Malmaison Aberdeen

General

Malmaison Aberdeen, Queens Road, Aberdeen

Luxury Hotel. Town Location

Located in the heart of the Granite City, the luxurious Malmaison Aberdeen offers a selection of 80 individually designed guestrooms and suites boasting huge beds, power showers and impressive furnishings. Guests can dine in the superb Brasserie, enjoy a drink in Malbar and pamper themselves with a range of treatments in the impressive spa. This is the ideal location from which to play the likes of Royal Aberdeen, Cruden Bay, Trump International Links and Murcar Links and the ideal link venue between the Highland courses further north and the next stop in St Andrews, Edinburgh or Ayrshire.

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Sightseeing

Sightseeing & Tourist Attractions in Scotland

Great golf is only part of the story when considering what makes the perfect golf trip. Thankfully the other essential components are all found in abundance in Scotland, not least in the sights to see department. Whether scheduling a full free day from golf or filling an afternoon after your morning round, there are many options regardless of which region you are visiting. The below is intended as a very general guide to sightseeing in the Scottish Highlands.

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Apart from its array of great links golf courses, the Scottish Highlands is renowned for its spectacular scenery, ancient castle ruins and impressive range of whisky distilleries, where a tasting is almost obligatory during any golf trip in this region. Some places to visit in the general Dornoch area include Dunrobin Castle & Gardens near Golspie, Tain Pottery and Tain through Time in Tain and of course the impressive Glenmorangie Distillery just outside Tain.

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South of Inverness, you could consider a day-trip to the beautiful Isle of Skye or visit the likes of the Loch Ness Centre & Exhibition in Drumnadrochit and the dramatic ruins of 13th century Urquhart Castle (pictured above). Interesting stops to the east of Inverness include Fort George overlooking the Moray Firth, Brodie Castle near Forres, Cawdor Castle & Gardens, just 15 minutes south of Nairn and the historic Culloden Battlefield & Visitor Centre.

The journey from Nairn southwards could be a long one given the many distilleries on what is known as the Malt Whisky Trail and you can choose from the likes of Macallan Distillery and Cardhu Distillery & Visitor Centre near Aberlour, Glenfiddich Distillery in Dufftown, Glen Grant Distillery in Rothes and Glenlivet Distillery in Ballindalloch. It’s not all about whisky however and other attractions include Ballindalloch Castle and Brodie Castle near Forres.

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Aberdeenshire also has plenty to see and you should take in the likes of Glen Garioch Distillery in Inverurie, Balmoral Castle, the Scottish home to the Royal family since 1852, Castle Fraser, Drum Castle & Gardens near Banchory and the ghostly ruins of Slains Castle (pictured above) near Cruden Bay, which is said to have provided the inspiration for Bram Stokers, Dracula.