Forbes of Kingennie Country Resort
A rustic country resort with its own fish ponds
About this hotel
Forbes of Kingennie trades a city-centre location for genuine countryside, contemporary accommodations set around fish ponds and a restaurant and bar that lean rustic rather than corporate. The hot tub on site offers real recovery after a windy round on the exposed Carnoustie links, and pet-friendly rooms mean a couple travelling with a dog does not need to compromise on where they stay. The Scullery at Forbes of Kingennie, a short taxi ride away, adds another dining option beyond the resort's own kitchen for a longer stay. Accessible design and kid-friendly rooms suit a mixed group beyond just a golfing party, useful when family members join part of the trip without playing golf themselves. This is the property for a group wanting a genuine change of pace from a typical hotel stay.
- Hot tub
- Restaurant and bar
- Fish ponds
- Pet-friendly rooms
Our take
A group wanting a proper country retreat feel alongside their golf, rather than a standard city or clubhouse hotel, will get real value from Forbes of Kingennie. Golfers wanting to walk to the first tee or stay in a busier city-centre location should look toward Carnoustie itself or central Dundee instead.
- Use the hot tub the evening after your windiest round; it is a genuine recovery asset at this rustic property.
- Bring your dog with confidence; pet-friendly rooms here suit golfers who do not want to compromise on that.
- Book The Scullery at Forbes of Kingennie for a change from the resort's own restaurant during a longer stay.
Why we love it
- Genuine rustic country setting
- Fish ponds on the grounds
- Hot tub for post-round recovery
- Pet-friendly and accessible rooms
Why guests love itOur group chose Forbes of Kingennie specifically for the change of pace from a typical hotel, and walking past the fish ponds each evening on the way to dinner became a genuinely calming ritual after a windy round on the exposed Carnoustie links earlier that same day of golf, better than a hotel corridor ever could have managed on its own.