Must Play Golf Courses in the East
This is the Golfshake Must Play golf courses for the East 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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1Abridge Golf Club
Abridge Golf Club, Essex is 18 hole, par 72 (6704 yard), private, parkland golf course.
18 holes | Par 72 | 6704 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Essex | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.26 from 160 reviews
2Aldwickbury Park Golf Club
Aldwickbury Park Golf Club, Hertfordshire is a 27 hole course with an 18 hole Park Course and 9 Hole Manor Course. A private, parkland golf course designed by Ken Brown and Martin Gillett in 1995
27 holes | Par Park Course 71; Manor Course 54 | Park Course 6368; Manor Course 1910 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Hertfordshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.29 from 276 reviews
3Ashridge Golf Club
Ashridge Golf Club, Hertfordshire is an 18 hole, par 72 (6663 yard), private, parkland golf course designed by C K Hutchison, Sir Guy Campbell and S V Hotchkin in 1932.
18 holes | Par 72 | 6663 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Hertfordshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.75 from 71 reviews
4Aspley Guise and Woburn Sands Golf Club
Aspley Guise and Woburn Sands Golf Club, Bedfordshire is an 18 hole, par 71, 6085 yard, private, parkland golf course based upon designs by Sandy Herd.
18 holes | Par 71 | 6085 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Bedfordshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 3.95 from 72 reviews
5Barnham Broom Golf Club
Barnham Broom Golf Club, Norfolk is a 36 hole course with the 18 hole, par 72 Valley Course and 18 hole, par 71 Hill Course. A resort, parkland golf course designed by Frank Pennink in 1985.
36 holes | Par Valley Course 72; Hill Course 71 | Valley Course 6483; Hill Course 6495 yards | Resort | Parkland
Location: Norfolk | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.22 from 246 reviews
6Bawburgh Golf Club
Bawburgh Golf Club, Norfolk is a 27 hole course with the 18 hole, par 72 (6720 yard) Main course and 9 Hole Easton Course. A private, parkland golf course
27 holes | Par 72 | 6720 yards | Resort | Parkland
Location: Norfolk | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.48 from 143 reviews
7Berkhamsted Golf Club
Berkhamsted Golf Club, Hertfordshire is an 18 hole, par 71 (6605 yard), private, heathland golf course established in 1890
18 holes | Par 71 | 6683 yards | Private | Heathland
Location: Hertfordshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.56 from 69 reviews
8Bishops Stortford Golf Club
Bishops Stortford Golf Club, Hertfordshire is an 18 hole, par 71 (6404 yard), private, parkland golf course established in 1929.
18 holes | Par 71 | 6404 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Hertfordshire | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 4.35 from 53 reviews
9Boyce Hill Golf & Country Club
Boyce Hill Golf & Country Club, Essex is an 18 hole, par 68 (6003 yard), private, parkland golf course.
18 holes | Par 68 | 6003 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Essex | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 4.53 from 84 reviews
10Braintree Golf Club
Braintree Golf Club, Essex is an 18 hole, par 70 (6252 yard), private, parkland golf course established in 1891.
18 holes | Par 70 | 6252 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Essex | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 4.29 from 72 reviews
11Brett Vale Golf Club
Brett Vale Golf Club, Suffolk is an 18 hole, par 70 (5864 yard), private, parkland golf course.
18 holes | Par 70 | 5864 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Suffolk | Price guide: £££ | Rated 4.63 from 171 reviews
12Brocket Hall Golf Club
Brocket Hall Golf Club, Hertfordshire has 36 holes; Palmerston Course, par 72 (7080 yard) designed by Donald Steel and Melbourne Course designed by Peter Alliss. A resort, parkland golf course.
36 holes | Par 72 | 6173 yards | Resort | Parkland
Location: Hertfordshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.51 from 247 reviews
13Burnham-on-Crouch Golf Club
Burnham-on-Crouch Golf Club, Essex is an 18 hole, par 70 (6035 yard), private, parkland golf course.
18 holes | Par 70 | 6035 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Essex | Price guide: £££ | Rated 4.29 from 76 reviews
14Canons Brook Golf Club
Canons Brook Golf Club, Essex is an 18 hole, par 73 (6769 yard), private, parkland golf course designed by Sir Henry Cotton.
