26 golf breaks you must book in summer 2026

Golfers in the UK are spoilt for choice when it comes to outstanding venues for a stay and play experience. Wherever you look, no matter which corner of the country your gaze has fixed upon, there will be a terrific hotel with tremendous courses attached, meaning that there is simply no excuse to not have a memorable trip away.

This summer might be about the World Cup, with the likes of the Open and Wimbledon naturally grabbing attention, but it should also be your window to book a golf break and spend an unforgettable day or two on the road with friends, a partner, or your regular society companions.

We hate to say it, but the winter months can feel extremely long, so you really ought to make the absolute most of the summertime when it's here and there aren't many better ways to accomplish that than by visiting some of the most celebrated destinations in the land.

But where should you start? Our travel partners Golfbreaks have literally hundreds of locations that you can secure today, but we have taken a glance through their most recommended last minute offers to uncover 26 exceptional deals that you must consider booking in the coming days and weeks.

It was Bryan Adams who sang about the summer of '69, but if you embrace the moment and head to one of these places, then you will forever be enamoured with the summer of 2026!

The Belfry

Location: Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire

Golfshake Rating: 4.83

Book Now (From £199 per person)

Review Comment: "The PGA National is a very challenging but also very enjoyable course to play. It has more fairway bunkers than I have seen on any other course and it's a fun challenge to navigate around or over them. I would definitely play the course again."

St Pierre Country Club

Location: Chepstow, Monmouthshire

Golfshake Rating: 3.82

Book Now (From £170 per person)

Review Comment: "Beautiful morning round. Course in great nick considering how dry it has been. A number of the greens had been watered. Would definitely play again. Love this course with large mature trees. A true test of golf."

Breadsall Priory Country Club

Location: Morley, Derbyshire

Golfshake Rating: 4.12

Book Now (From £185 per person)

Review Comment: "Played and stayed here for two days playing both courses. Both worth playing. Well looked after by the hotel during our trip. Moorland was the more enjoyable course for me despite being more open."

Forest of Arden

Location: Coventry, Warwickshire

Golfshake Rating: 4.17

Book Now (From £199 per person)

Review Comment: "Stayed here for a couple of days. Played the Arden twice. Course was in good nick and a fair test. Greens are huge leaving some potentially very long putts, so I struggled with more three-putts than usual, but that was my issue, not the course. Comfortable room and nice food on the middle evening. Worth a visit."

Carden Park Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa

Location: Chester, Cheshire

Golfshake Rating: 4.09

Book Now (From £219 per person)

Review Comment: "Ultimate package. This is a beautiful scenic course with a good level of difficulty and challenging. One to hire a buggy as it is a long course with some distance between green and next tee. The pro shop is good for a cheeky bargain as well."

Old Thorns Hotel & Resort

Location: Liphook, Hampshire

Golfshake Rating: 3.93

Book Now (From £179 per person)

Review Comment: "A varied challenge, shots out of position being punished. Sloping fast greens failing to stop within two feet of the hole means a likely three putt. Very well maintained and run. Hotel and leisure facilities good. We stayed on a three game, two night package and were impressed by our experience."

Portal Golf & Spa Resort

Location: Tarporley, Cheshire

Golfshake Rating: 3.95

Book Now (From £159 per person)

Review Comment: "Great course. Good mixture of styles of hole to challenge all golfers. Good food in the clubhouse as well."

Forest Pines Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort

Location: Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire

Golfshake Rating: 4.18

Book Now (From £159 per person)

Review Comment: "I love this course, the beauty of it on a sunny day, with the flowers around the putting green and the fountains. It's a proper course, proper trees, proper hazards, proper bunkers and a proper layout. Hard to choose my favourite two nines, but Forest then Pines probably just wins it."

Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club

Location: Staverton, Northamptonshire

Golfshake Rating: 3.85

Book Now (From £169 per person)

Review Comment: "A nice looking course - fairly open, not much water but plenty of hills. A few left and right doglegs ask for a bit of shaping and/or tricky approaches."

The Cotswolds Hotel & Spa

Location: Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire

Golfshake Rating: 3.97

Book Now (From £129 per person)

Review Comment: "A good course with relatively consistent greens. Challenging in places with some interesting holes."

Dale Hill Hotel & Golf Club

Location: Wadhurst, East Sussex

Golfshake Rating: 3.88

Book Now (From £209 per person)

Review Comment: "Nice course. Very nice surprise. Varied and interesting whilst providing a good challenge. Friendly clubhouse. Good."

