Tulliallan Golf Club

The drive into Tulliallan Golf Club from Clackmannan takes you through proper Fife countryside - rolling greens and stone walls, nothing fancy. Once you arrive, you're looking at a course that's been here since 1910, and it shows in the best possible way. The eighteen holes wind through parkland that feels genuinely lived-in, not manicured within an inch of its life. Trees frame fairways, rough patches add genuine challenge, and the rough comes up thick enough that you'll lose balls if you're not careful.

This is a members' club primarily, though visitors can play if they book ahead and pay a green fee. The real draw here is that it plays like a proper Scottish course without the pretension or the eye-watering prices of the big names. You'll spend three-and-a-half to four hours out here, depending on how lost you get. The clubhouse is modest - tea, coffee, the essentials. Don't expect anything lavish.

Golfers will absolutely get the most from this. It's not a show-off course; it's a proper test with character. If you're staying at West Fife Pods just down the road, it's a convenient spot to play eighteen holes before heading back. Non-golfers can give it a miss entirely. The landscape is nice, but you're paying to play, not to sightsee. Worth a morning if you're in the area and your handicap's decent.