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Join the Burghfield staff for a memorable New Year's celebration

Hogmanay is the Scottish New Year's festival that commemorates the solar divinity Hogmagog. The traditional Hogmanay ceremonies involved dressing in the hides of cattle and running around the village, being hit by sticks. Hogmanay festivities traditionally include the lighting of bonfires, rolling blazing tar barrels, and tossing blazing torches.

What better place to celebrate Hogmanay than the Burghfield House Hotel. Share your New Year's Eve celebration with a joyous group of locals and visitors from all over.

After the celebrations of the night before, New Year's Day is an outing to the Royal Marine in Brora, for the annual curling match. Beginners to this sport are welcome - the experienced hands are given more to drink to even out the competition!

Contrary to popular opinion, Dornoch is not snowed up all winter, and most New Year breaks include a round or two on Royal Dornoch. In fact some years guests have commented that it was better weather than they have experienced in the summer!