Village in East Lothian, Scotland
Photo: Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Gullane is a seaside village in East Lothian, in central Scotland. It's surrounded by golf courses, notably Muirfield, a regular venue for the Open Championship. It's also a commuter town for Edinburgh and in 2020 had a population of 2810.
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Small but fascinating collection of vintage vehicles and motor memorabilia.
Shows the history of 20th-century flight, with an aircraft collection in four hangars including British Airways Concorde G-BOAA, De-Havilland Comet 4C, Vulcan bomber and Boeing 707.
Impressive castle dating from about 1240, smashed by Cromwell in 1650. It's set in well-kept gardens.
The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers
The Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers wrote the first recorded rules of the game in 1744 when they were based at Leith Links. They moved to Muirfield in 1891 and the course regularly hosts the Open. Visitor bookings are taken up to a year in advance and fill up quickly. The course is 6728 yards, par 70.
Three 18-hole links courses, plus a children's course. Courses 1 (laid 1884; 6162 yards par 71) and 2 (laid 1898; 5976 yards par 71) have been used for qualifying for the Open Championship. No 3 (laid 1910, 5259 par 68) is shorter but still challenging. Much easier to get a round here than at Muirfield, but you should still book in advance. The three main courses all start from the clubhouse at the west end of the village. The children's course is accessed from the old village green, just east along Main St.
This upscale restaurant gets rave reviews.
Family-run, friendly hotel overlooking the golf courses. 18 rooms.
Highly-rated hotel designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1901, and retaining an Edwardian style. With acclaimed Chez Roux restaurant.
Stylish small hotel with outstanding restaurant.
Gullane is 20 miles east of Edinburgh on A198, which hugs the coast of the Firth of Forth north of A1. Exit A1 at Haddington and follow A6137 north to Aberlady then join A198 east into town.
Read in the guideThe buses to North Berwick run through Dirleton, which is on an old loop of road 200 yards (190 m) north of the bypass.
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