Dunbar Golf Club

Get a taste of history at Dunbar Golf Club, where the traditional links have been battled since 1856. Dunbar makes a good destination for a day devoted to golf, with a clubhouse, restaurant, practice facilities, and pro shop. On a take-your-breath-away landscape, take on a course where all of the major Scottish Championships have been played.

The par-71 6,404-yard course offers three par-5s, including the monster 506-yard ninth hole, Longbanks. Year-round, these North Sea links offer the total golf experience on this narrow strip that runs along a rocky beach, bordered by the Old Deer Park wall. Battling the sea wind to hit the well-defined holes following the coastal contours guaranteed a new experience every round - light breezes transform the course into a serious challenge.

Dunbar Golf Club management suggests a visit to the clubhouse afterward: "The malt selection is almost as daunting as the doglegging 382 yards 7th hole."

Location: 27 miles east of Edinburgh. Off the A1