One of the best parts of owning a caravan is the freedom to pitch up at a site of your choosing and take the chance to indulge in whatever it is you’ve prioritised from your tour.
Everyone will have their own requirements when choosing the right site to stay at – knowing what you want from your tour will be important here. Some, for instance, will want the peace and quiet that the best adults only caravan parks offer, while some will choose a site which is better suited to their favourite hobbies, be it one of the best caravan sites for fishing or a campsite which is near a golf course.
Here, we’re sharing 12 of our favourite golf courses near caravan parks, allowing you to enjoy your chosen pastime before heading back to your campsite to enjoy excellent facilities.
12 of the best golf courses near caravan parks
1. Royal Portrush (Dunluce) Co Antrim, Northern Ireland
Dunluce Road, Portrush BT56 8JQ, royalportrushgolfclub.com
- Green fees: £340

Scene of the 2019 Open Championship and set to host the event again in 2025, Dunluce is undoubtedly one of the best golf courses you’ll find anywhere.
It’s a pricey treat, but it was designed by the legendary Harry Colt, among the greatest golf course architects of all time, and offers visitors the chance to play one of the most challenging links courses in the world. The fifth is a spectacular par four, where you drive from an elevated tee down to the fairway before turning right towards the cliff edge and the ocean. The final par three is a classic, the super-tough 16th, known as Calamity Corner.
- Stay at: Ballymacrea Touring Caravan Park
- Open: April to September
2. Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight
Afton Down, Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight PO40 9TZ, freshwaterbaygolfclub.co.uk
- Green fees: £48

While the bunkerless first at Freshwater Bay on the Isle of Wight is not the most memorable hole on this beautifully sited course, it still has plenty going for it.
The views from the green are delightful, setting the scene for a round blessed with fabulous panoramas all the way.
The chalk downland helps with drainage, keeping the course in super condition, and as the land is on a Site of Special Scientific Interest, it’s home to rare species of flora and fauna. The seventh hole is somewhat unusual, with the fairway running near two Bronze Age burial mounds.
- Stay at: Stoats Farm
- Open: March to October
3. St Andrews Old Course, Fife, Scotland
West Sands, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9XL, standrews.com
- Green fees: £160 (November to March), £340 (April to October)

The Old Course is the spiritual home of golf, the place where the game was first played some 600 years ago.
This is the most famous course in the world and right at the top of most golfers’ bucket lists. With bunkers hiding away in unexpected places and greens to confound the first-time visitor, there are two short holes and two par fives.
Beware the bunkers on the 12th, the Coffins bunkers on the 13th, and the Valley of Sin on the 18th. You’ll have to enter a ballot to play the Old Course, but there are six other links courses on site.
- Stay at St Andrews Holiday Park
- Open: March to October
4. Chapel-en-le-Frith, Peak District
The Cockyard, Manchester Road, Chapel-en-le-Frith SK23 9UH, chapelgolf.co.uk
- Green fees: £25 (winter), £30 (summer)

Visitors to the Peak District looking for an enjoyable round between their hikes in the hills would do well to check out this 18-hole par 72 course, which is kept in beautiful condition.
The course was originally nine holes, but in the 1970s, celebrated golf architects Peter Alliss and Dave Thomas added another nine. The resulting course is an excellent challenge, with four par fives, the most difficult being the 531-yard first.
Other notable holes include the 12th, where a 90-degree dogleg requires careful club selection and there’s a rather tricky approach to the green over a stream.
- Stay at: Hayfield Camping and Caravanning Club Site
- Open: April to October
5. Royal Birkdale, Southport
Waterloo Road, Southport PR8 2LX, royalbirkdale.com
- Green fees: £370

Originally designed in the late 1890s by George Lowe, this pre-eminent links was further developed by Hawtree and Taylor into a magnificent test in the 1920s.
Since 1954 it has hosted no fewer than 10 Open Championships, with a stellar roll call of victors.
The design ethos is for holes to run between the dunes rather than over them, resulting in an honest test that receives universal praise. The four par threes are all strong and engaging, with perhaps the standout being the 12th, which plays to a steep-fronted green set in an amphitheatre of dunes. It’s another pricey round of golf, but it’s a sublime and endlessly varied links, one of the best courses in England.
- Stay at: Southport CAMC Campsite
- Open: All year
6. Seaford Head, East Sussex
Southdown Road, Seaford, East Sussex BN25 4JS, seafordheadgolfcourse.co.uk
- Green fees: £33

