A medieval city, the North Sea links — golf in Bruges, no flight needed
2 hotels · 8 courses · from £440pp · ATOL Protected
Bruges is the rare golf base that doubles as one of Europe's most beautiful cities. Stay inside the medieval centre — canals, belfries and cobbled squares — and play a cluster of coastal courses, including a genuine North Sea links, all within half an hour. There is no flight: take LeShuttle from Folkestone and you are teeing off the same morning.
Royal Zoute Golf Club at Knokke-Heist is the headline: a classic links along the North Sea and a regular in continental top-100 lists. Damme Golf & Country Club is handsome parkland just outside the city, Royal Ostend a long-established coastal club, and Koksijde (Ter Hille) a modern links cut through the dunes. Three rounds here give you links and parkland without ever driving more than half an hour.
Martin's Brugge places you three-star and central, inside the old city walls with the coastal courses a short drive north — a two-night, three-round break starts from around £495 per person. For a more upmarket stay, Martin's Relais offers a four-star base in the same city. Tell us your rounds and we will set the course rota around either.
April to October, with May, June and September the pick — firm fairways, long evenings and the coast at its best before the summer crowds. The links plays year-round in mild spells, but the season proper is spring through early autumn.
A sense of Bruges
Bruges is a UNESCO World Heritage city and feels it — the Markt, the Belfry, the canals and the Groeningemuseum fill a rest day easily. Ghent is a 30-minute train away, and the Flanders Fields remembrance sites around Ypres lie just inland for those who want the history.
This is mussels-and-beer country at its finest. North Sea moules-frites on the coast, Flemish stews in the city, and a beer culture — abbey ales, lambics, blondes — that is UNESCO-listed. Bruges chocolate needs no introduction.
Everything is close: the coastal courses are 15–30 minutes from the city, and you keep your own car the whole trip. Bruges itself is walkable and bike-friendly, so the car only comes out for golf.
No flight. LeShuttle Folkestone–Calais is 35 minutes, with Bruges around 75 minutes' drive beyond. Prefer the train? Eurostar to Brussels then a short connection reaches Bruges without a car, though most golfers drive for the clubs.
Eurozone, Central European Time, English widely spoken. Buggies aren't guaranteed at every coastal club — ask and we'll confirm. ATOL (for any flights added) and PTS-protected; arranging Belgian golf since 1981.
Tell us your dates and group — we’ll build a tailored itinerary and hand-priced quote, usually within 15 minutes.
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We have just enjoyed an excellent four night stay in Bruges with 3 rounds of golf. The hotel, Martins Relais was very well located and had a quirky charm. Having a room with a canal view was worthwhile. We playyed three very different courses- Palingbeek, Oostburg…
Golf holidays in Bruges — 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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