18 holes | Par 73 | 6769 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Essex | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 4.1 from 114 reviews
15Centurion Club
Centurion Club, located to the West of St. Albans and 40 minutes from Central London is an 18 hole, par 72 (7195 yard), private, parkland / links golf course designed by Simon Gidman in 2013.
18 holes | Par 72 | 7195 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Hertfordshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.61 from 50 reviews
16Chelmsford Golf Club
Chelmsford Golf Club, Essex is an 18 hole, par 68 (5996 yard), private, parkland golf course established in 1893.
18 holes | Par 68 | 5,996 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Essex | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 4.32 from 52 reviews
17Clacton on Sea Golf Club
Clacton on Sea Golf Club, Essex is an 18 hole, par 71 (6448 yard) private, links golf course established in 1892.
18 holes | Par 71 | 6448 yards | Private | Other
Location: Essex | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.55 from 65 reviews
18Colne Valley Golf Club
Colne Valley Golf Club, Essex is an 18 hole, par 70 (6286 yard), private, parkland golf course designed by Howard Swan in 1989.
18 holes | Par 70 | 6286 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Essex | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.06 from 186 reviews
19Diss Golf Club
Diss Golf Club, Suffolk is an 18 hole, par 70 (6202 yard), private, inland links golf course established in 1903.
18 holes | Par 70 | 6202 yards | Private | Inland Links
Location: Suffolk | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 4.19 from 55 reviews
20Dunstable Downs Golf Club
Dunstable Downs Golf Club, Bedfordshire is an 18 hole, par 70 (6251 yard), private, parkland / downland golf course planned by James Braid and constructed by J.A. Stutt of Paisley in 1930.
18 holes | Par 70 | 6251 yards | Private | Downland
Location: Bedfordshire | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 4.3 from 46 reviews
21Elton Furze Golf Club
Elton Furze Golf Club, Cambridgeshire is an 18 hole, par 70 (6,279 yards), private, parkland golf course designed by Roger Fitton.
18 holes | Par 70 | 6,279 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Cambridgeshire | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 4.19 from 109 reviews
22Essendon Country Club (Hatfield London)
Essendon Country Club, Hertfordshire is a 45 hole complex with the New & Old Courses and 9 hole Pitch & Putt Course. A private, parkland golf course designed by Fred Hawtree.
Other holes | Par 72 | 7000 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Hertfordshire | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 4.09 from 337 reviews
23Felixstowe Ferry Golf Club
Felixstowe Ferry Golf Club, Suffolk is a 27 hole course with the 18 hole Martello Championship course and the 9 hole, Kingsfleet course.
27 holes | Par Martello course 72; Kingsfleet course 70 | Martello course 6423; Kingsfleet course 5882 yards | Private | Links
Location: Suffolk | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.39 from 73 reviews
24Gog Magog Golf Club
Gog Magog Golf Club, Cambridgeshire is a 36 hole golf complex with the 18 hole Old Course, Par 70, 6398 yards and the Wandlebury Course par 72, 6735 yard, private, parkland golf course
36 holes | Par Old Course Par 70; Wandlebury Course par 72 | Old Course 6398; Wandlebury Course 6735 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Cambridgeshire | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 4.2 from 80 reviews
25Hadley Wood Golf Club
Hadley Wood Golf Club, Hertfordshire is an 18 hole, par 72 (6514 yard), private, parkland golf course designed by Dr Alister MacKenzie.
18 holes | Par 72 | 6514 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Hertfordshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 3.84 from 68 reviews
26Haverhill Golf Club
Haverhill Golf Club, Suffolk is an 18 hole, par 70 (6067 yard), private, parkland golf course with excellent greens which are played all year round.
