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An Open champion laid out a course on these cliffs in 1897.

Normandy golf holidays

Dieppe was set out by Willie Park Jr., twice an Open winner, on the white chalk of the Côte d'Albâtre, and it's still the oldest course in Normandy. Add the wooded fairways of Champ de Bataille and the seafront at Deauville, drive your own car off the LeShuttle, and you're teeing off the same morning you leave Kent.

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Normandy is golf with a sense of place. The fairways here run between apple orchards and beech woods, along chalk cliffs and down to the long Atlantic beaches, with the smart resort town of Deauville at the heart of it. It is close enough for a short break yet rich enough for a full week, blending the parkland courses around Rouen and Le Vaudreuil with the seaside drama of Etretat and the championship pedigree of New Golf Deauville. Add in the cuisine, the cider and Calvados country, and the moving history of the landing beaches, and you have a region that rewards golfers who want more than just eighteen holes.

We have arranged Normandy golf since 1981. Every itinerary is hand-built and hand-priced around your dates, your group and the courses you want to play.

Why play golf in Normandy

  • A genuine spread of styles within easy reach: clifftop seaside golf, mature parkland and tree-lined inland layouts
  • New Golf Deauville and Saint Gatien give you serious championship-quality golf as the backbone of a trip
  • Etretat, perched above the chalk cliffs, is one of the most photographed and dramatic settings in French golf
  • A compact region, so several contrasting courses sit within a comfortable drive of one base
  • Deauville pairs golf with a polished resort scene of hotels, sea air and Norman gastronomy
  • The parkland courses around Rouen and Le Vaudreuil reward course management over sheer length

The courses you’ll play

The headline course is New Golf Deauville Golf Club, a wooded, undulating layout that has long been the championship name in the region. Close by, Saint Gatien Golf Club offers a generous, well-established test across rolling Norman countryside, while L'Amiraute Golf Club brings a more modern, water-laced design near the coast.

For pure setting, nothing beats Etretat Golf Club, laid out along the cliffs with the famous arches as a backdrop. Inland, the two Rouen courses — Rouen Mont St Aignan Golf Club and Rouen La Foret Verte Golf Club — give you classic tree-lined parkland, and Le Vaudreuil Golf Club rounds out the variety with a mature, parkland-and-water test in the Seine valley. We hand-pick the rotation to suit your group's handicaps and how far you want to travel each day.

Where you’ll stay

Deauville is the natural base, and we know its hotels well. The Hotel du Golf Barriere Deauville sits right on the golf, ideal if you want fairways from the door, while the Normandy Barriere Deauville is the grand, half-timbered landmark in the heart of town for those who want resort polish and sea air.

On the coast at Etretat, the Dormy House places you above the cliffs and beside the golf, and near Honfleur the Auberge de la Source offers a quieter, country-house feel. We match the base to your itinerary — Deauville for the championship cluster, Etretat or Honfleur for a more intimate, coastal stay — and build the rooms, rounds and transfers around it.

Best time to play golf in Normandy

Normandy golf is a summer game. The season runs roughly May to September, when the days are long, the parkland is at its greenest and the coast is at its most inviting around Deauville and Etretat.

June and September are our favourites: warm, settled days, firmer fairways and noticeably quieter courses than the August peak. High summer brings the resort crowds to Deauville and the best of the seaside atmosphere. Winters here are cool and often wet, and the inland parkland courses can play long and soft, so we steer trips firmly into the warmer half of the year. We will build your dates around the conditions you want.

A sense of Normandy

History & heritage

Normandy wears its history openly. The D-Day landing beaches and their memorials are among the most moving sites in Europe, and Omaha Beach sits within the region's golfing belt. Beyond the war story, this is the land of the Bayeux Tapestry, of Rouen's soaring Gothic cathedral that Monet painted again and again, and of the cliffs at Etretat that drew the Impressionists to the coast.

Deauville itself is part of the cultural fabric — boardwalks, racing, film festivals and belle-epoque architecture. A Normandy golf trip naturally folds in this heritage, and we are happy to weave a half-day of history or art into the schedule between rounds.

Food & wine

This is one of France's great larders, and it leans to dairy, orchard and sea rather than the vine. Expect Camembert, Livarot and Pont-l'Eveque cheeses, salt-marsh lamb, and seafood straight off the Channel — oysters, mussels and sole among them.

Normandy is cider and Calvados country: the apple brandy is the local digestif, and pommeau makes a fine aperitif. Look out for the "trou normand", the traditional Calvados pause mid-meal. Deauville and Honfleur are full of accomplished restaurants and harbourside bistros, and a long Norman lunch between or after golf is part of the appeal. We can point your group to the tables worth booking.

Beyond the fairways

There is plenty to fill the non-golf hours. The chalk cliffs and arches of Etretat are a must-see walk, and the painterly harbour at Honfleur is among the prettiest in France. Deauville offers its famous boardwalk, beach, racecourse and smart shopping, while Rouen rewards a day with its medieval old town and cathedral.

The D-Day beaches and museums make a powerful excursion for any group, and the cider route through the orchards is a relaxed way to spend an afternoon. Whether your group wants culture, coast or simply a good lunch, Normandy gives a non-golfing partner just as much to do.

