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Castle Cottage Harlech

PerryGolf Staff

Following the Ryder Cup this year, Welsh golf is now firmly on the map.  At PerryGolf we have been putting together trips to this area for many years and feel that it has a lot to offer our clients.

When considering a stay in Wales I would advise looking at the Castle Cottages in Harlech as a great option of accommodation.  The welcome you will receive in the Cottages is the same as you are likely to receive all over Wales…warm and friendly.

Castle Cottages Harlech
Castle Cottages Harlech

The 5 star accommodations, in two 400 year old buildings, are thought to have been old farmhouses dating back to 1585.  The Hotel is actually built around the restaurant which offers superb dining with local Welsh produce used wherever possible.  The dining area has a log fire to sit by and enjoy a meal, whilst the view outside is of Mount Snowden (the highest Mountain in Wales).

The cottage consists of 7 rooms – all en-suite – with super king size beds.  All of the rooms come with TV, DVD, iPod dock and Tea/Coffee-making facilities.  A nice touch to note is that each room is individually named in Welsh.

For golf in the area, courses nearby include Royal St David’s, Aberdovey and Nefyn.  Within a reasonable driving distance you can also play Conwy.

Castle Cottage in Harlech is a great option for your trip to Wales and will allow you to discover some fantastic golf and scenery with beautiful food and a warm atmosphere thrown in!

By Alan Bowman.  Alan joined the PerryGolf team earlier this season.

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Royal St. David’s – A Course Steeped in History

PerryGolf Staff

You’ll appreciate the setting at Royal St. David’s from the minute you pull up into the car park in the shadows of the overlooking Harlech Castle.  It’s a spectacular view as it’s perched on top of the hill and can be seen from almost every hole.  The course itself is relatively flat, but don’t be fooled as the fairways are tight and the rough punishing, so it’s not for the faint-hearted.  The greens are true and were exceptionally fast for April, and with the back nine playing straight into the wind, it wasn’t the best day for scoring when your game’s as rusty as mine, but I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it.

Royal St. David's in front of Harlech Castle
Royal St. David's in front of Harlech Castle

To add to the enjoyment, we played in beautiful sunshine, which if you’ve been following any of my blogs from my trip to Wales, you’ll realise was the case every day – the Welsh will tell you it’s like that 365 days a year.

There were only 3 of us playing, so a local member called Jim joined us to make up a fourball.   Jim used to play for one of England’s most famous soccer teams (Everton) so as a big Liverpool fan (the two teams are great rivals) I gave him a bit of stick on our way around.  In return, he gave me a valuable golf tip which sorted my driving out… and resulted in me not losing a single ball for the rest of my trip!  Happy days!

By Keith Baird.  Keith has been with PerryGolf for over 10 years and is one of our Golf Travel Specialists.

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Royal Porthcawl – My Experience

PerryGolf Staff

One of the courses I played in my recent trip to Wales was the fantastic Royal Porthcawl; generally regarded as the top course in the country.   It’s famous for hosting many amateur championships over the years and one of it’s most well known moments was being the course on which Tiger Woods famously lost to Gary Wolstemholme in the 1995 Walker Cup (his last defeat as an amateur).

After a great lunch, we headed out onto the course to be greeted by fantastic weather and barely a breath of wind.  It was ideal for scoring, but sadly no one decided to tell me as I left more than a handful of putts and some brand new Pro V’s out there, but what a course it was!  It’s not a long course, but it’s far from easy; with subtle hazards, dramatic slopes and fiery fairways and greens, it makes your approach shots extremely challenging.

I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish and it reminded me of some of the great, and more famous, Scottish links courses.  It’s definitely one that should be on the ‘must play’ list for regular travellers to the British Isles, because it is as good as many of the Open rota courses – and with some other excellent links courses nearby, such as Tenby, Pennard, Pyle and Kenfig and Royal St David’s, it would be a more than capable centrepiece for a great trip, be it as a couple or as a group of guys.

To read more information on the course, please click here .

By Keith Baird.  Keith has been with PerryGolf for over 10 years and is one of our Golf Travel Specialists.

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