18 holes | Par 70 | 6067 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Suffolk | Price guide: £££ | Rated 4.6 from 67 reviews
27Hintlesham Golf Club
Hintlesham Golf Club, Suffolk is an 18 hole par 72 (6638 yard), private, parkland golf course designed by Martin Hawtree
18 holes | Par 72 | 6638 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Suffolk | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.03 from 122 reviews
28Ipswich Golf Club
Ipswich Golf Club, Suffolk is a 27 hole club with the 19 hole par 71 (6439 yard) Main Course and the 9 hole, par 62 (3860 yard) course. A private, heathland golf course designed by James Braid in 1928
27 holes | Par Main Course 71; 9 hole course 62 | Main Course 6439; 9 hole course 3860 yards | Private | Heathland
Location: Suffolk | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.34 from 101 reviews
29John O\'Gaunt Golf Club
John O'Gaunt Golf Club has two 18 hole courses: the tree-lined parkland, par 71 (6481 yard) John O'Gaunt; and the heathland-style, par 69 (5771 yard) Carthagena.
36 holes | Par Carthagena 69; John O'Gaunt 71 | Carthagena 5771; John O'Gaunt 6481 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Bedfordshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.25 from 90 reviews
30Knebworth Golf Club
Knebworth Golf Club, Hertfordshire is an 18 hole, par 71 (6518 yard), private, parkland golf course designed by Willie Park Jr in 1908.
18 holes | Par 71 | 6518 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Hertfordshire | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 4.18 from 68 reviews
31Marriott Hanbury Manor Golf Club
Marriott Hanbury Manor Golf Club, Hertfordshire is an 18 hole par 72 (6678 yard), private parkland golf course designed by Harry Vardon in 1890 and re-designed by Jack Nicklaus II.
18 holes | Par 72 | 6678 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Hertfordshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.19 from 200 reviews
32Mid Herts Golf Club
Mid Herts Golf Club, Hertfordshire is an 18 hole, par 69 (6060 yard), private, heathland golf course
18 holes | Par 69 | 6060 yards | Private | Heathland
Location: Hertfordshire | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 4.23 from 71 reviews
33Middleton Hall Golf Club
Middleton Hall Golf Club, Norfolk is an 18 hole, par 71 (5904 yard), parkland golf course.
18 holes | Par 71 | 5904 yards | Other | Parkland
Location: Norfolk | Price guide: £££ | Rated 4.38 from 64 reviews
34Moor Park Golf Club
Moor Park Golf Club, Hertfordshire is a 36 hole complex with an 18 hole, par 72 (6717 yard) High Course and 18 hole, 5833 yd West Course. A private, parkland golf course designed by Harry Colt in 1923
36 holes | Par High Course 72; West Course 69 | High Course 6717; West Course 5833 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Hertfordshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.46 from 116 reviews
35Pavenham Park Golf Club
Pavenham Park Golf Club, Bedfordshire is an 18 hole, par 72 (6467 yard), private, parkland golf course designed by Derek Young and Zac Thompson in 1994.
18 holes | Par 72 | 6467 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Bedfordshire | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 4.32 from 246 reviews
36Porters Park Golf Club
Porters Park Golf Club, Hertfordshire is an 18 hole, par 70 (6362 yard), private, parkland golf course.
18 holes | Par 70 | 6362 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Hertfordshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.67 from 42 reviews
37Royal Cromer Golf Club
Royal Cromer Golf Club, Norfolk is an 18 hole, par 72 (6528 yard), private, links golf course designed by Tom Morris in 1888.
18 holes | Par 72 | 6528 yards | Private | Links
Location: Norfolk | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.82 from 85 reviews
38Royal Norwich
The new Royal Norwich course is a stunning, par 73, Ross Mcmurray designed masterpiece.
Located within the 350 acre Weston Park estate, the course is a magnificent combination of beauty and challenge.
18 holes | Par 73 | 7209 - 5339 yards | Resort | Parkland
Location: Norfolk | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 3.85 from 69 reviews
39Royston Golf Club
Royston Golf Club, Hertfordshire is an 18 hole, par 70 (6042 yard) private, heathland golf course established in 1892.
18 holes | Par 70 | 6042 yards | Private | Heathland
Location: Hertfordshire | Price guide: £££ | Rated 4.17 from 111 reviews
40Sheringham Golf Club
Sheringham Golf Club, Norfolk is an 18 hole, par 70 (6456 yard), private, links golf course established in 1891.
