The Grove: why top 100 resort is London’s lavish country retreat
The Grove Resort in Watford is a luxury hotel and spa set within 300 acres of stunning countryside, offering a blend of…
The best golf courses in Kent: the ultimate links paradise
The Wandering Golfers make a memorable three-day journey to Kent, to play three of England's most prestigious venues: Prince’s Golf Club, Royal…
Open Championship links unite to offer new ‘Hagen 54’ experience
Three of England’s great Open Championship links have joined forces to offer golfers from across the world a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Prince’s Golf…
Brocket Hall’s Melbourne Club is the quintessential English experience
The light is fading over Broadwater Lake; the only sounds are the rustle of weeping willows, the flap of a swan’s wings…
Gareth Benson: golf lessons that will change your game
They say great teachers don’t just fill your pail, they light a fire: after an hour or so in the company of…
Discovering Rockliffe Hall: one of England’s premier luxury golf destinations
It’s hard to imagine ever growing tired of long sultry, summer evenings at resplendent Rockliffe Hall. We’ve been watching the Oystercatchers dancing…
Amateur Championship: Hillside A fitting venue for world’s best
It’s official, Hillside Golf Club when the wind blows will test even the very best golfers in the game. Reader, I am…
Royal Liverpool Golf Club: a true Hoylake love affair
I fell in love with Royal Liverpool Golf Club the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once. I can still…
Grandeur and growth at the heart of Woodsome Hall success story
The grandeur of Woodsome Hall Golf Club speaks for itself. From the moment you drive through the gates of this handsome 134-acre…
Manchester Golf Club: natural wonder within sight of the city
You might think the sight of a deer scampering down the 5th fairway at Manchester Golf Club would be a surprise given…
Chart Hills Golf Club: new dawn for epic inland wonder
It’s a stiflingly hot summer’s day and our journey to Chart Hills Golf Club is nearing an end, as we negotiate Kent’s…
The Lodge at Prince’s Golf Club is the perfect golf break
From the moment you enter The Lodge at Prince’s Golf Club it’s clear you’re following in the footsteps of champions. A photograph…
Why picturesque Prince’s is one of England’s finest links
There can be few places to rival Prince’s Golf Club as a place to watch the sun rise on a day like…
Hillside Golf Club: a joyous assault on the senses
It’s early on a glorious July morning as I turn left through the gates of Hillside Golf Club. The place is abuzz…
Woodhall Spa’s wonderful Hotchkin Course On The Rise
There’s a rare sense of stillness and tranquillity as you walk Woodhall Spa’s iconic Hotchkin Course. This secluded, unassuming corner of Lincolnshire…
Woodhall Spa’s beautiful Bracken Course should not be missed
There’s no escaping that the Bracken Course at Woodhall Spa Golf Club is, like many other fabulous venues the world over, will…
Sean Connery: secrets behind best Bond’s golf love affair
Sean Connery stands in front of me having just emerged from his dressing room at Pinewood Studios after a heated phone call…
Does England deserve more acclaim as a golf destination?
If Scotland is the home of golf, Ireland the luxury holiday villa you can’t wait to go back to, what of England? …
Hallamshire Golf Club: warmth and wonder high in Sheffield hills
Like Rome, Sheffield is built on seven hills. High on one of them, on the cusp of the Peak District National Park,…
Formby a memorable experience rich in history and class
There is an inescapable sense of class about everything at Formby Golf Club. You feel it from the moment you turn off…
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