Golf in North West England
Lancashire links, Cheshire parkland and some of England’s most storied championship venues — the North West punches well above its golfing weight.
The North West of England is home to a disproportionate concentration of outstanding golf — the Lancashire coast in particular boasts a sequence of links courses that belongs alongside the best in the world. Royal Birkdale, Royal Liverpool, Royal Lytham & St Annes: three Open Championship venues within forty miles of each other. Add Cheshire’s refined parkland estates and the accessibility of Manchester and Liverpool, and the North West becomes one of the most compelling golf travel destinations in the UK.
Best Golf Courses in North West England
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
England’s greatest links and one of the finest courses in the world — a championship venue of supreme quality, where the ball sits up on the finest turf and every hole presents a genuine test.
Royal Liverpool Golf Club
Hoylake — flat, links, severe and magnificent. The course that Tiger Woods dominated in 2006, walking rather than driving. One of the sport’s most demanding and respected venues.
Royal Lytham & St Annes
An unusual links — no sea views, surrounded by red-brick houses, opening with a par three — yet producing some of the Open Championship’s most dramatic finishes. Unique, severe and wonderful.
Mere Golf Resort & Spa
A championship parkland set on the shores of Mere Lake — Cheshire’s premier Stay · Play · Recover destination with hotel, spa and a course that has hosted major European Tour events.
Formby Golf Club
A traditional Lancashire links of great character — the smell of pines, the sand dunes, the red squirrels in the trees. One of the most atmospheric golf experiences in England.
Mottram Hall Golf Club
A fine Cheshire parkland within a hotel and spa estate — a reliable and well-presented venue within easy reach of Manchester, making it a practical and enjoyable Golf & Spa Break base.
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