Castle Combe,
nr Chippenham, Wiltshire SN14 7JW
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Andy Ryan (PGA Head Professional)The Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Undulating terrain - some tough slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Woodland.
Designer:
Peter Alliss & Clive Clark
51.498841
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12 miles NE of Bath
Leave M4 at Jtn 17. Follow A350 direction Chippenham (and Castle Combe Circuit signs). After 2.6 mi turn right at roundabout direction Poole/Warminster A350. After 1 mi turn right at roundabout direction Castle Combe. After 1 mi turn right onto B4039 direction Castle Combe. After 3.5 mi (having passed through Yatton Keynell and Upper Castle Combe) Manor House Golf is on your left.
Manor House (Castle Combe)
The Manor House Golf Club: Messrs Alliss and Clark needed all their skill and imagination to conjure up a playable 18-hole golf course in this beautiful and dramatically undulating woodland setting. This they did, but unavoidable are demanding climbs and long walks between some greens and tees.
Good bunkering and landscaping has enhanced the more open parts of this layout, while the babbling River Bybrook winds its way around and about, not least in front of the plunging par-3 11th and the spectacular abyss-like par-3 17th. An excellent stay and play venue, but one where carrying your bag or pulling a trolley is definitely only for the fit and healthy.
Stay&Play at Manor House: luxury onsite accommodation available, see Where2Stay section below.
Visitors welcome year round on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance. Handicap required.
Walking permitted. Golf carts, pull trolleys and power trollies available for hire (and recommended for this quite hilly course).
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The 14th century Manor House at Castle Combe, a member of the Exclusive Hotels group, provides a luxurious "stay and play" option for golfers visiting this excellent course.
Castle Combe, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN14 7JW
+44 (0)1249 782 206
Visit websiteEnglish luxury hotels don't come much finer than The Manor House Hotel in Wiltshire, a country house hotel with an impressive location and history. Situated in beautiful Castle Combe this perfect hideaway also offers an 18-hole championship golf course. The Barony of Combe continued for some 850 years until 1947 when The Manor House was sold and has sympathetically evolved to become a beautiful hotel.
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