Category: Travel Tips

Peat Inn, St Andrews Wins Award

PerryGolf Staff

Suggestions for good restaurants are always high on a client’s list; as the time for their trip draws closer, we are often asked for our recommendations.  

The Peat Inn, St. Andrews
The Peat Inn, St. Andrews

There are certain restaurants that come highly recommended that we do advise are booked in advance to avoid disappointment.  The Peat Inn is certainly one we recommend to book ahead of time; the restaurant is located about 10 minutes from St. Andrews and was recently awarded Restaurant of the Year 2010 at the Scottish Restaurant Award Dinner.  It was a great night for The Peat Inn as the chef-proprietor Geoffrey Smeddle was also named as Chef of the Year 2010.  Other winners that also feature in our PerryGolf dining guide were Ondine Restaurant, Edinburgh for Best Seafood Restaurant and the Best Newcomer Restaurant was received by Rocpool Reserve Hotel, Inverness.

During your trip we suggest booking certain restaurants in advance, perhaps on evenings where it makes sense with your golf/sightseeing schedule, but also to not make reservations for every evening as we find this too restricting when one wishes to relax and enjoy their golfing vacation.

By Denise McKee.  Denise has been with PerryGolf for over 10 years and is a member of our admin team.

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Scottish Place Names

PerryGolf Staff
A Scottish Loch in The Trossachs
A Scottish Loch in The Trossachs

As you drive (or are driven) around Scotland on your golf trip, you will no doubt wonder about the origins of some of the place names which keep cropping up.  Many are based on the Celtic words for colours, such as glas – green, as in Glasgow (green hollow).  Another commonly used colour is dubh – black.  Then there are the geological formations, such as drummond – ridge, strath – broad valley (Strath-clyde – valley of the Clyde), firth – outlet to the sea and ben (mountain), also inver – mouth of (Inver-ness).  A dun is a fort, a loaning is a lane or small street, and a bal is a small town or village.  Most people will know a lake is a loch, a pile of stones is a cairn, and a narrow valley is a glen.

Here are some of the other names you might come across.  Dornoch – pebbly place.  Gullane – small loch.  Edinburgh – fort on a hill.  Turnberry – tower.  Aberdeen – mouth of the Dee.  Carnoustie – crows nest.

By Yvonne Shaw.  Yvonne has been with PerryGolf for over 10 years and is a member of our admin team.

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Full English Breakfast Sir?

PerryGolf Staff
Full English Breakfast
Full English Breakfast

Ever wondered what the difference is in the full breakfast as you travel around the countries that make up the UK?  Eggs and bacon will be included everywhere, but what accompanies them may differ.

In England you can expect to find sausages, grilled tomatoes and mushrooms and may be offered black pudding, baked beans and fried bread.   Breakfast tea is usually stronger than most other varieties and toast and marmalade will be on the table.

In Scotland, porridge made from oatmeal is considered a must and can be eaten with cream and either salt or something sweet such as honey.  The bacon and eggs may be accompanied by a flat sausage (know as lorne) rather than links sausages.  There will be grilled tomatoes and mushrooms and probably black pudding, fruit pudding and haggis.  Oatcakes are often offered and are a savoury, slightly salty biscuit.

Ireland is famous for its delicious soda bread and this will be on the table at breakfast too.  Irish breakfast can also include a white pudding.  In Northern Ireland, the Ulster breakfast is usually a full English plus soda bread.  Wales has it’s own variety of bread made from seaweed – laver or lava bread – give it a try!

By Yvonne Shaw.  Yvonne has been with PerryGolf for over 10 years and is a member of our admin team

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Lost Luggage? Not Any More…

Mhairi

The beginning of any trip should be stress-free and enjoyable, but if your luggage or golf clubs go missing, this can easily put a damper on your vacation.

Further to my colleague Keith’s blog in March, I discovered another interesting article which not only places great emphasis on shipping luggage and clubs in advance of a trip, but specifically mentions Luggage Forward as a great option in making sure your golf clubs arrive safely (and hassle-free) to your destination.

To view the article, please click here.

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