Ulverston Golf Club

Ulverston Golf Club is a wonderfully natural and scenic parkland course situated just south of the Lake District in Cumbria. Laid out by the legendary designer Harry Colt, the well-presented course offers spectacular views over Morecambe Bay and the Lake District fells.

This quiet par-71 course, laid out on a hill next to the small village of Bardsea, will thoroughly test your shotmaking, with every hole having its own special feel. The predominantly wooded parkland layout offers a challenging and rewarding round of golf with plenty of eye-catching scenery to enjoy. There's also a famous monument to admire (see Did You Know section below); it provides a useful aim point on some of the holes.

The undulating terrain confers many elevation changes to the generally good-width fairways. It also throws a few blind shots into the mix. At times the layout feels tree-lined, at others much more open. The bunkering is functional rather than extravagant.

Pick of the holes: the par-4 17th and 18th holes are Ulverston's cherries on the cake. The 17th (Quarry) requires a nervy blind tee-shot played over an old limestone quarry wall. The hole heads towards the monument and climbs to the stunningly scenic highest part of the course. The Old Man of Coniston sits to the north, Conishead priory to the east, and Morecambe Bay and Blackpool Tower lie to the south. Teeing-off beside the 17th green, the downhill, blind drive 18th (Conishead) offers different but equally stunning views.