Heathland

Berkhamsted Golf Club sits on Berkhamsted Common in Hertfordshire, in around 560 acres of natural heathland on the edge of the Chilterns. Founded in 1890, it is one of the oldest clubs in the county and describes itself as golf as nature intended.

Blackmoor Golf Club sits at Whitehill near Bordon in Hampshire, at the western end of the great Surrey, Berkshire and Hampshire sand belt, between the North and South Downs. Founded in 1913 and laid out by Harry Colt, it celebrated its centenary in 2013 and still retains sixteen of Colt's original holes.

East Berkshire Golf Club sits at Crowthorne in Berkshire, in the heart of the county's heathland belt. Established in 1903, it was laid out by Peter Paxton as a heathland course and has matured into a tree-lined parkland layout, with pines and heather still very much part of the picture. Top100GolfCourses calls it an unsung hero and ranks it seventh in Berkshire, with comparisons often drawn to the Red and Blue courses at The Berkshire.

Hankley Common Golf Club sits at Tilford near Farnham in Surrey, about 35 miles south-west of London, on open heathland that is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The club opened in 1897 with nine holes, and in 1922 James Braid added a further nine. Harry Colt made changes in the early 1930s, and Golf Monthly ranks it 31st in its 2025/26 Top 100 for Great Britain and Ireland.

Hindhead Golf Club sits at Hindhead in Surrey, on a heathland site the club describes as one of the most glorious natural settings in Britain. It was founded in 1904 by a group of enthusiasts that included Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and the layout is credited to five-time Open champion J.H. Taylor.

Liphook Golf Club sits on the Hampshire and Sussex border, within the South Downs National Park, on classic heathland of pine, birch, oak and heather. Golf Monthly ranks it 55th in its 2025/26 Top 100 for Great Britain and Ireland, and Top100GolfCourses ranks it first in Hampshire.

North Hants Golf Club sits at Fleet in Hampshire, on a heathland course with a long architectural pedigree. Founded in 1904 and opened by Princess Alexander of Teck, it was conceived as an ambitious blend of gentleman's club and American-style country club, with golf, lawn tennis and croquet, to attract members from London.

Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club sits at Forest Row in East Sussex, about 35 miles south of London on the A22 between Crawley and Royal Tunbridge Wells. Founded in 1888 and granted its royal title by Queen Victoria in 1893, it is one of the oldest and most unspoilt heathland clubs in the south-east.

St George's Hill Golf Club sits in Weybridge, Surrey, about 30 miles south-west of London. Designed by Harry Colt and opened in 1913, it is a classic heathland course, with holes running between pines and heather. It was laid out as part of the world's first residential golf community, and the setting still feels quietly secluded.

Sunningdale Golf Club sits on the Berkshire and Surrey border, about 30 miles west of central London and close to Ascot. Its rolling terrain of birch and pine feels a world away from the M25. Its two heathland courses are among the most admired inland golf in Britain, and the club is a fixture of any serious itinerary in the south-east.

Swinley Forest Golf Club is one of the most exclusive and admired heathland courses in England, set among pines, heather and rhododendrons near Ascot in Berkshire. Founded in 1909 and opened in 1910, it was designed by Harry Colt, who modestly called it his "least bad course". Golf Monthly ranks it 33rd in its Top 100 courses in Great Britain and Ireland for 2025/26.

The Addington Golf Club is a rare Golden Age heathland course on the southern edge of London at Croydon, about 10 miles from the centre of the capital. Founded in 1913 and laid out by John Frederick Abercromby, it is ranked 74th in Britain and Ireland and 30th in England by Top 100 Golf Courses. Novelist P.G. Wodehouse was among its interwar members, and King George VI became a patron in 1937.

The Berkshire Golf Club is home to two of England's best-known heathland courses, the Red and the Blue, laid out by Herbert Fowler and opened in 1928 on land once used for royal hunting near Ascot. Around 35 miles west of central London, it is a private club with a strong amateur tradition, having hosted the English Amateur Championship, the British Seniors Open and the Women's Home Internationals. Its annual Berkshire Trophy, first played in 1946, counts Nick Faldo, Sandy Lyle and Michael Bonallack among its past winners.

Walton Heath Golf Club sits on open heathland at Walton-on-the-Hill near Tadworth in Surrey. Founded in 1903 and shaped by Herbert Fowler, it has a rare pedigree for an inland club, with James Braid serving as its professional for close to half a century and Winston Churchill and David Lloyd George among its early members.

West Hill Golf Club is a classic heathland course at Brookwood near Woking in Surrey, around 33 miles south-west of central London. Established in 1907, it is described by the club as arguably the prettiest of Surrey's famous three Ws, alongside Woking and Worplesdon, and is ranked 71st in Golf Monthly's Top 100 courses in Great Britain and Ireland for 2025/26.

West Sussex Golf Club is a heathland course near Pulborough in West Sussex, on a sandy outcrop of heather and pine below the South Downs. Opened in 1931 and designed by Guy Campbell with Cecil Hutchison and Stafford Hotchkin, it has changed little since, and Bernard Darwin famously called it "this little sandy jewel set in the Sussex clay". Golf Monthly ranks it 62nd in its Top 100 courses in Great Britain and Ireland for 2025/26.

Woking Golf Club sits at Hook Heath in Surrey, and it is the oldest of the county's celebrated heathland courses. Founded in 1893 by a group of London barristers, it began as a Tom Dunn design and was refined in the early 20th century by members John Low and Stuart Paton, with later contributions from Tom Simpson.

Worplesdon Golf Club is a classic Surrey heathland course at Heath House Road near Woking, about 34 miles south-west of central London. Founded in 1908, it is one of Surrey's famous three Ws, alongside Woking and West Hill, and is ranked 63rd in Golf Monthly's Top 100 courses in Great Britain and Ireland for 2025/26.