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Cleeve Hill Golf Club

Elemental common-land golf high above Cheltenham, shaped by wind, natural contours and one of the most important architectural lineages in the region.

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LocationCleeve Hill, Cheltenham
Course styleHill / common-land golf
Architectural heritageOld Tom Morris
Best forWalking & architecture-led trips
Why play here?

A very different Cheltenham golf experience

Cleeve Hill sits high above Cheltenham on common land and rewards golfers who enjoy exposed conditions, firm-running ground, natural contour and visual variety rather than manicured resort golf. The original course is widely attributed to Old Tom Morris in the early 1890s, giving the venue a genuine architectural story as well as a remarkable setting.

Choose Cleeve Hill if: you want the most distinctive Cheltenham-area round, value golf architecture and scenery, and are happy to let wind and terrain shape the day.
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Who it suits

Architecture-led golfers

The Old Tom Morris lineage and natural landform make this much more than a local convenience course.

Confident walkers

The setting and exposure are part of the appeal. This is a course to experience on foot rather than rush through.

Cheltenham short breaks

It pairs naturally with Cotswold Hills, Lilley Brook or Brickhampton Court for a varied two- or three-round itinerary.

Build the wider journey

Have you considered?

Cotswold Hills

Choose it for a more conventional championship-style parkland test on the same side of Cheltenham.

View Cotswold Hills

Lilley Brook

Choose it for a traditional Cheltenham parkland round and easier town-based logistics.

View Lilley Brook

Tewkesbury Park

Choose it when the hotel, golf and recovery proposition need to sit in one stay.

View Tewkesbury Park

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