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...at the Burghfield House, a traditional country house hotel in the heart of Dornoch.

The 100-year old Burghfield House building, with its turreted tower, is a visible landmark seen from anywhere in Dornoch. Our friendly staff will do all they can to make you feel welcomed and comfortable during your stay. A warm welcome awaits you in the cozy Burghfield House bar, where we'll regale you with local lore of the Highlands. Read some of our guest's comments below:

The Burghfield team is full of characters - some larger than life. Your holiday with us will be an experience - one that we hope you will want to repeat time and again. Many of our guests have been coming for over 20 years. Some have met their future partners here - and a number can call themselves Burghfield babies having been conceived here! They return for the "crack", the atmosphere and the personal contacts. So meet some of the team.

Guest Comments

John Campbell of the Sunday Telegraph before the Amateur Golf Championship, sums up the Hotel.
"Not everyone will be able to get in at the Burghfield, but the lucky ones will find there a menu, the scope and excellence of which has never been surpassed in all my experience. Food, flowers - armfuls of them everywhere - and friendliness make the Burghfield more of an experience than a hotel"

Merrell Noden writing in USA's Golf & Travel explains that the annual Scottish tour is made "not so much because we are good golfers, but because we are good friends."

When Alastair Buchan and Ian Stewart of Lochcarron Weavers bought the Dornoch Town Jail in the 70s, they stayed in the Burghfield and have been coming back annually since then. They bring a large party of family & friends to celebrate New Year in Dornoch.

Jeff Wadsworth from Ponte Vedra, Florida comments "Every year my friends and I fly 4000 miles to come home to Burghfield House. There is no other experience like the hospitality and welcome given to each guest. A visit is a few nights at the home of an old friend - not a stay at a hotel".

Richard Goodale, an American from San Fransisco came on his first golfing holiday to Dornoch in 1978. He came year after year, gradually conducting his work for longer spells from Dornoch. He is now married to Josie MacRoberts - another Burghfield guest whose family have been coming to Dornoch for years. They still holiday with us. Josie's family & friends (2nd & 3rd weeks in July) include MacRoberts (Glasgow & Dornoch), Waughs (Fife), Hanlons (Belfast), Gordons (Halifax) & Baggotts (Halifax & Dornoch) and Deleone (Columbus, Ohio).

Terry Coriden has been coming to the Burghfield for 12 years from Columbus, Indiana. He so loves the place that with a few of his friends he bought it from the Currie family in March 1999 - but wants "nothing to change, unless it's getting better".

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