Gullane

infobox UK place
country = Scotland
official_name= Gullane
gaelic_name= A' Ghualainn
scots_name=
population = 3,783
os_grid_reference= NT486830
latitude=56.03711
longitude=-2.82650
map_type=Scotland
unitary_scotland= East Lothian
lieutenancy_scotland= East Lothian
constituency_westminster= East Lothian
constituency_scottish_parliament= East Lothian
post_town= Gullane
postcode_district = EH31 2EJ
postcode_area= EH
dial_code= 0162084

Gullane is a small village in East Lothian on the east coast of Scotland, and on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. There has been a church in the village since the 800s. The ruins of the Old Church of St. Andrew built in the 1100s can still be seen at the western entrance to the village; the church was abandoned after a series of sandstorms made it unusable, and Dirleton Parish Church took its place.

Gullane Bents, the village's award-winning beach, is backed by large sand dunes that in recent years have become rather overgrown by invasive shrubs like sea-buckthorn. Gullane is part of the John Muir Way, a long-distance footpath along the coast between Musselburgh and Dunglass.

The local population includes many elderly people. Urbanisation has led to some recent housing developments, and Gullane is gaining popularity as a commuter village for nearby Edinburgh (some twenty miles away). Amenities include the Village Hall, Primary School, newsagents, and a cafe based on a German/Austrian "Konditorei". Secondary school children attend school five miles away in North Berwick.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has its training school at Gullane, and Greywalls Hotel was built in 1901 to a design by Sir Edwin Lutyens; the gardens were designed by Gertrude Jekyll.

Gullane is also home to the Scottish Fire Training School.

Golf

Gullane is the home of Muirfield golf course, which has hosted the British Open on numerous occasions, most recently in 2002. In addition to Muirfield, Gullane is the site of several other high-quality golf courses in the village and surrounding area. At the Gullane Golf Club, to which many local residents belong, three interesting 18-hole links courses straddle a large grassed-over volcanic plug.

painted a magnificent view of Gullane in 1933.

Abutting Gullane Number 3 course is the Luffness Golf Club course, and on open space beside a souvenir store that used to be a blacksmith's forge is a Children's Course, on which adults are not permitted unless accompanied by a child. Gullane numbers 1 and 2 courses and Luffness are often used as Open Championship qualifying courses when the open is at Muirfield. Children are allowed to play on courses numbers 2 and 3 after they graduate from the Children's Course. In midsummer, golf is possible into the late evening, occasionally as late as 10:30 pm, allowing a full round to be completed after dinner. As a result, Gullane is a popular destination for golfing tourists.

Notable Residents

*Ronnie Corbett, comedian and TV personality.
*Gavin Hastings Scotland Rugby legend.
*Rev. Kerr, author and minister.
*Jimmy Hume, professional golfer who once led the Open Championship.

External links

[http://194.200.14.131/documents/contentmanage/Walks%20Around%20gullane-2855.PDF] East Lothian Council - Leaflet "Walks around Gullane"