Few tennis hotels come with credentials as glittering as Cromlix. Owned by Scottish tennis ace and former Wimbledon Champion, Sir Andy Murray, this Victorian mansion house hotel on a country estate in Dunblane, Perthshire is hard to beat. The vibe is homely and unfussy with oodles of Scottish charm — and as for the tennis courts and facilities, they’re as impeccable as you’d expect. The hotel offers first-class but always friendly tennis lessons with professional coach, Daniel Alexander Reed and his team, along with a range of inclusive tennis holiday packages. Reed formerly worked at the National Tennis Centre in London and his vision is to deliver a vibrant, healthy, and progressive coaching service that promotes enjoyable tennis playing for all ages, abilities and backgrounds.
And to mix things up a bit, you can also play about on the hotel’s pickleball court. What is pickleball we hear you ask? It’s a game that combines elements of tennis, ping-pong and badminton and is played on a badminton-sized court. Its rules are easy for beginners to pick up, making it one of the fastest growing sports in the US — along with the fact that it's fiercely competitive and addictive.
There’s also a welcome choice of spa experiences to soothe aching muscles after your day on the tennis court and other sporting activities on the Cromlix estate include falconry and shooting to more leisurely games of billiards and croquet.
For those who want to explore further afield, all the top attractions of Perthshire and Stirlingshire are within easy reach and Cromlix is just an hour’s drive away from both Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Private tennis lessons cost from £100 for a one-hour session and one-hour group lessons for two, three and four guests cost from £130, £140 and £165 respectively. Tennis lessons for children are also available. To celebrate their 10 year anniversary, latest deals include Serving up a Decade and the Championship Package.
