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ABERDEENSHIRE BY TRAIN

A golf trip by train and taxi, rather than plane and hire car, had been on my radar for some time. All looked to be progressing smoothly in February 2020 when plans were finally firmed up during a Golf Aberdeenshire media event.

There are 55 courses in the county, from classic and modern links to fine parkland, heathland and riverside layouts and beautiful nine-holers. That April, I would travel up via the direct LNER Azuma (Japanese for ‘east’) service from King’s Cross to Stonehaven, before relying mostly on taxis to get around, with the occasional additional train journey.

Sadly, everyone’s plans for April 2020 were thrown into disarray, and after two more false starts, it wasn’t until

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