Aerial hotel view — the half-timbered mansion above Deauville and the on-site fairways
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Aerial hotel view — the half-timbered mansion above Deauville and the on-site fairways
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Simon Crawley
Manager · Golf Planet Holidays
UK office · Fluent in French · Plays off 1730+ years in travel · Golf Holidays since 19999am–6pm UK
Hi — I'm Simon, and I've been organising French golf trips for over 25 years. Deauville is one of the easier French breaks because it's only 3 hours from Calais. I'll work with our team to fit your dates around availability, organise all your travel arrangements, and secure the rooms and tee times. Once we have confirmation back from the resort we'll come back to you with the best options.
Deauville is the trip I send clients to when they want France but don't want to spend two days driving. They book it once and they always come back.
The Gold trip — Deluxe room, three Normandy dinners, the LeShuttle ticket and full restaurant + day-trip concierge included.
Best for first-timersEasy Self-Drive Break
The Silver Break
3 nights3 rounds
Recommended months: June, September & October 2026
A long break on the Normandy coast that gets you onto all 27 holes — the trip you can be packed and away to by Friday morning. Drive Folkestone to Deauville before evening tee-time.
3 nights B&B Classic Room
3 rounds at the New Deauville course
Shared buggy & practice balls
£445pp
Upgrade to Gold for full restaurant + Honfleur concierge
Most clients choose thisBest Value · Most Popular
The Gold Experience
3 nights3 rounds
Recommended months: June, September & October 2026
Three Normandy nights — restaurants reserved, hotels-on-the-way arranged, the D-Day-and-Honfleur day-trips planned. We do all of this because we are a full service company. You'll speak to senior members of the team every time you call, and we do all of this because we care.
The full experience without stretching to a week. Deluxe sea-view room, three classic Normandy dinners, LeShuttle ticket — all in one price. The package most clients remember and rebook.
We'll recommend and reserve restaurants in Deauville and Trouville
We'll arrange overnight stops on the way out and home
Concierge guide: D-Day beaches, Honfleur, calvados country
LeShuttle 5-day ticketincluded
Deluxe room upgradeincluded
3-course Normandy dinnersincluded
£615pp
The package most clients choose
Fully tailored — milestone French golf tripsAspire to Platinum · 4 nights
The Platinum Deauville Experience
4 nights4 rounds
Recommended months: June, September & October 2026
A four-night Normandy break at Hôtel du Golf Barrière — Deluxe sea-view rooms, four rounds with buggies on the 1929 Tom Simpson course, dinners with drinks and coffee, a welcome bottle of champagne. The full Deauville experience for milestone French golf trips.
4 nights B&B in a Deluxe sea-view room
4 rounds with buggies at Golf Barrière Deauville
Dinners with drinks and coffee
Welcome bottle of champagne
Flex LeShuttle ticket included
£1,350pp
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The closer French break that still feels like a holiday
Three hours from Calais via LeShuttle. A Normandy mansion built in 1929 at the top of Mont Canisy. Tom Simpson's original nine — the course that hosted the French Open in 1929, 1931 and 1956 — extended to 27 by Henry Cotton in the 1960s, with the original ridges and cross-bunkers still in play. Beach 10 minutes down the hill, racecourse below, Channel breeze on the back nine. The trip two couples can drive to on a Thursday and still be home for Monday lunch.
The Golf
Tom Simpson's 1929 original nine, extended to 27 holes by Henry Cotton in the 1960s — the original ridges and cross-bunkers still in play. The 27 holes split as the Diane Barrière 18 — par 71, 5,919 m, the championship round and the course that hosted the French Open in 1929, 1931 and 1956 — plus the Lucien Barrière 9 (par 36, 2,777 m, Cotton's shorter loop). Most clients play the 18 twice and the 9 once across three days. Mont Canisy gives you enough Channel breeze on the back nine to keep things honest.
The Stay
A Groupe Barrière property — the same group that runs the seafront Casino Barrière and the Royal Deauville. Around 170 rooms, classic Normandy mansion at the top of Mont Canisy, the course wrapping around it. Outdoor pool, the on-site myBlend Spa, restaurants looking down at the racecourse and across the bay. Comfortable rather than precious — you don't change for dinner unless you want to.
