CAWDOR CASTLE
(Click picture and go to their website)
I went to the small golf course near the castle. It was a par three course that required only three clubs. I laughed at the guy who gave me a pitching wedge, a putter and a four iron. "That's all you need." He was right.
There was a certain amount of joy to be on top of the hill on the green of the fourth hole. I looked out and could see the firth in the distance. Firth means "bay" in Scotland. It was a great day and one I will never forget. I bought a ball marker with the crest of Cawdor Castle on it. I use to every time I golf now.
Public golf courses in Scotland are very cheap. The Private ones are not. However, the public courses are not that spectacular. If you want a golf course that will make you feel you have died and gone to heaven try the Nairn golf course. There are two in Nairn but the one I thought was heve is the one on Seabank Road. Here's the link: (CLICK THE PICTURE)
NAIRN GOLF COURSE
ON SEABANK ROAD
Enjoy the beaches in Nairn. There are some very good B&Bs in Nairn. Call ahead or you will have trouble finding a vacancy.
(above) NAPIER B&B in Nairn, hostess: Hilary MacLeod
I recommend Napier B&B. Pictured above. Click on the picture and you will go to their website. It was very reasonable in price. $40 a person per night. It included a full Scottish breakfast in the morning. We stayed there and it was great. Right near the beaches and the backyard opens up into the public golf course, connected to the Nairn Golf Course.
To get the full view of Day Four click on the video below:
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We stayed in a private home just yards from the golf course in Nairn in September 2004. (Host managed the golf course, I think.) Visited Cawdor Castle, too. Hubby even painted it, once for a client and one still for sale on our website. Met a man on a plane that trip whose ancestor crawled back to the ancestral home from Culloden. Such deep history all around. We've made five trips to Scotland. How about you?
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