Deauville is a golf break favourite. Featuring great courses, luxurious hotels and a lively town, making the extra drive into Normandy is really worth it.
AT A GLANCE
Golf courses
There are a number of good golf courses to make your selection from, including Golf Barrière de Deauville, Golf Barrière de Saint-Julien, and the challenging Golf de L’Amiraute.
Golfers are spoilt for choice in the Normandy area, with some of the best courses in France within a 20km radius.
Where you can play
Golf Barriere de Deauville from £249pp
Designed in 1929 by Tom Simpson, this is a magnificent course testing even the best of golfers. There is no water on the course but strategically placed bunkers and quick greens make it difficult to score well.
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Golf Barriere de Saint-Julien from £249pp
Golf Barriere de Saint-Julien has 27 holes and a beautiful clubhouse where you can relax after a hard day on the golf course. The two golf courses are “Le Vallon” (18) and “Le Bocage” (9) which both offer a testing game of golf.
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Golf de l'Amiraute from £195pp
Opened in 1992, this is a Florida marshland golf course. Wide fairways and bunkers, plenty of water and large greens make this a challenging golf course. The clubhouse is superb, modern and contemporary.
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Golf de Deauville Saint-Gatien from £225pp
Surrounded by forests and overlooking the estuary of the river Seine, the 27 hole Deauville-Saint-Gatien shares its holes between a valley and the higher ground of the plains. Lovely Norman style clubhouse. Magnificent.
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Golf de Houlgate Beuzeval from £225pp
Golf de Houlgate Beuzeval is a stunning 18 hole, Par 71 golf course that is 6,124 yards long. Its fantastic location in the typical rural landscape of Normandy means this undulating golf course offers superb scenery which perfectly complements the testing game of golf that you will experience here.
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Golf de Garcelles from £225pp
The first couple of holes of the course lull you into a false sense of security with their wide, open fairways. However, with water featuring prominently on the back nine and multi-levelled greens, beware!
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Out of town you have the outstanding Hôtel du Golf Barrière 4* and the more modern Hôtel Amirauté 3*. Centrally, you can stay at the Hôtel Mercure Trouville-sur-Mer 3* or the Hôtel Le Fer à Cheval 2*.
Situated in the heart of Normandy, the old harbour town of Deauville is ideally located for enjoying the surrounding countryside or exploring the various pretty local ports such as Honfleur and Trouville. The international resort has long been a playground for the rich, famous for its lively bars, restaurants, casinos, film festival and sandy beaches as well as offering a range of activities such as horse riding, sailing, windsurfing and go-karting.
Where you can stay
Hotel du Golf Barriere
Hotel du Golf Barriere is a superb 4* golf hotel with Norman architecture and views over the surrounding area. This grand hotel has 178 spacious and well-furnished rooms, a restaurant, leisure facilities and bar to make this a true Golfbreaks client favourite.
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Hotel de l'Amiraute
This modern 3* business hotel boasts 225 en-suite rooms, a very good restaurant and a contemporary yet comfy lounge bar. The town centre is just 5 mins drive from the hotel.
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Hotel Le Fer a Cheval
This friendly, family owned 2* is in the Trouville town centre, 5 mins walk from the Deauville amenities. It has 32 en-suite rooms with a lovely tearoom where you can enjoy the homemade pastries.
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Hotel Mercure Trouville-sur-Mer
Part of the Mercure chain, the hotel has 80 en-suite rooms. Its has a very good restaurant -La Sole Normande – serving regional food. The hotel has a cosy bar and conference facilities.
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Deauville is extremely popular during the summer months with Parisiens, who flock there in numbers to enjoy the famous horse racing, large casino, beach promenades and fancy boutiques.
Location
30 mins from Caen and 3 hours from Calais.
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