Uniquely decorated rooms, offering space and comfort. A good ten minute stroll from the town centre and beach, located along the Canche estuary. All rooms are fully equipped to a very high standard. Public spaces adorned with artworks. Superior rooms overlook the bay. Located just a couple of minutes on foot from the top end of the main street through the town.

Details: 2 New Restaurants: The Baya is a bistronomic restaurant, and Boko Baya is their gourmet offering. A recently renovated bar called Le Menko offers a range of drinks and snacks.

Facilities: Good indoor pool and sauna. Spa [extra cost]. Private parking.

Our View: Though on the margins of the town centre, still walkable. Our customers can benefit from a free night for stays Sunday to Wednesday, minimum 3 night stay. No offers at weekend, minimum 2 nights’ stay at weekends.

A luxury hotel. The Westminster has welcomed guests since 1924, and retains the ambience of its Art-Deco era, though thoroughly modern rooms. All rooms and suites are fully equipped to a very high standard. Located just a couple of minutes on foot from the top end of the main street through the town.

Details: 2 Restaurants: The Michelin-starred Le Pavillon and Les Cimaises, the Art Deco brasserie. There is also Le Mahogany Bar with terrace

Facilities: Nuxe Spa includes small indoor pool, jacuzzi and sauna. Free access to Barriere Casino, le Touquet, almost opposite hotel. Private parking.

Our View: The top hotel in Le Touquet, owned and managed by the prestigious Barriere Group since 2016. We include a green fee per night at the Hardelot and Le Touquet courses, and Belle Dune or Wimereux. Not the cheapest, but worth the extra for the surroundings and service.

On the golf course and under the same ownership as the golf clubs at Le Touquet and Hardelot. Ideal, quiet location, especially for early-rising golfers!

Details: 43 rooms. On the golf course and under the same ownership as the golf clubs at Le Touquet and Hardelot. All rooms fully equipped, some in the manor house, others [standard rooms] in the more modern extension behind the house. Ideal, quiet location, especially for early-rising golfers!

Facilities: Restaurant, cosy lounge bar, billiard room, outdoor pool and tennis courts, parking.

48 rooms Comfortable, fully renovated hotel, close to the seafront and all the town’s amenities. Lounge bar, reading lounge, terrace, private parking (pre-bookable, but pay at hotel).

Details: Under same management as Le Bristol, also fully renovated and well placed for walking into town. All rooms fully equipped, but more modest than the Bristol.

Facilities: Breakfast room/ lounge, bar.

Our View: This hotel offers inexpensive accommodation in the town. On-road parking close by. Check-in times must be respected, as reception not manned 24 hours.

Right in the heart of the ‘action’. Affords all usual bedroom/bathroom comforts, but no bar on-site. Is a regular haunt of many a golfer. Annexe just across the road offers 3* equivalent comfort, in newer rooms, for a little extra.

Details: Right in the heart of the town centre ‘action’. Affords all usual bedroom/bathroom comforts, and the nearest bar is just next door! 24 hour access to the hotel which is a regular haunt of many a golfer.

Facilities: Breakfast room, entrance lounge. Private, underground parking close by, pay at hotel.

Our View: The best of its category and very popular with groups. Reception is manned 24 hours. Sometimes criticised as noisy either from the bustle of the main street below, or guests returning late at night. Generally, a golfer’s favourite.

Behind its 1928 façade, Pol offers excellent accommodation within a short walk of the beach and the town’s restaurants. Rooms have state of the art equipment and modern designer interior furnishings, are fully air-conditioned. TV, minibar and safe. Brunch-style breakfasts…a stylish new establishment, with a chic lounge/bar

Details: 16 rooms, 2 suites. An astonishing renovation: behind its 1928 façade, created in 2006 as a ‘boutique’ hotel, Pol offers excellent accommodation within a short walk of the beach, and the town’s restaurants. Rooms have state of the art equipment and modern designer interior furnishings, are fully air-conditioned. TV, minibar and safe. Brunch-style breakfasts…a stylish establishment, with a chic lounge/bar

Facilities: Bar, located in town centre

Our View: Friendly and accommodating, with decent rooms, but only 6 twins, so not for big groups.

