GROUND-ONLY, SELF-DRIVE, THE TUNNEL INCLUDED
Drive off the shuttle and tee off by lunchtime.
Sixteen courses within easy reach of the car, from the wide fairways of Pierpont half an hour outside Brussels to Hotel Ariane in Ypres, a ten-minute walk from the Menin Gate where the Last Post still sounds each evening. The LeShuttle crossing is included, so you load the clubs, cross under the Channel, and the holiday starts at the wheel.
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Belgium is the golf break most British golfers overlook — and the one that, once played, becomes a habit. There is no flight to book and no airport to navigate: load the clubs, take LeShuttle from Folkestone, and you are on the first tee before lunch. Inside two hours of the Channel you have flat, walkable parkland around Brussels and Waterloo, a genuine coastal links on the North Sea at Knokke, and the wooded valleys of the Ardennes — all wrapped in the food, the beer and the medieval cities that make a golf trip feel like a proper escape.
We have arranged Belgium golf since 1981. Every itinerary on this page is hand-built and hand-priced around your dates, your group and the courses you want to play.
Belgium rewards the golfer who likes variety without distance. Three rounds, three completely different characters — links, parkland and forest — and never more than an hour's drive between them.
Belgium's courses split cleanly by region. On the coast, Royal Zoute at Knokke is the headline — a true links and one of continental Europe's finest, with Damme, Royal Ostend and the modern dunes of Koksijde (Ter Hille) completing a links-and-parkland coastal week. Around Brussels and Waterloo the golf turns to mature parkland: Royal Waterloo, Golf de l'Empereur, La Tournette (with its USA and UK nines), Sept Fontaines, Royal Bercuit and the long-established Royal Hainaut. South and east, the Ardennes offers scenic valley courses around Durbuy, Spa and Five Nations for those who want to pair golf with the countryside.
You are never locked into one course — tell us how many rounds you want and we will build the rota around the hotel you choose.
Where you stay decides which courses you play, so we group Belgium into two easy bases. For the coast and Bruges, Martin's Brugge puts you inside the medieval city with Damme, Ostend and Koksijde a short drive away. For Brussels and Waterloo, the five-star Martin's Chateau du Lac on the lake at Genval is the flagship, with the four-star Van der Valk Hotel Waterloo and the on-course Pierpont Golf-Hotel rounding out the choice — all within reach of the Waterloo cluster of courses.
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The Belgian season runs April to October, and it is a genuine April-to-October season — the parkland courses drain well and the coast stays playable into the autumn. May, June and September are the sweet spot: long days, firm fairways and the courses at their best. July and August are warm and lively but busier on the coast. We hold dates right through the season, and booking early secures the better tee times and hotel rooms.
A sense of Belgium
Few golf destinations come with this much history on the doorstep. Waterloo, where Napoleon met his end in 1815, sits in the middle of the southern golf cluster — the battlefield and its lion's mound are a half-day between rounds. Bruges and Ghent are among the best-preserved medieval cities in Europe, all canals, belfries and cobbled squares, while Ypres and the Flanders Fields remembrance sites lie just inland from the coast.
This is one of Europe's great eating-and-drinking countries, and it matters on a golf trip. Belgian beer is a UNESCO-listed culture in its own right — Trappist ales, lambics and abbey beers, often brewed within sight of the courses. The food is hearty and unfussy: moules-frites on the coast, carbonnade and waterzooi inland, and some of the best chips and chocolate you will eat anywhere. After a round on the coast, a plate of North Sea mussels and a cold Belgian beer is the whole point.
For the non-golfer, or the rest day, Belgium is unusually rich. Bruges and Ghent reward a full day's wandering; Brussels has the Grand-Place, the museums and the chocolatiers; the coast has long sandy beaches and the retro charm of the seaside trams. The Ardennes adds forests, castles and river valleys for anyone who wants to stretch the trip into the countryside.
Belgium is small and the roads are quick, which is what makes the drive-and-play model work so well. Most of our golfers bring their own car on LeShuttle — four to a car is the most economical way and keeps your clubs with you the whole trip. Distances between hotel and courses are typically 15–40 minutes; the coast and the Brussels clusters are about 90 minutes apart, so some golfers split a longer trip across both.
No flight required. LeShuttle from Folkestone to Calais takes 35 minutes, and golfing Belgium is roughly an hour's drive beyond — around 90 minutes door to first tee. Bruges is also reachable by Eurostar to Brussels and a short connection if you would rather not drive. We can include LeShuttle in your package (priced on four to a car) or build the trip around your own crossing.
Belgium is in the eurozone and on Central European Time (one hour ahead of the UK). English is widely spoken, especially in golf and hospitality. Buggies are not always guaranteed at the more traditional clubs, so tell us if you need one and we will confirm it. Every Golf Planet Holidays trip is financially protected — ATOL for any flights you add, and your money held in trust with PTS. We have been arranging this since 1981; tell us your dates and group and we will hand-build the quote, usually within 15 minutes.
Parkland golf around Brussels & Waterloo — play it en-route, no flight
A medieval city, the North Sea links — golf in Bruges, no flight needed
Tell us your dates and group — we’ll build a tailored itinerary and hand-priced quote, usually within 15 minutes.
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Thanks for your assistance. Super golf holiday to Belgium. Well organised. Recommended.
Golf Planet Holidays did a great job organising our trip to Belgium meeting all our requirements and expectations. There were no problems on the trip everything went very smoothly.
A fantastically well organised trip to Belgium, excellent golf courses and superb accommodation in a good location. The team at Golf Planet Holidays were very professional and provided a Taylor made package for our golf needs.
Golf holidays in Belgium — answers to the questions our golfers ask most.
Belgium has two main areas of golf interest. Near Bruges in the north (Flanders), you'll find a cluster of excellent parkland courses within easy reach of the historic city centre — perfect for combining golf with sightseeing. Around Brussels, there are some of Belgium's most prestigious clubs including Royal Belgian Golf Club. For most visitors, the Bruges area offers the best combination of golf quality, value and tourist attractions. We'll discuss which area suits your group's preferences and travel logistics.
Belgium has three official languages: Dutch (Flemish) in the north, French in the south, and German in a small eastern pocket. In Bruges, you'll hear predominantly Dutch/Flemish; in Brussels, both French and Dutch are widely spoken. English is spoken fluently throughout Belgium — in hotels, golf clubs, restaurants and tourist attractions. You will have absolutely no difficulty communicating in English anywhere you play golf in Belgium. The country's multilingual culture makes it one of the most visitor-friendly destinations in Europe.
Belgium is part of the Schengen Area, so if you're travelling from another Schengen country, there are no passport checks at internal borders. However, UK citizens travelling from the UK to Belgium do need to show a valid passport, as the UK is outside the Schengen zone post-Brexit. Your passport must be valid for the duration of your stay. No visa is required for UK citizens for stays under 90 days. Border checks are typically quick and straightforward at Brussels Airport and Eurostar terminals.
Our golf holidays are arranged ground-only — hotel, golf and transfers. You can add flights through us, and those flights are ATOL protected as part of your booking.
Every trip is tailor-made. Tell us your group, dates and the destinations you fancy, and we build a personal itinerary — hotel, golf and transfers — around them. There are no fixed packages to squeeze into; we shape the whole break to suit how your group likes to play.
It depends on the destination, hotel, dates and how many rounds you want, so every quote is built individually. Many breaks start in the mid-hundreds per person; winter-sun and long-haul trips cost more. Get a free, no-obligation quote and we'll confirm your figure.
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