Haddington Golf Club

Haddington Golf Club sits on the south side of the River Tyne at the edge of one of Scotland's most complete Georgian market towns. Founded 1865, the course has been at its current location since the early twentieth century — tree-lined parkland using the Tyne valley terrain and mature riverside woodland to produce an 18-hole round quite different in character from the links courses that dominate East Lothian's golfing reputation.

Par 71, around 6,300 yards. The River Tyne comes into play on the lower ground, defining the boundary and the risk on several approaches. The routing alternates between flat riverside meadow and slightly higher ground above the bank, which produces more variety in playing angles than a purely flat parkland would offer. East Lothian's free-draining soil benefits inland courses as much as the links — the course holds its condition through the season.

Haddington is the inland alternative for East Lothian visitors who have played several consecutive links rounds and want a change of terrain. Green fee is £35–50. The town — Nungate Bridge, Jane Welsh Carlyle's house, St Mary's Parish Church — is the most architecturally coherent of the East Lothian market towns and provides a complete half-day. Twenty-five minutes east of Edinburgh by road.

Pairs with Gifford Golf Club (8 miles south, 9 holes) for a low-pressure inland Lothian day, or with Musselburgh Old Links (15 miles west) for golfers who want two rounds of historical resonance away from the premium East Lothian links circuit.