Getting around & exploring

A hire car is the easiest way to enjoy Normandy, as the courses are spread between the coast, Deauville and the Rouen area, and the roads are quiet and well kept. From a Deauville base, the championship cluster — New Golf Deauville, Saint Gatien and L'Amiraute — is close at hand, with Etretat a scenic coastal drive away and Rouen and Le Vaudreuil within reach inland.

We can arrange private transfers and a driver if you would rather not drive, particularly useful if Calvados is on the menu at lunch. Tell us your group size and we will build the ground logistics to match.

Getting there

Normandy is one of the most accessible French regions for UK golfers. The Channel ports of Le Havre, Caen (Ouistreham) and Dieppe all sit within the region, so many guests bring their own car by ferry, with clubs in the boot and no baggage limits.

By air, Paris is the main gateway, with an easy onward drive or transfer to the coast. Flights are not included — they are an optional, ATOL-protected add-on we can arrange separately if you would like us to handle the whole journey. We will advise the smartest route for your dates, your group and where you are flying or sailing from.

Good to know

  • We are ground-only specialists: flights are a separate, ATOL-protected add-on, never bundled in
  • We are not an ABTA member; our credentials are ATOL (flights only), PTS and IATA
  • Normandy is a summer destination — plan for roughly May to September, with June and September the sweet spot
  • Ferry routes via Le Havre, Caen or Dieppe make bringing your own car and clubs simple
  • A hire car or private driver is recommended to link the coastal and inland courses comfortably
  • We hand-pick the courses, hotels and pace to suit your group — every Normandy itinerary is built and priced around you

The courses you’ll play in Normandy

Caen Golf Club, Normandy — Normandy golfCaen Golf Club, NormandyDesigned by Fred HawtreePlayed on tailored stay & play breaksDiscover this course & breaks →Champ de Bataille Golf Club, Normandy — Normandy golfChamp de Bataille Golf Club, NormandyPlayed on tailored stay & play breaksDiscover this course & breaks →Dieppe Golf Club — Normandy golfDieppe Golf ClubPlayed on tailored stay & play breaksDiscover this course & breaks →Etretat Golf Club, Normandy — Normandy golfEtretat Golf Club, NormandyPlayed on tailored stay & play breaksDiscover this course & breaks →L’Amiraute Golf Club, Normandy — Normandy golfL’Amiraute Golf Club, NormandyDesigned by Jean-Pierre RivesPlayed on tailored stay & play breaksDiscover this course & breaks →Le Havre Golf Club, Le Havre — Normandy golfLe Havre Golf Club, Le HavrePlayed on tailored stay & play breaksDiscover this course & breaks →

Golf resorts — stay & play on-site

Dormy House, Etretat — Normandy golfDormy House, EtretatEtretat Golf Club, Normandy · Le Havre Golf Club, Le Havrefrom£440 (≈ €505) (≈ $575) (≈ CA$815) (≈ AU$825) (≈ NZ$1,005) (≈ CHF 465)per personDiscover this course & breaks →Hotel du Golf Barriere, Deauville — Normandy golfHotel du Golf Barriere, DeauvilleNew Golf Deauville Golf Club, Normandy · L’Amiraute Golf Club, Normandyfrom£725 (≈ €835) (≈ $955) (≈ CA$1,345) (≈ AU$1,365) (≈ NZ$1,655) (≈ CHF 765)per personDiscover this course & breaks →

Hotels — play the area’s courses

Auberge de la Source, Honfleur — Normandy golfAuberge de la Source, HonfleurSaint Gatien Golf Club, Deauville · New Golf Deauville Golf Club, Normandyfrom£340 (≈ €385) (≈ $445) (≈ CA$625) (≈ AU$635) (≈ NZ$775) (≈ CHF 355)per personDiscover this course & breaks →Dormy House, Etretat — Normandy golfDormy House, EtretatEtretat Golf Club, Normandy · Le Havre Golf Club, Le Havrefrom£440 (≈ €505) (≈ $575) (≈ CA$815) (≈ AU$825) (≈ NZ$1,005) (≈ CHF 465)per personDiscover this course & breaks →Hotel du Golf Barriere, Deauville — Normandy golfHotel du Golf Barriere, DeauvilleNew Golf Deauville Golf Club, Normandy · L’Amiraute Golf Club, Normandyfrom£725 (≈ €835) (≈ $955) (≈ CA$1,345) (≈ AU$1,365) (≈ NZ$1,655) (≈ CHF 765)per personDiscover this course & breaks →Mercure Champ de Mars, Rouen — Normandy golfMercure Champ de Mars, RouenRouen Mont St Aignan Golf Club, Normandy · Rouen La Foret Verte Golf ClubPlayed on tailored stay & play breaksDiscover this course & breaks →Normandy Barriere, Deauville — Normandy golfNormandy Barriere, DeauvilleNew Golf Deauville Golf Club, Normandy · L’Amiraute Golf Club, Normandyfrom£845 (≈ €965) (≈ $1,115) (≈ CA$1,575) (≈ AU$1,585) (≈ NZ$1,935) (≈ CHF 895)per personDiscover this course & breaks →

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Frequently asked questions

Golf holidays in Normandy — answers to 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$435) (≈ NZ$535) (≈ CHF 245) pp with Golf Planet Holidays. That is a tailor-made 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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