The sandy ground around the M25 holds the densest run of heathland golf in England, and five of these six courses sit on it. Sunningdale and Walton Heath each have two full 18s; St George’s Hill has Colt’s three nines on a gated Weybridge estate; The Addington lies on the Shirley Hills inside Croydon; Hindhead drops into heather valleys near the Hampshire border. The Grove, a parkland course beside a Georgian mansion north of Watford, is the odd one out and the easiest to get on. Access varies more than quality. Sunningdale wants an 18.4 index and plays visitors only from Monday to Thursday between May and October, while Walton Heath asks for no certificate at all and takes visitors at weekends after midday. This page compares the rules, prices and journeys so you can plan the week around the strictest club.
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| Course | Green fee from | What’s included | Getting there | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1Sunningdale Golf ClubTwo heathland courses | £450Checked October 2026 · details | Bookpackage via GolfbreaksRead the guide | ||
 2Walton Heath Golf ClubTwo heathland courses | £165Checked November 2026 · details | Bookpackage via GolfbreaksRead the guide | ||
 3St George’s Hill Golf Club27-hole heathland club | Rates on request · how to book | Bookpackage via GolfbreaksRead the guide | ||
 4The Addington Golf ClubRestored heathland course | £175Checked November 2026 · details | Bookpackage via GolfbreaksRead the guide | ||
 5Hindhead Golf ClubValley and plateau heathland | Rates on request · how to book | Bookpackage via GolfbreaksRead the guide | ||
 6The GroveHotel & championship course | £140Checked November 2026 · details | Bookpackage via GolfbreaksRead the guide |
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Sunningdale’s Old and New, both par 70 from the yellows, sold together for £800 in 2026 and £850 in 2027. The 2027 diary opens in November 2026, and you will need a certificate showing 18.4 or better (24.4 for women).
Green fees & bookingWalton Heath, the 1981 Ryder Cup venue, where visitors play every day of the week and nobody asks for a handicap. Between April and November a weekday 36 holes over Fowler’s Old and New costs £400.
Green fees & bookingThe Grove, where Tiger Woods won in 2006. There is no dress code and no handicap rule, and its 214-room hotel cuts the winter rate to £130 for residents playing from Monday to Wednesday.
Green fees & bookingEach package names its rounds, nights and hotels, so you can see which of the courses above it includes before you ask for a quote.
7 nights B&B, 5 rounds
Rounds: Royal St George’s · Royal Cinque Ports · The Addington · Walton Heath · Sunningdale
Stay: 3 nights at The Bell Hotel in Sandwich, 4 at Macdonald Berystede near Ascot
Two Kent links that have hosted The Open, then the Surrey and Berkshire heathlands, with Heathrow and Gatwick both close at hand.
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Winter is the cheap time for two of these clubs. The Grove starts at £140 from Monday to Wednesday between November 2026 and February 2027, and Walton Heath charges £165 for a Monday-to-Thursday round from December to March, rising to £275 in summer and £350 on Fridays and weekends. The Addington ignores the seasons: £175 early in the week and £195 from Friday. Sunningdale is the dearest at £450 a round in 2026 and £485 in 2027. St George’s Hill quotes by phone, and Hindhead’s 2027 visitor fee appears once you choose a slot. Caddies at Sunningdale and Walton Heath take cash.
Heathrow serves the western half of the trip: Sunningdale is about 20 minutes away by car, St George’s Hill 25 and The Grove 30. Gatwick suits Walton Heath, around half an hour, and The Addington, about 40 minutes. Hindhead is roughly an hour from either, down the A3. The M25 ties everything together, with St George’s Hill a convenient middle: Sunningdale lies some 25 minutes west of it and Walton Heath 35 east. Without a car, Sunningdale is the only club you can walk to from the platform. Weybridge, Haslemere and Tadworth stations need a taxi, and The Addington is a tram ride from East Croydon.
Sunningdale sets the calendar. Its 2027 visitor dates run from 4 May to 29 July and again from 31 August to 21 October, so a trip in August misses it. St George’s Hill takes visitors from April to mid-December but has no listed availability from January to March, and its Red nine stays shut until an expected reopening in May 2027. Walton Heath’s summer prices cover April to November, with no 36-hole days in winter. Hindhead’s rate sheet runs from April to October. The Grove and The Addington play all year, which makes them the natural winter pair. Late summer brings the heather into purple flower.
Walton Heath only asks that visitors are competent golfers, and The Grove has no handicap rule. The Addington publishes no limit. Sunningdale checks a certificate at sign-in (18.4 men, 24.4 women), Hindhead requires a certificate or CDH number and advises 24.5 or 32.4, and St George’s Hill recommends 22 or less and may verify it.
Three of them, yes. Walton Heath takes weekend and bank holiday visitors from midday, or 11am in winter. The Addington sells Friday-to-Sunday times at £195, and The Grove books any day its sheet allows. Sunningdale and St George’s Hill take no weekend visitors, and St George’s Hill adds only a few Friday mornings.
Neither runs an open online sheet for visitors. Sunningdale’s reservations office books by email to info@sunningdale.com or on +44 (0)1344 621681, with payment due within 30 days of invoice. Walton Heath’s reception arranges a time on +44 (0)1737 812060, and you pay when you arrive.
Sunningdale is easiest: trains from Waterloo take about 50 minutes and the gate is a short walk away. For The Addington, take a train to East Croydon and the tram to Addington Village. Watford Junction, under 20 minutes from Euston, is about three miles from The Grove, and Weybridge, Haslemere and Tadworth stations each need a short taxi.
At Sunningdale and Walton Heath, if you book ahead. Sunningdale’s caddie master charges £120 a round, and Walton Heath’s costs £80 plus a tip, both paid in cash; Walton Heath has no cash machine. St George’s Hill, The Addington and Hindhead list no caddies, and The Grove offers a £299 nine-hole playing lesson instead.