Niddry Castle Golf Club

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.

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. :)

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.

Great course in fantastic condition. Little gem that I’ll definitely be visiting again..

Course was in great condition. Excellent value for money. No faults here. Will be back.

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.

Alart from the greens being a little slow the course was in excellent playing condituon

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.

Is there an investor out there?

...Not lost in the niddry castle gc (rough) sorry fairways, but out in the wider world.

The plus side the location is surrounded by great provenance,

The castle, very temporary home of Mary Queen of Scots.

The banked Bings leftover from James Youngs discovery of extracting Paraffin.

At one point near the 4th green, the union canal the railway, and the road are within 20ft of each other.

The layout of the original 9 holes are excellent and the back nine could be improved, so does Scotland need another history laden beautiful golf course? probably not.

But this course is currently in terrible (close the doors condition) what a waste.

Lasted 8 holes then walked off it was more than enough.

My second visit to this course, very different from first visit.

We were advised before play the course wasn't at its best, however we lost over 12 balls on the fairways due to excess amounts of cut grass that hadn't been cleared away.

This spoiled our visit to the course.

It's a quirky course some cracking holes the 3rd and 17th in particular, unfortunately I couldn't recommend the course in its current condition to anyone, which is a pity as I think its a decent course.

Course needs attention. Grass on fairways needs cut and where they have cut grass there is lots of cuttings lying around which makes it difficult to find your ball.

Played from a golf now deal. Never again, the fairways were longer than an average course’s rough. Covered in old cut dead grass. Greens were slower than a fortnight in Saughton.

Whilst playing the greenkeepers were more interested in cutting the grass on the tee boxes we were teeing from, before blowing that cut grass on to the fairway!

Course layout ok, 18 holes with about 7 fairways was some laugh!

Wouldn’t play it again if someone offered me money to play it! Absolute shambles.

Got this course on a golf now deal - only course I have played where balls are lost in the fairways.

Greens were awful and fairways were worse than the rough on some courses

Not even worth the £15 we paid

Won’t be back

Got a call on the morning of our game to say the course wasn’t looking its best as the mowed grass hadn’t been lifting properly and we could cancel if we wished

We still went out and played was bad in places but overall the course was in reasonably good condition

Greens quite long and slow but to be honest after the call in the morning and the condition it was actually would definitely play it again

greens like fairways, unplayable, avoid this course, id get a refund if i could

Course is decent but the fairways were like hitting out the rough had so much hassle trying tofonn Nd balls in what was meant to be first cut will not be back in till this has been resolved

Great course, greens are immaculate for the time of year, slightly confusing layout on the first couple of holes and a small clubhouse but it wouldn’t deter me from returning. Overall excellent value for money and a very well maintained course in lovely settings.