Top UK Golf Courses and Golf Holidays

golf-photo-588If you love to golf and you want to spend your next UK holiday playing golf too, you should book a Golf Holiday package that includes a great resort for you and your family as well as offers a great round of golf (or two) for you on one of the finest courses in your travel destination. Many of the best golf courses in the UK offer 2-3 day packages for you to go there, stay and play golf at their course.
To point you in the right direction, we have listed our favorite top 3 UK golf courses below so that you can start planning your next trip today.

  1. The Belfry.Playing host to the Ryder Cup four times, The Belfry is easily considered one of UK’s most prestigious golf resort, if not the world’s. This resort now hosts three championship grade golf courses.The Brabazon Course, which is the course utilized in four Ryder Cup tournaments so far, offers a legacy that will surely inspire golfers from around the world.

    The PGA National Course was developed and opened in 1997 to help divert some of the traffic from the famous Brabazon course. This course now plays host to the Seniors European Open Tournament.

    Then they have the Derby Course, a par-69 course designed to be an enjoyable and challenging outing for golfers of all calibers.

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  2. De Vere Wokefield Park.De Vere Wokefield Park is really an excellent golfing experience with a majestic golf course extending 7000 yards from the championship tees, which will bring out the true golfer within you. No matter when you visit throughout the year, the surrounding lands will be ready for you to display your golfing skills. You’ll need some skills too, as the course is surrounded by 9 lakes and the level of play is a little bit on the upside. Nevertheless you’ll enjoy the mesmerizing green surroundings which make you feel that you are really on a dream holiday. Located appoximately 45 miles west of London, it’s easily accessible and offers a wide range of packages for one, two or three days starting at a mere £89.Check Here To Find De Vere Wokefield Park’s Current Specials.
  3. Shrigley Hall Golf and Country Club.Shrigley Hall Golf and Country Club will give you a feel of the Cheshire countryside and virtually guaranteeing that you’ll have a smooth golfing experience. Stretching to an impressive 282 acres of pure woods and grass, a visitor will truly enjoy the site of this course. This course has been intelligently designed by Donald Steel, a world renowned designer who also is the advisor for changes to any of the courses on rotation for the Open Championship tournaments. If you are ready to enjoy a challenging golf experience in the countryside, book your golf holiday package today. The Sunday special packages start at only £75.Check Here For Shrigley Hall’s Current Golf Specials.

There are so many coices when it comes to golfing in the UK, that the above three picks barely even scratch the surface. They just happen to be my top three choices and are usually the top choices most golfers visiting the area. So, pick a course and get out there today for a fabulous round or two.

Orlando Is An Enjoyable Senior Vacation Destination.

January 18, 2008 by Travel Guide Greg  
Filed under Florida, Golf Vacations, Senior Vacations

You don’t have to be a senior citizen to find most amusement parks like the Disney parks, Universal’s two large parks and Sea World daunting. The amount of walking that is entailed and the huge crowds can be enough for anyone to have second thoughts about spending an entire day there. Many times grandparents find themselves at these same parks they took their own kids to in order to relive the experience through their grandchildren’s eyes.

That doesn’t mean that the crowds are any thinner or the walking is any less. But, is Orlando a destination that lures seniors to come on their own? The major parks sure hope so and for those people who just adore everything Disney, they will certainly make time to revisit Orlando every few years or so.

There are many other amusements abundant in Orlando besides the parks. Anyone who enjoys the game of golf will have to spend at least one vacation here playing as many of the more than 50 stellar courses that are in and around Orlando. Golf packages are quite reasonable and sometimes, a room and a round of play package can amount to less than the round of play itself. In fact, most people who have played some of the beautiful 9- and 18-hole courses have booked their next golf vacation to Orlando as soon as they return home.

Another amazing sports activity in Orlando that is untouchable compared to anywhere else is shopping. There are almost as many shopping malls, outlets, and flea markets in Orlando as there are golf courses.

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Maui Makes A Great Golf Vacation

The semi-tropical climate of Maui and the two close-by islands of Molokai and Lanai present golfers with perfect golf weather nearly 365 days a year.  These islands are a golfers paradise. 

 Together, these islands offer 16 beautiful and challenging courses that blend into the natural features of the Maui landscape.  Maui golf courses are more difficult than they first appear.  They feature different types of grass, unusual natural hazards, tradewind gusts and distractingly beautiful views.  Maui golf courses could be considered a golfer’s dream and nightmare all rolled into one.  Read more