Château de Cély, route de Saint Germain,
Cély en Bière, Ile-de-France F-77930
Office
+33 (0)1 64 38 03 07Pro shop
+33 (0)1 64 38 03 07Fax
+33 (0)1 64 38 08 78Website
Visit websiteThe Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Rural countryside.
Designer:
Marc Adam and Patrick Fromanger
48.465331
2.521749
50 km S of centre of Paris.
Cély Golf Country Club: Interest abounds, from the very Japenese feel of the clubhouse, to the well-groomed, compact and occasionally hilly course. There's plenty of variety in the layout, and golfers of all standards will not be disappointed by booking in for a round here at Cely.
Some attractive flower beds, and water features liven-up what might otherwise be a rather ordinary layout, and give the golfing environment a somewhat manicured feel - quite different than, say, a windswept links course!
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance. Maximum handicap: 30.
Players generally walk this course. Golf carts available for hire.
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Cély is a member of the NGF Golf Group, which operates several golf courses in the Paris area, including: Apremont, Béthemont, Cély, Feucherolles and Rochefort. In the south of France, NGF operates the golf facilities at Toulouse-Seilh.
27 place Napoléon Bonaparte, 77300 Fontainebleau.
+33 (0)1 60 74 60 00
Visit websiteA former private mansion dating from the 18th century, this majestic hotel is 100 metres from the grounds of Fontainebleau Palace. Fit for an Emperor, it offers air-conditioned rooms with free Wi-Fi and complimentary tea, coffee and mineral water. The guest rooms are spacious and decorated in grand style with luxury fabrics and antique wooden furniture. Flat-screen TV and a DVD player are provided in each room.
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Fontainebleau
Cely-en-Biere.
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