West Hill, Aspley Guise,
Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire MK17 8DX
Office
+44 (0)1908 583 596Pro shop
+44 (0)1908 582 974Fax
+44 (0)1908 583 596Website
Visit websiteGolf pro
Richard Lally (PGA, Head Golf Professional).The Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined parkland/heathland. Undulating terrain - several slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Woodland.
Designer:
Sandy Herd designed the original nine-hole course (now the back-nine). The current front-nine was added in 1974 and designed by Robert Sandown.
52.013078
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6 miles E of Milton Keynes
From the M1 motorway south-east of Milton Keynes, take exit 13, and follow the A507 direction Woburn/Ampthill. After o.7 mi follow Bedford Rd direction Aspley Guise (ignore the left turn to Ampthill/Woburn). Go through the centre of Aspley Guise (Moore Place Hotel is on the left) and continue up the hill out of the village. After o.5 mi golf club entrance is on your right.
Aspley Guise & WS
Aspley Guise & Woburn Sands Golf Club enjoys its reputation as home to a pleasantly undulating tree-lined course. This classy par-71 parkland-cum-heathland design, laid out in two nine-hole loops, is not overly long at just over 6,000 yards from the back tees.
Water is not a factor here, but plenty of trees, good-quality greenside bunkering and usually excellent greens will test and probe your game. Several tightish tree-lined fairways and the undulating terrain frequently place a premium on accurate shot-making and good course management, if a good score is to be carded.
The older back-nine is arguably the tougher of the two, with greater elevation change creating some of the layout's more dramatic holes. From the course's higher elevations you'll enjoy fine views of the surrounding Bedfordshire countryside.
Pick of the holes: the relatively short par-4 16th sports an attractive Swilken-style bridge (the Centenary Bridge), as well as cross-bunkering in front of the attractively framed two-tier green. The uphill par-5 14th, with its backdrop of Scots pines, is another excellent looking hole. And so too the club's "signature" par-3 10th, played from in front of the clubhouse, with a "ravine" to cross en route to the well bunker-defended green.
Visitors welcome on weekdays; only members and their invited guests on weekends.
Must book in advance. Handicap required.
Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2024].
Players generally walk this course.
Limited
An excellent history of Aspley Guise & Woburn Sands Golf Club is documented on the club's own website. The following is a small extract from that history:
The Woburn & District Reporter carried an article in May 1912 stating: "Some 12 months ago on the initiative of the Rev. Malby and Mr Wilkinson, a plan was prepared for a nine-hole golf course on land from the cricket ground down to Rodwell Pit ( ... Rodwell Pit is the wooded area behind the 18th tee). In March 1913 the same newspaper reported that "a meeting of interested parties was held at 'The Holt' to discuss the golf links" (The Holt, now the Moore Place Hotel, was a private house at the time).
The Square, Aspley Guise, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire MK17 8DW
+44 (0)1908 282 000
Visit websiteThis delightfully restored Georgian manor house, originally built by Francis Moore as a family home in 1786, is set in the square of the tranquil and picturesque village of Aspley Guise in Bedfordshire. The 63 en-suite bedrooms at this Best Western hotel are all non-smoking rooms.
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Aspley Guise & Woburn Sands; Woburn (Dukes, Duchess and Marquess courses)
Bedfordshire
1 George Street, Woburn, Milton Keynes MK17 9PX.
+44 (0)1525 290 441
Visit websitePart of the Duke of Bedford's Woburn estate, the hotel was first established in 1724 as a coaching inn, a welcome stopover for those journeying between London and the North. In those days it was known as the Bedford Arms, and more latterly the Inn at Woburn. With its spacious and relaxed seating areas, contemporary and individually designed bedrooms and multi award- winning restaurant, Olivier's, The Woburn Hotel offers a modern twist on a country classic hotel.
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Woburn (Duke's, Duchess and Marquess courses); Aspley Guise & Woburn Sands
Bedfordshire
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