Focus on Hertfordshire

Focus on Hertfordshire

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olf in Hertfordshire

Featuring Welwyn Garden City Golf Club and the Award Winning Porters Park

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ffering stunning stately homes, wild days out and magical memories, Hertfordshire is a beautiful county in southern England. The county features a unique blend of rolling countryside and busy towns but also a variety of excellent golf courses that are the perfect place to escape the city.

With several magnificent courses that feature in the Top 100 golf courses, visitors really are spoilt for choice when playing golf in Hertfordshire.

Blessed with rolling countryside and some of the most picturesque towns in England, Hertfordshire is the perfect place to escape the hustle and bustle of city life.

There are always plenty of ideas for great days out all year round in Hertfordshire. From rambling across the many country estates, visiting picturesque garden towns and cathedral cities, the county is amass with something for all ages and interests. Cultural historians can experience redbrick Jacobean manors with their mazes and gothic courts or Roman amphitheatres and Norman cathedrals; whilst younger families may choose to meet their favourite animals at the Hertfordshire’s wildlife park. There’s plenty of shopping centres to pass the time also!

The many towns of Hertfordshire all feature a range of accommodation providers from five star luxury to boutique B&B’s and quaint countryside guesthouses. Hertfordshire is the place to be.

For golf….

You really are spoilt for choice when playing golf in Hertfordshire. Although just a thirty-minute journey from London, the county’s peaceful charm and rural elegance is refreshing. The green county offers an abundance of luscious fields and gardens with the splendid backdrop of the Chiltern Hills.

The region’s golf courses are a fine blend of heathland and woodland, with natural hazards and wonderful views over the surrounding countryside.

Hertfordshire offers golf in a truly serene setting.

Visit Hertfordshire and make memories

Welwyn Garden City Golf Club

Golf in a serene setting lessed with rolling countryside and some of the most picturesque towns in England, Hertfordshire is the perfect place to escape the hustle and bustle of city life. The region features many magnificent golf courses, including some that are ranked in the Top 100.

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You really are spoilt for choice when playing golf in Hertfordshire. Although just a thirty-minute journey from London, the county’s peaceful charm and rural elegance is refreshing. The green county offers an abundance of luscious fields and gardens with the splendid backdrop of the Chiltern Hills.

The region’s golf courses are a fine example of parkland courses with natural hazards and wonderful views over the surrounding countryside. Hertfordshire offers golf in a truly serene setting.

The second garden city in the country, Welwyn Garden City is a town designed for healthy living.

Welwyn Garden City Golf Club was founded in 1923 when a group of residents were responsible for the formulation of the golf club. In 1927, the course was extended to 16-holes but deemed inappropriate and a further two holes added to create the eighteen holes that have become so well-loved by members at the Club.

Sir Nick Faldo was once a member of Welwyn Garden City Golf Club and has a long-association with the club.

A board is on display to welcome visitors, detailing the number of titles he has won in his illustrious golfing career.

Highly-regarded as one of the best golf courses in Hertfordshire, the narrow fairways and small greens of the Welwyn Garden City course offer a challenging but fair test to all golfers of all levels.

The golf course features superb drainage and irrigation systems making it the ideal venue for all-year-round golf.

The clubhouse at Welwyn Garden City Golf Club is renowned for its friendly, sociable and welcoming atmosphere with a relaxing bar, ideally-appointed to discuss the issues of the day or contemplate what might have been on the testing greens. The clubhouse also features a sports bar showing the latest sports and a spike and lounge bar.

The newly refurbished patio area is a fantastic location to al fresco dining with panoramic views of the golf course. Set menus and specials are available daily in the bar but the Club also offers an elegant dining room catering for all functions and events. The Head Chef and her team pride themselves on the use of fresh ingredients to prepare modern, mouthwatering cuisine to suit all palates.

Welwyn Garden City Golf Club is an excellent choice for visiting societies.

With a variety of packages offering exceptional value for money, the packages combine the excellent golf course, fantastic clubhouse facilities and friendly staff who are happy to tailor a bespoke golf day to meet your needs.

With all-year-round playability, the Club is able to offer a variety of summer and winter packages.

Welwyn Garden City Golf Club 01707 325 243 professional@wgcgc.co.uk www.welwyngardencitygolfclub.co.uk

A true test of golf where accuracy and course management are essential ingredients for an enjoyable round.

Blessed with rolling countryside and some of the most picturesque towns in England, Hertfordshire is the perfect place to escape the hustle and bustle of city life. The region features many magnificent golf courses, including some that are ranked in the Top 100.

You really are spoilt for choice when playing golf in Hertfordshire. Although just a thirty-minute journey from London, the county’s peaceful charm and rural elegance is refreshing. The green county offers an abundance of luscious fields and gardens with the splendid backdrop of the Chiltern Hills.

The region’s golf courses are a fine blend of heathland and woodland, with natural hazards and wonderful views over the surrounding countryside. Hertfordshire offers golf in a truly serene setting.

Porters Park Golf Club dates back to 1899 when it became one of the first golf courses on the north side of London. At this time, the golf club was founded in the grounds of the local ‘Porters’ mansion. Today the only remaining evidence of Porters mansion is an underground ice house located near the third fairway.

Parkland golf course’s early design was heavily influenced by John Henry ‘JH’ Taylor one of the great golf course architects, and Charles Kenneth Cotton who went on to become one of the UK’s most distinguished post-war golf course architects.

Picturesque, tree-lined fairways using the natural contours of the land, magnificent greens and a brook meandering through several holes are features of today’s Porters Park golf course which has hosted Open Championship Qualifying event on six occasions.

The clubhouse at Porters Park was damaged by fire in 1954 with much of the original structure having to be rebuilt. A large extension of the clubhouse facilities was completed in 1990 enhancing the Club’s facilities for members and guests alike, whilst offering spectacular views across the course from the lounge and, restaurant and bar areas.

Today, the clubhouse combines tradition and modern ambience. During refurbishments and upgrades, the Club is careful to retain the clubhouse’s character that has been enjoyed by so many through the years.

The Club’s catering team provides imaginative cuisine as well as traditional favourites all of which can be served in the Club’s superblyappointed and spacious dining room which opens on to a terrace with spectacular views across the golf course. The dining room seats 120 diners for lunches and evening meals as well as more formal occasions.

Societies and corporate groups have been welcomed to Porters Park Golf Club for over 100 years. The Club offers a range of packages covering 18, 27 and 36 holes which can be tailored to your specific requirements.

T:01923 854127 E:secretary@portersparkgolfclub.co.uk W:www.portersparkgolfclub.co.uk

A Traditional Modern Private Members Club

Shenley Hill, Radlett, Hertfordshire WD7 7AZ