Golfers looking for a budget-friendlier round than you’ll find at some of the more celebrated venues listed here could do worse than visiting the dramatic course at Seaford Head, which traverses the rolling downland.
Laid out in 1887, the course is superbly positioned on the Sussex Downs near the cliffs at Seaford. The 13th, 14th and 15th holes have wonderful views towards the Seven Sisters. The course is short, but challenging, and is well maintained.
Teeing off at the 18th hole is a special treat, with the fairway some 150ft below. There’s a good restaurant on site, too, which is appropriately named The View.
- Stay at: Buckle Holiday Park
- Open: March to October
7. Nairn Golf Club, Highlands, Scotland
Seabank Road, Nairn IV12 4HB, nairngolfclub.co.uk
- Green fees: £50 (December to February), £230 (May to September)

This beautiful links course, set right on the Moray Firth, is always kept in excellent condition. It’s an out-and-back layout with the sea visible at every hole.
Recent improvements to the course by architect Tom Mackenzie have greatly enhanced the offering. The front nine forges out along the Moray Firth, an exacting start when into the wind.
The course then turns at the eighth and heads slightly inland for the back nine.
It delivers some interesting holes and an unexpected change in elevation up to the 13th green. In summer, the fairways are fast-running and covered in humps and hollows. The greens are famously true and can become perplexingly pacy.
- Stay at: Nairn Camping and Caravanning Club Site
- Open: May to September
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8. Saunton (West), Devon
Braunton, Devon EX33 1LG, sauntongolf.co.uk
- Green fees: £100 (November to March), £150 (May to September)

There are two championship-quality links courses available at this beautiful seaside club in the heart of North Devon – the West and the East courses.
For many golfers, the West is the more forgiving, as well as the more varied and more entertaining of the two.
We like the exacting par three at the fourth, where accuracy is key. The back nine is particularly full of variety, as it features three of each par. The par five on the 10th hole is fun, but with all those bunkers can be a little tricky – just keep out of the sand! That’s advice you would also do well to follow when you make your approach to the demanding 15th.
- Stay at: Lobb Fields
- Open: March to November
9. Littlehampton, West Sussex
170 Rope Walk, Riverside West, Littlehampton BN17 5DL, littlehamptongolf.co.uk
- Green fees: £60-£70

There aren’t that many golf links along England’s south coast, but one exception is this easy-walking course. JH Taylor’s collaboration with FG Hawtree saw the layout expanded and upgraded into today’s full 18, creating a haven of free-draining golf with a snaking stream that comes into play on a number of holes.
We like the fourth, the longest hole on the course, with several bunkers to avoid on the right. The club is next to the West Beach Local Nature Reserve on the west side of the mouth of the River Arun, and parts of it are within the Climping Beach Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Stay at: Littlehampton Caravan and Motorhome Club Site
- Open: March to January
10. Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Woodbine House, Clay Lane, Hubberston, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire SA73 3RX, mhgc.co.uk
- Green fees: £20 (November to March), £35 (April to October)

Wales is perhaps not as celebrated a golf destination as other parts of the UK, but it still has its fair share of good courses, including this lovely and reasonably priced par 70 parkland course with views over the spectacular Cleddau Estuary.
At 350 yards long, the 18th, known as the Fountain View hole, is a difficult par four with a large pond to negotiate. The short sixth, or Badgers hole, is a devious par three, designed to test your club selection.
You tee off from an elevated position and then have to avoid a deep valley in front of the green, as well as bunkers and areas of rough – good luck!
- Stay at: Sandy Haven Campsite
- Open: April to September
11. Silvermere Golf Club, Surrey
Redhill Road, Cobham, Surrey KT11 1EF, silvermere-golf.co.uk
- Green fees: From £42 (May to September)

There’s plenty of golf club choice in leafy Surrey, but the courses tend to be on the expensive side, with many clubs limiting access to private members.
The complex at Silvermere, however, welcomes visiting golfers and has much to enjoy, including a lakeside restaurant, a golf store and a two-tier driving range.
It’s within easy reach of the M25 and RHS Wisley and is good value.
Designed by Neil Coles and Brian Huggett, the course opened in 1976 and is known for its tight fairways and great views. The lake dominates, with the par four 18th offering a spectacular end to the round as players shoot across the water while spectators watch from the terrace.
- Stay at: Horsley Camping and Caravanning Club Site
- Open: April to December
12. Seahouses Golf Club, Northumberland
Beadnell Road, Seahouses NE68 7XT, seahousesgolf.co.uk
- Green fees: From £20 (November to March)

This splendid course is superbly positioned on the east coast of Northumberland, with stunning views out to sea.
The village of Seahouses is just to the north and Bamburgh Castle (where there’s another great course, Bamburgh Castle Golf Club) is a short drive away.
The Seahouses course was originally laid out as a nine-hole course in 1913 and upgraded to 18 in 1976.
It’s especially well known for its perilous par threes, of which there are six. But a pair of short par fives provide some birdie opportunities. This is the east coast, so you’ll need to take the ever-present wind into account, pack plenty of clubs and shoot as straight as an arrow.
- Stay at: Beadnell Bay Camping and Caravanning Club Site
- Open: April to October
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