England & Wales

Heathland & the Golf Coast

Two completely different kinds of golf in one week, and the trip American groups most consistently underrate.

Length7 nights
Golf8 rounds
Group8-16 golfers
SeasonApril through October

The journey

8 waypoints · Two hotels
ArriveLondon
GolfWoking
BaseSunningdale
GolfSwinley Forest
BaseSouthport
GolfRoyal Birkdale
GolfFormby
DepartManchester

Day by day

Day 1
Arrive and stretch outGolfWokingStaySurrey

Land Heathrow, thirty-five minutes to the club. A gentle introduction to heathland strategy.

Day 2
Thirty-six at SunningdaleGolfSunningdaleStaySurrey

Both courses, one lunch in between. The best value day of the week.

Day 3
The quiet masterpieceGolfSwinley ForestStaySurrey

No scorecard, no fuss. Colt at his most relaxed and possibly his best.

Day 4
North to the coastGolfWest LancashireStaySouthport

Rail or coach up, afternoon round to get the legs moving after the transfer.

Day 5
Royal BirkdaleGolfRoyal BirkdaleStaySouthport

Caddies booked. Flat-bottomed bunkers and the best set of par threes on the rota.

Day 6
Birkdale's equalGolfHillsideStaySouthport

Share a boundary with Birkdale and, on the back nine, arguably better ground.

Day 7
Pines and squirrelsGolfFormbyStaySouthport

Links golf through pinewood. Dinner in Southport to close the week.

Day 8
Depart

Manchester is an hour. Liverpool is closer if the flights work better.

Pennyhill Park or Great Fosters3 nights
Surrey

Country-house base inside twenty minutes of the heathland courses.

Vincent or Formby Hall4 nights
Southport

Walk to dinner in Southport. Every course on the back half is inside fifteen minutes.

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