Golf holidays in Chantilly · since 1981

Chantilly golf holidays

Chantilly's Vineuil, the forest at Apremont, and Mont Griffon north of Paris.

4.9 from real golfers · 6 courses · from £380pp (≈ €435) (≈ $505) (≈ CA$705) (≈ AU$725) (≈ NZ$865) (≈ CHF 405) (≈ kr 4,875) (≈ kr 4,895) (≈ kr 3,305) · ATOL-protected where flights are added

See Chantilly breaks · from £380pp (≈ €435) (≈ $505) (≈ CA$705) (≈ AU$725) (≈ NZ$865) (≈ CHF 405) (≈ kr 4,875) (≈ kr 4,895) (≈ kr 3,305) ↓ Build your trip

Golf holidays in Chantilly start from £380 (≈ €435) (≈ $505) (≈ CA$705) (≈ AU$725) (≈ NZ$865) (≈ CHF 405) (≈ kr 4,875) (≈ kr 4,895) (≈ kr 3,305) per person, across 6 courses we can book, 3 hotels and resorts we sell. Sold ground-only, hand-priced around your dates, and arranged by us since 1981.

£380 (≈ €435) (≈ $505) (≈ CA$705) (≈ AU$725) (≈ NZ$865) (≈ CHF 405) (≈ kr 4,875) (≈ kr 4,895) (≈ kr 3,305)from, per person
6courses
3hotels and resorts
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Chantilly is a racing town that happens to have six golf clubs in it. The training centre works something close to 3,000 thoroughbreds on the sand each morning, spread across Chantilly, Gouvieux, Lamorlaye, Coye-la-Foret and Avilly-Saint-Leonard, and the forest that holds all of it runs to 6,344 hectares about 35 km north of Paris. At the centre sits the chateau, rebuilt between 1875 and 1882 and left to the nation with everything still hanging where it was put.

We have been selling golf breaks since 1981. Everything here is ground-only and hand-priced around your dates, so you tell us the courses and the number of rounds and we build the trip around that. Flights, if you want them, come as a separate ATOL-protected add-on. Your money is protected through PTS.

Why play golf in Chantilly

  • Six clubs inside a short radius, so a four-night stay plays a different course every morning without a long drive to any of them.
  • Sandy forest soil that drains, which is what makes April and October worth booking rather than gambling on.
  • Real championship history: the Open de France was played at Chantilly eleven times between 1913 and 1990.
  • The half of the trip that isn't golf is unusually strong here. The Musee Conde holds the second largest collection of old paintings in France after the Louvre, and almost nobody queues for it.
  • June brings the Prix du Jockey Club and the Prix de Diane, both run at Chantilly since the 1830s and 1840s. Worth planning a trip around.
  • Charles de Gaulle is the nearer of the two main Paris airports, and the drive up never goes near the city.

The courses you’ll play

[Chantilly Vineuil Golf Club](/product/chantilly-vineuil-golf-club/) is the name that travels. Tom Simpson extended the original nine holes to eighteen in 1920, and the club has hosted the Open de France eleven times between 1913 and 1990. Its sister, [Chantilly Longeres Golf Club](/product/chantilly-longeres-golf-club/), reopened in the 1980s with five of the old holes and thirteen new ones from Donald Steel, and it is not the soft option visitors sometimes assume. [International Club du Lys Golf Club](/product/international-club-du-lys-golf-club/) lies in the Lys estate at Lamorlaye, on the forest's edge. [Apremont Golf Club](/product/apremont-golf-club/) has been playing since 1992, out in the triangle between Chantilly, Senlis and Creil. [Chateau de Raray Golf Club](/product/chateau-de-raray-golf-club/) was laid out in 1988 in the park of a chateau begun in 1522, eleven kilometres north-east of Senlis, where Cocteau filmed part of La Belle et la Bete in 1945. [L'Isle Adam Golf Club](/product/l-isle-adam-golf-club/) sits west, between the Oise and its own forest.

Where you’ll stay

Three bases, and they are genuinely different animals. Relais et Chateaux Auberge du Jeu de Paume is the one to take when the trip is also an anniversary, standing beside the chateau itself, from £530pp (≈ €615) (≈ $705) (≈ CA$985) (≈ AU$1,015) (≈ NZ$1,215) (≈ CHF 575) (≈ kr 6,795) (≈ kr 6,835) (≈ kr 4,615) for three nights and two rounds, or £670pp (≈ €775) (≈ $885) (≈ CA$1,255) (≈ AU$1,285) (≈ NZ$1,535) (≈ CHF 725) (≈ kr 8,595) (≈ kr 8,635) (≈ kr 5,825) for four nights and three. Le Relais d'Aumale is quieter and set out in the woods beyond the town, from £390pp (≈ €445) (≈ $515) (≈ CA$725) (≈ AU$745) (≈ NZ$895) (≈ CHF 415) (≈ kr 4,995) (≈ kr 5,025) (≈ kr 3,395), rising to £480pp (≈ €555) (≈ $635) (≈ CA$895) (≈ AU$915) (≈ NZ$1,105) (≈ CHF 515) (≈ kr 6,155) (≈ kr 6,185) (≈ kr 4,175) on the longer stay. It suits a group who would rather dine where they sleep than walk into town for it. Mercure Hotel Chantilly is the sensible choice, from £380pp (≈ €435) (≈ $505) (≈ CA$705) (≈ AU$725) (≈ NZ$865) (≈ CHF 405) (≈ kr 4,875) (≈ kr 4,895) (≈ kr 3,305) or £510pp (≈ €585) (≈ $675) (≈ CA$955) (≈ AU$975) (≈ NZ$1,165) (≈ CHF 555) (≈ kr 6,535) (≈ kr 6,575) (≈ kr 4,435), and it does exactly what a golf group needs it to. None of the three has a course of its own, so every round begins with a short drive. That is the shape of this hub and we would rather say it plainly.

