Inveraray Golf Club

Inveraray Golf Club sits right on the doorstep of one of Argyll's most distinctive towns, its 18 holes laid out with proper Highland views that make the walk between greens genuinely pleasant rather than a chore. You're playing on proper Scottish turf here - nothing fancy, nothing trying too hard, just a solid course that's been going since the 1930s.

It's the sort of place where golfers of middling ability won't feel out of place, which matters. The course winds through moorland with decent elevation changes that'll test your legs as much as your swing, and the backdrop of Loch Fyne adds something without ever feeling like a theme park version of golf.

This works brilliantly if you're staying at Argyll Caravan Park just down the road - genuinely walking distance for keen players, or a quick drive. Stucreoch, further out, is probably a fifteen-minute job from the clubhouse. Both parks make sense as bases for a few days of exploring Argyll proper.

Round it off with a wander around Inveraray Castle's grounds or along the lochside, and you've got a proper day sorted. The course itself won't hold non-golfers for long, so this is genuinely one for the golf crowd. Green fees and opening times are worth confirming directly before you go - standard practice for Scottish clubs - but it's the kind of place that's built into the fabric of the town rather than operating like some corporate enterprise.