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Leisure in the north-east of Scotland

The finest hunting, shooting and fishing in Scotland can be arranged at short notice through agents on Deeside and elsewhere.

Golf can be enjoyed on a wide variety of local traditional courses including Cruden Bay and the most outstanding of which is Royal Aberdeen Golf Club the sixth oldest registered club in the world having been established in 1780.

Other attractions nearby include Balmoral Castle, Royal Lochnagar Distillery and Dunnottar Castle.

The Marcliffe can also arrange for top-class wild salmon fishing for its guests, on the River Dee.

The exclusive and luxurious Marcliffe at Pitfodels hotel offers a wide range of salmon and sea trout fishing packages in over 20 beats on the famous River Dee and River Don in Scotland. Ghillies, equipment and clothing are all available upon request.

Leisure facilities at The Marcliffe Hotel at Pitfodels

Fishing Costs on the Maryculter Beat of the River Dee

 

  • Half Day £25.00 per rod per day
  • Full Day £50.00 peer rod per day

 

Alternatively if you require us to create a package to suit your individual requirements, contact us and we will tailor make it to suit your needs.

You will also find in Aberdeenshire, several other superb fishing rivers, River Don, River Ythan, River Esk as well as the many different Loch and Trout Fisheries which are also close at hand.

The Marcliffe Hotel and Spa is the ideal base for your Fishing Break.

Prices do not include fishing equipment, but should equipment be required we can arrange this accordingly.

As fishing is subject to availability for the Hotel accommodation and fishing season (1st February to 30 September)

GOLF IN SCOTLAND

The Marcliffe can arrange golf at Royal Aberdeen and Cruden Bay for its guests.

Newburgh on Ythan Golf Club
Newburgh on Ythan Links is a Championship course of 6,423 yards, Par 72, CSS 72, and was established in 1888. The outward nine is characterised by natural hills and undulations, requiring a range of shot-making in accordance with traditional gorse lined seaside courses.

The course is located a mere 2 miles from the proposed site of the Trump International Golf Links. Newburgh on Ythan is the venue for the 2008 North East District Amateur Open Championship and the Paul Lawrie Matchplay Classic. Discover more at www.newburghlinks.com.

Royal Aberdeen Golf Club
Official Royal Aberdeen website link For many, Royal Aberdeen's Balgownie course is regarded as golf in its purest form. It is certainly recognised as one of the finest natural links courses in the country and through the years top professionals have made their pilgrimage here, Hagen, Cotton, Norman and most recently Tom Watson, all extolling the course's virtues.

Cruden Bay Golf Club
Official Cruden Bay website link Keen players from every part of the globe make their way here to sample for themselves, one of Scotland's most unique layouts.

Murcar Golf Club
Official Murcar website link Stepping on to Murcar's 1st tee and looking down towards the humps and bumps of its neighbour, Royal Aberdeen, you might wonder what all the fuss is - it's a birdie opportunity if ever there was one.

Scottish Golf Trails
Scotland is The Home of Golf. This great game has been played on these shores for centuries and golf balls have been hit round Scotland’s north-east coast for nearly as long as in any other part of the country.

Today, north-east Scotland boasts over 70 golf courses. From stunning links courses to magnificent inland ones, there are plenty of choose from. The region’s courses are often overlooked by golfers keen to play some of their more famous cousins. To overlook the courses of north-east Scotland is to miss out on some of the world’s greatest rounds of golf. It is this choice and the golfing heritage that runs through every Scottish course which inspired us to establish Scottish Golf Trails.