Best time to play golf in Chantilly

April to October, with both ends of that better than the middle. Spring is when the forest comes back into leaf and the courses are at their quietest. June carries the most weight in the local calendar, because the Prix du Jockey Club and the Prix de Diane both fall then, which is wonderful to be here for and does mean rooms go early. July and August empty out as Parisians leave, though the chateau fills with visitors instead. September and early October are our pick. The sand still drains, the greens have a full season behind them, and the low sun through the beeches is worth the flight on its own. Winter play is possible and the clubs stay open, but the light gives up early and the Oise in November is a grey business. We would not oversell it.

A sense of Chantilly

History & heritage

Henri d'Orleans, duc d'Aumale, rebuilt the chateau between 1875 and 1882 and bequeathed it in 1889 to the Institut de France on the condition that nothing inside be rearranged. So the Musee Conde still hangs as he left it, in the museography of his own century: Raphael, Botticelli, Fra Angelico, a library of more than 1,500 manuscripts. It is the second largest collection of old paintings in France after the Louvre. Next door, the Grandes Ecuries were built from 1719 by Jean Aubert for Louis Henri, duc de Bourbon, who is said to have expected to come back as a horse and wanted somewhere suitable to live. Andre Le Notre laid out the formal gardens for the Grand Conde. Senlis, a short drive east, keeps its cathedral and its old street plan and is worth an afternoon on foot.

Food & wine

Creme Chantilly is the local legend and it is mostly legend. Whipped cream was around long before, and the name only attached itself to Chantilly in the middle of the 18th century, probably because the chateau had become shorthand for refined cooking. The story crediting Vatel has no evidence behind it at all. Eat it anyway. Past that, this is Oise cooking on the northern rim of Ile-de-France: game out of the forest through autumn, veal, endive, cream sauces that have not been reworked since 1975 and are none the worse for it. The bries travel up from Seine-et-Marne, both Meaux and Melun holding AOC since 1980, the Melun smaller and considerably more pungent. Wine lists lean Burgundy and Bordeaux, and they are priced like a market town rather than a capital.

Beyond the fairways

The horses are the thing to see and hardly anyone plans for them. Work starts early on the sand tracks, the training centre covers roughly 1,900 hectares with more than a hundred trainers based on it, and standing in the trees at seven in the morning to watch costs nothing at all. The racecourse opened on 15 May 1834; the Prix du Jockey Club has run since 1836 and the Prix de Diane since 1843, both over 2,100 metres in June. The Grandes Ecuries put on equestrian displays under that extraordinary roof. Then there is the forest, laced with the straight rides the Condes cut for hunting, which are made for walking off a long lunch. And Paris is 25 minutes away by train if somebody wants a gallery day.

Getting around & exploring

A car earns its keep here. The clubs sit in a loose ring around the forest, ten or twenty minutes apart on empty D roads, which is the whole argument for basing yourself in Chantilly. The A1 runs down the eastern side towards Paris with exit 8 signed Chantilly, and it is one of the busiest motorways in France. Friday afternoons are slow and there is nothing to be done about it except leave earlier. Chantilly-Gouvieux station has hourly direct trains to Gare du Nord in about 24 minutes, which is the civilised way to spend a day in the city. In the town you walk. Parking at the clubs is straightforward. For groups who would rather not drive after lunch, we can put a private vehicle and driver in place.

Good to know before you book

Getting there

Charles de Gaulle is the closer of the two main Paris airports, and the run up to Chantilly never touches the city, which matters more than it sounds. Orly works, but you pay for the crossing in time you will not recover. Most guests hire a car at the airport; we can arrange a private vehicle with a driver instead. Rail is a genuinely good option here: Eurostar into Gare du Nord, then the local service out to Chantilly-Gouvieux in about 24 minutes, hourly and direct. Driving down from Calais, the A1 brings you almost to the gate. We sell these breaks ground-only, so hotel, golf and transfers are priced as one, with flights available separately under ATOL if you would like us to look at them.

