Warren Lane,
Pyrford, nr Woking, Surrey GU22 8XR
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+44 (0)1483 723 555Pro shop
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Visit websiteGolf pro
Andrew Blackman (Head Professional)The Course:
18 holes. Open parkland. Gently undulating terrain - easy to walk.
Surroundings:
Woodland.
Designer:
Peter Alliss & Clive Clark
51.316179
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26 miles SW of central London
Leave M25 at exit 10. Follow the A3 direction Guildford. After 1.2 miles turn left towards Ockham / Ripley on the B2039. At roundabout take 2nd exit onto the B2215 (A247) direction Woking / Ripley. After o.8 miles (after traffic lights in Ripley) turn right into Newark Lane (Suzuki Garage on corner). Follow windy road for 3 miles then turn right into Upshott Lane, direction Pyrford. After o.3 miles turn right into Engliff Lane. After o.2 miles turn right into Boltons Lane. After o.2 miles turn right into Pyrford Road. Golf is o.5 miles on your left (concealed entrance).
Pyrford Lakes Golf Club (formerly called Pyrford Golf Club): of the many new golf courses developed around London in the 1990s, Pyrford Lakes is definitely one of the most quiet and pleasing. It is also one of the most challenging, especially if your game trembles at the presence of water.
The holes here, laid out in two nine hole loops to the north and south of the clubhouse, occupy a predominantly open parkland environment. Good definition is given to the holes by landscaped mounding, small trees and bushes, good bunkering, and an abundance of water hazards. The generally fast and sloping greens provide an excellent examination of your skills with the short stick.
Quietly located beside the River Wey Navigation (canal), Pyrford Lakes offers a good test of your golfing skills, as challenging as its neighbour on the other side of the canal, the prestigious and private golf course of The Wisley. On such a busy course as Pyrford Lakes, the occasional signs of heavy golfing traffic may be evident.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and after 11am on weekends.
Must book in advance. Handicap required.
Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2023].
Players generally walk this course. Golf carts available for hire (best to book in advance).
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Running alongside Pyrford Lakes Golf Club is the River Wey Navigation (canal). Over 350 years ago, in 1653, the River Wey became the first British river to be successfully canalised for commercial traffic. The River Wey Navigation, combined with the younger Godalming Navigation which extended further southward, brought prosperity not only to the towns of Guildford and Godalming, but also this whole region of west Surrey and north Hampshire.
The Wey Navigation runs from Town Bridge in the centre of Guildford up to the River Thames at Weybridge. On the other side of the Navigation canal is The Wisley Golf Club.
Pyrford is pronounced "purr-ford" (the sound of the cat!), rather than "pire-ford".
146 Oatlands Drive, Weybridge, Surrey KT13 9HB
+44 (0)1932 847 242
Visit websiteThe Oatlands Park Hotel offers 144 guest rooms in a once privately owned historic country house that became a hotel in 1856. Set amidst the manicured gardens, the hotel offers a quiet retreat as well as top-quality facilities. The hotel stands on the site of the grand Royal Palaces of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. The great cedar tree at the front of the hotel was planted by Charles I to celebrate the birth of his son, Henry of Otelands.
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St George's Hill; Burhill.
Pyrford; New Zealand; Woking; Worplesdon; West Hill; Wentworth; Sunningdale; Swinley Forest; Foxhills; Queenwood (private); The Wisley (private).
Victoria Way, Woking, Surrey GU21 8EW
+44 (0)1483 221 000
Visit websiteA modern 161-room hotel in the centre of the equally modern town centre of Woking. Restaurants, theatres and cinemas all within walking distance.
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Woking; West Hill; Worplesdon; Pyrford; New Zealand; Foxhills (Bernard Hunt and Longcross courses).
Wentworth (West, East and Edinburgh courses); Sunningdale (Old and New courses); Swinley Forest; The Berkshire (Red and Blue courses); East Berkshire; Camberley Heath; North Hants; St George's Hill; Hampton Court Palace; Hankley Common; Milford; West Surrey.
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