Stylishly conceived and renovated in an 18c hospice the facade of which is listed. Central but quietly located around 20 minutes by car from several courses. Restaurant bar, private parking.

Details: 57 rooms, stylishly conceived and renovated in an 18c hospice, the façade of which is listed. Many original features retained throughout the building. All rooms of good size and fully equipped to a high standard. Central, but quietly located, around 20 minutes by car from several courses.

Facilities: Restaurant, bar, private parking, to be paid locally.

Our View: A high quality hotel, which attracts regulars. Also caters for seminars. Having more full-time residents than the seaside towns, Montreuil welcomes tourists, and gives a truer flavour of French living than many golf destinations.

A former farmhouse now houses this family-owned hotel with gastronomic restaurant. Close to the beach and countryside, offers a relaxing environment for a short break.

Details: Pretty decoration in well equipped bedrooms, with tea & coffee making facilities,TV and complimentary WIFI access.

Facilities: Gardens and outdoor pool, gastronomic restaurant.

Our View: Long-standing good reputation for the food here; worth dining in. Is just a few minutes from Belle Dune’s first tee. In our view, more suited to couples/small groups.

Landscape: Attractive mixed woodland

Description: Easy walking

Facilities: Magnificent new Clubhouse close to 1st & 18th tees, with changing rooms, club storage and restaurant, new car park. Full practice facilities and buggies.

Our view: The upgraded course can be enjoyed by all levels of golfer and as it is flat, is less physically demanding than many other courses.

Landscape: Undulating links course, few trees

Description: Recent layout changes have reverted to the full Colt design. Many trees and scrub now gone, making the course more of a true links. The first tee is away from the clubhouse, access being by buggy path, or by car to a separate car park, nearby.

Facilities: Magnificent new Clubhouse , with changing rooms, club storage and restaurant, new car park. Full practice facilities and buggies.

Our view: Now restored to Harry Colt’s original design, La Mer is one of the ‘must play courses’ and challenges the best golfers, especially from the back tees. Only one, fleeting, sea view!

Landscape: Flat, mixed woodland and dunes

Description: Easy walking

Facilities: Magnificent new Clubhouse close to 1st tee, with changing rooms and restaurant, new car park. Full practice facilities and buggies.

Our view: This course can be enjoyed by beginners or improvers and is a decent 9 holes to complement the other 2 courses.

Landscape: Part forest, part links, some undulation

Description: Delightful natural surroundings

Facilities: Small clubhouse building with changing facilities. Food and drinks, terrace in summer. Full practice facilities. Few buggies. Adjacent swimming pool complex.

Our view: Most visitors love Belle Dune. It is one of the ‘must play’ courses. Always in good shape and the setting is pretty. Can be very busy. Some long walks green to tee.

Landscape: Flat, natural wetlands

Description: Water creates the course’s architecture, small greens

Facilities: Clubhouse, with restaurant. Original lake practice range. Few buggies

Our view: Plays at its best April to September. Quaint chateau as backdrop. Less commercialised than other clubs.

Landscape: Flat, mixed woodland

Description: A short parkland course with small greens

Facilities: Clubhouse, with restaurant. Original lake practice range. Few buggies

Our view: Plays at its best April to September.Quaint chateau as backdrop. Less commercialised than other clubs.Complements Les Cygnes, for a second round.

A quiet location with restaurant and bar, ideal for a stop-over or short golfing break, just 25 minutes from the Channel termini, by fast road. Opened in late 2008, on the golf course at Aa St Omer, which continues to be selected for the European Tour ‘Open de St Omer’ each June.

Facilities: Modern, light and yet cosy rooms, with golf course or forest views. Each has satellite TV and free WiFi connection. Le Lodge, the hotel’s gastronomic restaurant, again of chic modern style, will delight all-comers. Superb views of the golf course from its wide windows, adjacent bar. For snacks or restaurant meals, Le Ristandèl, in the Club House, offers a warm lunch-time welcome.