Donnington Hotel, Spa & Golf

Location: Newbury, Berkshire

Golfshake Rating: 3.95

Book Now (From £189 per person)

Review Comment: "We'll definitely play and stay again. Food good, staff really helpful, no complaints."

Tudor Park Country Club

Location: Maidstone, Kent

Golfshake Rating: 3.88

Book Now (From £193 per person)

Review Comment: "Tudor Park is a lovely course and it is great to have it in the area. It is very well kept and plays well."

Hill Valley Hotel, Golf & Spa

Location: Whitchurch, Shropshire

Golfshake Rating: 3.64

Book Now (From £119 per person)

Review Comment: "This is a super course and in very good condition. Hotel is very nice."

Coldra Court Hotel by Celtic Manor

Location: Newport, Gwent

Golfshake Rating: 4.14

Book Now (From £136 per person)

Review Comment: "Amazing venue, course was brilliant, staff went above and beyond to make us feel welcome. 100% rebook and play again. The experience exceeded expectations."

Wokefield Estate

Location: Reading, Berkshire

Golfshake Rating: 3.29

Book Now (From £189 per person)

Review Comment: "Great presentation when driving in, fantastic layout and great condition, with nice easy flowing pace of play, nice little practice facilities."

Cardrona Hotel, Golf & Spa

Location: Peebles, Borders

Golfshake Rating: 3.57

Book Now (From £159 per person)

Review Comment: "Cardrona is a parkland course in the Scottish Borders. It is a very pretty course along the banks of the River Tweed. Very varied and challenging to a high handicapper, but the better players in our group found it rather good fun. Some of the fairways are quite narrow and the rough is formidable - there must be several thousand balls in there! We have been there a couple of times and I would certainly go back."

Oulton Hall Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort

Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire

Golfshake Rating: 3.30

Book Now (From £165 per person)

Review Comment: "Very nice course, challenging but enjoyable, very good food and facilities."

Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf & Spa

Location: Colchester, Essex

Golfshake Rating: 4.17

Book Now (From £185 per person)

Review Comment: "We played both courses over a one night stay, both courses in excellent condition, our group much preferred the Constable, greens, fairways and tee boxes all great. Friendly staff and other golfing groups, food was wonderful, especially three course dinner and all at a reasonable price."

Worsley Park Country Club

Location: Worsley, Manchester

Golfshake Rating: 4.28

Book Now (From £202 per person)

Review Comment: "Great course. Course in very good condition! Greens excellent. Helpful staff. Decent shop. Well recommended."

The Welcombe Hotel

Location: Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire

Golfshake Rating: 3.96

Book Now (From £169 per person)

Review Comment: "The venue is well worth a visit, the hotel is a spectacular stately house and the golf courses is also very picturesque but quite undulating greens and fairways. Very good buggies are a must for older golfers, the staff at both the hotel and golf courses were very good and accommodating."

Shrigley Hall Hotel & Spa

Location: Macclesfield, Cheshire

Golfshake Rating: 4.12

Book Now (From £115 per person)

Review Comment: "Fantastic layout with loads of course management required with smooth tricky greens, with scenic views and good fairways."

The Oxfordshire Golf, Hotel & Spa

Location: Thame, Oxfordshire

Golfshake Rating: 4.28

Book Now (From £109 per person)

Review Comment: "Had a great stay at Oxfordshire on a dinner, bed and breakfast deal including a round of golf. The golf course held up really well considering the amount of rain we've had recently. The course was challenging and very well maintained."

Mottram Hall Hotel, Golf & Health Spa

Location: Prestbury, Cheshire

Golfshake Rating: 3.99

Book Now (From £169 per person)

Review Comment: "Lovely course. Front 9 open but long, back 9 narrow but picturesque. Overall a nice course and good value. Lovely clubhouse and hotel."

The Warwickshire Golf & Country Club

Location: Warwick, Warwickshire

Golfshake Rating: 4.29

Book Now (From £225 per person)

Review Comment: "Great course, great staff, great food, great accommodation, great value, great marshal, great fairways, great greens."

Barnham Broom

Location: Barnham Broom, Norfolk

Golfshake Rating: 4.31

Book Now (From £214 per person)

Review Comment: "Great character holes, doglegs in both directions, use of high tees, excellent greens overall course well maintained, good food and accommodations."

Hopefully some of those suggested venues have caught your attention. If you would like to discover even more hotels and resorts that you simply must experience, then please visit Golfbreaks for the best deals, packages and information.