18 holes | Par 70 | 6456 yards | Private | Links
Location: Norfolk | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.3 from 81 reviews
41South Herts Golf Club
South Herts Golf Club, Hertfordshire is a 27 hole club with the 18 hole, par 72 (6429 yard) Vardon Course designed by Willie Park Junior and the 9 hole Rees Course. A private, parkland golf course.
18 holes | Par 72 | 6429 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Hertfordshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.31 from 47 reviews
42St Ives Golf Club
St Ives Golf Club, Cambridgeshire is an 18 hole, par 72 (6758 yard), private, inland links golf course designed by Cameron Sinclair.
18 holes | Par 72 | 6758 yards | Private | Inland Links
Location: Cambridgeshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.19 from 65 reviews
43Stowmarket Golf Club
Stowmarket Golf Club, Suffolk is an 18 hole, par 69 (6118 yard), private, parkland golf course.
18 holes | Par 69 | 6118 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Suffolk | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.36 from 99 reviews
44The Shire London
The Shire London, Hertfordshire is a 27 hole club; 18 hole, par 72 (7028 yard) Seve Masters Course & the 9 hole Academy Course. A private, parkland golf course designed by Seve Ballesteros in 2007
27 holes | Par Seve Masters 72 | Seve Masters 7028 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Hertfordshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.23 from 304 reviews
45Thetford Golf Club
Thetford Golf Club, Norfolk is an 18 hole, par 72 (6849 yard), private, heathland golf course designed by Chas Mayo and James Braid in 1912.
18 holes | Par 72 | 6849 yards | Private | Heathland
Location: Norfolk | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.31 from 111 reviews
46Thorpe Hall Golf Club
Thorpe Hall Golf Club, Essex is an 18 hole, par 71 (6242 yard), private, parkland golf course established in 1907.
18 holes | Par 71 | 6242 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Essex | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.68 from 38 reviews
47Thorpeness Golf Club & Hotel
Thorpeness Golf Club, Suffolk is a top 100 championship 18 hole, par 70 (6510 yard). Designed by James Braid in 1922 it is one of the best examples of coastal heathland golf courses.
18 holes | Par 70 | 6311 yards | Private | Heathland
Location: Suffolk | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.13 from 85 reviews
48Toot Hill Golf Club
Toot Hill Golf Club, Essex is an 18 hole, par 70 (6254 yard), private, parkland golf course.
18 holes | Par 72 | 6254 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Essex | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 4.32 from 463 reviews
49Tydd St Giles Golf & Leisure Club
Tydd St Giles Golf & Leisure Club, Cambridgeshire is an 18 hole, par 70, 6,300 yard, private, parkland golf course designed by Adrian Hurst.
18 holes | Par 70 | 6,300 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Cambridgeshire | Price guide: £££ | Rated 4.13 from 123 reviews
50Welwyn Garden City Golf Club
Welwyn Garden City Golf Club, Hertfordshire is an 18 hole, par 70 (6100 yard), members', parkland golf course designed by F. G. Hawtree in 1922. Visitors and societies welcome.
18 holes | Par 70 | 6,100 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Hertfordshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.19 from 65 reviews
51West Essex Golf Club
A course of two distinctive halves, West Essex’s 6,385 yard championship parkland course provides 18 superb holes, playing to a par of 71. ‘The West’ is routed through the glorious Epping Forest.
18 holes | Par 71 | 6385 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Essex | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 4.4 from 108 reviews
52Whitehill Golf
Whitehill Golf Club, Hertfordshire is an 18 hole, par 72 (6802 yard), public, parkland golf course established in 1990.
18 holes | Par 72 | 6802 yards | Public | Parkland
Location: Hertfordshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.34 from 349 reviews
53Woodbridge Golf Club
Woodbridge Golf Club, Suffolk is a 27 hole club with the 18 hole, par 70 (6299 yard) Heath Course and 9 hole, par 70 (6382yd) Forest Course, private, heathland golf course upgraded by Braid & Hawtree.
27 holes | Par 70 | 6299 yards | Private | Heathland
Location: Suffolk | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.59 from 57 reviews
