Auchendean Lodge
Bed & Breakfast and Self Catering in the Cairngorms National Park
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- Auchendean in New Zealand
Auchendean is in Strathspey - an area of the Cairngorms National Park
which offers almost limitless Activities
Golfers are simply spoiled in the Cairngorms National Park!
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We are blessed with
a dozen or so super quality courses within reach of Auchendean.
They all share the wonderful views of this area in some way or another.
Boat of Garten has unbeatable views of the Cairngorms; Grantown sees the Cromdale
Hills; Kingussie and Newtonmore enjoy the southern Cairngorms and Monadhliaths;
Abernethy has views into birch and pine woods as well as great stretches of Strathspey;
Carrbridge meanders through birch forest and glacial eskers.
All special.
Annual membership and Green Fees are a Bargain
The costs of playing golf in the Cairngorms National Park are really reasonable.
Here is an alphabetic
list of the courses with a few notes on each, including driving
times from Auchendean.:
Abernethy Gof
Club
9 interesting holes, visible and easily accessible from Auchendean -10 minutes
Ballindalloch Gof
Club
A new course well laid out in the landscape, close to Ballindalloch
Castle
and the River Avon - 20 minutes
Boat
of Garten Golf Club
8 holes, a tricky course with wonderful mountain
views. The finest course in the area. Difficult - 10 minutes
Carrbridge Golf
Club
holes in a birch wood looking to the Cairngorms -15 minutes
Hole 7 is difficult and unique, wonderfully utilising the
glacial landscape
Craggan Golf
Club
1.5 miles north and just about visible from Auchendean!
- 5 minutes
Dufftown Golf Club
18 holes adjacent to several malt whisky distilleries. Occupies a
hillside with superb views, occasionally taxing - 30 minutes
Grantown-on-Spey Golf Club
18 holes by a scots pine forest under the Cromdale Hills - 15 minutes
Kingussie Golf
Club
18 hilly holes in glorious scenery with an infuriating burn through
it - 30 minutes
Nairn Golf Club
18 hole championship links course on the Moray Firth - home
to the Walker Cup 1999 - 30 minutes
Newtonmore Golf Club
Located in flat bottom of valley, the longest 18 hole course
in Strathspey. A beautifully manicured course. The epitome
of holiday
golf courses - 40 minutes
Royal
Dornoch Golf Club
18 hole legendary championship course within driving distance
of Auchendean - 1 hour
Spey
Valley Golf Course
New expensive course part of MacDonald Hotel chain. Super
views - 10 minutes
Strathpeffer Golf Club
18 short holes. A very hilly course with supers views
across the gorgeous Victorian Spa town. Taxing on the
irons - 1 hour.
... and finally ....
Auchendean's Pitch and Putt course
A tricky course weaving through the garden, shrubs
and trees. Super views of the River Spey, Cromdales
and Cairngorms - 0 minutes!
