Gullane
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Welcome
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Food with a View
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Gullane High Street
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Gullane Church
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Gullane Town Centre
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Traditional Food
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Gullance by the Golf Course
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Bed and Breakfast
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Gullane Golf Course
Gullane is a scenic coastal village in the East Lothian region of Greater Edinburgh. There has been a church in the village since the 800s. The ruins of the Old Church of St. Andrew built in the 1100s can still be seen at the western entrance to the village.
Gullane beach, also known as Gullane Bents, is an award-winning beach backed by large sand dunes. Gullane is also part of the John Muir Way, long stretches of which offer breathtaking walks along the coast between Musselburgh and Dunglass.
Gullane is the home of Muirfield golf course, which has hosted the British Open on numerous occasions, most recently in 2002. In addition to Muirfield, Gullane is the site of several other high-quality golf courses in the village and surrounding area. At the Gullane Golf Club, to which many local residents belong, three interesting 18-hole links courses straddle a large grassed-over volcanic plug.
From the top of the hill on each course there is a fine view over Aberlady and Aberlady Bay towards Edinburgh and the Forth Bridge as well as the coast of Fife and the Lomond Hills.
Abutting Gullane Number 3 course is the Luffness Golf Club course, and on open space beside a souvenir store that used to be a blacksmith's forge is a Children's Course, on which adults are not permitted unless accompanied by a child. In midsummer, golf is possible into the late evening, occasionally as late as 10:30 pm, allowing a full round to be completed after dinner. As a result, Gullane is a popular destination for golfing tourists.
Information and statistics taken from wikipedia