This section is from the book "Golf at Gleneagles", by R. J. Maclennan. Also available from Amazon: Golf at Gleneagles.

ALL railways and all roads lead to Gleneagles. The Caledonian Railway and the Great North Road each connecting London with Perth and the far North, pass within half-a-mile of the Golf Course. Both are therefore convenient, the former in respect of train service and the latter for journey by motor car. The London and North Western Railway with the Caledonian Railway forms the popular West Coast Royal Mail Route between London (Euston Station) and Scotland. Special boat and express trains for London await arrivals at Southampton and Plymouth as well as at Newhaven, Folkestone, Dover and Harwich, while visitors landing at Liverpool in their shorter journey North travel by trains that are linked at Preston to the West Coast trains expressed from London. And passengers landing at Glasgow Harbour are figuratively within the proverbial "stone's throw" of Gleneagles. The journey from London (Euston) to Gleneagles occupies about ten hours by trains which are replete with everything that makes for comfort - breakfast, luncheon, dining and sleeping cars. As illustrative of the convenience of the situation it may be said that passengers by railway from London, leaving Euston Station after dinner in the evening and travelling by the West Coast Royal Mail Route over the London and North Western and Caledonian Railways to any of the places near Gleneagles, such for example as Perth, or if preferred Edinburgh or Glasgow, will arrive next morning in time for early breakfast. Measured by time, therefore, and by the facilities which are provided for comfortable railway travelling it can be said that Gleneagles Golf Course is not far distant from such busy centres of the country as London, Liverpool, Birmingham, Manchester, Hull, Newcastle, Leith, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Examination of the map on page 129 will clearly convey the geography.
Perth, Edinburgh and Glasgow as stopping places are exceedingly convenient for passengers from the South, because any of the three are within a short railway journey of Gleneagles Station from which the Golf Course is only about half-a-mile distant. And first-class hotel accommodation at all three adds to their attractiveness. The Caledonian Railway Company's Hotels in Edinburgh and Glasgow are amongst the largest and finest of their kind in the Kingdom, and the Station Hotel at Perth, conducted under joint railway auspices, although smaller, is also first-class. All are splendidly equipped, elegantly appointed and the cuisine is excellent. The Princes Street Station Hotel, Edinburgh, and the Central Station Hotel, Glasgow, both belonging to the Caledonian Railway Company, have about two - hundred and threE-hundred-and-fifty bedrooms respectively; and both have elegant suites of apartments fitted with every convenience, as has also the Station Hotel at Perth. Then at Dunblane and Crieff about twelve and nine miles respectively from the Golf Course, and each with an excellent train service to Cileneagles Station there are the Dunblane Hydropathic and the Dunblane Stirling Anns Hotel, and the Drummond Arms Hotel at Crieff. There is also the Allan Water I Hotel at Bridge of Allan which is only a few miles further distant, and in the vicinity of the olf Course a little more than a mile away there is the country town of Auchterardcr, where hotel accommodation can also be obtained.


The train service between Gleneagles and Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stirling, Perth and Dundee and other places in the vicinity has been so arranged as to allow of golfers enjoying a full day's golf at Gleneagles and getting comfortably home in the evening. In this respect the advantage of Gleneagles Station being on the Main Line of the Caledonian Railway is apparent, and it may be mentioned that certain of the trains in both directions have Pullman Buffet and Dining Cars attached at such hours of the day as to make it practicable to breakfast, lunch, or dine in the trains with much convenience. And the train connections have been so arranged at Perth and Dundee as to allow of golfers resident at St. Andrews and other places in Fife and Forfar journeying by railway to Gleneagles with convenience and comfort. Golfers from both shores of the Firth of Tay as well as from St. Andrews enjoy a day at Gleneagles. They appear to like contrasting the attractions of the seaside courses, particularly the "Royal and Ancient," with the more modern countryside course at Gleneagles. For the information of those from far afield it may be repeated that the journey between St. Andrews and Gleneagles, as well as by train can also be made by motor car and still allow of time for a long day's play at Gleneagles. And visitors temporarily sojourning in the Highlands north of Perth can also readily get to Gleneagles either by railway or by road, because the Caledonian Railway links up with the Highland Railway at Perth. The journey by road may either be by way of Dunkeld, Amulree, the Sma' Glen and Crieff, or by way of Dunkeld, Perth and Auchterarder. Every convenience in travel is afforded to visitors by railway or by road from whatever part of the kingdom they may journey. But railways and roads are not the only means of transport to Gleneagles. Golfers also travel by air, and a feature of the facilities during the last two seasons was the golfers' aeroplane service between Glasgow and Gleneagles in connection with which there is in the immediate vicinity of the Golf Course an aeroplane landing place fully licensed by the Government Authorities.
As will have been noted, "The Pilgrimage " is easy, but in order that there may be no misunderstanding, it should he home in mind that all information in regard to Glneagles and the way to get to it can he obtained on application to the Caledonian Railway Company, Glasgow, or to the London and North Western Railway Company, London. And as the American Express Company arc the Tourist Agents of the Caledonian Railway Company, information can also be obtained at their offices in London and Paris as well as at their offices in New York and other American cities. Visitors from the Continent of Europe and also from America will be specially directed by the American Express Company; and Mr. John Fairman, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York, the General Agent in America for the West Coast Royal Mail Route of the London and North Western and the Caledonian Railway Companies is also in a position to give the fullest information and make special arrangements tor those American visitors who desire to include Scotland in their European itinerary and golf at Gleneagles.
It only remains to be said that Mr. James Mallan is the Honorary Secretary with headquarters at 302 Buchanan Street, Glasgow: that the Postal Address of the Golf Club-House is Gleneagles Golf Club-House, Auchterarder, Perthshire; that the telephone number of the Golf Club-House is 46 Auchterarder; and that the telegraphic address of the Golf Club-House is "Fore Gleneagles," Auchterarder.

 
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