The Dean Bed and Breakfast near Longniddry Golf Course and Muirfield Golf Course, Scotland

The Dean is a detached house designed in the early 1920s and is listed as a building of special historic and architectural interest.  It is set in two acres of beautiful grounds and offers exceptional accommodation.  

The Dean, overlooking the Firth of Forth, is in a secluded setting on the edge of a quiet coastal village of Longniddry, only a few hundred yards from a golden sandy beach with rocky outcrops and well known as an area where sports like  windsurfing and kitesurfing can be enjoyed.  So much fun to watch too.

The Dean is spacious and elegant , each room filled with curio and antiques of interest and accomodation to a high standard. There is a separate Drawing room for guests, and accommodating a larger party there is a  dining room which seats 16 people, together with other seating areas.  There are two beautifully decorated double bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms, one bedroom with private bathroom and another double bedroom and twin bedroom with a bathroom that can be private to either, depending on which way the rooms are let.  

Our prices: 
£45 per per person per night based on two sharing with ensuite to include breakfast
£55 single occupancy ensuite and breakfast

Nearby are Aberlady Bay Nature Reserve and the beautiful sandy beaches of Gullane and Yellowcraig, the wonderful coastal walks and castles to visit and many other attractions of East Lothian on its doorstep.  It is a well decorated, organized and comfortable family house offering a relaxing atmosphere.  

Our location, is only twelve miles from Edinburgh and the very close A1 bypass  allowing easy access to the A1 which enables guests to easily take in a day's sight seeing and shopping in the historic festival city with its many art galleries and cultural activities.  Those who do not want to drive can take the regular train, which is about five minutes away and only takes 20 minutes into the town centre.

The Dean is also in easy reach of the Borders with its woollen mills and crafts, but particularly perfect for all holidaymakers who seek golf or even a bit of peace in the beautiful two acre garden , with the tennis court as a diversion.( Not professional but perfectly playable and can be used for football games) .  

For the many golf enthusiasts, his stretch of the east coast of Scotland is a paradise and The Dean, featured in many calendars and books since the eraly 1920.s, is ajacent to one of the tees of  Longniddry Golf Course who welcome any non members who wish to play, and we are within easy driving distance of many well known famous courses including the championship course, Muirfield, and three at Gullane, Luffness New,( which my grandfather built and my father sold!t) and Craigielaw amongst some fifteen or so others.  Games can be arranged, transport provided and caddies arranged and a bus at the end of the road  travels the coast  which boasts a host of interesting activities for those non-golfers.  

Nearby interests are: Horse riding: Golfing:  Sailing : public gardens castles and other buildings of historic interest

Longniddry Golf Course
Longniddry Golf Course is a unique combination of woodland and links located on the south side of Firth of Forth. The course is not long by modern standards, but it is designed to reward the strategic player. The fairways are quite generous and the greens are fairly large, but the penalty for straying off-line can be severe. You will find mature Scots Pines, gorse, sea-buckthorn and punitive rough only too eager to punish the wayward drive. Hit it long, certainly, but you'd better be straight!

Muirfield Golf Course
From the championship tees, the course stretches to a formidable 6,970 yards and still adds up to a par-70 6,601 yards off the medal tees. Although the thick rough and cavernous bunkers, of which there are 151, can make it a very severe test, it is a course which invokes respect from all who have tangled with it. Henry Cotton called it ‘cruelly fair’. Tom Watson said there was ‘not a weak hole on the course’
www.muirfield.org.uk

Gullane Golf Club
Gullane Golf Club offers championship quality links courses with dramatic views across the Firth of Forth to Edinburgh and Fife. The three Courses do not have names but simply numbers which reflect their age.
Gullane No. 1 has a long history of hosting international Championship events and is an Open Championship Qualifying Course. Gullane No.2 has also been used for Open Championship Qualifying and the Seniors Open Amateur. Gullane No.3, whilst being the shortest, still provides a stern challenge for golfers of all abilities.

Luffness New Golf Club
One can be astonished in middle age to walk off the 18th green feeling so invigorated and refreshed. The nature of the turf probably has something to do with this, being of the springy type which gives gently to the feet, like a rich Persian carpet. The sea air too has its beneficial qualities and the course is sensibly flat apart from minor undulations associated with seaside courses.

Craigielaw Golf Course
Inspired by the great links courses of Britain, particularly those on land which are less dominated by dunes, Craigielaw is equal to many of the finest examples of such courses; some of which are conveniently located nearby in the East Lothian area. With challenging greens, cavernous bunkers and spectacular views over the Firth of Forth, Gullane Hill and out towards Edinburgh and Fife, Craigielaw Golf Club is an experience not to be missed.


Contact Us:
Caroline Scott
THE DEAN,
LONGNIDDRY,
EH32 0PN
TEL:  00 44 (0)1875 853 272

E Mail:  caroline.rede@yahoo.co.uk