Bungay & Waveney Valley Golf Club

The modest 6,000-yard, par 69 course at Bungay & Waveney Valley Golf Club, established in 1889, is yet another Suffolk treat in a county that continually delivers fine inland golf.

The routing of the course is charming as the two nines intermingle wonderfully and it is the tumultuous area around the green sites at the second, ninth,11th and 12th which holds everything together remarkably well. Three of the greens at these holes are perched on table top plateaus whilst the 11th is nestled in a dell at the end of a cascading fairway. The course sits in a horseshoe-shaped loop formed by the River Waveney and covers just 84 acres.

Not everything is perfect at Bungay and there are a few dud holes but overall this course is more than worth the journey into the heart of Suffolk to sample this heathland delight.