British Travel Journal

100 glorious YEARS

As famed Scottish hotel Gleneagles celebrates its centenary, British Travel Journal discovers all that the ‘glorious playground’ has to offer, as well as visiting its latest opening – Edinburgh’s hottest new hotel, Gleneagles Townhouse

There are a handful of hotels in the UK that have achieved iconic status, and Gleneagles is undoubtedly one of them. Located amid the beautiful heather-clad hills of Perthshire, the Scottish institution marks its centenary in 2024, and while it may be world-renowned for its golf, there is so much more to this luxurious hotel, as I was to discover. But before I delved into to the old, it was time to visit the new…

In 2022, Gleneagles unveiled a brand-new hotel and it is here that my adventure began. Sitting proudly on St Andrew Square in the heart of Edinburgh, Gleneagles Townhouse has taken up residence

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