Reviews

The Smugglers Swing (Silloth, Southerness & Powfoot)

Everything went really well. Hotel was very good and great service from staff. Courses were fantastic and very welcoming, especially at Silloth. Booking with Scottish Golf Breaks could not have been easier. You really went out of your way to ensure everything went smoothly. You were always prompt with your replies and even when we asked for some last minute changes to tee times you were more than accommodating. From start to finish it was a seamless booking process and had a more personal feel compared to some of the larger golf booking companies. Thanks again and we look forward to booking another trip in the future.

The Smuggler's Swing: Solway Coast, Dumfries & Galloway

Thank you so much for organising the trip. It was our 4th annual golf trip and unanimously the best so far.

Courses: superb! We played Southerness on day 1 in 40mph winds and torrential rain. Despite that it was a great course and a “proper” Scottish challenge. Dumfries and County was a traditional parkland course in perfect condition.

Then Silloth. What a course! Absolutely stunning and a joy to play. You truly have to think about every shot. Not easy at all but a privilege to play.

Carlisle, our last minute addition. I’m not sure what Powfoot is like but it would have to be good to beat Carlisle. Beautiful holes to look at and to play. A great way to round off the trip.

The Cairndale Hotel: a perfect base with friendly staff and a lovely room. The breakfast was substantial and ideal to load up for the day ahead. The bar was very nice and well stocked! We had the Dinner option included. The food was very nice. My only minor issue was that we were on a set menu with quite limited choice.

Organisation: spot on. You asked all the right questions to provide us with a spectacular 4 days of golf and accommodation. It was exactly what we were looking for and would never have found by ourselves. The communication throughout was excellent. You went above and beyond to get us a round at Carlisle on the last morning when Powfoot closed at short notice. That made such a difference as not playing a final round would have been a bit of a damp squib to end the week.

I will attach a couple of photos from Silloth.

Thank you for the voucher. We will definitely be back. We are thinking of a similar trip in June 2026. Monday to Thursday again. Very happy to be guided by you especially if you can match the hotel and courses of Dumfries and Galloway.

Thank you again from 3 very happy golfers!

Dumfries & Galloway: Cairndale Hotel, Southerness G. C. & Powfoot G. C.

The hotel was great, food was very good. Both courses were great and staff were very helpful with local knowledge. I managed to keep a 6 off my card at Powfoot and played to my 11 HCP at Southeness, in a howling gale. Definitely be back in the new year. Cheers for the voucher, look forward to using it in the near future.

Dumfries & Galloway: Cairndale Hotel, Southerness G. C. & Powfoot G. C.

We had a great weekend. The hotel and the food were excellent as were the courses. Thanks to SGB for the brilliant planning, organisation and focus on client service. Greatly appreciated.