Doonbank Cottage is located in the heart of Britain's greatest concentration of first-grade links, including three Open Championship venues, with courses stretching back-to-back for miles up and down a glorious stretch of coastline.

Nearby courses include the famous championship courses of Royal Troon and Turnberry, (20-30 minutes drive from the cottage) and there is a wide variety of other courses, to suit all levels of ability, with prices ranging from £15 for a round at an exceptionally good municipal course to £135 for a day ticket at one of golf's truly great clubs.

Links Courses

There is also a wide range of good quality links courses nearby, including:

• Dundonald Links - 7,100-yard, par 72 course designed by Kyle Philips
• Old Prestwick - Birthplace of the Open Championship
• Western Gailes - One of the game's finest and more exacting courses
• Glasgow Giles - the 9th oldest golf club in the world.
• Kilmarnock Barassie - An Open Championship Final Qualifying venue with a reputation for some of the best maintained greens in Scotland.
• Irvine Bogside - 18 hole, par 71 course
• Prestwick St Nicholas - A traditional Scottish links golf course established in 1851
• West Kilbride - Championship standard 18 holes links course with spectacular views across the Firth of Clyde to Arran.

Municipal Courses

In Ayr and Troon you'll find some of the best municipal courses in the country:

• Belleisle - one of the few public courses which hosts professional tournaments and Seafield a combination of links and parkland are both a short walk from Doonbank Cottage.
• The three courses of Lochgreen, Darley and Fullarton play alongside Royal Troon, Portland and Barassie to form a group of six courses that totally surround the famous golfing town of Troon.
• Girvan - shares the same stunning views towards Ailsa Craig as its famous neighbour, Turnberry.

Other Ayrshire Courses

• St Cuthbert - A picturesque parkland course with cunningly sloped greens and upslope features on some of the putting surfaces.
• Brunston Castle - Great golf in an area of outstanding natural beauty.