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Glynn's Coaches provide private coach and minibus hire in Ireland. They also provide specialist golf trips to make for your perfect golf vacation.
Formby Hall Golf Resort and Spa is a recently fitted-out hotel who are offering Grand National Accommodation packages for 2008. Many hotels in Liverpool are booked up but this one seems to have a number of packages still available.
La Sella is a really upmarket golf resort on the Costa Blanca. It's at a small place called Jesus Pobre, which is about half-way between Valencia and Alicante. If you're looking for a really luxurious resort that genuinely specialises in golf, then you wouldn't go far wrong with this place.
It's not cheap and it's full of Brits, but the standard of service you receive is second to none. It's got a five-star hotel, holiday apartments, lots of restaurants, and a course that was apparently designed by Olazabal.
c/Alqueria de Ferrando,
03749 Jesus Pobre,
Espana
+34 96 645 4054
www.lasellaresort.co.uk
Alcossebre is a lovely town with three lovely beaches (all blue flag) and lots of quality restaurants that cater for those wanting romance, family or tapas-style food. Although Brits are finally discovering the town and the surrounding area, Alcossbre still retains its Spanish roots.
It is ideally located to discover the wonderful Costa Del Azahar - the larger holiday resorts, Peniscola and Benicassim are about 20 mins drive away. You can relax, play golf, scuba dive and cycle to your hearts content.
Costa Del Azahar (approx 70km north of Valencia, 65km south of Reus)
For activities, unspoilt nature and dramatic scenery.
A 16km lake nestled into the lower Alps, with the largest inland Island in Europe.
Ferry boats, windsurfing, golf, canoeing, multi-pool complex and many other activities.
Value for money and no tourist bussle.
Just north of Bergamo (Milan Bergamo airport is a Ryanair hub). Activities guide www.monticolo.it/activitieslakeiseovallecamonica.html
Don't follow the crowds. Come instead to idyllic Isla Canela on the Portuguese border, 90km from Seville. 7km of uncrowded golden sands, terrific range of bars and restaurants, attractive marina. An exclusive resort set amongst natural spaces and in easy distance of delightful Andalucian villages, chief of which is the little Andalucian pueblo of Ayamonte, with palm fringed squares, cobbled streets, tapas bars and historic buildings. An hour from Donana National Park, teeming with indigenous wildlife. Less than 40 minute drive to 6 top-flight golf courses.
Precious water resources are being squandered, and new housing estates are being built around new courses, sometimes illegally, to the detriment of English buyers, like in my village, Otura, south of Granada.
New golf courses are planned in Andalucia, whilst my farming neighbours do not have enough water to irrigate.
Kempinski Hotel Bahia Estepona is located on the Costa del Sol (also known as the sunny coast of Andalusia) and despite what you may think about this particular area, this holiday proved to be one of the most enjoyable spa breaks I’ve had.
The hotel has everything a frequent spa-goer wants including a Medico resort plus a Wellness and Beauty Centre. The resort is also set within huge acres of gardens and with views of Malaga, Gibraltar and the African Coastline this is almost another treatment in itself!
The spa destination is just 2kms from Estepona and 18km from Marbella so as well as enjoying all the treatments that were part of my holiday package, you can venture out from the hotel and explore the surrounding area.
This is definitely a place I would revisit when in need of that extra boost of sun and spa indulgence and I also recently discovered the hotel is situated within the famous Costa del Golf with 40 golf courses nearby. This is great news and will definitely make the boyfriend happy when I drag him along next time!
I also want to recommend the website www.specificspas.com if you’re looking to book a similar holiday like this. This is how I initially found out about Kempinski Hotel Bahia Estepona and specificspas.com is great for booking a whole host of luxury spa holidays throughout Europe with just a few clicks. They tell you everything you want to know about your chosen destination and you can book everything including flights, accommodation and your desired spa packages straight away.
Spa holidays like this are definitely the way forward!
See www.specificspas.com for full details and address.
Nearest airport Malaga with frequent flights from British Airways, Easy Jet, Monarch etc
The oldest and best of the three courses in the area. Opening in 1923 it's a lush oasis and is beautifully maintained by wonderful staff who are keen to offer advice and encouragement - and turn a blind eye to odd shanked tee shot. Winston Churchill and David Lloyd George played there and if it's good enough for them....
Marrakech Royal Golf Club, Ancienne route de Ouarzazate, BP 634, Marrakech
This beautiful golf course is just outside Kenmare. I went there with 3 friends earlier this year and we had a great time. The course is challenging, the staff are friendly and the views are fantastic.
Going to Gippsland? Like a round of Golf at a new course in picturesque Metung?
I reckon Kings Cove on the hill overlooking Metung is the way to go.
The views are worth the cost of a round, clubs bags and buggies for hire. And if you don't play golf, go to the restaurant for dinner - recently voted one of the best country restaurants
in Victoria
Kings Cove golf course is at Metung on the Gippsland lakes, 3 hours from Melbourne
www.kingscovemetung.com.au/golf/overview.html
The smart alternative to Tarifa! Isla Canela is at the far western end of the Costa de la Luz, and hasn't been hyped as much as Tarifa et al.
But it's on the Atlantic coast, so has good dependable winds and great beaches, making it the perfect spot for the expert and the novice alike. There are schools during the peak months, but the winter months attract the experienced who find this a good year-round venue. Lots of windsurfing and sailing opportunities as well, and superb golf courses if you fancy a change!
There are many excellent courses around the city and the public ones are very cheap. Try the nine-hole at Point Walter for beautiful views of the river and $15 for a round.
Honour Avenue, Bicton, Point Walter, on the south side of the river; tel: 8 9330 3262
Take advantage of, in many cases half price tee times from June to September as its low season for the many golf courses in Malaga. The courses are empty - just make sure you take a hat and plenty of water. Check out this URL for more information on courses in the area.
Melbourne is endowed with probably more first class golf courses, private and public, than any other city in the world. Home to the best course in Australia, Royal Melbourne, within a ½ hour's drive from there are other fantastic courses... Kingston Heath (rated Australia's #2) Metropolitan, The Commonwealth, Yarra Yarra, Keysborough, Huntingdale, Woodlands, the Capital (very exclusive) and Victoria (rich with history).
Alongside these private courses (which are open to guests) are public courses. Sandringham (using part of the old Royal Melbourne course), Brighton, Cheltenham, Dingley, Albert Park (home of the Australian F1 GP) and Elsternwick. All with 15km of each other.
Moving further afield onto the peninsula we get courses like The Dunes, Rosebud Country Club, Cape Schank and the National. Plus lots more courses spread around Melbourne (over 50). Add a large number of driving ranges to practice on, and golfers have a huge choice right here in Melbourne.
Contact the Victorian Golf Association
www.golfvic.org.au
Situated on North Bondi, it's a relaxed 9 hole public golf course with spectacular views of the P
Pacific Ocean. For $40 you can hire everything you need.
Dress code is casual. Don't forget your camera for a few posed shots eyeing up your ball on the green with Bondi Beach in the background.
% Military Road, North Bondi;
tel: 9130 3170;
www.bondigolf.com.au
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