...my 'glorious' 2 week shut down is now on it's last day. As they say, all good things must come to an end - well, not a complete end - there is always next year, Christmas and the last few days holiday I have booked off for various concerts. Anyways, our last week of shut down was spent in Scotland. More accurately, we had a 5 day break in the Macdonald Cardrona Hotel - Golf and Spa. We had 2 days of golf booked as well as back massages, use of the pool, steam room and sauna and a trip into the village of Peebles. The rest of our time would be spent chilling out, nipping out for walks and just generally forgetting about work and everyday life for a few days.
So, was it any good? It was amazing. The golf course was brilliant. Challenging, long, tricky, rewarding and well looked after. We did get wet on both days and the course was waterlogged in places, but, the views from EVERY SINGLE hole made up for any bad weather we had. Did we play well? We did OK - lets just leave it at that!!! The back massage was, put simply, heavenly. I do have a twingy back, especially at the bottom, so it did slightly hurt the odd time - but otherwise it was divine. The pool, steam room and sauna were just 'ok'. They did their job and it was nice to go for a swim after golf and the back massage. Peebles wasn't too bad either - not much there but enough to spend a few hours (even if we got wet there as well). The hotel was very good. Clean, nice staff, good facilities - very good. The bed especially felt like a massive cloud and was a pleasure to sleep in. We had 2 breakfasts and 3 evening meals and they too were faultless. It was the first time I had tried Venison, Haggis Scotch Egg and Dauphinoise Potatoes and they were delicious - like I said 'faultless'!! Even the 3 hour 30 minute drive was littered with amazing views, especially the final 30 miles - stunning!! So, overall, an amazing holiday and one that me and my girlfriend thoroughly enjoyed (as you can see from these photos).
So, was it any good? It was amazing. The golf course was brilliant. Challenging, long, tricky, rewarding and well looked after. We did get wet on both days and the course was waterlogged in places, but, the views from EVERY SINGLE hole made up for any bad weather we had. Did we play well? We did OK - lets just leave it at that!!! The back massage was, put simply, heavenly. I do have a twingy back, especially at the bottom, so it did slightly hurt the odd time - but otherwise it was divine. The pool, steam room and sauna were just 'ok'. They did their job and it was nice to go for a swim after golf and the back massage. Peebles wasn't too bad either - not much there but enough to spend a few hours (even if we got wet there as well). The hotel was very good. Clean, nice staff, good facilities - very good. The bed especially felt like a massive cloud and was a pleasure to sleep in. We had 2 breakfasts and 3 evening meals and they too were faultless. It was the first time I had tried Venison, Haggis Scotch Egg and Dauphinoise Potatoes and they were delicious - like I said 'faultless'!! Even the 3 hour 30 minute drive was littered with amazing views, especially the final 30 miles - stunning!! So, overall, an amazing holiday and one that me and my girlfriend thoroughly enjoyed (as you can see from these photos). 
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