ABERFELDY Golf Club  Perth & Kinross, Scotland  Length 5283 yards S.S.S. 66  This parkland course was first played on in 1895 and later modified by James Braid in the 1920s. The fairways are laid out on both sides of the river Tay, access across being by a fibreglass footbridge, built in 1992; the first in the world.

The 5th fairway                                  View back from the bridge

ALLESTREE PARK  Derby  Length 5749 yards S.S.S. 68 A municipal course played in the grounds of an old hall. Weblink

BAMBURGH CASTLE Northumberland, founded 1904. Length 5621 yards S.S.S. 67 A cliff-top links course with spectacular views all round, winding around a rocky gorse-strewn summit. http://www.bamburghcastlegolfclub.org/

The first - a par 3.                                         A fine view of the castle.

BEESTON FIELDS Beeston Nottingham.  Length 6414 yards S.S.S. 71 A pleasant, mature parkland course. Weblink

BELFRY Warwickshire The home of the P.G.A. and the venue for Ryder Cup matches. There are 2 courses here. Brabazon length - 7200 yards S.S.S. 74. Derby length - 6077 yards S.S.S. 69. (which I played). Weblink and   http://www.thebelfrey.com

BELTON PARK Grantham Notts. Length 6452 yards  71 but there are 3 nines played in any combination of 18. A pleasant parkland course, many mature trees,  lakes and lots of Deer.Weblink

BELTON WOODS  Hotel Belton nr. Grantham Notts. A leisure complex with 3 courses laid out over what were once fields. They've altered it since I played, so the yardages are not given here. Weblink

BLANKNEY nr Grantham Notts. Length - 6402 yards S.S.S. 71. A parkland course. Weblink

BROOMIEKNOWE GOLF CLUB Bonnyrigg  Midlothian Scotland

Length 6150 yards S.S.S.70

A friendly club and a well-maintained course set in mature rolling parkland. Weblink 

BUDE Cornwall. Length - 6205 yards S.S.S. 70   The course is on the North side of the town and stretches from the sea-side back up a hill inland. It's definitely a tight links course except for a few holes around the turn at the top end. Weblink      

Photos - down the 1st fairway - into the top corner of the course

BULWELL FOREST Nottingham. Length - 5572 yards S.S.S. 67 A heathland course, sandy well drained turf and an abundance of gorse and similar wild-life. Weblink

BULWELL HALL (Nottingham City) Nottingham. Length - 6120 yards S.S.S. 70. A flat parkland course. Its called Nottingham City but to me it has always been Bulwell Hall. Weblink

CALLENDER Perthshire Scotland. Length - 5125 yards S.S.S. 66 A very pleasant course set up on the hillside above the town.Weblink  

CARRBRIDGE nr Inverness Scotland 9 holes Length -2625 yards S.S.S. 66 heath andmoorland.Weblink

Looking across the 1st to the clubhouse

CHESTERFIELD Chesterfield Derbys. Length -6326 yards S.S.S. 70  This is a mature parkland course set on both side of a brook which winds through the course. Magnificent views of the Peak District moors beyond encourage the eye to stray from the ball - the brook awaits .Weblink

CHILWELL MANOR Chilwell Nottingham Length - 6255 yards S.S.S.71.

The 3rd green and the Clubhouse from the 18th.

A beautifully kept pleasant flat parkland course. This is my home club at which I spend many happy hours. Weblink

COLLEGE PINES Worksop Notts Length -  6663 yards S.S.S. 73 Weblink

COTGRAVE Cotgrave Notts  Three 9 - hole loops. Length - 6500 yards S.S.S. 71 Well converted from pasture land, but rather a lot of water in the form of lakes. Weblink

COXMOOR Coxmoor Notts Length - 6571 yards par 73. A mature rolling course set delightfully amongst birches and pines. Weblink

CRAIL Balcomie Links, Crail, Fife. There are two courses - the old and the new. I played the old. Length - 5922 yards S.S.S. 69. This is the world's 7th oldest golf course  having been played over since 1786. The Society has used the course permanently since 1895. It is a traditional links course running along the sea-shore, much affected by the winds.  Weblink

From the 1st tee                                      The 5th aptly named Hell's Hole

DEER PARK GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB Livingston Scotland

Length 6688 yards par 72

Photo - 1st fairway

  A course of 2 halves (!) the front nine is essentially flat like the photo above. The back nine, after a flat start, soon marches off up hill, culminating in a 505 yards par 5 mountain climb to the highest point on the course. It's all down-hill after that, thankfully.Weblink