Our View: Quality hotel, with good facilities on-site. There is a modest sauna & jacuzzi ‘spa’ area

This classy hotel is set in its own grounds in the Audomarais national park. Combine with golf at St Omer, or the coastal courses which are only 40 mins away.

Facilities: Gastronomic restaurant, lounge bar, breakfast conservatory. Tennis, bicycle hire and a putting green.

Our view: Elegantly appointed bedrooms, some in chateau, others in the extension wing, all with a balcony but are a bit more expensive

A rare combination of cosiness and grandeur in this converted 18th century chateau, set in a 12 acre park, Is within easy reach by car of all courses in the region, and the sea, and just a few minutes south of Boulogne town centre.

Special offer with golf at Hardelot.

Facilities: Restaurant.Bar and lounge in part of the original building.Tennis court, large gardens, sauna, parking. Some rooms are in the old stable block and little cottages, others in the chateau. A few minutes’ from Boulogne town, for evening entertainment.

Our View: A high quality hotel, where we recommend dining in. Offers gourmet restaurant seating in a lovely conservatory, overlooking the grounds.

Sample packages : using this hotel, enjoy special golf rates at Hardelot, for minimum 2 night/3 round package. Especially good low season offers

Hardelot’s premier hotel, set, as its name suggests, in a vast wooded garden and a good stroll from Hardelot’s main centre. All rooms fully equipped to a very high standard, some recently refurbished. Ideal, quiet location, just a couple of minutes by car from each of the 2 courses.

Special offer with golf at Hardelot.

Details: Gourmet restaurant, piano bar, billiard room, outdoor pool [heated in summer] and tennis courts, parking. A self-catering option is available, but only to families and couples in the Résidence adjacent to the main hotel building. All hotel facilities available to you.

Our View: A high quality hotel, to which many customers return regularly. Also caters for seminars and has function suites. Ideal for entertaining business clients, or combining work with golf.

Sample Packages: using this hotel, enjoy special golf rates at Hardelot, for minimum 2 night/3 round package. Especially good low season offers

In the centre of Hardelot, and just a few minutes from the golf courses, this modern hotel has become very popular with our golfers. Allows you to walk to a choice of local restaurants and bars in this small beach resort, where the vast beach is nearby.

Special offer with golf at Hardelot.

Details: Les Jardins has become a favourite, as we predicted! This very comfortable hotel is managed by its owners, ensuring attention to every detail of your stay. Spacious, air-conditioned rooms, some with a small balcony, and up-to-date bathrooms are key features.

Facilities: Late-night bar, garden/terrace and enclosed car-parking at rear [parking costs extra].

Our View: Now established as many customers’ favourite place to stay in Hardelot. The town centre location adds to its popularity. Excellent prices for the quality of the accommodation and good breakfast choices. Offers spacious triple and quadruple rooms, too, if you are on a budget.

Sample Packages: Using this hotel, enjoy special golf rates at Hardelot, for minimum 2 night/3 round package. Especially good low season offers.

Long established hotel, set just outside Hardelot, in close proximity to the Hotel du Parc. It belongs to the Logis de France, a mark of quality and consistent hospitality. Excellent location just a couple of minutes by car from each of the 2 courses.

Facilities: All rooms simply furnished, and equipped with TV and telephone. Comfort rooms with balcony or terrace. Restaurant, [closed Sunday & Monday, unless a group pre-booking], small bar, terrace in the summer, parking.

Our View: Already well established as a favourite with golfers . Can walk into Hardelot, but allow some 20 minutes on foot. Good food in restaurant. Family-owned and managed.

Landscape: Set in a conservation area.

Description: Flat parkland Open layout, appeals to all levels of golfer. The latest 9 holes are quirkier in style

Facilities: Members’ clubhouse, where visitors are welcomed. Hot food not always possible. Enclosed parking. Some buggies

Our view: Talked about for its wonderful greens. Some challenging water holes! The new 9 has not proved to be to everyone’s taste.

Landscape: Coastal, clifftop. Can be windy!

