The Common,
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire HP4 2QB
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Joe Biggs (Head Professional)The Course:
18 holes. Heathland course. Gently undulating terrain - easy to walk.
Surroundings:
Woodland.
Designer:
Original nine-hole course by Willie Park Jr. Expanded to 18 holes by Harry Colt, and significantly reworked by James Braid into the current layout.
51.770399
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3 miles NW of Hemel Hempstead
Leave M25 at exit 20 direction Berkhamsted. After 4.7 miles take exit Bourne End / Berkhamsted and follow A4251. After 2.5 miles, in Berkhamsted, turn right into Ravens Lane. Follow road for approx 1.5 miles; golf is on your left.
Berkhamsted
Berkhamsted Golf Club: this much admired tree-lined course sits in an area of outstanding natural beauty, its fairways flanked by gorse, heather and trees. Notable for not having any sand bunkers, there's plenty of grassy humps and hollows to compensate.
The fairways are quite generous here, and the “springy” grass a joy to play from. Although not quite as spectacular as some other heathland courses in the southeast of England, Berkhamsted is a wonderfully natural and well-laid out course, which provides a thorough test for your golfing skills.
Visitors welcome on weekdays (Fridays after 2pm), and on weekends (after 12pm).
Must book in advance. Handicap required.
Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2023].
Players generally walk this course.
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A Bronze Age earthwork, one of several in the southeast of England known as Grim’s Ditch or Grim's Dyke, comes into play on six holes at Berkhamsted.
England's 88th best course (Golf World, 2023).
Britain & Ireland's 190th best course (Golf World, 2024).
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