Perfect Country for Golf

“One of the great natural heath courses found in England. It is perfect golfing country” Henry Longhurst

Perfect Country for Golf

Breckland is an area of sandy soil over chalk, gravel and flint which provides a perfect golfing environment. It is one of the driest areas of Britain and is extremely quick-draining and provides surfaces that almost never become waterlogged. This means temporary greens and tees are rarely used and players can wear light clothing without concern for most of the year.

Nearby Grimes Graves gives evidence of flint-knapping from pre-historic times and in 1086 the Domesday Book recorded Thetford as being one of the largest towns in England. The Great Warren was the centre of an industry that grew up around the breeding and processing of rabbits and the 15th-Century Warren Lodge can be seen from the 15th and 16th holes. Sandstorms were common and the nearby village of Santon Downham was engulfed by sand after a storm in 1668.

Over the last 100 years the character of the Brecks has been changed forever with the large-scale pine plantations of the Thetford Forest transforming the landscape. For golfers this means there is a glorious backdrop of mature firs, pines, oaks, beech, birch and other trees.

There are also numerous onlookers on the course – muntjac and roe deer, hares, squirrels, woodpeckers as well as standard and black (melanistic) pheasants. When the visit of the “Beast from the East” in the winter of 2018 closed the course due to snow we counted 37 different types of bird visiting the feeders outside the Clubhouse.

So remember to look around you when you play = even if the golf is not so good, you can guarantee fresh air, gentle exercise and wonderful surroundings.

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