The Roxburghe Hotel & Golf Course

Heiton,

nr Kelso, Roxburghshire TD5 8JZ

  • Office

    +44 (0)1573 450 333
  • Pro shop

    +44 (0)1573 450 333
  • Fax

    +44 (0)1573 450 611
  • Golf pro

    Craig Grieve

About the course

  • The Course:

    18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Undulating terrain - several slopes to climb.

  • Surroundings:

    Rural countryside.

  • Designer:

    Dave Thomas

Back
tees
Club
tees
Front
tees
Yards
7111
6546
5660
Par
72
72
72
SSS or slope
75
72
74

Location

Latitude:

55.558653

Longitude:

-2.470014

How to get there:

45 miles SE of Edinburgh

2 mi north of Jedburgh leave the A68 and take the A698 direction Kelso. After 6.5 mi, just as you enter Heiton, turn left direction Roxburghe Hotel (signposted). After o.3 mi the entrance to hotel and golf club is on your left.

Schloss Roxburghe Hotel & Golf Course

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.

Est. 1997

Schloss Roxburghe Hotel & Golf Course: Clearly giving away its current German ownership, Schloss Roxburghe is located in the rolling hills of the Scottish borders. The golf course opened in 1997 and lays down a wonderfully scenic golfing challenge. Originally owned and operated by the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe, the estate is now owned by a German Investment Management company, hence the hotel and course now bearing the title Schloss (castle).

Designed in modern parkland style, the course offers generous width fairways, while the rough beyond them can be penal. The bunkers are impressively deep and numerous, with the generally large putting surfaces beset with testing slopes and borrows. With the possibility to stretch the course to well over 7,000 yards from the tips, the Roxburghe has hosted and will continue to host top level amateur and professional tournaments.

On the Roxburghe's generally open and undulating terrain you will encounter a few longish green to tee walks, although overall this is not an an excessively tiring or physically demanding course.

Pick of the holes: the layout's signature hole, the downhill par-5 14th, is one of the most photographed golf holes in the north of England. From an elevated tee you play down to the banks of the River Teviot, the distinctively tall arches of a former railway viaduct providing a magnificent backdrop to proceedings.

Stay&Play at Schloss Roxburghe: luxury onsite accommodation available, see Where2Stay section below.

List of courses: Scotland - South

Visitors

Who can play and when?

Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.

Must book in advance.

Green fees

Visitor fee, 18-holes in high season (May thru' Sept): £75 (all days).

Contact club for full details, discounts, Stay&Play packages, etc. [Last updated: 2023].

Other information

Players generally walk this course. Golf carts available for hire.

Practice facilities

Good

Did you know?

From the course's signature hole (par-5 14th) the view is dominated by a stunning railway viaduct, which spans the River Teviot. You'll no longer see steam trains crossing the viaduct; nowadays it is walkers and cyclists who make use of this impressive Victorian structure.

The column you see in the distance from parts of the course is located on the edge of the border town of Coldstream. Sitting atop the column is a statue of Charles Marjoribanks, a former Member of Parliament for the County of Berwickshire (circa 1820).

Published ranking

Scotland's 97th best course (Golf World, 2022).

Where2Stay

  • Schloss Roxburghe Hotel & Golf Course4-star

    Heiton, by Kelso, Roxburghshire TD5 8JZ

    +44 (0)1573 450 331

    Visit website

    Once owned by the Duke of Roxburghe, the Roxburghe Hotel (or Schloss Roxburghe as its new German owners have named it) nestles amongst woodlands on the banks of the River Teviot. Many of the 22 bedrooms were originally and individually designed by the Duchess herself, some of which have four-poster beds and log fires.

    • Golf at this hotel:

      The Roxburghe

    • Golf within 5 miles:

      No

    • Golf within 20 miles:

      No

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