Surrey

Abbey Moor is a public pay-and-play golf facility in Addlestone offering an 18-hole course alongside membership and visitor tee times. It is a popular, accessible option for golfers in the Surrey commuter belt looking for a well-maintained course without the formality of a private members' club.

Addington Court is a multi-course pay-and-play complex on the Surrey/Croydon borders, with a clubhouse, driving range and facilities for coaching, buggies and private events. Its accessible, family-friendly courses make it one of the busiest golf venues in the area.

Set in the grounds of the historic Addington Palace, this par-71 parkland course of 6,405 yards is known for its demanding holes through wooded glades and picturesque parkland. It offers year-round quality greens and a scenic, characterful test for golfers of all abilities.

Banstead Downs is a downland course on the Surrey/South London border, playing to a par 71 over nearly 6,600 yards on fast-draining fairways that stay playable year-round. Recent investment has modernised both the clubhouse and course, and the club is known for a warm welcome to visitors.

Beaverbrook is a luxury private members' course set within the Beaverbrook country house estate near Leatherhead, designed by Phil Mackenzie Ross's successors with sweeping North Downs views. It combines a high-end resort experience with a challenging, immaculately presented parkland layout.

Betchworth Park is a parkland course laid out below Box Hill and the North Downs, with mature trees and views towards Dorking. It has hosted England Golf Championship qualifying and Seniors Open Qualifying events, reflecting its competitive standard.

Bletchingley is a family-friendly golf club with an 18-hole course, practice facilities, professional instruction and dining and event spaces. It is known for its welcoming, active membership and accessible parkland setting near the Surrey/Kent border.

Braeside is a friendly, affordable members' club based at the Farleigh Golf Club course near Selsdon, South Croydon. It runs a full programme of competitions for its membership and holds SafeGolf accreditation.

Bramley is an established golf club set along a private road off the A281 Guildford to Horsham road, with a professional shop, bar and catering, and well-tended course maintained by its own greenkeeping team.

The New Course, the second of two 18-hole heathland courses at Burhill Golf Club.

The Old Course, one of two 18-hole heathland courses at Burhill Golf Club.

Designed by Harry Colt and opened in 1913, Camberley Heath is regarded as one of the finest heathland courses in Surrey, set among pine and heather with an outstanding layout and a superb clubhouse for hospitality and events.

Charterhouse School Golf Club is the golf section of the historic Charterhouse School, giving pupils, staff and members access to a course and golfing facilities within the school's grounds near Godalming.

Chipstead is a downland course on the North Downs offering golf, flexi, academy, ladies and social memberships, visitor green fees, junior coaching and a clubhouse used for weddings and corporate events.

Chobham Golf Club offers an 18-hole course with visitor green fees, society bookings and professional lessons, set in the heathland countryside near Woking.

Clandon Golf Club is a picturesque course near Guildford offering a challenging layout for members and visitors alike, distinct from its nearby namesake Clandon Regis.

Clandon Regis is a members' club near West Clandon offering a full pro shop, membership options, visitor bookings and event hosting on its parkland course close to Guildford.

Members of Coombe Hill Golf Club are blessed to play on one of only a handful of courses designed by J.F. “Aber” Abercromby. It’s said that the master architect spent a great many hours, not only walking the land, but also floating over the site in a hot air balloon, honing his design. In 1911, three years after completing Worplesdon and three years before Addington, Abercromby’s course at Coombe Hill opened for play with the Right Honourable Winston…

Coombe Wood is a mature parkland course close to Richmond Park, offering members and visitors a well-wooded, undulating layout in the Kingston area.

Coulsdon Court is an 18-hole municipal-style course near Croydon with a pro shop, full scorecard and welcoming facilities for both members and pay-and-play visitors.

Cranleigh Golf & Country Club combines an 18-hole course with health and fitness facilities, dining and event spaces, forming a well-rounded country club experience near Guildford and Godalming.

Founded in 1911 and designed by James Braid and Fred Hawtree, Croham Hurst is an 18-hole, par-71 parkland course close to Croydon, known for its welcoming atmosphere and attractive wooded setting.

Established in 1929, Cuddington sits on 166 acres of classic Surrey downland and is well regarded for its natural, sweeping layout and strong membership tradition.

