If you love golf, a visit to 1861 gives you beautiful and challenging courses all within an easy drive of our restaurant with rooms in Cross Ash near Abergavenny.
Whether you want a scenic course with a wonderful mountain view or a challenging course steeped in history, there’s something for every golfer.
Here are some of the best…
Picturesque Wernddu Golf Club is just a few miles away from us at Cross Ash, as it’s one mile out of Abergavenny on the B4521.
Players are rewarded with beautiful views of the Usk Valley and the Black Mountains.
Wernddu is a family-run 18-hole course on south facing parkland which challenges golfers whatever their handicap. There is a long front nine and shorter back nine.
There’s also a nine-hole pitch and putt course and a floodlit driving range.
One of the most impressive sights at this time of year is the mature woodland containing 20,000 trees and surrounding the course. There are spectacular autumnal colours to be seen right now!
Green fees are from £18.
Other facilities include a chipping area, putting green, club rental, trolley rental, buggies, bar, pro shop, and lockers.
Monmouthshire Golf Club, Llanfoist, has hosted Welsh and County Championships.
The club was founded in 1892 and its challenging 18-hole parkland course has breathtaking views of the Skirrid, Sugar Loaf, and Blorenge mountains.
Look out for the glacial cleft in the front of the Blorenge and the split between the Skirrid Fawr and Fach which legend says happened at the time of the crucifixion. The Skirrid is known locally as Holy Mountain.
You’ll also be walking in footsteps of the Lords of Gwent if you play here.
The clubhouse stands close to the site of the 12th Century Beili Du mansion, home to Sir Gwarin Ap Caradog, who was murdered by the Norman William De Braose in Abergavenny Castle in 1175.
Green fees are from £40.
Other facilities include a chipping area, putting green, buggies, trolley rental, bar, lockers, and a pro shop.
At the Rolls of Monmouth Golf Club, The Hendre, Monmouth, you’ll be playing the same course as two golfing legends.
Greg Norman was the touring professional at The Rolls in the 1980s and calked this parkland course’s four short holes “fantastic“.
This impressed Tony Jacklin so much he had to try the 18-hole course for himself. He left wondering why everyone hadn’t heard about it!
The undulating course has a large wooded hill at its heart and it’s surrounded by 600 acres of stunning woodland in the shadow of the Black Mountains.
The club was founded in 1982 and its clubhouse has its own link to British engineering history. It’s the former workshop and garage of the home of motoring pioneer and aviator Charles Stuart Rolls. His later partnership with Henry Royce gave us one of the most enduring names in engine design and car manufacturing.
Green fees are from £42.
Other facilities include a pro shop, bar, putting green, golf school, club and trolley rental, and lockers.
The brainchild of Doug Wood and his sons Howard and Mike, Woodlake Park Golf & Country Club, Llandegfedd, opened in 1993.
The greens on this fast, 18-hole course on former dairy pasture were built to United States Golf Association standards and the course is demanding.
So it attracts golfers from all over the UK and beyond.
The course has also hosted the Wales V England Schools Championship.
Situated near the scenic Llandegfedd Reservoir, the course also has lovely views of the Monmouthshire countryside, with the Black Mountains and the Brecon Beacons a spectacular backdrop.
Green fees are from £25.
Other facilities include a driving range, putting green, buggies, trolley rental, a bar, and lockers.
The Celtic Manor Resort near Newport was the home of the 2010 Ryder Cup and it’s now one of the top golf complexes in the world.
With 54 holes and three championship courses, the Celtic Manor has the first course to be purpose built for the Ryder Cup, the Twenty Ten Course.
The Twenty Ten is 7,493 yards off the back tees and it has a par of 71. It has six signature holes and there are water hazards on half of its holes.
The impressive site has views of the rolling Usk Valley and Wentwood Forest.
One of the major attractions is a floodlit golf academy.
Green fees are from £88.
Other facilities include a driving range, chipping area, putting green, club rental, trolley rental, golf school, electric trolley, bar, pro shop, and lockers.
Want to play at the highest golf club in Britain?
West Monmouthshire Golf Club between Brynmawr and Ebbw Vale is officially recognised as the highest by the Guinness Book of Records. The 14th tee is 463 metres above sea level.
The 18-hole course established in 1906 is on the Mynydd carn-y-cefn ridge and was designed by Scottish golfing legend Ben Sayers.
There are magnificent views of the Brecon Beacons and the Gwent Valleys.
Green fees are from £15.
Other facilities include a driving range, putting green, trolley rental, bar, pro shop, and lockers.
Half a mile north of Monmouth town centre, Monmouth Golf Club has a proud history.
It celebrated its centenary in 1996 and it has been at its current location on the A40 since 1921.
The nine-hole course was extended to 18 holes in 1992 and a new clubhouse was opened.
Situated on high ground above Monmouth, this undulating parkland course has wonderful views of the Wye Valley, Forest of Dean, and Black Mountains.
Each hole has its own descriptive name, and the eighth hole, the Cresta Run, was recently named as one of Britain’s 100 most extraordinary golf holes.
Watch out for other holes like The Struggle, Long Haul, and Devil’s Bunker, and for wildlife like deer and pheasant.
Green fees are from £20.
Other facilities include a driving range, putting green, golf school, club rental, trolley rental, buggy, caddie, bar, pro shop, and lockers.
At 120 years old, Newport Golf Club on the outskirts of the city is one of the best golf courses in South Wales.
This 18-hold course has hosted prestigious Welsh and National Amateur events in a beautiful setting in the Llwyni Wood. The ancient oak woodland and nearby parkland are a picturesque combination, with golfers on the undulating course enjoying views of the Bristol Channel and surrounding countryside.
Green fees are from £40.
Other facilities include a putting green, buggies, trolley rental, pro shop, lockers, and a bar.
Family-owned Greenmeadow Golf & Country Club, Cwmbran, has an attractive 18-hole course set in lovely parkland just off the A4042.
This welcoming and active club allows non members to access all its facilities, and it’s the perfect course for those who are looking to improve their game. There are some challenging holes, including the eighth with a narrow tee shot through or over trees, and the 10th, a right-angled dog leg.
Watch out for the topiary sculptures of golfers on the first tee, too!
Green fees are from £20.
Other facilities include a driving range, chipping area, putting green, golf school, buggies, trolley rental, electric trollies, pro shop, lockers, and a bar.
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