This is a popular choice with couples offering a true 4* experience and fantastic level of service.
AT A GLANCE
Golf courses
The use of lakes, the innovative placement of bunkers and the construction of extensive tees and greens, designed to USGA specifications, ensure an outstanding test of golf for even the most discerning player.
Hawtree Course (Rudding Park Hotel & Golf Club)
Designed by Martin Hawtree, the course blends into the existing surroundings and Rudding Park's commitment to the preservation of the natural landscape has already won the course several national environmental awards. New lakes, the innovative placement of bunkers and the construction of extensive tees and greens, designed to USGA specifications, ensure an outstanding test of golf for even the most discerning player. There is also a 6 hole short course, which includes a replica of the notorious island hole at Sawgrass, Florida.
18 Holes, Par 72, Yardage 6883. Parkland.
| Hole | Name | White | Yellow | Par | SI | Ladies | Par | SI |
| 1 | Vale of York | 393 | 372 | 4 | 11 | 340 | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | Hidden Beck | 384 | 366 | 4 | 13 | 325 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Clinton's Surprise | 463 | 454 | 4 | 1 | 363 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Boat House Turn | 442 | 423 | 4 | 3 | 377 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | The Cemetery | 176 | 164 | 3 | 17 | 131 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | Decisions | 533 | 517 | 5 | 4 | 454 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Twin Oaks | 456 | 436 | 4 | 7 | 369 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Aketon View | 202 | 176 | 3 | 15 | 150 | 3 | 18 |
| 9 | Bechers Brook | 525 | 501 | 5 | 6 | 445 | 5 | 5 |
| Out | 3574 | 3409 | 36 | | 2954 | 36 | |
| 10 | Plompton Approach | 499 | 482 | 5 | 14 | 447 | 5 | 10 |
| 11 | Duck's Nest | 211 | 191 | 3 | 18 | 161 | 3 | 17 |
| 12 | Long Rise | 393 | 367 | 4 | 10 | 355 | 4 | 8 |
| 13 | James' Redwood | 341 | 323 | 4 | 16 | 285 | 4 | 13 |
| 14 | Rhododendron Glade | 176 | 163 | 3 | 8 | 139 | 3 | 11 |
| 15 | Hillside | 398 | 389 | 4 | 2 | 338 | 4 | 2 |
| 16 | Lonesome Pine | 488 | 468 | 5 | 9 | 408 | 5 | 6 |
| 17 | Badger's Dell | 389 | 366 | 4 | 12 | 320 | 4 | 15 |
| 18 | Rudding Ridge | 414 | 388 | 4 | 5 | 334 | 4 | 4 |
| In | 3309 | 3137 | 36 | | 2787 | 36 | |
| Total | 6883 | 6546 | 72 | | 5741 | 72 | |
Repton Short Course (Rudding Park Hotel & Golf Club)
6 Holes, Par 18, Yardage 660. .
| Hole | Name | White | Yellow | Par | SI | Ladies | Par | SI |
| 1 | Wentworth | 139 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Augusta | 99 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Sunningdale | 71 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | St Andrews | 92 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Sawgrass | 137 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Carnoustie | 122 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Out | 660 | | 18 | | | | |
| Total | 660 | | 18 | | | | |
Accommodation
Rudding Park Hotel has 50 executive bedrooms, including two luxury suites, each of which offer sweeping views over the surrounding gardens, open parkland or golf course.
Rudding Park Hotel has 50 executive bedrooms, including two luxury suites, each of which offer sweeping views over the surrounding gardens, open parkland or golf course. The modern facilities combined with traditional hospitality guarantee guests a memorable and relaxing stay. The hotel reception area sets the tone and features a large, open stone fireplace symbolising the warm welcome for which Rudding Park is renowned. Fresh flowers, a selection of newspapers, relaxing sofas, friendly and welcoming staff immediately create an air of style and comfort. The hotel has achieved numerous accolades, and was recently voted 12th in Trip Advisor’s top 100 Luxury Hotels of the World 2008. If food is your passion, then look no further than Clocktower, with daily menus using local, seasonal ingredients served in stunning surroundings. For an alternative break stay in one of the luxury lodges at Repton Green, overlooking the Short Course. The lodges are beautifully furnished and equipped with everything you could need for a relaxing break. Each lodge offers different features, but whether you’re cooking a culinary feast on the barbeque, reclining in the sauna or sipping a glass of chilled wine in the hot tub, the lodges provide the ideal way to unwind.
Did you know
Rudding Park has a chapel on site which hosts over 50 weddings a year.
Location
Near Harrogate, North Yorkshire (15 minutes north of Leeds).
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