Rue Naxhelet,
Wanze, Liège Province 4520
The Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Gently undulating terrain (front-nine) and relatively flat terrain (back-nine) - overall, easy to walk.
Surroundings:
Open rural countryside, limited housing and woodland.
Designer:
English architect Martin Hawtree.
Above distances are for the championship course. Also at Naxhelet is a nine-hole Pitch&Putt course, and a three-hole academy course.
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2 km NW of Wanze / 28 km E of Namur.
Naxhelet Golf Club: Located on a plateau overlooking the "Meuse" and "Mehaigne" valleys, Naxhelet features an absorbing Martin Hawtree designed layout, as well as excellent practice facilities, a large award-winning clubhouse and onsite accommodation.
Laid out in two contrasting nine-hole loops on either side of the impressive clubhouse, the Naxhelet championship course contains a variety of straightaway and gently doglegging holes. The front-nine offers the most undulation, some lovely views, and a relatively open linksy feel to the golf. There's plenty of threatening bunkering and a rolling character to the good-width fairways.
The flatter back-nine provides a less scenically interesting assortment of holes, and arguably a tougher test than the "outward" half. Water puts in two or three telling appearances, not least alongside the long par-4 11th (the stroke index 2 hole for good reason). The same ponds come back into play at the par-5 12th.
After skirting beside a food processing plant at the short par-5 14th, and then into a separate field for back-to-back short par-4s, the layout serves up an excellent par-4 to close out the round a short distance from the clubhouse.
Stay&Play at Naxhelet: onsite accommodation available, see Where2Stay section below.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance. Maximum handicap: 35.
Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2025].
Soft spikes only. Players generally walk this course. Golf carts available for hire.
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In addition to the new hotel and restaurant extensions, Naxhelet's clubhouse is based on a solid three-storey 17th century château. From the front-nine of the golf course you look down through the trees onto the impressive buildings of a private boarding school, Le Val Notre Dame.
Rue Naxhelet, 4520 Wanze, Liège Province.
+32 (0)85 826 408
Visit websiteSimplicity and authenticity, history and design shape the 28 rooms and 5 suites at the Naxhelet Hotel, which includes two located in the old 17th century chapel of the castle. The focus is on locally surced materials, such as Hainaut marble and Ardennes oak, warm fabrics and comfortable contemporary furniture.
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