The rub of the green
Lodges with on-site golf courses are in demand as interest in the sport grows
With the golf season in full swing and the UK leg of the DP World tour taking place at the Belfry in Sutton Coldfield next month, interest in playing golf is hotting up.
Keen golfers like to play wherever they are; so, a holiday park with a golf course on site, or just next door, would be the perfect location for those looking to reduce their handicap while they enjoy their home away from home.
Pearl Lake Country holiday Park is set in 80 acres of parkland near Shobdon in herefordshire. the Park has a nine-hole golf course, which has a redesigned course layout for 2023 and five new holes.
‘My partner, Steve Rhodes, and i have owned a holiday home at Pearl Lake Country Park for twoand-a-half years and we just love it here,’ says Nicky Dennis.
their lodge overlooks a lake and the golf course is just a short stroll away. the couple, who are in their 50s, live in tarporley, Cheshire and visit the park most weekends.
‘We feel part of the community here. the park golf course is such a fantastic asset and is the hub of our social life with tournaments and away days to other courses.’ two-bedroom lodges are available from £ 57,995 to £ 109,995 ( pearllake.co.uk).
Pure Leisure have three holiday parks with golf courses. Bridlington Links in East Yorkshire and tydd St Giles in Cambridgeshire have 18-hole courses, while Mains of taymouth in Perthshire has a ninehole course.
‘the golf courses are a fantastic asset,’ says chairman, John Morphet. ‘Not only do they offer something for our holiday homeowners, but they’re also a facility for local residents to enjoy.
‘While over half of our holiday homeowners do play, others enjoy the marvellous views the manicured greens create.’ New lodges are for sale at Bridlington Links from £124,995 and at Mains from £190,000; resale lodges at tydd St Giles are from £79,995 ( pure-leisure.co.uk).
haulfryn holiday homes’ Praa Sands site east of Penzance, Cornwall, has a well established nine-hole golf course. ‘it’s been truly valuable to Praa Sands as it provides an affordable golfing experience for all skill levels and ages,’ says haulfryn’s operational director, David John. two and three-bedroom lodges with hot tubs are available from £95,000. At the Warren Resort and Spa, which is bang on the beach on the Llyn Peninsula, near Abersoch, North Wales, there are many leisure facilities including a VR Golf Simulator. three and fourbedroom lodges are for sale from £375,000 to £480,000 ( haulfrynholidays.
Lovat Parks has two holiday parks with golf courses just around the corner and both offer a 20 per cent discount to anyone staying at one of their luxury lodges.
At Sun haven, Mawgan Porth, Cornwall, the 18-hole Merlin golf course is just an eight-minute walk away and Green hill Farm holiday Village in the New Forest, hampshire has the hamptworth golf course close by.
At Sun haven, a three-bedroom lodge with hot tub is for sale for £274,995 and at Green hill Farm, a two-bedroom lodge costs £289,995 with three- bedrooms from £269,995 ( lovatparks.com).