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A Journal for the Thrifty Gowfer

Scottish Borders · 3 days · Base: Melrose

The Scottish Borders group golf trip.

Budget groups wanting a genuine Scottish golfing trip for under £150/head all-in. Base yourself in Melrose, play 4 courses over 3 days, and book the beds before the tee sheet — accommodation is what sells out first.

Melrose
Trip base
4 courses
3 days
£10–£50
Green fees per round
Budget
Budget tier

The rounds

4 courses from a Melrose base

  1. 1.Melrose
  2. 2.Jedburgh
  3. 3.Kelso
  4. 4.Hawick

£10–£50/round · Edinburgh — 1 hr

Group booking note

The most underrated budget group circuit in Scotland. All four clubs actively welcome visiting groups, greens fees are among the lowest in the country, and the Borders countryside is exceptional. Playing four courses in three days is comfortable — none is more than 30 minutes from the others.

Where to stay

Base yourself in Melrose

Melrose is the prettiest base in the Borders — a Tweed-valley town with good small hotels and self-catering, the abbey, and a short hop to all four courses (none more than half an hour away). The whole region is budget-friendly on beds as well as green fees, so a group can do this trip properly for well under £150 a head all-in. Edinburgh is an hour north up the A68 if part of the group is flying in.

Stays Nearby

Where to stay for the Scottish Borders trip

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

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