The best value golf course in England

If you want to play on one of the best golf courses in the world, Great Britain and IrelandThere is a possibility that you will be required to pay a green fee which could be considered unnecessarily high.

While we know that supply and demand and market conditions work together, can anyone realistically justify spending £300 on a round of golf?

For this reason Golf Shake We are committed to venues that remain affordable for all golfers, as you can see in our recent post The best golf courses to play for under £50but there is no doubt that quality should also be valued, and we love playing on an outstanding, internationally renowned layout as much as anyone.

You may have heard of it, Silloth-on-Solway Golf Club – but we believe it may offer the perfect marriage of affordability and quality.

One of the finest links golf courses in the north of England, this Cumbrian golf gem has magnificent views of the Scottish Borders and land directly on the Solway Firth.

It will therefore come as no surprise that Silloth Highly recommended on Golfshakewith an exceptionally high rating of 4.96 based on the reviews of the everyday golfers who make up our passionate community.

This puts Silloth in 23rd place in the Golf Shake Top 100but don’t just take our word for it. If you take a quick look online, you’ll see that it ranks 51st for GB&I and 50th in Golf monthly And National Club Golfer or England is 20th in Golf WorldAnd Top 100 Golf Courses have placed Silloth at number 18 in England.

And you can experience it for yourself – for just £95 in the summer months or £55 in the winter.

This is obviously not a “cheap” green fee, but something this good should cost a little more. However, compared to most other famous destinations on these islands, Silloth’s value for money is still incredibly attractive, making it a place every golfer should have on their list to discover for themselves.

If you want a little more inspiration, if Golfshake Ambassador Rob Cross He played here in 2019 and wrote: “A normal good golf course would have three or four outstanding holes. Silloth on Solway has 18. I really can’t think of a hole that isn’t brilliant. I spent my time walking around the course, looking around, smiling and feeling like I want to play here every day. The layout is naturally shaped, I loved being below the fairways on some holes but above the whole course on others.”

If author Kevin Markhamwho has played every golf course in Ireland was here and said: “The designers of Silloth on Solway left quite a legacy, but Mother Nature had the biggest say in the design of the course. Once the direction of the holes was decided, the landscape took over, for the hills of the course are simply fascinating. The unexpected hills and valleys, the natural greens blending into the terrain, the steep fairways – all this makes for a links paradise.”

We recently polled over 700 keen golfers and asked them to name the best course they had played on in the last year. With seven nominations, Silloth was the most popular recommendation. That’s how good this course is.

Silloth’s own website states: “Our magnificent golf course is a perfect destination, a top quality golf course that will challenge golfers of all levels and is offered at a price that won’t break the bank.”

And that is neither inaccurate nor exaggerated. This is one of the finest links golf courses in England and it can be played at an affordable price, making it arguably the most accessible of Britain’s truly great golf courses.

Could this be the best value golf course in England? It’s not the cheapest and it shouldn’t be, but at £95 in the peak season months you simply can’t get better these days for a facility of this undisputed reputation.

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