Fairmont St Andrews Signature Spa

August 24, 2012August 17, 2012 Mhairi

If you happen to be staying in St. Andrews this year, and particularly at the Fairmont Hotel located just 2 miles out from the town, make sure you arrange a spa treatment at the hotels Signature Spa.

I have been able to experience the Spa on various occasions and each time have opted to have a different treatment…just to be able to fairly judge the different options on offer of course!

A few of my favorites:

North Sea Salt and Seaweed Exfoliation – using a mixture of seaweed, Celtic salts and eucalyptus, this lovely scrub left skin soft and glowing for days.

Stress Relief Massage – focuses on the head, neck, shoulders and back for maximum tension release. Ideal for someone sitting at a desk for long periods! According to my friend who is a keen golfer, also effective after a round of golf at easing tired muscles.

Naturally Tan – with the not-so-sunny clime ever present in Scotland, it’s always nice to have a glow. This treatment starts with exfoliation then the tan is applied leaving skin with a golden hint and no residual odor from the product.

This is just a sample of the treatments on offer – take a look for yourself by clicking here.

I would always recommend speaking to your agent about booking treatments in advance as the Fairmont’s Spa can book up pretty quickly. We’d be delighted to make any bookings on your behalf.

Hotel Boost for Angus

August 21, 2012August 17, 2012 PerryGolf Staff

We at PerryGolf are always very excited at the announcement of new hotels – especially when they will work well for golf destinations – and so we are pleased to hear that the Wyndam Hotel Group are planning a new resort including a championship course designed by Darren Clarke just outside of Dundee. This will be the first Wyndam Resort in Scotland and should make an already attractive golfing destination a “must play”…especially with the new Trump Course just an hour up the road and Carnoustie Golf Links and St. Andrews on your doorstep!

You can see full details of the development by clicking here.

By Alastair Niven. Alastair has been with PerryGolf for over 11 years and is one of our Golf Travel Specialists.

Old Course at St Andrews – How To Get A Tee Time

July 23, 2012March 12, 2019 Gordon Dalgleish

PerryGolf is an Authorized Provider of Guaranteed Old Course Tee Times

How can you get a tee time to play the Old Course, St Andrews?

PerryGolf is an Authorized Provider of Guaranteed Old Course Tee Times. PerryGolf President Gordon Dalgleish explains your options for getting a tee time on the Old Course, St Andrews. Read more “Old Course at St Andrews – How To Get A Tee Time”

Attending the 2013 British Open Scotland

July 20, 2012August 22, 2023 Gordon Dalgleish

BO 147 — The atmosphere of the British Open

The Open Championship is unique amongst the majors for a variety of reasons and attendance at one “Open” as she is correctly called should be on every golfers bucket list. Some tips for making the dream trip a reality;

1. You can always walk up on the day and buy a ticket to watch play that day. It is truly “open” to the public.

2. If you want to stay nearby, expect the hotel to require a 5 – 7 night minimum stay, as you move further from the venue, demand lessens and shorter stays are more likely.

3. Invariably there is an excellent public transportation system with dedicated trains to the event from major cities…a fine option compared to traffic and parking

4. The Tented Village is part of the Open lore, it encompasses retail, promotional displays and hospitality areas…see it, experience it and enjoy it.

5. Links courses by nature are flat, the R & A who conduct the Open provide many bleacher stands throughout the course. It is a good idea to find a location you like and position yourself there.

6. Given the changeable weather that the British Isles is known for, be sure to have with you layers of clothes and even rain gear…just in case. Nothing worse than sitting in a bleacher as a rain shower approaches with a handkerchief for protection!

7. If you try to combine a golf trip with attendance at the Open, you probably will find it easier to play your golf in another region of the British Isles as most of the notable courses around the Open venue will be under great demand for various events, corporate outings, etc.

8. Due to the fact golf is so woven into the British fabric of life, you will be surprised at how knowledgeable the crowd will be…good shots are acknowledged and bad shots are winced at…for most of the spectators play the game and experienced the same challenges. Rarely will the “you da man” laud be shouted, unless of course by a patron possibly leaving the famed Bollinger tent!

Of course, our 2013 British Open Cruise is the perfect solution to play golf in Ireland, Scotland AND attending the Open from your floating hotel room only 30 minutes or so from the course!

I hope that you make this special trip at least once.

About the Author: Gordon Dalgleish is the Co-Founding Director of PerryGolf, the leading provider of international golf vacations. You can find him on Google+

Video #11: The Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland

May 29, 2012October 9, 2014 Gordon Dalgleish

Truly it’s remarkable that the game of golf continues to revolve around the course that gave it birth over 600 years ago. It’s all the more impressive when you consider that aside from some new tees and an irrigation system, nothing’s changed all that much at the world’s 4th ranked golf course since 1764 when 22 holes were reconfigured to 18. Meanwhile the game and its players have gone from the Stone Age to the Space Age, and yet, in July of 2015 the Old Course at St Andrews will host the Open Championship for the 29th time – a run that began in 1873.

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