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The Old Course Hotel
Fife, United Kingdom
AA Five Red Star golf resort and spa above the Old Course and the West Sands, St Andrews, Fife
No. 405 · Autumn 2026
A hotel beside the home of golf
The Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa is a five red star hotel at St Andrews with views over the Old Course, the Swilcan Bridge and the West Sands, and wedding spaces for up to 450 guests.
The Old Course Hotel stands on the Fife coast at St Andrews, looking over the Old Course, the Swilcan Bridge and the sweep of the West Sands. It holds an AA Five Red Star rating and combines that setting with dedicated wedding planners, a choice of celebration rooms and the Kohler Waters Spa.
Five rooms for a ceremony and a celebration
The light-filled Conservatory has the Old Course as its backdrop and holds up to 150 for a ceremony. The chandeliered Ballroom seats 130 for dinner and has its own dancefloor and bar. The newly extended Hall of Champions, with a private entrance, porte cochere and terrace, holds up to 450. The Library and the West Deck serve smaller and outdoor weddings.
- Where
- St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
- Capacity
- Up to 450 guests in the Hall of Champions
- Ceremony
- Conservatory for up to 150, Ballroom, Hall of Champions, Library or West Deck
- Dinner
- 130 in the Ballroom, up to 450 in the Hall of Champions
How the day is held
6 spaces for the day. Up to 450 guests.
The Conservatory
A light-filled room with the Old Course beyond the glass, taking up to 150 guests for a ceremony.
The Ballroom
Chandeliers, a dancefloor and a separate bar, with seating for 130 at dinner.
The Hall of Champions
Newly extended, with its own entrance, porte cochere, reception area and terrace, and room for up to 450 guests.
Rest, close at hand
The Suites
Grand Suites Over the Course and the Sea
Rooms & Suites
Overlooking the Home of Golf
Getting there
The Old Course Hotel stands at St Andrews, on the coast of Fife, overlooking the Old Course and the West Sands Beach. Edinburgh and its airport are about an hour away by car, with Dundee close by and the railway station at Leuchars a short...
- Airport
- Edinburgh, about 60 minutes by car
- Airport
- Aberdeen
- Station
- Leuchars (ScotRail) is the nearest station, about 4.0 miles from the venue in a straight line.
- Nearby
- The Old Course & the Swilcan Bridge, On the doorstep
- Nearby
- The West Sands Beach, Beyond the course
- Nearby
- St Andrews town & cathedral, A few minutes
AA-rosette dining
The hotel's own kitchens cook modern Scottish menus, and a top-floor room looks out over St Andrews and the coast.
- Capacity
- Up to 450 guests in the Hall of Champions
- Catering
- In-house, by the hotel's AA-rosette kitchens
The facts
- Stay
- Rooms and suites, many overlooking the course and the sea
- Price
- on request
- Catering
- In-house, by the hotel's AA-rosette kitchens
- Spa
- Kohler Waters Spa
- Nearest airport
- Edinburgh, about an hour by car
The Old Course Hotel
Prices on enquiry.
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