Kington Golf Club

Another great golf course which sits on the English Welsh borders. Kington is the highest 18 hole golf course in England at 1284 feet above sea level, at its highest point. The beauty of Kington is most of the climbing is done by car as you snake your way up the clubhouse. On one of those beautiful sunny days its the best place to see over towards the Brecon Beacons, Th… More

I have written a longer piece on the joys of Kington elsewhere so I shall keep this review brief but first off might I point out to all reviewers that the architect who designed the course that opened in 1925 is Cecil Key Hutchison not Hutchinson. Thank you. This is as natural a property as you will find anywhere with sheep grazing and ramblers walking part of Offa's dy… More

At just under 6000 yards, many will dismiss Kington as far too short and nothing but a bit of fun, though fun Kington certainly is, the course should not be taken lightly. Hutchison’s fondness for North Berwick, a links famous for its variety and quirkiness, enabled him to value unusual concepts without discarding what was at the time modern design theory. Opened in 1926,… More