Castle hotels with golf in Scotland

Level 5 True Castle

Freswick Castle

Freswick, near Wick, Caithness

A 16th-century Sinclair and Mowat tower house, recast as a mansion in the late 18th century and Category A listed. Guests sleep inside the historic house, in six bedrooms.

Sleep inside the walls

• Golf
• Dogs allowed

Level 4 Castle-Style Mansion

Schloss Roxburghe Golf Resort

Heiton, near Kelso, Scottish Borders

A Category B Scottish Jacobean mansion built in 1853, with no defensive history. Most bedrooms are in later wings, though 20 rooms are in the original house.

Some rooms inside the walls

• Golf
• Dogs allowed

5-star · Guests 8.9/10

Level 4 Castle-Style Mansion

Meldrum House Hotel Golf and Country Estate

Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire

A tower house begun about 1236, but rebuilt in 1836 and 1934. Manor House rooms sit within this later fabric rather than the medieval tower itself.

Some rooms inside the walls

• Golf
• Dogs allowed
• EV charging

4-star · Guests 8.7/10

Exclusive-use castle

Machermore Castle

Newton Stewart, Dumfries & Galloway

Golf is listed on site or on the estate.

• Golf
• Family rooms

Guests 7.2/10

Level 2 Castle Estate Stay

North Mains Cottage - Craigievar Castle

Alford, Aberdeenshire & Moray

Listed as a stay on or beside a castle estate. Check whether your rooms are in the castle itself before you book.

• Golf
• Dogs allowed

Guests 9.8/10

Level 2 Castle Estate Stay

Royal Artillery Cottage - Culzean Castle

Maybole, Ayrshire & Arran

Listed as a stay on or beside a castle estate. Check whether your rooms are in the castle itself before you book.

• Golf
• Dogs allowed

Guests 9.8/10

Level 2 Castle Estate Stay

Steading Cottage - Craigievar Castle

Alford, Aberdeenshire & Moray

Listed as a stay on or beside a castle estate. Check whether your rooms are in the castle itself before you book.

• Golf
• Dogs allowed

Guests 9.6/10

Level 2 Castle Estate Stay

Brunston Castle

Dailly, near Girvan, South Ayrshire

A ruined 1620 tower house on a golf and lodge estate. Guests sleep in self-catering lodges nearby, not inside the ruin.

Rooms outside the historic walls

• Golf

Guests 9.1/10

Level 2 Castle Estate Stay

Ardlochan Lodge - Culzean Castle

Maybole, Ayrshire & Arran

Listed as a stay on or beside a castle estate. Check whether your rooms are in the castle itself before you book.

• Golf
• Dogs allowed

Level 2 Castle Estate Stay

East Lodge - Crathes Castle

Banchory, Aberdeenshire & Moray

Listed as a stay on or beside a castle estate. Check whether your rooms are in the castle itself before you book.

• Golf
• Dogs allowed

Level 2 Castle Estate Stay

South Mains Cottage - Craigievar Castle

Alford, Aberdeenshire & Moray

Listed as a stay on or beside a castle estate. Check whether your rooms are in the castle itself before you book.

• Golf
• Dogs allowed

Guests 9.0/10

Level 2 Castle Estate Stay

Holly Leaf Cottage - Drum Castle Estate

Banchory, Aberdeenshire & Moray

Listed as a stay on or beside a castle estate. Check whether your rooms are in the castle itself before you book.

• Golf
• Dogs allowed

Level 2 Castle Estate Stay

Brewhouse Flat - Culzean Castle

Maybole, Ayrshire & Arran

Listed as a stay on or beside a castle estate. Check whether your rooms are in the castle itself before you book.

• Golf

Guests 8.4/10

Level 2 Castle Estate Stay

North Segganwell - Culzean Castle

Maybole, Ayrshire & Arran

Listed as a stay on or beside a castle estate. Check whether your rooms are in the castle itself before you book.

• Golf
• Dogs allowed

Level 2 Castle Estate Stay

South Segganwell - Culzean Castle

Maybole, Ayrshire & Arran

Listed as a stay on or beside a castle estate. Check whether your rooms are in the castle itself before you book.

• Golf
• Dogs allowed