Stay in the town of Barnstaple and tackle 4 rounds of Devon’s finest Atlantic golfing gems.
Due to the varying room and hotel options this tour is price on application. Fill out our enquiry form below for your bespoke quote.
Society discounts apply. Price varies based on time of year, hotel selection and board basis.
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Set by the River Taw, The Barnstaple Hotel is ideally located on the Saunton side of Barnstaple and within 10 minutes walk of the town centre. The hotel boasts a riverside location set in the heart of the stunning north Devon countryside.
The hotel facilities include indoor and outdoor pool and spa, fine dining is available in the stylish Brasserie and the Aqua Bar which over looks the leisure facilities. The Barnstaple Hotel offers guests free parking, free Wi-Fi and 24 hour room service are available at this hotel for maximum comfort and enjoyment. Ideally located, great facilities and well priced the Barnstaple Hotel is the perfect golfers hotel if you are heading to North Devon.
Braunton Rd
Barnstaple
EX31 1LE
Set in the superb holiday town of Barnstaple, The Barnstaple Hotel is perfectly located for exploring the North Devon area. Within easy reach you will find the sandy beaches of Saunton, Woolacombe and Croyde, whilst Illfracombe is home to delightful Victorian Houses and Exmoor National Park boasts a rugged natural landscape with wild ponies and deer to see. If you prefer not to drive then Barnstaple is a hub for buses and trains, so you will not be short of travelling options.
Saunton Golf Club, Devon is one of the South West’s finest golfing destinations in the UK with both its links regularly ranking in the UK top 100. Golf has been played over this undulating links landscape just south of Croyde in Devon for nearly 120 years.
The highly regarded East course was formed in the 1920s via the design of Herbert Fowler, who also created the wonderful 36-hole layouts at Walton Heath and The Berkshire. The East has been tipped as a possible Open Host and ranks inside the top 15 in the UK top courses list. The younger West course was opened in the 1930s but after a long period of dormancy, was revived and reopened in 1975.
This course plays second fiddle to the East in some sense, however is still one of the UK’s best links. Ranking regularly in the top 100 UK courses, the West is one of the South West golfing gems and is seen as quite the test.
You’ll find yourself tackling the elements that come with links golf along with a host of burns, streams and dunes. Accuracy is essential around the Saunton Golf Courses, or you may be climbing and searching the many sand banks for wayward golf balls. Brilliantly designed links with a wide variety of holes.
North Devon is one of our most popular destinations. We have a host of hotels in the area to choose from and the Saunton courses can be paired with nearby Royal North Devon and Ilfracombe for a true North Devon Coastal Experience.
Saunton Golf Club, Devon is one of the South West’s finest golfing destinations in the UK with both its links regularly ranking in the UK top 100. Golf has been played over this undulating links landscape just south of Croyde in Devon for nearly 120 years.
The highly regarded East course was formed in the 1920s via the design of Herbert Fowler, who also created the wonderful 36-hole layouts at Walton Heath and The Berkshire. The East has been tipped as a possible Open Host and ranks inside the top 15 in the UK top courses list. The younger West course was opened in the 1930s but after a long period of dormancy, was revived and reopened in 1975.
This course plays second fiddle to the East in some sense, however is still one of the UK’s best links. Ranking regularly in the top 100 UK courses, the West is one of the South West golfing gems and is seen as quite the test.
You’ll find yourself tackling the elements that come with links golf along with a host of burns, streams and dunes. Accuracy is essential around the Saunton Golf Courses, or you may be climbing and searching the many sand banks for wayward golf balls. Brilliantly designed links with a wide variety of holes.
North Devon is one of our most popular destinations. We have a host of hotels in the area to choose from and the Saunton courses can be paired with nearby Royal North Devon and Ilfracombe for a true North Devon Coastal Experience.
Ilfracombe Golf Club is situated on the North Devon coastline in an area of outstanding natural beauty. The course has a unique boast that the sea can be seen from every tee box! With its own micro-climate and excellent course maintenance, Ilfracombe Golf Club is a true year round golf course.
A parkland golf course set on top the rugged cliffs, Ilfracombe is a 5,795 yard par 69 course with a real feel of uniqueness. Ilfracombe is the perfect addition to a golf tour which takes in the likes of Saunton, Royal North Devon and Minehead.
Royal North Devon Golf Club at Westward Ho! is the oldest golf course in England. A rolling links course offering stunning views of the Taw & Torridge Estuary and the Atlantic Ocean and a venue of real historical importance. Part of the Atlantic links network, Royal North Devon provides golfers with a true traditional links test.
The Championship course stretches out over 7,000 yards and provides a stiff test for golfers, especially when the wind blows! Ideally located in Westward Ho! near Bideford and an integral piece in North Devon’s sterling golfing reputation. Royal North Devon is as traditional a links course as you will find. Rolling fairways and bunker-protected greens, along with seaside golf makes this a course you will never forget.
Ranked in the “Top 100 courses a golfer must play in the World”, RND is simply one of the UK’s, not just the South West’s, best-golfing destinations.
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