Dine Under A Dome At This Top-Class Aberdeenshire Golf Hotel

Aberdeenshire in the north-east of Scotland is famed for its links courses old and new, with the likes of Royal Aberdeen, Trump International Scotland, Cruden Bay and Murcar not only featuring in any list of the best golf courses in Aberdeenshire, but also our biennial UK&I Top 100 Course Rankings.

But, of course, there is plenty of fine golf away from the coast too, with Meldrum House providing a perfect stay and play location on any visit to the county...

The golf
Par 70, 6,372 yards
I've been fortunate enough to have stayed at Meldrum House three times now, and there had been a number of changes since my last visit to this fine parkland course that perhaps flies a little under the radar. Among them were an intriguing new 5^th green and 6^th tee complex, reworked green surrounds on 14 and a fairway that has shifted 50 yards left on 16.

There is a real elegance to the layout, with water a regular adversary right from the opener, where it lies in wait left off the tee, then right on the approach. It comes to the fore on the seriously tough 7^th, jutting into the fairway twice as you contemplate a daunting approach.

That 16^th plays steeply down to a green beyond more water, with 17 a tempting risk-reward dogleg and 18 a mid-length par 3 to a green keenly guarded by a mature tree front-left.

The hotel
The façade of the main building couldn’t be any more Scottish baronial if it tried! The golf course may be a mere babe, arriving in 1998, but the house is steeped in history, with the old part of the hotel decorated and furnished in keeping with its heritage. Our excellent modern-wing room was spacious and comfortable, with views out over the course.

If dining in the atmospheric 1236 @ Cave Bar (the year Meldrum House dates back to) was memorable, the meal my wife and I enjoyed in the eye-catching Luna dining dome on the front lawn was next-level – great food, great ambience and very attentive service. It was also reassuringly cosy even on a chilly late October evening.

Best deal
Meldrum House’s Club Class dinner, bed and breakfast package until the end of April 2025 offers unlimited golf on the Knights Course during your overnight stay and use of its excellent 24-acre practice facilities, including a TopTracer driving range.

Dinner is in either the Cave Bar or Pineapple Grill and Seafood restaurant, with a full Scottish breakfast on the day of departure. Prices start from £159.50pppn – more details at meldrumhouse.com/offer/club-class-golf/. See the website for other offers throughout the year (prices correct at time of publication in March 2025).

Meldrum House, Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire, AB51 0AE

T: 01651 872294
E: reception@meldrumhouse.com
W: meldrumhouse.com