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What’s On at Royal Dornoch Golf Club

Dornoch

What’s On? At Royal Dornoch Golf Club this month these are the events planned. Manager Neil Hampton updates members each month with club news and a list of events planned for the coming weeks. Here’s his list of what’s on at the club this month: Upcoming Competitions & Events Friday 22nd Oct – Annual Prize [...]

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Lairg Development But Not Like This

Lairg

Lairg sits in a spectacular spot beside Loch Shin, pretty much in the very centre of the Highlands, but the facilities are underwhelming, to say the least. Attracting tourists could make a big difference to the prosperity of the town and its residents, so this community plan would seem to make sense. Apart, that is, [...]

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Morangie House Hotel

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The Morangie House Hotel is popular with visitors. It’s close to the A9 in Tain so easy to get to and leave from. Views over the Dornoch Firth and the hills beyond leave us in no doubt of where we are. The large restaurant and bar are popular with locals and holiday makers alike for [...]

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Mansfield Castle Hotel

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The Mansfield Castle Hotel in Tain offers an exceptional quality of accommodation at reasonable prices.  Walking in the door it really feels like a Scottish Castle – like we’re honoured guests.  No wonder guests at Madonna’s Skibo Castle wedding chose the Mansfield Castle as their hotel. We approach the hotel through a stone portal and [...]

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Discover Tain

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Tain is an excellent base for holidays in Scotland.  It sits at the north east corner of Ross-Shire in the Highlands. Probably best known as the home of the excellent Glenmorangie single malt whisky, the town has a rich history and prosperous future.  With a population of 3,500 it’s the largest town between Invergordon and [...]

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Brora’s Golfing Paradise

Brora
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Brora golf course is a fine test of your golfswing. It’s also a test of your resilience, stamina and concentration. Paradoxically its also the fairest golf course I ever played. Uniquely the better your golfswing the harder the course gets. That’s unusual but entirely proper. At Brora everybody, locals and holiday makers alike can enjoy [...]

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Northern Counties Cup Returns to Royal Dornoch

Dornoch
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The Northern Counties Cup, one of golf’s oldest and most prestigious club competitions returned to Royal Dornoch Golf Club this weekend. The competition is unique for several reasons – locations, format and history. The full story was explained to me by Denis Bethune – President of Royal Dornoch Golf Club, shown here in the clubhouse [...]

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And Tonight’s Dram is Old Pulteney

Taste of Scotland

Image via Wikipedia Old Pulteney is a Highland single malt whisky, and its also my choice for tonight’s dram. Every evening before dinner I’ll enjoy a glass on single malt whisky during my cocktail hour. That’s 7.00 till 8.00 in this part of the world. To my mind there’s no such thing as a poor [...]

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Jazz Returns to the Highlands

Inverness

Image via Wikipedia One Scottish Highlands attraction most people won’t know about is performing arts.  We have plenty to entertain us, and it’s not all bagpipes, drums and kilts.  The Highlands has drama. It also has Jazz. Real Jazz.  New York style Jazz For years now the Nairn Jazz Festival has attracted popular musicians from [...]

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These Golfers Must Be Mad

Dornoch

The weather in Dornoch isn’t always perfect for golf. That may be hard to believe but sometimes there are things we’d rather do -like work. The Highlands weather can be changeable – you may have heard the expression “all four seasons in the same day” – but there are days when we’re stuck with what [...]

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