Description: Older-style links layout. Small greens

Facilities: Friendly, but older style clubhouse, has all been modernised. Lunch available. Driving range. Few buggies

Our View: A compact, easy to walk links course, whose difficulty depends on the length of the rough and the wind strength. Good choice for first or last day as only 20 minutes from Eurotunnel. Good, honest clubhouse food. Reductions on Tuesday

Landscape: Hilly, parkland

Description: Modern layout. Winds along a river valley

Facilities: Super clubhouse, good food, even a snooker table! Buggies. Full practice facilities as befits a course which hosts a European Tour event. On-site hotel for play and stay option.

Our view: Golfers love or hate St Omer, for a range of reasons. Not an easy-walking course, but excellent condition, especially after the Tour has been there in June.

Landscape: Tree-lined fairways, quite flat. Simpson 1930’s design

Description: Mature course, deep bunkers . Recent alterations including reshaping of some greens and bunkers and reducing the number of trees has brought a more modern feel to the course.

Facilities: Driving range, clubhouse serving snacks, no evening service. ‘Pro-shop’. Buggies

Our view: Tends to be the popular choice as is a fair test for all. Is therefore always relatively busy and we recommend an early tee time, for maximum enjoyment. The management has introduced a more eco-friendly style of course maintenance, using less water and organic fertilisers.

Landscape: Undulating, tree-lined, despite its name

Description: Dog-legs and blind holes add to difficulty

Facilities: Driving range and full practice facility, modern clubhouse serving snacks and full meals, terrace in summer. Boutique. Buggies

Our view: Maturing all the time. Recent changes to certain holes have settled down and make the Dunes more a ‘visitor-friendly’ layout. For older, or less fit golfers, walk is quite taxing, in parts.

The names of the two 18-hole golf courses at Golf du Médoc hint at the resort’s beguiling setting. Rated among the best in Continental Europe, the Châteaux and Vignes courses take you into wine country in Bordeaux. You might need a few glasses of red after your round, with both testing your technique to the fullest. The Châteaux takes its inspiration from Scottish link courses, blending into unspoilt nature and offering wide fairways bordered by gorse. The Vignes is more of an obstacle course and is judiciously peppered with bunkers and maritime pine trees. Adding to the overall experience is a golf training centre and restaurant serving some of the finest wines from the Médoc vineyards. https://golfdumedocresort.com/

Sitting on 45 hectares in sigh-inducing countryside in Médoc Regional Nature Park, on the banks of the Gironde estuary in the heart of the famous Margaux vineyards in Bordeaux, the 18-hole golf course at Relais de Margaux is a sheer joy to play because of its variety. Holes are bordered either by elm or ash trees, sometimes surrounded by lakes and occasionally skirt the sanctuary. And don’t let the lovely surroundings fool you – Relais de Margaux is challenging throughout with its narrow fairways and numerous bunkers. Start the day at the practice range and putting green and end it at a brasserie with a terrace that has panoramic views over the golf course. https://www.relais-margaux.fr/en/

A top hotel, peaceful location overlooking the golf course. Superb amenities, on-site and in surrounding chic beach resort of Deauville. Opportunity to discover other Normandy courses during your stay.

Details: Le Lassay restaurant offers gourmet dining. As the golf is also on the doorstep, choose to eat in the Deauville clubhouse. Guest rooms reflect the styles of Normandy and are extremely well equipped. Hôtel du Golf Barrière – Deauville is away from the from the bustle of the town centre but close enough to enjoy the pleasures of Deauville , including the boardwalk, casino and racecourse. Hotel offers exceptional views of the Normandy countryside, Trouville, and the Bay of the Seine.

Just a couple of minutes from the centre of Dieppe, spacious rooms all overlook the sea. Provides an ideal place to stay, for the coastal courses, and just ½ hour from Saint-Saens.

Details: Hotel has been fully refurbished, and offers airy, open spaces in public areas [lounge, bar and breakfast room]. Comfortable and a great location for a few days. Dieppe is still a fishing port, so plenty of fresh fish on offer in the town’s bustling restaurants, just a short walk away.

A family run hotel, for 3 generations, in the town, but not all rooms have sea-view. You will be welcomed and comfortable here.

