few holes, so you might want to get a buggy. Course in excellent condition, visually very pretty.
If you play after a certain time, for us it was 2.10pm, then the rate is discounted. We paid £160 for 5 players. A cracking price for weekend golf at that course.
The only slight grumble, they locked up the clubhouse before we, and others had finished. One pp had to go over to the hotel to ask them to open up as his shoes were in the locker room. It also meant we couldn't get a post round drink. Hey ho.
We stayed in Coldstream at a pub called The Newcastle Arms. Perfectly decent as a golfers pub / hotel. Good pub food, sky TV in the bar meaning we could settle in to watch the US Open, solid rooms.
Next up, The Hirsel at Coldstream. Much shorter but still a good test, around 5,800 off the yellows. A very friendly club, very welcoming. Greens were a bit mixed paced which made things tricky but otherwise it was in great condition. It's a course that makes you smile and I love it. It isn't in the same league as The Roxburghe but I would join The Hirsel everytime, a cracking members club.
The weather was great, which clearly helps, but I can't recommend enough somebody doing a similar trip. Simple enough to put together, it worked out at £96 pp. Easy enough to add on additional courses in the area if you want a longer break. Make sure you include these two though.
First up, The Roxburghe at Kelso. A really classy course with some serious bunkering. It's a long old course so choose your tees wisely. Whites are 6,900, yellows are 6,500. We chose yellows ?. That's enough when you add in the design challenges as well. It does get tiring, some uncalled for hills on the last few holes, so you might want to get a buggy. Course in excellent condition, visually very pretty.
If you play after a certain time, for us it was 2.10pm, then the rate is discounted. We paid £160 for 5 players. A cracking price for weekend golf at that course.
The only slight grumble, they locked up the clubhouse before we, and others had finished. One pp had to go over to the hotel to ask them to open up as his shoes were in the locker room. It also meant we couldn't get a post round drink. Hey ho.
We stayed in Coldstream at a pub called The Newcastle Arms. Perfectly decent as a golfers pub / hotel. Good pub food, sky TV in the bar meaning we could settle in to watch the US Open, solid rooms.
Next up, The Hirsel at Coldstream. Much shorter but still a good test, around 5,800 off the yellows. A very friendly club, very welcoming. Greens were a bit mixed paced which made things tricky but otherwise it was in great condition. It's a course that makes you smile and I love it. It isn't in the same league as The Roxburghe but I would join The Hirsel everytime, a cracking members club.
The weather was great, which clearly helps, but I can't recommend enough somebody doing a similar trip. Simple enough to put together, it worked out at £96 pp. Easy enough to add on additional courses in the area if you want a longer break. Make sure you include these two though.
