Casa Agara is a 12-bedroom holiday house for groups in deep Cantabrian countryside, priced per person, an hour from Santander and 90 minutes from Bilbao. Twelve newly decorated bedrooms sleep up to 24, with 10 new bathrooms, so a golf society or a big family gathering takes the
Casa Agara is a 12-bedroom holiday house for groups in deep Cantabrian countryside, priced per person, an hour from Santander and 90 minutes from Bilbao. Twelve newly decorated bedrooms sleep up to 24, with 10 new bathrooms, so a golf society or a big family gathering takes the whole place and nobody draws the short straw. The golf is serious too: Real Golf de Pedreña, where Seve Ballesteros began as a caddie aged nine, and Santa Marina, a course he designed. Packages start at
Most group golf trips mean a hotel corridor and a table for eight in a restaurant full of strangers. Casa Agara works differently. You take the group base. Twelve newly decorated bedrooms sleep up to 24, with 10 new bathrooms and five bedrooms ensuite, and the entire place has been refurbished from top to bottom. Nobody shares with a stranger. Nobody queues for a shower. The evening ends when you say it does.
Cater it yourselves, or have a chef come in and cook while the group argues about the day’s scores. There are bikes at the house, and walking and cycling routes lead straight out of the door into the surrounding mountains. If you have been searching for northern Spain casas that genuinely sleep a full golf society under one roof, this is the one we book. It suits milestone birthdays and anniversaries just as well; a 40th with 20 guests takes it over as comfortably as 24 golfers do.
Real Golf de Pedreña is a Harry Colt design from 1928, laid out on a wooded peninsula in the Bay of Santander. Seve Ballesteros was born in Pedreña village, began as a caddie at the club aged nine, and in 1991 designed its additional nine holes. It remains one of Spain’s most exclusive clubs and visitor access is limited, which is exactly why booking through a specialist matters here. We arrange the tee times as part of your package; turning up on spec does not work at Pedreña.
Santa Marina Golf at San Vicente de la Barquera is the other half of the story, a course Seve designed himself. His statue stands at the course. Play Pedreña for the Colt pedigree and the history, and Santa Marina to see what the man himself wanted a golf course to be.
Where our specialists would stay in Spain
Casa Agara earns its keep with mixed groups. Send the golfers off to Pedreña and the rest of the party has a proper week of their own. The Picos de Europa sit inland for real mountain walking, the Camino del Norte pilgrim route runs along this coast, and Santander has city beaches for a slower day. Bilbao and the Guggenheim are 90 minutes away, close enough for a day trip. The food carries its weight too: Cantabrian anchovies alone justify the shopping run, and Basque day trips take care of the rest.
Back at the house there are bikes, and walking and cycling straight into the mountains around it. That is how the week balances. Two, three or four rounds for the players, mountains and coast for everyone else, and the whole group back around one table by evening. Tell us the split in your party and your specialist plans an itinerary both halves are happy with.
The rhythm that works: alternate the days. Golf Tuesday, the Saja valley on Wednesday, Santa Marina Thursday, a Picos leg on Friday. Everyone takes a packed lunch from the kitchen, the golfers and the walkers go their separate ways after breakfast, and the same table brings the group back together every evening. Nobody pays for a course they never wanted to play.
Fly to Santander and you are at the house in about an hour; Bilbao is 90 minutes. For groups travelling with clubs, bikes and a week of provisions, the better answer is often the ferry. Take your own car to Santander or Bilbao and drive up with everything in the boot, with no golf bags to wrestle through an airport. We are ground-only specialists, so the trip is priced without flights and works either way; flights can be added, with ATOL protection where they are included.
Now the honest bit. This is deep Cantabrian countryside. The nearest village, Correpoco, is about 2.3km away, there are a handful of country restaurants within a short drive, and that is your lot. No resort strip, no nightlife. Evenings are the house’s own table, a long dinner and whatever the card school does to old friendships. For the groups we send to Casa Agara, that is precisely the point.
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Golf Planet Holidays has been planning tailor-made golf trips since 1981 and is rated 4.9 on Google. Your booking is PTS protected, with ATOL protection where flights are included. A named specialist plans the whole thing, books the best tee times at Pedreña and Santa Marina on your behalf, and replies promptly when you get in touch. Send us your dates and the size of your group, and your specialist will come back with a plan and a price.
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Frequently asked questions
How many people does Casa Agara sleep?
Up to 24, across 12 newly decorated bedrooms with 10 new bathrooms, five of them ensuite. The house takes groups of up to 24, priced per person, with breakfast and dinner cooked in and a help-yourself packed lunch for the course or the hills. The place feels like yours.
Is Casa Agara catered or self-catering?
Either. The house is set up for self-catering, or we can arrange the services of a chef so nobody spends the week at the stove. There are also a handful of country restaurants within a short drive for a night out.
Can we take our own car to Casa Agara?
Yes, and for groups with clubs and bikes it is a sensible way to travel. Take the car on the ferry to Santander or Bilbao; the house is about an hour from Santander and 90 minutes from Bilbao. Flying to either airport works too, with ATOL protection where flights are included in your package.
Is Casa Agara suitable for non-golfers?
Very. Bikes are kept at the house, walking and cycling routes run into the surrounding mountains, the Picos de Europa sit inland, and Santander’s beaches and Bilbao’s Guggenheim are within day-trip range. Plenty of groups split between golfers and walkers, then meet back at the house for dinner.
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