Details: Like its sister hotel, the Europe, this hotel has been lovingly renovated, and its décor reflects a variety of themes. All rooms soundproofed. Ideal location for golf, just a few minutes along the coast road.

In the heart of the course, the lovely Château de Vaudichon, a 19th century lodge, is now a spacious yet cosy hotel. The ‘Eawy’ forest is all around, renowned for its beech trees, throughout France! The restaurant is called ‘Restaurant l’Entre Pôtes [‘amongst mates’] and offers good food and a friendly atmosphere.

Details: 7 large bedrooms are in the château, which houses the clubhouse and bar for the golf, as well as restaurant. 13 other rooms nearby in the converted stable block. Some rooms can take up to 4 people. The Hotel du Golf de Saint-Saëns is open from March through to end October. Half-board and golf-inclusive options available. Ideal for ‘play and stay’ breaks amongst your club-mates.

Just 50 metres from the beach and casino, a friendly welcome and comfortable night awaits at this family-owned hotel, right in the heart of Trouville, with its many restaurants and bars…and Deauville just a short walk away.

Details: The owners are ‘patissiers’ so you get a great croissant and good buffet breakfast! Super welcome and ideal if you’re not looking for a big, swanky hotel. Access to several courses is easy by car.

Landscape: Laid out next to the Eawy Forest, the course commences with five flat holes with water, then moves on into woodland & then into open countryside, finishing with 17 & 18 back in the woods

Description: Varied terrain. Well maintained, especially the greens.

Facilities: On-site hotel, which is also clubhouse, bar & restaurant

Our view: Friendly welcome for our customers. Offers very good golfing value, especially if you take advantage of the room, half-board and golf package.

Landscape: Clifftop, but mostly flat parkland. some holes open to the elements

Description: 1897 Willie Park design. Wide fairways, small greens

Facilities: Older, members’ club. Friendly clubhouse with restaurant

Our view: One of the oldest clubs in France, ‘lovely’ on a fine day!

Landscape: Clifftop links, splendid views

Description: Well maintained, easy walking, apart from one steep downward path.

Facilities: Modern clubhouse serves decent midday meals, bar.

Our view: Another course which is over 100 years old and affords spectacular views over the rugged cliffs, across the Channel and the small town of Etretat. Has to be done.

Landscape: Set on banks of the Seine estuary, woodland and undulating

Description: 3 9-hole loops, one in an old orchard, views over Seine estuary

Facilities: 18th century clubhouse, with restaurant. Practice facilities.

Our view: We enjoyed both the golf and the lunch. A few ‘simple’ holes, but do not spoil the overall impression.

Landscape: Parkland within a conservation area

Description: Number of blind holes and water hazards, but suitable for all, Splendid views over typical Normandy landscape.

Facilities: Converted manor house acts as clubhouse. You will enjoy the setting, especially in summer. Practice. Short 9 holes, too.

Our view: Suits all levels of golfer, varied terrain and Pays d’Auge country is the home of Calvados..need we say more?

Landscape: On a hilltop, outside Deauville, good views

Description: 3 9-hole loops, designed by Tom Simpson and Henry Cotton. All set within a superb park, affording views of sea, town and countryside

Facilities: High standard club, which has many members’ and visitors’ events throughout the golfing season. Excellent facilities, with hotel on site

Facilities: The red and white nines make up the championship course, here there are no water hazards, but well placed bunkers and quick greens make scoring difficult. The Blue 9 winds through Normandy countryside.

Landscape: Woodlands and rhododendron-lined fairways.

Description: Designed by Robin Nelson and landscaped by Thierry Huau in 1988, this beautiful course winds through the woods, with the castle as backdrop

Facilities: Lovely clubhouse with all ‘mod cons’ including food, bar, pro-shop.

Our view: Two steep walks, not for the fainthearted. This course is one of the best and most beautiful courses in Normandy, to which we are always happy to return.

Landscape: Set in an ancient park, bit up and down, as winds along sloping valley

Description: Not long, but challenging enough for all levels.

