The Most Popular Golf Courses You Should Play This Summer

By: Golfshake Editor | Fri 02 Aug 2024

With Summer now here and providing the perfect playing conditions throughout the day we hope you are taking advantage of this opportunity and playing more golf than you normally would. And if you are looking for inspiration for playing somewhere different, then we are hear to help.

In this article we feature 21 of the most popular and highly rated English golf courses on Golfshake based on the reviews submitted so far in 2024. All courses featured have received more than 5 reviews this year and are priced below £50 and selected based on review rating insights.

East
East Midlands
North East
North West
South
South East
South West
West Midlands

East

Aylesbury Vale

Aylesbury Vale Golf Club

Location: Bedfordshire

Rating: 4.3

Price Guide: £££

Review: "Aylesbury Vale is currently in fantastic condition, after a really tough winter and spring. The course has recovered exceptionally well, fairways and greens are amazing."

Brett Vale Golf Club

Location: Suffolk

Rating: 4.6

Price Guide: £££

Review: "Great course kept in lovely condition. Plenty of maintenance being done to improve the course"

Langdon Hills Golf and Country Club

Location: Essex

Rating: 3.9

Price Guide: ££££

Review: "Great course in brilliant condition, all staff friendly & food excellent"

East Midlands

Oundle Golf Club

Location: Northamptonshire

Rating: 4.6

Price Guide: £££

Review: "Very well presented golf course, greens superb good challenge"

College Pines Golf Club

Location: Nottinghamshire

Rating: 4.4

Price Guide: £££

Review: "Very good What a beautiful,well maintained course. Fantastic scenery . Can't speak more highly of this course"

Forest Pines Spa & Golf Resort

Location: Lincolnshire

Rating: 4.3

Price Guide: ££££

Review: "Lovely course, Quite challenging and in great condition"

North East

Wharton Park Golf Club

Waterton Park Golf Club

Location: West Yorkshire

Rating: 4.2

Price Guide: £££

Review: "Simply brilliant Awesome course.. fantastic condition. was made to feel very welcome and some very interesting holes !!"

Dunstanburgh Castle Golf Club

Location: Northumberland

Rating: 4.4

Price Guide: £££

Review: "Exceptional links course at reasonable cost in beautiful surroundings with welcoming staff."

North West

Chorleon Cum Hardy

Chorlton-cum-Hardy Golf Club

Location: Greater Manchester

Rating: 4.2

Price Guide: £££

Review: "Better condition, amazing greens especially considering the amount of rain the north west has had in the half of 2023."

Stamford Golf Club

Location: Cheshire

Rating: 4.6

Price Guide: £££

Review: "Hidden Gem! Great course in excellent condition and a very welcoming atmosphere!"

South

Upavon Golf Club

Location: Wiltshire

Rating: 4.3

Price Guide: ££££

Review: "Course in Great condition. Well worth a visit"

West Berkshire Golf Club

Location: Berkshire

Rating: 3.9

Price Guide: £££

Review: "The course is a pleasant , flat course. Lots of trees lining the fairways, good greens. A good challenge for golfers of all level."

Three Locks Golf Club

Location: Buckinghamshire

Rating: 4.2

Price Guide: £££

Review: "Lovely course with a great friendly feel to it. Course layout was decent enough, greens fast I found."

South East

Seaford Head Golf Course

Location: East Sussex

Rating: 4.3

Price Guide: £££

Review: "Lovely course with great views. A short, but challenging course that was in a great condition. The views are impressive too. Nice clubhouse for food and drink, with friendly staff members."

Chislehurst Golf Club

Location: Kent

Rating: 4.1

Price Guide: ££££

Review: "Great testing course with a spectacular clubhouse and very friendly staff."

Redlibbets Golf and Country Club

Location: Kent

Rating: 4.1

Price Guide: £££

Review: "I was impressed by the overall quality of the course and the greens were quick. The clubhouse is now better than it used to be so well worth a visit."

Farleigh Golf Club

Location: Surrey

Rating: 4.1

Price Guide: ££££

Review: "Very good layout and facilities. Having 27 holes makes this course a good option to give you playing different layouts "

South West

Ashbury Golf Club

Location: Devon

Rating: 4.3

Price Guide: £££

Review: "We had a four day golf break, it was excellent, the courses were in great condition and very interesting a good test of golf skills"

West Midlands

Cleeve Hill Golf Club

Location: Gloucester

Rating: 4.2

Price Guide: £££

Review: "This course has wonderful views around Gloucestershire from all the tees. The course is in marvellously good nick. Plus, the variety of challenges presented to us over the course are amazing. No two holes are the same!"