Good to know

  • Money is protected through PTS 5087, and we hold IATA. Flights, when added, are ATOL-protected separately.
  • Six clubs, three hotels, no golf resort. This is a small hub and we would rather you knew that before you enquired.
  • Bring a handicap certificate. The older private clubs here may ask for one.
  • June race weekends tighten room availability months ahead. Book those early or plan around them.
  • The Musee Conde closes on some weekdays through the year. Check the day before you build an afternoon around it.
  • Send us your dates and preferred courses and we will hand-price the break. We reply promptly.

The courses you can play in Chantilly

Apremont Golf Club, Chantilly — Chantilly golfApremont Golf Club, ChantillyDesigned by John Jacob and Oliver DongradiPlayed on stay & play breaksDiscover this course →Chantilly Vineuil Golf Club, Chantilly — Chantilly golfChampionship pedigreeChantilly Vineuil Golf Club, ChantillyDesigned by Tom SimpsonPlayed on stay & play breaksDiscover this course →Château de Raray Golf Club, Senlis — Chantilly golfChâteau de Raray Golf Club, SenlisDesigned by Patrice LéglisePlayed on stay & play breaksDiscover this course →International Club du Lys Golf Club, Chantilly — Chantilly golfInternational Club du Lys Golf Club, ChantillyDesigned by Tom SimpsonPlayed on stay & play breaksDiscover this course →L’Isle Adam Golf Club, Chantilly — Chantilly golfL’Isle Adam Golf Club, ChantillyDesigned by Ronald FreamPlayed on stay & play breaksDiscover this course →Chantilly Longeres Golf Club, Chantilly — Chantilly golfChantilly Longeres Golf Club, ChantillyDesigned by Donald SteelPlayed on stay & play breaksDiscover this course →

Golf resorts — stay & play on-site

Mercure Hotel Chantilly — Chantilly golfMercure Hotel ChantillyChantilly Vineuil Golf Club, Chantilly · Chantilly Longeres Golf Club, Chantillyfrom£380 (≈ €435) (≈ $505) (≈ CA$705) (≈ AU$725) (≈ NZ$865) (≈ CHF 405) (≈ kr 4,875) (≈ kr 4,895) (≈ kr 3,305)per personDiscover this resort →

Hotels — play the area’s courses

Le Relais d’Aumale, Chantilly — Chantilly golfLe Relais d’Aumale, ChantillyChantilly Vineuil Golf Club, Chantilly · Chantilly Longeres Golf Club, Chantillyfrom£390 (≈ €445) (≈ $515) (≈ CA$725) (≈ AU$745) (≈ NZ$895) (≈ CHF 415) (≈ kr 4,995) (≈ kr 5,025) (≈ kr 3,395)per personDiscover this hotel →Relais et Châteaux Auberge du Jeu de Paume, Chantilly — Chantilly golfRelais et Châteaux Auberge du Jeu de Paume, ChantillyChantilly Vineuil Golf Club, Chantilly · Chantilly Longeres Golf Club, Chantillyfrom£530 (≈ €615) (≈ $705) (≈ CA$985) (≈ AU$1,015) (≈ NZ$1,215) (≈ CHF 575) (≈ kr 6,795) (≈ kr 6,835) (≈ kr 4,615)per personDiscover this hotel →

Hand-built around your dates

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Frequently asked questions

Golf holidays in Chantilly. The questions our golfers ask most.

How long is LeShuttle crossing time to France

The Eurotunnel LeShuttle from Folkestone to Calais takes about 35 minutes, which makes a self-drive trip genuinely easy for the Northern France golf resorts. Le Touquet, Hardelot and the courses around the Somme are roughly two to three hours on from Calais, so you can load the clubs, drive on and be on the first tee the same day, and on those breaks we can include the crossing in the price. For the south and southwest, such as Biarritz, the Riviera and Provence, most golfers fly into Nice, Marseille, Biarritz or Bordeaux and we arrange transfers on the ground.

How much does a golf holiday in France cost?

Golf holidays in France start from £235 (≈ €265) (≈ $305) (≈ CA$435) (≈ AU$445) (≈ NZ$535) (≈ CHF 255) (≈ kr 3,015) (≈ kr 3,025) (≈ kr 2,045) pp with Golf Planet Holidays. That is a hand-built ground package, and the final price depends on your hotel, the courses you play and the season.

When is the best time to play golf in France?

May, June, September and October are the best months, with comfortable temperatures and courses in peak condition. The south of France stays playable into late autumn.

Where should I play golf in France?

There are more than 700 golf courses in France. As first steps we would recommend Northern France. There are ten great courses here.  Chat with us about the various choices if you wish to venture further afield.

How many golf courses are there in France?

We feature 130 courses and 102 resorts across France including Saint Malo Golf Club and Sept Tours Golf Club. Your specialist matches the courses to your group's standard and budget.

Is it easy to get around in France?

Getting around France is straightforward. Self-driving is the most popular option — if you've come via Le Shuttle, you already have your car. Trains are excellent for city-to-city travel, particularly from Paris to Bordeaux (2 hours on the TGV). Within golf regions like the Algarve or Brittany, a hire car gives you the freedom to explore at your own pace. We include all airport or station transfers in our packages and can arrange inter-course transfers, so you're never left without options.

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