Near Edinburgh

Rather than a list, a diary. Fifteen visits across the spring, every one of them inside a 45-minute drive of the city centre. The greens, the starters, the wind.

West Lothian sits in the middle of Scotland's central belt, between two cities, and is almost never mentioned in golf guides. Which is odd, because it has some of the best value golf within 30 minutes of Edinburgh — parkland and moorland courses charging £20–40 a round for something genuinely good.

Edinburgh has more affordable golf than most visitors realise — and more than most travel guides admit. Municipal courses, twilight rates, and the council-run gems that locals use every week.

Edinburgh Airport is surrounded by some of Scotland's best-value golf. From a landing, you can be teeing off within 30 minutes. Here's the shortlist.