Facilities: Old, Normandy timbered clubhouse, terrace in fine weather. Cosy, rather than fancy. Limited food.

Our view: Welcoming staff. Good views. Don’t be put off by the undulating terrain.

Landscape: Set in the Normandy countryside on 2 flat plateaus, one higher than the other.

Description: Plenty of water, Florida-style, well-maintained modern design

Facilities: Old stud farm, transformed into modern facilities. Good restaurant, terrace with views over the valley and every convenience

Our view: Interesting layout and the modern sculptures around the course leave little to your imagination.

Landscape: Woodland, water and sea are the themes at this complex.

Description: La Mer course, as its name suggests, runs down to the edge of the cliffs, afforting great views of the fishing village of Port en Bessin and the ocean beyond. The course then turns inland. Le Manoir course is set in wooded countryside, with some lakes, creating hazards.

Facilities: On-site Mercure Hotel, clubhouse and bar. Full practice facilities.

Our view: This is a nice setting, the 2 courses providing every possible challenge to the golfer, and can be combined with a WWII history tour.

With golf and conferencel rooms Just 40 minutes from Paris, a complete resort destination with excellent service. 2 restaurants, piano bar, fitness centre, in & outdoor pools. Golf clubhouse, racket sports, mountain bikes, indoor games.

Details: 202 rooms Resort, with golf and conference rooms Just 40 minutes north of Paris. A complete resort destination with excellent service. 2 restaurants, piano bar, fitness centre, in and outdoor pools. Golf clubhouse, racket sports, mountain bikes, indoor games.

Nearest golf: Apremont and Chantilly

Our View: Excellent standard of accommodation and service. On one golf course and within literally a few minutes of several more. 5 minutes Chantilly town Apart from the winter months, has low season in the summer, offering a range of money-saving packages.

Mont Griffon is only 27 km North of Paris and 20 km from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. Leisure facilities, including mountain biking and horse riding, can be arranged. The small town of Luzarches is a couple of minutes away and has several restaurants, for alternative dining.

Details: Mont Griffon [Luzarches] is only 27 km North of Paris [20 km from Paris,Charles de Gaulle Airport] and offers many interesting visits to local historical sites. Other leisure facilities, including mountain biking and horse riding, can be arranged. The modern Hotel de Mont-Griffon offers golf-course views. On the same landscaped complex there are 11 meeting and banqueting rooms 3 restaurants. The small town of Luzarches is a couple of minutes away and has several restaurants, for alternative dining. Paris is 35 minutes.

Nearest golf: Mont Griffon, L’Isle d’Adam & Paris I.G.C

Nearest golf: Luzarches offers several dining possibilities. Hotel rooms have nice views onto golf and surrounding countryside, but offer relatively simple accommodation. Every weekend, stay 3 nights for the price of 2.

Just 30 km from Paris, ideal for golfing holidays to the 2018 Ryder Cup venue. or other trips to culture and arts in the vicinity of Versailles. Situated on 3 18-hole golf courses.

Details: Usual Novotel facilities, some rooms overlook the golf course which is accessed a few hundred metres from the hotel.

Facilities: The Clubhouse bar and restaurant, coffee shop and bar

Our View: The best place to stay, if you are considering playing the Ryder Cup venue, but be aware that there will be many closures in preparation for the event. Location is restrictive, you’ll need a car to go out. Other good courses are within reach.

The Gingko Hotel, at Golf Parc is partly in a 19th century house located on the beautiful golf course Robert Hersant, in the small Normandy hamlet of La Chaussee d’Ivry. Other rooms in recent extension, overlooking gardens.

Details: A stay and play destination. Dine well in the modern, recent clubhouse.

Our View: Come here to enjoy the marvellous parkland setting of this privately owned hotel and golf course. Residents get preferential golf rates, making it a great value, quality set-up.

Landscape: Parkland, some holes over water.

Description: Makes the most of mature woodland setting. Long and technically challenging course.

Facilities: Everything you could ask for in a clubhouse, friendly staff, too. Possible to arrange seminars and group meals in separate rooms.

