In an area of the country where the links at Southerness is the standout course, many others - like Powfoot (one of Golf Monthly's best Scottish courses under £100) are well worth a game - but Cally Palace is the only place where you can both stay and play...
The golf
Par 71, 6,062 yards
After a relatively gentle downhill opener towards the lake and a pretty but tricky par 3, a trio of tight, tree-lined holes greets you from the 3rd to the 5th. In the summer, leaving the driver in the bag for this stretch may be wise, although the 5th does open out on the approach. Around the turn, you’ll enjoy slightly wider avenues with a little more room to manoeuvre, although the par-5 8th comes as a bit of a shock on account of its length at 590 yards.