David Lloyd Hampton Golf Club offers a course and golf facilities alongside the wider David Lloyd health and leisure club, giving members combined access to golf, fitness and family amenities near Hampton.

Established in 1975 by Major champion Sir Henry Cotton and architect Robert Sandow, The Drift is a picturesque, well-maintained woodland course near East Horsley that also hosts weddings, events and conferences.

Designed by Harry Colt, Dulwich & Sydenham Hill is a well-wooded parkland course on the edge of south London, offering a full course tour and green fee bookings for members and visitors alike.

Effingham Golf Club is a well-regarded downland course near Guildford, offering members and visitors an attractive, testing layout in the Surrey Hills.

Founded in 1889, Epsom Golf Club is a friendly club offering an inspiring, challenging and panoramic downland course close to Epsom town centre.

Farleigh is a welcoming golf club offering membership, professional coaching, and clubhouse dining, and has been recognised with Trip Advisor Travellers' Choice and Top 100 Society Venue awards.

Farnham Golf Club is a well-established course set among heathland and pine near The Sands, offering members and visitors a traditional Surrey golfing experience.

The championship-standard Bernard Hunt Course, one of three courses at Foxhills.

The championship-standard Longcross Course, one of three courses at this 400-acre Surrey resort estate.

The more relaxed Manor Course, one of three courses at Foxhills.

Guildford Golf Club is a long-established downland course at Merrow, offering a full hole-by-hole course tour, practice facilities and hospitality for members and visitors.

Set within Home Park alongside Hampton Court Palace, this course offers a striking royal parkland setting on the banks of the Thames, with a driving range and a full range of membership and visitor golf options.

Hersham Golf Club welcomes both new and experienced golfers to its course near Walton-on-Thames, offering a friendly, accessible club atmosphere for members and visitors.

Hindhead Golf Club originally featured on the Top 100 website as a Gem and was nominated by Chris. It was added to the site in February 2005. Since then, Hindhead became an English Top 100 ranked course and then appeared within our 2016 Britain Ireland Top 100 ranking list for the first time. Keith Baxter, Editor-in-Chief, has been singing Hindhead's praises for more than a decade and comments as follows: Martin, a friend of mine, is a member at Hindhead…

The main 18-hole Hoebridge Course at this multi-facility golf centre near Woking.

Horton Park is a pay-and-play golf centre near Epsom offering an academy course, coaching and family-friendly facilities for golfers of all levels.

Hurtmore is a pay-and-play course near Godalming offering visitor golf, a golf simulator, pro shop and food service, with buggies and trolleys available for hire.

Kingswood combines a well-maintained golf course with hotel accommodation and dining, making it a popular venue for tournaments, social events and overnight golf breaks in the Surrey Hills.

The Leatherhead Club offers a well-established course close to the town centre, with a full clubhouse and dining facilities alongside its golfing amenities.

Limpsfield Chart is a heathland course on the Surrey/Kent border near Oxted, offering members and visitors a scenic, well-wooded layout and function facilities.

Set within the Lingfield Park racecourse estate, this 18-hole course plays to a scratch of 72 over 6,511 yards, with bunkers, water features and mature trees, plus a pro shop and PGA instruction.

London Scottish Golf Club plays over the open heathland of Wimbledon Common, offering membership and visitor green fees alongside a clubhouse available for private hire.

Established in 1926, Malden is a picturesque course set on 120 acres of mature parkland in south-west London, blending modern improvements with its original design character.

Milford Golf Club offers golf days and coaching on its course near Godalming, with buggies, electric trolleys and trolleys available for visitors and members.

Mitcham Golf Club offers an accessible course near Mitcham Junction with a course guide and flyover tours available for visitors planning their round.

Founded in 1895 and designed by Samuel “Mure” Fergusson, New Zealand Golf Club is a top-class course located within the famous heath belt. New Zealand was laid out on the estate of H.F. Locke-King, who also built Brooklands, the world’s first motor racing circuit, on his property. Following in the footsteps of nearby , New Zealand’s design was innovative, being one of the earliest courses to be routed across dense heathland. Fergusson continued to improve…

North Downs Golf Club offers a course set high on the North Downs near Woldingham, with a swing studio and full golfing amenities for members and visitors.

