UK Courses - East Anglia
Royal Norwich
Norfolk
6,506 yards, Par 72
FORMED in 1893 and given Royal Patronage by the Duke of York the same year, Royal Norwich is blessed with a rich history and an immaculate course.
The original design is credited to John TW Deuchar but the course you play today was created by James Braid some 40 years later. Parkland in nature, there is a flavour of heathland as well and Royal Norwich begins with a par 3. Cross the road to the 2nd and you will find some of the best holes on the course starting with a sweeping par 4 and including the 8th, a pretty par 4 that is the only original 19th-century hole on the course.
Royal Norwich is open to new members and has a number of options available.
Green fees: £30 weekdays; £35 weekends
Special offer: Society packages start at £39
Location: Hellesdon, two miles from Norwich
www.royalnorwichgolf.co.uk
01603 429 928
Norfolk
6,506 yards, Par 72
FORMED in 1893 and given Royal Patronage by the Duke of York the same year, Royal Norwich is blessed with a rich history and an immaculate course.
The original design is credited to John TW Deuchar but the course you play today was created by James Braid some 40 years later. Parkland in nature, there is a flavour of heathland as well and Royal Norwich begins with a par 3. Cross the road to the 2nd and you will find some of the best holes on the course starting with a sweeping par 4 and including the 8th, a pretty par 4 that is the only original 19th-century hole on the course.
Royal Norwich is open to new members and has a number of options available.
Green fees: £30 weekdays; £35 weekends
Special offer: Society packages start at £39
Location: Hellesdon, two miles from Norwich
www.royalnorwichgolf.co.uk
01603 429 928
Eaton
Norfolk
6,118 yards, Par 70
Quick guide: DESIGNED by JH Taylor, Eaton’s undulating fairways run through avenues of mature trees that is home to an abundance of wildlife.
Green fees: £42 per day weekdays, £50 weekends
Special offer: 50 per cent off for twilight rounds, after 2.30pm
Location: Two miles from Norwich
www.eatongc.co.uk
01603 251 394
Norfolk
6,118 yards, Par 70
Quick guide: DESIGNED by JH Taylor, Eaton’s undulating fairways run through avenues of mature trees that is home to an abundance of wildlife.
Green fees: £42 per day weekdays, £50 weekends
Special offer: 50 per cent off for twilight rounds, after 2.30pm
Location: Two miles from Norwich
www.eatongc.co.uk
01603 251 394
Ipwich
Suffolk
6,435 yards, Par 71
Quick guide: JAMES BRAID used the natural heathland surroundings when he created Purdis Heath in 1928 to loop around two lakes.
Green fees: £40 weekdays; £45 weekends
Special offer: Twilight fees after 3.30pm: £25 weekdays and £30 weekends
Location: Three miles from Ipswich
www.ipswichgolfclub.com
01473 724 017
Suffolk
6,435 yards, Par 71
Quick guide: JAMES BRAID used the natural heathland surroundings when he created Purdis Heath in 1928 to loop around two lakes.
Green fees: £40 weekdays; £45 weekends
Special offer: Twilight fees after 3.30pm: £25 weekdays and £30 weekends
Location: Three miles from Ipswich
www.ipswichgolfclub.com
01473 724 017
Eagles
Norfolk
4,284 yards, Par 64
Quick guide: EAGLES is home to some of the best practice facilities in Kings Lynn with a par-3 short course, a longer nine-hole course and a 20-bay floodlit driving range.
Green fees: Par 64 Course: £10 for 9 holes and £13 for 18 holes; Par 3 Course: £5.80/£8.50
Location: Three miles from Kings Lynn off A47
www.eaglesgolfonline.co.uk
01553 827 147
Norfolk
4,284 yards, Par 64
Quick guide: EAGLES is home to some of the best practice facilities in Kings Lynn with a par-3 short course, a longer nine-hole course and a 20-bay floodlit driving range.
Green fees: Par 64 Course: £10 for 9 holes and £13 for 18 holes; Par 3 Course: £5.80/£8.50
Location: Three miles from Kings Lynn off A47
www.eaglesgolfonline.co.uk
01553 827 147
Thorpeness
Suffolk
6,281 yards, Par 69
Quick guide: SET in Suffolk coastal heathland, Thorpeness was designed by James Braid in 1922 and winds through silver birch, pine trees, gorse and heather.
Green fees: £40 weekdays; £45 weekends
Special offer: Check website
Location: Near Aldeburgh, five miles from A12
www.suffolkcoastgolf.co.uk
01728 452 176
Suffolk
6,281 yards, Par 69
Quick guide: SET in Suffolk coastal heathland, Thorpeness was designed by James Braid in 1922 and winds through silver birch, pine trees, gorse and heather.
Green fees: £40 weekdays; £45 weekends
Special offer: Check website
Location: Near Aldeburgh, five miles from A12
www.suffolkcoastgolf.co.uk
01728 452 176
Hunstanton
Norfolk
6,911 yards, Par 72
SUBTLE, testing and traditional Hunstanton, on the Norfolk coast, is a links that continues to delight. Throughout the year, the greens remain firm and smooth and with speed of play a particular pride in these parts, you will be back in the cosy clubhouse within three hours and not much more.
The course is located a mile or so outside the town centre and follows the time-honoured links tradition of a front nine that broadly travels away from the clubhouse and an inward half that brings you back again.
Watch out for the formidable 17th – a 450-yard par 4 played into the prevailing wind to a shelf of a green.
