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 4.2 from 167 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 4.25 from 317 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 4.49 from 75 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 3.96 from 74 reviews
5Aylesbury Vale Golf Club
Aylesbury Vale Golf Club, Bedfordshire is an 18 hole, par 72, (6612 yard), private, parkland golf course.
18 holes | Par 72 | 6,612 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Bedfordshire | Price guide: £££ | Rated 4.22 from 438 reviews
6Barnham 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 4.3 from 262 reviews
7Bawburgh 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 4.33 from 146 reviews
8Berkhamsted 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 4.42 from 71 reviews
9Bishops 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 4.37 from 60 reviews
10Boyce 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 4.46 from 88 reviews
11Braintree 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 4.34 from 76 reviews
12Brett 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 4.38 from 182 reviews
13Brocket 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 4.41 from 254 reviews
14Burnham-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 4.08 from 79 reviews
15Canons 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 4.25 from 127 reviews
16Centurion 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 4.37 from 52 reviews
17Chelmsford 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 4.33 from 54 reviews
18Clacton 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 4.43 from 70 reviews
19Colne 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 4.03 from 197 reviews
20Cranham Golf Course
Cranham Golf Course, Essex is an 18 hole, par 67 (5119 yard), public, parkland golf course.
18 holes | Par 67 | 5119 yards | Public | Parkland
Location: Essex | Price guide: ££ | Rated 4.19 from 909 reviews
21Dunstable 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 4.26 from 52 reviews
22Elton 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 113 reviews
23Essendon 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 3.94 from 343 reviews
24Felixstowe 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 4.49 from 83 reviews
25Gog 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 4.38 from 87 reviews
26Hadley 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 4.24 from 69 reviews
27Haverhill 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 4.46 from 68 reviews
28Heacham Manor Golf Club
Heacham Manor Golf Club, Norfolk is an 18 hole, par 72 (6448 yard), American style links golf course, open to all. Tee booking recommended. Societies welcome. Stay and Play breaks also available.
18 holes | Par 72 | 6415 yards | Private | Links
Location: Norfolk | Price guide: ££££ | Rated 4.18 from 109 reviews
29Hintlesham 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 3.88 from 131 reviews
30Ipswich 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 4.33 from 105 reviews
31John 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 4.05 from 97 reviews
32Knebworth 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 4.1 from 83 reviews
33Mid 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 4.15 from 75 reviews
34Middleton 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 4.3 from 69 reviews
35Moor 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 4.51 from 119 reviews
36Pavenham 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 4.44 from 260 reviews
37Porters 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 4.34 from 46 reviews
38Royal 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 4.78 from 97 reviews
39Royal 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 3.79 from 74 reviews
40Royston 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 3.89 from 122 reviews
41Sheringham 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 4.44 from 85 reviews
42Stowmarket 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 4.29 from 107 reviews
43Swaffham Golf Club
Swaffham Golf Club, Norfolk is an 18 hole, par 71 (6501 yard), members, heathland golf course established in 1922.
18 holes | Par 71 | 6501 yards | Private | Heathland
Location: Norfolk | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.27 from 77 reviews
44The Epping Golf Course
The Epping Golf Course, Essex is an 18 hole, par 68 (5434 yard), public, parkland golf course designed by Neil Sjoberg.
18 holes | Par 68 | 5434 yards | Public | Parkland
Location: Essex | Price guide: £££ | Rated 4.23 from 302 reviews
45The 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 4.2 from 309 reviews
46Thetford 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 4.15 from 115 reviews
47Thorpe 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 4.31 from 41 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 4.15 from 505 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 4.03 from 130 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 4.18 from 70 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 4.3 from 112 reviews
52West Herts Golf Club
West Herts Golf Club, Hertfordshire is an 18 hole, par 72 (6612 yard), private, wooded parkland golf course designed by Old Tom Morris in 1890.
18 holes | Par 72 | 6612 yards | Private | Parkland
Location: Hertfordshire | Price guide: £££££ | Rated 4.41 from 112 reviews
53Whitehill Golf Course
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 4.33 from 362 reviews
54Woodbridge 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 4.71 from 59 reviews
