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Captains Weekend at Royal Dornoch

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It’s the Captain’s Weekend at Royal Dornoch. An event organised for members from all over the world to get together for fun competitions, dinners and a lot of socialising. By this time in October the season is pretty much over but the golf courses are still in great condition. And the weather is usually pretty [...]

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What’s On at Royal Dornoch Golf Club

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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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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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Our Weather is Better Than You Might Think

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Considering holidays in Scotland? What sort of weather can you expect for your outdoor activities

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Paradise for Bird Lovers and Natural Scientists

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Dornoch for bird watching holidays works just as well as Dornoch for golf holidays, and they both work because of the unique nature of our Common Good Lands. The unique environment and natural history which the Lower Links provides attracts both scientists and nature lovers alike. Bird watchers choose Dornoch for their holidays because here [...]

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Northern Counties Cup Returns to Royal 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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These Golfers Must Be Mad

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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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A Sky You’ll Never Tire of Looking At

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The sky at Dornoch is worth a special visit. Even for the Scottish Highlands it’s unusual – a sky you’ll never tire of looking at. But what does that mean? Surely any sky is just the sky, – Right? Well not quite, and this slide show video shows why. We used to live in the [...]

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