Must Play Golf Courses in the East Midlands
This is the Golfshake Must Play golf courses for the East Midlands based from the data of the Golfshake rating and review system which features over 280,000 reviews from over 50,000 golfers.
Golfshake rates and ranks golf courses using a unique algorithm which analyses data from 1000s of average golfers reviewing courses within the UK and throughout the world. The Golfshake reviews/ratings are based off the expectations of every day golfers and our Must Play list features courses selected from the Golfshake data, our network of Golfshake ambassadors and additional partners. The golf courses featured below are listed in alphabetical order.
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1Ashbourne Golf Club
Ashbourne Golf Club, Derbyshire is an 18 hole, par 71 (6306 yard), private, parkland golf course.
18 holes | Par 71 | 6,306 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Derbyshire | Price guide: £££ | Rated 4.27 from 93 reviews
2Birstall Golf Club
Birstall Golf Club, Leicestershire is an 18 hole, par 70 (6239 yard), private, parkland golf course
18 holes | Par 70 | 6239 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Leicestershire | Price guide: £££ | Rated 4.39 from 96 reviews
3Buxton and High Peak Golf Club
Buxton and High Peak Golf Club, Derbyshire is an 18 hole, par 69 (5997 yard), private, meadowland golf course designed by J. Morris.
18 holes | Par 69 | 5997 yards | Private | Inland Links
Location: Derbyshire | Price guide: £££ | Rated 4.4 from 65 reviews
4Cavendish Golf Club
Cavendish Golf Club, on the edge of the Peak District in Derbyshire is an 18 hole, par 68 (5721 yard), private, parkland golf course designed by Dr Alister MacKenzie and Golf World 'Top 100' course.
18 holes | Par 68 | 5721 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Derbyshire | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 4.43 from 122 reviews
5College Pines Golf Club
College Pines is a mature 18 hole heathland course set amid the beautiful surroundings of Clumber Park and overlooked by the splendour of Worksop College.
18 holes | Par 73 | 6801 yards | Private | Heathland
Location: Nottinghamshire | Price guide: £££ | Rated 4.36 from 325 reviews
6Coxmoor Golf Club
Coxmoor Golf Club, Nottinghamshire is an 18 hole, par 73 (6804 yard), private, heathland golf course established in 1913
18 holes | Par 73 | 6804 yards | Private | Heathland
Location: Nottinghamshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.58 from 47 reviews
7Double Tree by Hilton Forest Pines Spa & Golf Resort
Forest Pines Golf Club, Lincolnshire is a 27 hole complex made up of 3 loops of 9, the Forest, the Pines and the Beeches Course. A resort, parkland golf course designed by John Morgan in 1996.
27 holes | Resort | Parkland
Location: Lincolnshire | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 4.29 from 335 reviews
8Glen Gorse Golf Club
Glen Gorse Golf Club, Leicestershire is an 18 hole, par 72 (6,648 yard), private, parkland golf course
18 holes | Par 72 | 6,648 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Leicestershire | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.24 from 62 reviews
9Greetham Valley
Greetham Valley, Rutland is a 45 hole course with an 18 hole, par 72 (6764 yard) Lakes Course, 18 hole, par 68 (5595 yard), Valley course and 9 hole Academy course. A resort, parkland course.
36 holes | Par Lakes Course 72; Valley Course 68 | Lakes Course 6764; Valley Course 5595 yards | Resort | Parkland
Location: Leicestershire | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.55 from 213 reviews
10Horsley Lodge Golf Club
Ranked high on Golfshake & on other sites, Horsley Lodge is an 18 hole, par 72, SSS 72, A 6534 yard, USGA standard, parkland golf course designed by Peter McEvoy. 5 miles from Derby.
18 holes | Par 71 | 6534 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Derbyshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.53 from 425 reviews
11Kedleston Park Golf Club
Kedleston Park Golf Club, Derbyshire is an 18 hole, par 72 (6731 yard), private, parkland golf course.
18 holes | Par 72 | 6731 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Derbyshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.64 from 50 reviews
12Kenwick Park Golf Club
Kenwick Park Golf Club, Lincolnshire is an 18 hole, par 72 (6715 yard), private, parkland golf course established in 1992.
18 holes | Par 72 | 6715 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Lincolnshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.17 from 58 reviews
13Longcliffe Golf Club
Longcliffe Golf Club, Leicestershire is an 18 hole, par 72 (6612 yard), private, heathland golf course established in 1906.
18 holes | Par 72 | 6612 yards | Private | Heathland
Location: Leicestershire | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.1 from 60 reviews
14Luffenham Heath Golf Club
Luffenham Heath Golf Club, Rutland is an 18 hole, par 70 (6563 yard), private, heathland golf course
18 holes | Par 70 | 6563 yards | Private | Heathland
Location: Rutland | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.48 from 33 reviews
15Marriott Breadsall Priory Golf Club
Marriott Breadsall Priory Golf Club, Derbyshire is a 36 hole complex; the Moorland Course is an 18 hole, par 70, Heathland (6100 yard); the Priory Course is an 18 hole par 70 (6054 yard), Parkland course.
