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Niddry Castle Golf Club
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Niddry Castle Golf Club offers 18 holes of par-70 golf over 5,914 yards, providing a good course for all levels and ability of player. Magnificent vistas provide a glimpse of the Pentland Hills, and the holes all offer their own unique tests and hazards - plus there's a castle smack-dab in the middle. If you can control your shots and manage a solid golf course, then this patch of parkland ought to be on your itinerary for any golf trip to Scotland.
Fire away at Cannons Drive, the Niddry Castle Golf Club's 198-yard par-3 first hole, featuring a green that slopes away. The long hole is the sixth, Castle View, a par-5 524-yarder - pick right or left of the fairway at the tee to avoid sticking yourself behind a large tree for the second shot. Gan Hame, the 18th hole, a par 4 that measures 404 yards, provides a superb finishing hole, with an elevated tee shot to a fairway that features trees on both sides.
If you're going in winter, when the club sees fewer players, Niddry Castle Golf Club offers golf-and-coffee specials.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 70 | 5914 yards | 69.4 | 126 |
| Yellow | 69 | 5539 yards | 67.7 | 123 |
| Red | 71 | 5022 yards | 69.8 | 118 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mens M: 69.9/118 | 198 | 248 | 159 | 334 | 353 | 524 | 310 | 304 | 413 | 2843 | 480 | 437 | 237 | 312 | 310 | 353 | 186 | 352 | 404 | 3071 | 5914 |
| Ladies W: 75.5/134 | 198 | 248 | 159 | 334 | 353 | 524 | 310 | 304 | 413 | 2843 | 480 | 437 | 237 | 312 | 310 | 353 | 186 | 352 | 404 | 3071 | 5914 |
| Handicap | 10 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | |||
| Par | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
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Photo submitted by stoddy1985 on 05/05/2026
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Photo submitted by stoddy1985 on 05/05/2026
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Photo submitted by DannyOlver on 06/16/2025
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Photo submitted by 8z94FJ8KgEuKsZmqewIA on 10/07/2024
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My friend tee shot beside castle and the video my good driver shot as long and straight which ball land on fairway. Photo submitted by kinthy on 07/03/2024
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Photo submitted by Milky14 on 07/01/2024
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Photo submitted by u314159268309 on 08/12/2023
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Photo submitted by u274528561 on 04/27/2021
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Photo submitted by Johnboyfk2 on 10/30/2020
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Photo submitted by u109230722 on 06/21/2019
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Photo submitted by u109230722 on 06/21/2019
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Photo submitted by u109230722 on 06/21/2019
Great wee hidden gem
Only issue on a fab wee course was following the layout at times. Better signposting would be my only grumble. Great value.
Pleasant Surprise
Really enjoyed playing this course...some of the layout may have been a bit confusing...but good signage keeps you easily on track...some really challenging but enjoyable holes...for both good level and below average golfers...will definitely be back....staff on arrival very friendly and helpful.
Niddry
Great little course, short but still a great challenge
Poor condition
Disappointing condition.
1, Tee boxes very hairy and uneven.
2, Greens very slow (maybe protecting them)
3, General presentation looks untidy.
4, Bunkers poor.
Good budget course
Good course with some difficult holes, greens and fairways not the best On some holes
Absolutely cracking course to play the only down side would b the greens are very slow and could probably do with bein cut a bit shorter to make them a bit faster
Hidden Gem
Great little course in good condition, challenging layout and excellent value for money.
Lovely course
3 of us played as our own course was shut for a charity event . Well impressed with the course and the catering facilities. Will definitely be back.
Nice course - great value
One if not the lowest price 18 hole courses around, not an easy course with some blind greens. Only thing letting it down was the poor condition of some of the greens
Some cracking holes
Course was in excellent condition,a wee hidden gem.will certainly be bak for another game.
Great afternoon at Niddrie Castle
Everyone here is friendly. Mid week in afternooon it was quiet, we had a very enjoyable round with no one pressing behind.
Some people will not like it here, maybe a bit “marmite”, but I think it’s an absolutely lovely course and love playing here and will be back regularly. Great value for money too.
Great improvement
We played this course in May and it wasn't good.
But now it's much better, the fairways have been addressed and the dead grass has been removed.
Greens are consistent if slowish.
Well done to the staff, work in progress. :)
Poor green keeping
Nearly all tee-boxes needed cut. Flowers growing on all of them.
Greens had holes in them (and not spiked) literal mess of holes. Even seed spreading was a mess. One green keeper on a mower didn't even move the bunker rakes and went straight over it. Posts at all tee boxes had marking of been hit by a strimmer.
Bit of TLC, buy new tee box signs etc. Fix the bunker that was out of use with a sheet over it, fix the bridge. And better signage and some instructions on how best to play 5th and 6th holes which share a fairway.
Can tell it could be amazing.
Amazing little course
Great course in fantastic condition. Little gem that I’ll definitely be visiting again..
Great value for money
Course was in great condition. Excellent value for money. No faults here. Will be back.
Amazing golf course
I am a high handicap golf player and first time for Niddry Castle golf course. The scenery of the course is so beautiful, and have a bit challenge for new golfer as some holes can’t see the green due to a wee hills but there is a zebra pole for guidance for direction which is nice. Fairway is good as not narrow if you are not really confident for every shoot. Some holes you can see the train go by the side which is interesting. A nice photo which I share is my friend start the tee beside the castle is a nice place to take picture. Overall, it is a fun course and definitely will come again.
Something that I don’t like, the 9 holes didn’t finish back to reception, and you may need to finish 18 holes to go to toilet. Correct me if any toilet after 9 holes area.
Course condition
Alart from the greens being a little slow the course was in excellent playing condituon
Quirky, reasonably priced golf.
This is the first time i played the course but it won't be the last.
Superb value for money. The opening 7 holes, part of the original layout, are all different and each offer a different challenge to the last. Great variety and introduction to the course.
From here to hole 16 it is a little rinse and repeat but still tricky and rewarding enough to play. Hole 16, 17 and 18 end on a high - literally on 18 as you tee off beside the old castle from a high.
Overall condition of the course was good. Fairways cut well, greens lightning quick. A little scruffy in places but it added to the charm.
5* will be back in the near future.
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