The 18-hole, par-70 Oaks Course, the main course at this public golf facility in Carshalton/Woodmansterne.

Pine Ridge offers golf, a Toptracer range and padel courts alongside its course near Frimley, combining traditional golf with modern leisure facilities for members and visitors.

Purley Downs is a well-established downland course on the Surrey/South London border, offering a challenging test of golf with a strong club tradition.

Puttenham Golf Club is an 18-hole heathland course near Guildford, offering a traditional test of golf across open heath terrain.

Pyrford Lakes offers visitor tee times, membership and golf society days on its course near Woking, with water features characteristic of its 'Lakes' name.

Queenwood Golf Club, in a similar mould to , is reserved for its small but perfectly formed membership and their very lucky friends. This is the most secretive golf club in the , even a logon id and password is required to access the Queenwood Golf Club website. Secrecy is a great marketing ploy and with membership full and a reputed joining fee of £145,000 it’s little wonder that the club is packed full of golf’s high rollers. , son of former greenkeeper…

Reigate Hill offers golf alongside wedding and event hosting on the north-west edge of Reigate, close to the M25 and easily reached from Gatwick Airport, with practice facilities and coaching for visitors and societies.

Originally designed by Tom Dunn, Richmond Golf Club is a challenging par-70 course set in the peaceful grounds of Sudbrook Park, bordering Richmond Park, with a magnificent early-Georgian Palladian mansion as its clubhouse.

The Duke's Course, one of two public courses at Richmond Park Golf Club within the Royal Park.

The Prince's Course, the second of two public courses at Richmond Park Golf Club.

Roehampton Club's immaculate 18-hole parkland course is renowned for its excellent presentation and smooth greens, forming part of a large private multi-sports club in south-west London.

The Royal Automobile Club's Woodcote Park estate offers a historic private members' golf course near Epsom, set within extensive parkland grounds alongside the club's country club facilities.

The J H Taylor Course, Royal Mid-Surrey's championship course within the historic Old Deer Park by the Thames at Richmond.

The Pam Barton Course, Royal Mid-Surrey's second course within the Old Deer Park.

The Golf Courses of the British Isles Did you know that Dr William Laidlaw Purves was a member at Royal Wimbledon Golf Club? The doctor went on to discover and design the course at and was also one of the founding fathers of the Ladies Golf Union. Golf was probably played on Wimbledon Common in the early 19th century. Records go back to 1864, suggesting that some of the London Scottish Rifle Volunteer Corps, who were posted nearby, met on Wimbledon Common…

Shirley Park is a well-established parkland course on the edge of Croydon, welcoming members, visitors and societies to its traditional layout.

Silvermere is billed as Surrey's premier golf and events venue, just 20 minutes from central London, with a championship course, a two-tier driving range, multiple retail stores and dining facilities.

Strawberry Hill Golf Club offers PGA professional coaching and a pro shop on its course near Twickenham, with early tee times and a welcoming club atmosphere.

Sunbury Golf Club offers a course, clubhouse and Toptracer range near Shepperton, hosting memberships, events, private parties and corporate conferences.

Sunningdale Heath is a heathland course in the Sunningdale area, offering members and visitors a more accessible alternative alongside its famous neighbours.

Surbiton Golf Club is known for its inclusive, friendly membership across all age groups and a relaxed club atmosphere, with a full programme of competitions, inter-club matches and event facilities.

Surrey Downs offers visitor tee times, membership, weddings and conference facilities on its course near Kingswood in the Surrey Hills.

Surrey National is a golf club and wedding venue near Chaldon offering membership, visitor green fees, a golf academy and private event facilities.

Sutton Green Golf Club offers a well-presented course near Guildford, with gallery and aerial flyover footage available to preview the layout for prospective visitors and members.

Designed by Harry Colt and rated among the Top 100 courses, Tandridge Golf Club offers a classic parkland test near Oxted for members and visitors.

Laid out in 1914 by J.F. Abercromby on a heavily wooded ridge above Croydon, The Addington is widely regarded as one of the finest and most original heathland designs in the country, with dramatic changes of elevation cut through pine, birch and heather. Long admired by architecture enthusiasts for its bold green sites and strategic bunkering, it remains one of the lesser-known gems of the Surrey heathland belt.