Our view: Originally built to high Japanese standards. This shows in the great course and superb clubhouse, offering every comfort to the travelling golfer.

Landscape: Modern design, flat, forest backdrop.

Description: Current planting adds to the attraction of this well-maintained course, which is overlooked by the hotel. Most holes lie in the forest.

Facilities:: On-site hotel, super clubhouse facilities and bar/restaurant

Our view: An improving course. Good playing conditions.

Landscape: Flat, wooded terrain.

Description: A shorter, tighter course, with limited bunkering, set amongst the oak trees.

Facilities: Refurbished clubhouse and restaurant and bar. Buggies available.

Our view: Not as good as les Chenes, but ideal for a gentler second round.

Landscape: Flat, wooded terrain.

Description: Tom Simpson design. Stylish bunkering and a mixture of straight and dog-leg holes.

Facilities: Refurbished clubhouse and restaurant and bar. Buggies available.

Our view: One of the best courses in the region and due to the sandy subsoil it is playable all year round.

Landscape: Parkland/forest.

Description: Undulating Quite tight and up and down. The tree-lined fairways and quality greens will add to any golfer’s enjoyment of this excellent design.

Facilities: Welcoming clubhouse, tastefully converted from 18c stone farm buildings, offers restaurant and bar. Buggies available.

Our view: Get here whilst it’s less well known and not busy during the week.

Landscape: Parkland, a view from everwhere on the course.

Description: Set in lovely countryside.Rather challenging 18 holes, and 2 9-holes, of which the shorter forms part of the outstanding training and practice facilities on this complex La Foret (9) Par 34, 2790 m.

Facilities: Hotel on site, plus separate clubhouse, fully equipped. Also conference centre and function suites.Lessons can be arranged.

Our view: Worth a visit. Access to course restricted at weekends, but midweek, the course has more space for greenfees.

Landscape: Undulating fairways with links style bunkering and large slick greens Numerous water hazards.

Description: One of the best championship courses on the European Tour; host to the French Open each year since 1991 and was the venue for the 2018 Ryder Cup. Design by H. Chesneau, this is the true test of your golf that a quality Championship course should be. The front 9 are probably the easier holes, whilst the last 4 holes set around a large lake make for a fantastic finish.

Facilities: Clubhouse, offers restaurant and bar. On-site hotel, practice facilities.

Our view: If you are in the region, a must-play. Not cheap, but as a Ryder Cup venue, it is good value. There are 2 other courses at Le Golf National, but do not compare to the Albatros.

Landscape: Undulating parkland layout.

Description: Designed in 1986 by Michel Gayon, the course has many picturesque holes, mainly where the river comes into play.

Facilities: Large clubhouse offers restaurant and bar. Buggies can be pre-booked.

Our view: A pretty course.

Landscape: Inland links.

Description: Very different from la Riviere course, the links style with pot bunkers and deep rough will trap your errant shots! The wind can be a significant factor.

Facilities: Large clubhouse offers restaurant and bar. Buggies can be pre-booked.

Our view: One of the top links-style courses in France. Makes for a great 36-hole day out, if you play both, as they are so different.

Landscape: A varied, tree-filled park.

Description: This modern layout is set amongst magnificent trees of all types; there are plenty of water hazards. The colours in autumn are spectacular, with the change of leaves on the specimen trees. Some long distances from green to next tee, a buggy is obligatory, and is included in your green fee.

Facilities: Large clubhouse offers restaurant and bar. On-site hotel.

Our view: One of France’s outstanding venues where the large undulating greens make scoring tough. It’s worth staying in the hotel and playing the course more than once.

Landscape: Slightly undulating parkland course, set amongst mature trees.

Description: Located in the in the grounds of a 17th century chateau, used in the filming of ‘Beauty & the Beast’. La Licorne, the main course, has generous fairways and large, good quality greens, all set within ancient dense woodlands.

Facilities: The chateau serves as clubhouse and restaurant. Driving range & putting green and a further 9 hole pitch & putt. There is hotel accommodation in the chateau, on request.

Our view: A good course, recently upgraded and if played from the back tees, is long and challenging.