Green fees: £80 per day, £48 after1500 (weekdays); £90 per day (weekends)
Location: Just outside Old Hunstanton
www.hunstantongolfclub.com
01485 532 811
Norfolk
6,911 yards, Par 72
SUBTLE, testing and traditional Hunstanton, on the Norfolk coast, is a links that continues to delight. Throughout the year, the greens remain firm and smooth and with speed of play a particular pride in these parts, you will be back in the cosy clubhouse within three hours and not much more.
The course is located a mile or so outside the town centre and follows the time-honoured links tradition of a front nine that broadly travels away from the clubhouse and an inward half that brings you back again.
Watch out for the formidable 17th – a 450-yard par 4 played into the prevailing wind to a shelf of a green.
Green fees: £80 per day, £48 after1500 (weekdays); £90 per day (weekends)
Location: Just outside Old Hunstanton
www.hunstantongolfclub.com
01485 532 811
Richmond Park
Norfolk
6,258 yards, Par 71
Quick guide: SET in 100 acres of beautiful parkland, Richmond Park has a strong association with the River Wissey, which winds its way through the course and comes into play on many holes.
Green fees: £30 per round; £45 per day
Special offer: See website
Location: Watton, near Thetford
www.richmondpark.co.uk
01953 881 803
Norfolk
6,258 yards, Par 71
Quick guide: SET in 100 acres of beautiful parkland, Richmond Park has a strong association with the River Wissey, which winds its way through the course and comes into play on many holes.
Green fees: £30 per round; £45 per day
Special offer: See website
Location: Watton, near Thetford
www.richmondpark.co.uk
01953 881 803
Costessey Park
Norfolk
5,881 yards, Par 70
Quick guide: THIS entertaining parkland course lies in the contoured valley of the River Tud. Three man-made lakes add to the challenge.
Green fees: £20 weekdays; £25 weekends
Special offer: £35 per day; £15 twilight (after 3pm)
Location: Off A47 near Norwich
www.costesseypark.com
01603 746 333
Norfolk
5,881 yards, Par 70
Quick guide: THIS entertaining parkland course lies in the contoured valley of the River Tud. Three man-made lakes add to the challenge.
Green fees: £20 weekdays; £25 weekends
Special offer: £35 per day; £15 twilight (after 3pm)
Location: Off A47 near Norwich
www.costesseypark.com
01603 746 333
The Links
Norfolk
4,620 yards, Par 66
Quick guide: AS part of the Links Country Park Hotel, JH Taylor designed this nine-hole course.
Green fees: From £15 (free for hotel guests)
Special offer: Check website for play-and-stay deals that include Royal Cromer and Sheringham.
Location: Off A149 between Sheringham and Cromer
www.links-hotel.co.uk
01263 838 383
Norfolk
4,620 yards, Par 66
Quick guide: AS part of the Links Country Park Hotel, JH Taylor designed this nine-hole course.
Green fees: From £15 (free for hotel guests)
Special offer: Check website for play-and-stay deals that include Royal Cromer and Sheringham.
Location: Off A149 between Sheringham and Cromer
www.links-hotel.co.uk
01263 838 383
Norfolk Golf
Norfolk
6,587 yards, Par 72
Quick guide: ONE of East Anglia’s finest new courses with greens built to USGA standards. It meanders through 200 acres of countryside and mature woodland.
Green fees: £30 per round; £40 per day
Special offer: See website
Location: Reymerston, 12 miles west of Norwich
www.thenorfolkgolfclub.co.uk
01362 850 297
Norfolk
6,587 yards, Par 72
Quick guide: ONE of East Anglia’s finest new courses with greens built to USGA standards. It meanders through 200 acres of countryside and mature woodland.
Green fees: £30 per round; £40 per day
Special offer: See website
Location: Reymerston, 12 miles west of Norwich
www.thenorfolkgolfclub.co.uk
01362 850 297
Heacham
Norfolk
7,003 yards, Par 72
Quick guide: CLOSE to the coastline, Heacham Manor is a course of two distinct characters. The front nine features mounds and raised undulating greens. On the back nine, you have to negotiate a lake and the River Heacham that features on the final three holes. Heacham Manor has a boutique hotel and cottages.
Green fees: £30 weekdays; £35 weekends
Special offer: Society packages start at £23
Location: Between Heacham and Hunstanton
www.heacham-manor.co.uk
01485 536 030
Norfolk
7,003 yards, Par 72
Quick guide: CLOSE to the coastline, Heacham Manor is a course of two distinct characters. The front nine features mounds and raised undulating greens. On the back nine, you have to negotiate a lake and the River Heacham that features on the final three holes. Heacham Manor has a boutique hotel and cottages.
Green fees: £30 weekdays; £35 weekends
Special offer: Society packages start at £23
Location: Between Heacham and Hunstanton
www.heacham-manor.co.uk
01485 536 030
Where to stay
The Lodge, Old Hunstanton, Norfolk
FOR anyone tackling Hunstanton, there can be no more convenient place to stay than The Lodge. Located within half a mile of the 1st tee, this modern pub with rooms serves excellent food in a lively atmosphere. Hungry and thirsty golfers will find all they need here!
Location: Old Hunstanton village
Tariff: £140 for DB&B for two people sharing a double or twin
Special offers: See website
www.norfolk-hotels.co.uk
01485 532 896
The Lodge, Old Hunstanton, Norfolk
FOR anyone tackling Hunstanton, there can be no more convenient place to stay than The Lodge. Located within half a mile of the 1st tee, this modern pub with rooms serves excellent food in a lively atmosphere. Hungry and thirsty golfers will find all they need here!
Location: Old Hunstanton village
Tariff: £140 for DB&B for two people sharing a double or twin
Special offers: See website
www.norfolk-hotels.co.uk
01485 532 896