One of three nine-hole loops (Church, Garden and Mill) at The Wisley, designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr.

One of three nine-hole loops (Church, Garden and Mill) at The Wisley, designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr.

One of three nine-hole loops (Church, Garden and Mill) at The Wisley, designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr.

Tyrrells Wood is a well-regarded parkland course near Leatherhead offering membership, golf societies, junior golf and a golf academy in a scenic wooded Surrey setting.

The New course at Walton Heath Golf Club was designed by Herbert Fowler and opened for play in 1907 as a nine-hole layout. Fowler extended it to 18 holes in 1913. Both courses (Old and New) are intertwined and have a very similar look and feel. The Old is tougher and a marginally better test, although the New is a demanding course with memorable holes of great variety; taking the two courses together can only be described as a real treat. [video…

The West is the course that everybody rushes to play when visiting the Wentworth Club, but the East is more enjoyable for the average player. It is also more sandy, intimate and charming. This was the first course Harry Colt built at Wentworth and it was born in 1924, two years earlier than its bigger and brasher younger brother. The second unofficial match between the American and British professionals, Golf Between Two Wars , took place on the East…

The West course at the Wentworth Club is the most famous of the Surrey heath and heather courses. The club is also the most televised in Britain, once hosting three professional tournaments every year (World Matchplay, PGA and the Seniors Masters), but now only the PGA Championship is staged annually at Wentworth. The West course was also the venue for the fiercely contested 1953 Ryder Cup, resulting in a single point American victory 6½ 5½. It must have…

The Edinburgh Course, one of Wentworth's three courses at the Surrey estate.

West Byfleet is a challenging 18-hole heathland course offering a well-regarded test of golf for members and visitors in the Surrey commuter belt.

West Hill Golf Club is the youngest of the trinity of “Ws” located in this most beautiful corner of Surrey (Woking and Worplesdon being the other two). Cuthbert Butchart, a Scottish professional from Carnoustie, laid out the course in 1910 on the instruction of the founder, Mrs Marguerite Lubbock, a keen golfer. At the time, ladies were not allowed to become members at other local Surrey clubs, so she decided to form one of her own. Butchart went on to…

West Surrey is a friendly private members' club near Godalming, blessed with one of the finest parkland courses in the south-east of England.

Established in 1928, White Lodge is a volunteer-run, private members' club playing on weekdays over the public Richmond Park course, with active Men's and Ladies' sections and over 100 members.

Wimbledon Common Golf Club plays over the open common alongside its neighbour Royal Wimbledon, offering visitor tee bookings and a full range of membership categories including men's, ladies', juniors, seniors and academy programmes.

Wimbledon Park Golf Club offers a compact parkland course beside Wimbledon Park lake, popular with members and visitors for its accessible south-west London location.

Set in 154 acres of Surrey countryside, Windlesham was designed by former Ryder Cup player Tommy Horton and opened in 1994, built by Southern Golf, the firm behind The Wisley and Bearwood Lakes.

Woking Golf Club has a charming Old England heathland course, laid out by Tom Dunn in 1893. The club was intended to provide relief for a few golf mad barristers who were sick and tired of playing on muddy clay. We must thank Woking wholeheartedly because nobody thought that heather and gorse-strewn land was viable ground for golf and this was the first experimental heathland layout. At the turn of the 20th century, there were only a few heathland courses…

Woldingham is an 18-hole course operated by the Altonwood Group, offering visitor green fees, membership, a golf academy and function facilities for weddings and private events on the North Downs.

Woodcote Park is a substantial mixed parkland and downland course of 6,787 yards near Coulsdon, offering first-class practice facilities and a spacious clubhouse despite its relatively flat, bunker-strewn layout.

Worplesdon Golf Club is one of Surrey’s prettiest heath and heather courses and it’s arguably the best of the trinity of “Ws” (West Hill and Woking being the other two); all three courses virtually border each other. John Abercromby’s inaugural design dates back to 1908; greens and bunkers were constructed by Willie Park Junior. It’s not a long course at just less than 6,500 yards, but it’s sufficiently challenging for most and driving accuracy is far…