Westhill Golf Club

The course sits on elevated moorland just outside Westhill, offering genuinely testing golf with views that stretch across Aberdeenshire on a clear day. It's a proper hill course - the kind where your legs feel it as much as your swing does. Eighteen holes of well-maintained fairways and greens that demand respect, especially in the wind, which it gets plenty of up there.

You'll want to be a golfer, obviously, but this isn't a championship monster course that only single-digit handicappers enjoy. The layout rewards decent technique without being punishing if you're mid-range in ability. The rough can be thick, and accuracy matters more than distance. It's the kind of place where you genuinely remember the round afterwards - not because you shot brilliantly, but because the course made you think your way round.

As for practicalities, it's worth checking the website for green fees and whether you need to be a member or can visit as a guest - Scottish courses vary on this. Allow four hours minimum, though five if you're not rushing. Weather in Aberdeenshire is changeable, so bring layers even in summer.

If you're staying at Deeside Holiday Park or Hillhead Caravan Park nearby, Westhill Golf Club makes a solid day out without requiring a long drive. The surrounding countryside is pleasant for walking if anyone in your party doesn't fancy golf, though honestly there's not masses to do immediately around the club itself - it's golf first, tourism second.