St George’s Hill sits inside a private, gated estate on the edge of Weybridge, and its red-brick clubhouse looks down over fairways that rise and fall through pine and heather. Harry Colt laid out 27 holes here, and the Red and Blue nines together make one of the most admired inland 18s in England. It is a members’ club that takes visitors on set weekdays and books them by phone. In the 2026–27 winter the Red nine is closed for restoration, so the 18 you play will be different from the one in most reviews.
St George’s Hill Golf Club green fees and tee times.
Visitor green fees are offered to groups of up to 19 players from April to mid-December. The club’s visit page describes visitor play as Monday to Thursday with very limited Friday mornings; there is no visitor golf on Friday afternoons, weekends, bank holidays or over Christmas and New Year. Two-ball slots are limited to Monday to Thursday afternoons. Bookings are made through the club office on 01932 847758. The club reserves the right to verify your ability and recommends a playing handicap of 22 or less. Groups of 16 or more are steered to society or corporate packages on Wednesdays and Thursdays. The club publishes its tariff on its green-fees page, but we could not confirm the current figures, so ask for the rate and the routing when you call.
The courses at St George’s Hill Golf Club.
Red nine
The front half of the championship 18, holding the short downhill 4th of about 270 yards and the ravine-crossing 8th. Renaissance Golf Design, led by Brian Schneider, began restoring it in August 2026, with work focused on Colt’s scar bunkers and the original 8th green. Golf Course Architecture gives May 2027 as the expected reopening.
Blue nine
The back half of the main course, starting with a blind tee shot into the prevailing wind at the 434-yard 10th and then a hole of barely 100 yards. Golf Course Architecture reports that the Blue will follow the same restoration path about a year after the Red.
Green nine
The shortest loop, redesigned in 1987 and used to complete 18 holes whenever the Red or Blue is closed. It favours precise iron play over distance, and it is the nine you will play with the Blue until the Red reopens.
The round, in perspective.
The builder W.G. Tarrant commissioned the course in 1911 as the centrepiece of his St George’s Hill estate, and Colt’s layout opened in October 1913. He used the hill’s steep folds rather than flattening them, so many tee shots carry across dips and heather to fairways that tilt. The Red and Blue measure just over 6,500 yards and play to par 70. The 8th, a par three across a shallow ravine to a domed green framed by sandy scar bunkers, is the hole most people come to see. The Blue opens with a blind 434-yard drive into the prevailing wind, followed by a hole of barely 100 yards. The shorter Green nine, redesigned in 1987, rewards control more than length.
Know before you go.
Visitor days
Monday to Thursday, very limited Friday mornings; no weekends or bank holidays
Season
April to mid-December
Handicap
Playing handicap of 22 or less recommended
Group size
Up to 19 on visitor rates; societies Wed–Thu from 16
18-hole routing
Green and Blue until the Red reopens (expected May 2027)
Make the trip work.
Ask which nines are open before you commit. From August 2026 until the Red reopens, expected in May 2027, the 18-hole routing is Green and Blue. The Blue is due for its own restoration about a year later, so the window to play Colt’s Red and Blue together, with the 8th green restored, may be short. If the full 18 is your reason for coming, aim for summer 2027 and ask the office which nines will be open on your date. Groups of 16 or more are better served by the Wednesday and Thursday society packages, which bundle golf with catering.
Heathrow is about 12 miles north, around 25 minutes by car via the M25; leave at junction 11 for Weybridge. Gatwick is roughly 40 minutes. Weybridge station, on the South Western Railway line from London Waterloo, is a few minutes by taxi; the estate’s private roads mean you should give the driver the club’s Golf Club Road address.
There is no accommodation at the club, and the estate itself is residential. Weybridge, Cobham and Walton-on-Thames have small hotels, pubs with rooms and restaurants within a ten-minute drive. Many golf groups stay at the larger country-house hotels along the M25 corridor between Cobham and Egham, which also put Wentworth and Sunningdale within reach. If you are flying in, a Heathrow hotel the night before keeps the morning drive short.
Make a trip of it.
Walton Heath is about 35 minutes east along the M25 and gives you open heath instead of Colt’s woodland. Sunningdale is around 25 minutes west, and The Addington in Croydon about 45 minutes. Hindhead lies about 40 minutes down the A3 if you want a quieter third day. Off the course, Brooklands Museum in Weybridge tells the story of Britain’s first motor-racing circuit and its aircraft factory, and Hampton Court Palace is around 20 minutes north-east.
Find your season.
Visitor green fees run from April to mid-December, and the club lists no visitor availability from January to March. The Red nine has been closed since August 2026 for restoration, with reopening expected in May 2027, so a spring 2027 visit will still be on Green and Blue.
Yes, Monday to Thursday from April to mid-December, plus a very limited number of Friday morning times, in groups of up to 19. There is no visitor golf at weekends or on bank holidays. Book through the club office on 01932 847758.
What handicap do I need for St George’s Hill?
The club recommends a playing handicap of 22 or less and says it may verify your golfing ability. It does not publish a stricter certificate rule, so mention your handicap when you book.
Is the Red course at St George’s Hill closed?
Yes, for now. The Red nine closed in August 2026 for restoration by Renaissance Golf Design, and it is expected to reopen in May 2027. Until then 18 holes are played on the Green and Blue nines.
What is the nearest airport to St George’s Hill?
Heathrow, about 12 miles away and around 25 minutes by car via the M25. Gatwick is about 40 minutes. Weybridge station, with trains from Waterloo, is a short taxi ride from the club.
Last checked 11 November 2026. This is an independent planning guide, not a first-hand review or a booking service. Check live availability, access, fees and travel details with the operator before booking. Airport suggestions are starting points for route planning.
