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Argyll — Machrihanish · 4 days · Base: Campbeltown

The Argyll — Machrihanish group golf trip.

Groups prepared for a proper adventure — remote, dramatic, entirely worth it. Base yourself in Campbeltown, play 3 courses over 4 days, and book the beds before the tee sheet — accommodation is what sells out first.

Campbeltown
Trip base
3 courses
4 days
£20–£125
Green fees per round
Mid
Budget tier

The rounds

3 courses from a Campbeltown base

  1. 1.Machrihanish
  2. 2.Machrihanish Dunes
  3. 3.Carradale

£20–£125/round · Glasgow — 2 hr 45 min drive · LoganAir from Glasgow City Airport

Group booking note

The Machrihanish links (1876) is one of the great undiscovered Scottish courses; the Atlantic opening tee shot is among the best in the world. Book a minimum of four nights — the journey time makes a three-day trip feel rushed. Machrihanish Dunes is the modern links next door, designed to be even harder to read.

Where to stay

Base yourself in Campbeltown

The Ugadale Hotel sits right beside the Machrihanish links and its self-catering cottages are built for golf groups — the convenient base for the two Machrihanish courses, which share the same stretch of dunes. Campbeltown itself, six miles away, has hotels and self-catering and more to do in the evenings (it has its own distilleries, Springbank among them). Whichever you pick, book four nights: the drive down the Kintyre peninsula, or the LoganAir hop from Glasgow, makes a three-day trip feel rushed.

Stays Nearby

Where to stay for the Argyll — Machrihanish trip

Hotels, B&Bs and self-catering within easy reach of Campbeltown. Tap any property to check rates.

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