Station Rd, Delamere,
nr Northwich, Cheshire CW8 2JE
Office
+44 (0)1606 883 800Pro shop
+44 (0)1606 883 307Fax
+44 (0)1606 889 444Website
Visit websiteGolf pro
Martin Brown (PGA Club Professional).The Course:
18 holes. Heathland course. Undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Woodland.
Designer:
Herbert Fowler
53.226648
-2.658841
10 miles E of Chester
Leave the M6 motorway at exit 19 and follow the A556, direction Chester. After approximately 15 miles turn right at the Abbey Arms pub, direction Delamere Forest. After 1 mile at the Marley Tiles sign, just before the railway station, golf is on your right.
Delamere Forest Golf Club: You’ll be disappointed if you come here expecting a forested setting with plenty of tree-lined fairways. However, what you will get, thanks to the deft design skills of Herbert Fowler, is a wonderfully natural and undulating heathland course that will challenge all the facets of your game.
There’s plenty of gorse and some heather on this relatively open layout, which boasts excellent fairways and greens. The folding terrain creates a number of blind drives as well as a few longish carries from some tees. The undulations will also ensure a healthy stretch for the leg muscles, although nothing too severe.
A great time to visit is late spring, with rhododendrons adding even more colour to this delightfully natural setting. With its long pedigree of hosting top level county competitions, this is one of the best courses in Cheshire - a real heathland gem just waiting to be discovered.
Pick of the holes: the good-length par-3 4th, with its left-to-right sloping green and the pin of the par-4 17th perched above it, is arguably the best of the "short" holes.
Visitors welcome on weekdays; more restricted on weekends.
Must book in advance. Handicap required.
Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2023].
Players generally walk this course.
Limited
Founded in 1910, reputedly in a hunting field, the club's early list of members reads like an extract from the Cheshire Hunt register. It was the venue for the first Cheshire County Championship in 1921, an event which has been held here on another eight subsequent occasions.
In 1967 Delamere Forest was one of two qualifying courses for the Open Championship when it was held at Hoylake, the home of the Royal Liverpool Golf Club. At that time, Maurice Bembridge posted the Professional Course Record of 63 which exists to this day.
England: 58th best course in England (Golf World, 2023).
Tarporley Road, Sandiway, Cheshire CW8 2ES
+44 (0)1606 889 100
Visit websiteBuilt around 1900 for Sir Aubrey Brocklebank and his wife Grace, Nunsmere Hall epitomises the splendour of gracious living.
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Sandiway; Delamere Forest; Portal (Championship and Premier courses)
Carden Park
50 High Street, Tarporley, Cheshire CW6 0AG
+44 (0)1829 733 838
Visit websiteDating back to the 16th century, the Swan is located in the middle of the village of Tarporley.
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Portal (Championship and Premier courses)
Delamere Forest, Sandiway, Carden Park (Nicklaus and Cheshire courses).
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