36 holes | Par Moorland Course par 70; Priory Course par 70 | Moorland Course 6100 yard; Priory Course 6054 yards | Resort | Moorland
Location: Derbyshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.21 from 420 reviews
16Matlock Golf Club
Matlock Golf Club, Derbyshire is an 18 hole, par 70 (5996 yard), private, moorland golf course designed by Tom Williamson.
18 holes | Par 70 | 5996 yards | Private | Moorland
Location: Derbyshire | Price guide: £££ | Rated 4 from 86 reviews
17Mickleover Golf Club
Mickleover Golf Club, Derbyshire is an 18 hole, par 68 (5705 yard), private, parkland golf course.
18 holes | Par 68 | 5705 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Derbyshire | Price guide: £££ | Rated 4.36 from 122 reviews
18New Mills Golf Club
New Mills Golf Club, Derbyshire is an 18 hole, par 69 (5382 yard), private, parkland golf course.
18 holes | Par 69 | 5382 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Derbyshire | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 4.23 from 51 reviews
19Newark Golf Club
Newark Golf Club, Nottinghamshire is an easy walking, 18 hole, par 71 (6468 yard), wooded heathland golf course established in 1901
18 holes | Par 71 | 6468 yards | Private | Heathland
Location: Nottinghamshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.11 from 59 reviews
20North Shore Golf Club
North Shore Golf Club, Lincolnshire is an 18 hole, par 71 (6214 yard), private, links golf course established in 1910.
18 holes | Par 71 | 6214 yards | Private | Links
Location: Lincolnshire | Price guide: £££ | Rated 4.33 from 112 reviews
21Northamptonshire County Golf Club
Northamptonshire County Golf Club, is a 21 hole club with an 18 hole Main Course & 6 hole Colt Course. A private, heathland golf course designed by H S Colt, James Braid and Cameron Sinclair in 1903.
Other holes | Par 70 | 6271 yards | Private | Heathland
Location: Northamptonshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.5 from 43 reviews
22Ramsdale Park Golf Centre
Ramsdale Park Golf Centre, Nottinghamshire is an 18 hole, par 71 (6541 yard), public, parkland golf course designed by Fred Hawtree in 1992.
18 holes | Par 71 | 6541 yards | Public | Parkland
Location: Nottinghamshire | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 4.41 from 489 reviews
23Retford Golf Club
Retford Golf Club, Nottinghamshire is an 18 hole, par 72, (6409 yard), private, parkland golf course designed by Tom Williamson in 1920.
18 holes | Par 72 | 6409 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Nottinghamshire | Price guide: £££ | Rated 4.7 from 67 reviews
24Rufford Park Golf & Country Club
Rufford Park Golf & Country Club, Nottinghamshire is an 18 hole, par 70 (6387 yard),
18 holes | Par 70 | 6387 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Nottinghamshire | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 4.26 from 379 reviews
25Rushcliffe Golf Club
Rushcliffe Golf Club, Nottinghamshire is an 18 hole, par 70 (6193 yard), private, wooded parkland golf course established in 1909.
18 holes | Par 70 | 6193 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Nottinghamshire | Price guide: £££ | Rated 4.25 from 78 reviews
26Rutland Water Golf Course
Rutland Water Golf Course, Leicestershire is a 27 hole cours with the 18 hole, par 72 (6846 yard) Normanton Course and Par 3 Hambleton Course. A public, parkland golf course.
18 holes | Par 72 | 6846 yards | Public | Parkland
Location: Rutland | Price guide: £££ | Rated 4.46 from 193 reviews
27Seacroft Golf Club
Seacroft Golf Club, Lincolnshire is an 18 hole, par 71 (6492 yard), private, links golf course established in 1895.
18 holes | Par 71 | 6492 yards | Private | Links
Location: Lincolnshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.13 from 89 reviews
28Sickleholme Golf Club
Sickleholme Golf Club, Derbyshire is an 18 hole, par 69 (6064 yard), private, parkland golf course established in 1898.
18 holes | Par 69 | 6064 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Derbyshire | Price guide: £££ | Rated 4.65 from 66 reviews
29Springwater Golf Club
Springwater Golf Club, Nottinghamshire is an 18 hole, par 71 (6262 yard), private, parkland golf course designed by Neil Wharmsby.
18 holes | Par 71 | 6262 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Nottinghamshire | Price guide: £££ | Rated 4.2 from 314 reviews
30Stoke Rochford Golf Club
Stoke Rochford Golf Club, Lincolnshire is an 18 hole, par 70 (6313 yard), private parkland golf course designed by Major Hotchkin, famed of Woodhall Spa.
18 holes | Par 70 | 6313 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Lincolnshire | Price guide: £££ | Rated 4.45 from 111 reviews
31The Nottinghamshire Golf & Country Club
The Nottinghamshire Golf & Country Club, Nottinghamshire is a 36 hole club with the 18 hole, par 71 (6302 yard) Open Course and par 70 (5933 yard) Masters Course. A private, parkland golf course.
36 holes | Par Open 71; Masters 70 | Open - 6302, Masters - 5933 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Nottinghamshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.29 from 352 reviews
32Willesley Park Golf Club
Willesley Park Golf Club, Leicestershire is an 18 hole, par 70 (6290 yard), private, parkland golf course.
18 holes | Par 70 | 6290 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Leicestershire | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 4.06 from 56 reviews
