Hosted by Darren Gough MBE
Links & Legends — Aberdeen with Darren Gough
Two championship links on the wild Aberdeenshire coast — the Old Course and the world's best new links — played alongside Darren Gough MBE.
Flagship · Hosted by Darren Gough MBE
The Greatest 36 · Aberdeenshire
World Golf Awards · 2025
World's Best Golf Course
World's Best Contribution to Golf Tourism Hospitality
Europe's Best New Golf Course
The MacLeod Name
Hold Fast
The house takes its name from Clan MacLeod — chiefs of Norse blood, descended from Leod, son of one of the last Norse kings, who held Lewis, Harris and Skye. Their motto, "Hold Fast," still carries on the Hebridean wind. Here on the Aberdeenshire coast that same elemental Scotland shapes the golf: mountainous dunes, cavernous hollows, infinity greens, and the North Sea breaking a wedge away — links golf at its rawest and grandest.
The Greatest 36
Two Championship Links
Together, thirty-six holes of dunes, hollows and infinity greens.
Two Ways to Play It
The Signature — Hosted by Darren Gough MBE
Play the Greatest 36 alongside England legend Darren Gough MBE — hosted rounds, a welcome dinner, the full flagship weekend.
The Independent Break
The same two championship links and five-star estate, arranged direct through Follow On Tours — at your own pace, no host.
Where You'll Stay
Your Home on the Estate
MacLeod House & Lodge
★★★★★ · 5-star property
An 18-bedroom Scottish baronial mansion and lodge set deep within the estate — secret stairways, log fires, Italian marble bathrooms and personal butler service. Dine at Trump’s Restaurant & Cellar, take a dram from over 150 malts in the Clavis Whisky Bar, and unwind in the private courtyard hot tub.
Room types
- · Superior Queen Double/Twin
- · Grand Deluxe King Double
- · Classic Queen (Lodge)
The Great North Sea Residences
Five heritage links cottages, restored from a 19th-century coastguard station on the coastal escarpment — Belhelvie-blue granite, cast-iron log burners and panoramic North Sea views.
One- and two-bedroom cottages, each with sun-porch, lounge and full kitchen, an exclusive putting green and the Trump Attaché service.
Eat & Drink
On the Estate
The Dunes Restaurant & Bar
Relaxed classics with a view over the links.
Clavis Whisky Bar
Over 150 malts, exclusive access during your stay.
Trump's Restaurant & Cellar
Fine dining from Scotland's larder, an extensive wine cellar.
Dram in the Dunes
A wee dram with a grand view, out on the New Course.
Beyond the Golf
Whatever the Trip Calls For
Add whatever the trip calls for: caddies and club hire, a whisky distillery experience, the Heritage Retreat spa, country sports on the estate, private dining, even helicopter transfers. Tell the concierge — we build it in.
Your Host
Darren Gough
Darren Gough MBE is one of England's most celebrated cricketers — a fast bowler who took 229 Test wickets and was a central figure in England sides throughout the 1990s and 2000s. His high-energy personality and passion for sport made him a fan favourite during and after his playing days. Since retiring from cricket, Darren has become a prominent media personality and has been involved in a range of hosting and ambassador roles across sport and entertainment. Golf has long been a constant alongside his cricket career, and he brings the same competitive instinct and warmth to the fairway that he brought to the crease.
“I've spent seventeen years putting these trips together. Having Darren host them is the bit I'm most looking forward to.”
— Ian Kerr, Founder
Design Your Trip
Build the Trip That's Actually Yours
Choose your nights, your rounds, where you stay and what you add. Tell us your group and dates, and we build a tailored quote.
Hosted by Darren Gough MBE
orArranged Independently
Plan your trip in two steps
Step 1
Ask the concierge
Courses, rooms, dining, the estate — ask anything. Information only; we never quote a price in chat.
Step 2
Build your enquiry
Party, stay, rounds, extras, dates — tell us exactly what you're after.
The Rhythm of a Long Weekend — Yours to Reshape
Day One
Arrival
Draw up to MacLeod House as the light goes long over the estate. A dram by the fire, then dinner with Darren — the first stories of the weekend told over the best of Scotland's larder.
Day Two
The Old Course, with Darren
Out onto the Old Course while the dunes are still cool — the multi-award-winning links that first carved through this coast — Darren on the tee beside you. The afternoon is yours: the Clavis whisky wall, the spa, or simply the North Sea view. Dinner back at the lodge.
Day Three
The World's Best, with Darren
A second round alongside Darren across the New Course — crowned the World's Best Golf Course 2025. A dram out in the dunes as the light fades, then your last dinner on the estate.
Day Four
One Last Morning
A slow breakfast with the sea working away beyond the glass. No itinerary, no rush — just the quiet certainty that you'll be back.
Prefer to play independently? The same rhythm, without a host — arranged direct.
Your financial protection
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Non-flight packages
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