Why It Works for Self-Drive Golfers
It's the closest French golf trip from the UK that still feels like a holiday. Folkestone to Calais 35 minutes via LeShuttle, then 3 hours through Normandy — you can leave home at 8am and be on the first tee at 4pm. No overnight stop. No long drive south. And when you've had enough golf there's the beach 10 minutes down the hill, the Casino Barrière for dinner, Honfleur 25 minutes east, the D-Day landing beaches an easy half-day west.
Why 3 nights is the sweet spot
Three nights gives you Friday-Saturday-Sunday on the course, an evening at the restaurant, a morning at the spa, time for one Normandy day-trip. The 27 holes split as the Diane Barrière 18 and the Lucien Barrière 9 — enough variety that no round repeats, and most clients play the championship 18 twice and the shorter 9 once. You arrive without hurry on Thursday evening, you're back through the Channel by Monday lunch. The trip you book a second time.
Golf Barrière Deauville — 27 holes (Diane Barrière 18 + Lucien Barrière 9). Tom Simpson original 9 (1929), extended to 27 by Henry Cotton (1960s)
~170-room Hôtel du Golf Barrière, classic Normandy mansion at Mont Canisy
On-site myBlend Spa + outdoor pool, fitness suite
Two on-site restaurants overlooking the racecourse and bay
3 hrs from Calais via LeShuttle · 2.5 hrs from Paris · 45 min from Caen Airport
Deauville beach 10 min · Honfleur 25 min · D-Day beaches 1 hr · Étretat 1.5 hrs
Partner clubs at Saint-Gatien, Saint-Julien, Champ de Bataille — full Normandy circuit if wanted
The 27 Holes — How They Play
Tom Simpson opened the original nine in 1929; Henry Cotton extended the layout to 27 holes in the 1960s. Today it plays as the Diane Barrière 18 (the championship round, two loops of nine: Rouge + Blanc) plus the Lucien Barrière 9 (the shorter Bleu loop). Most clients play the 18 twice and the 9 once across three nights.
Attribute
Diane Barrière 18Rouge + Blanc · the championship round
Lucien Barrière 9Bleu · the shorter loop
What This Means
Designer
Tom Simpson (Rouge, 1929) + Henry Cotton (Blanc, 1960s)
Henry Cotton (Bleu, 1960s)
One of Simpson's original British-architect layouts in France — heroic 1920s shaping, with Cotton's 1960s extension to 27
Holes
18 (Rouge + Blanc)
9 (Bleu)
Play the Diane twice and the Lucien once over three days
Par
71
36
A proper championship par-71 plus a serious 9-hole loop
Yardage
5,919 m (~6,475 yds)
2,777 m (~3,037 yds)
Honest length, walkable, no tricks
Style
Open ridges · sea-breeze · classic Simpson
Tighter, tree-lined, accuracy-first
Two distinct experiences on the same Mont Canisy estate
Best for
The full championship round — drivers, shot-shapers, anyone with a club they trust
A relaxed warm-up, late-arrival round, mixed-handicap day
Diane carries the trip; Lucien adds variety. That mix is why the Deauville break rebooks.
Difficulty
★★★★☆
★★★☆☆
Diane tests; Lucien forgives a stray drive
Signature moment
The view down to Deauville bay from the elevated tees
A short-game-led round through the pines as the breeze picks up
Two kinds of memory — that is the value of 27 holes on one estate
Buggies
Shared buggy included
Shared buggy included
No hidden extras
Practice
On-site range + putting green
On-site range + putting green
Warm up before the morning round
Rouge + Blanc · the championship round
Diane Barrière 18
5,919 m (~6,475 yds)Yardage
71Par
★★★★☆Difficulty
DesignerTom Simpson (Rouge, 1929) + Henry Cotton (Blanc, 1960s)
Holes18 (Rouge + Blanc)
StyleOpen ridges · sea-breeze · classic Simpson
Best forThe full championship round — drivers, shot-shapers, anyone with a club they trust
The view down to Deauville bay from the elevated tees
Bleu · the shorter loop
Lucien Barrière 9
2,777 m (~3,037 yds)Yardage
36Par
★★★☆☆Difficulty
DesignerHenry Cotton (Bleu, 1960s)
Holes9 (Bleu)
StyleTighter, tree-lined, accuracy-first
Best forA relaxed warm-up, late-arrival round, mixed-handicap day
A short-game-led round through the pines as the breeze picks up
Both share
Buggies: Shared buggy included
Practice: On-site range + putting green
Diane carries the trip; Lucien adds variety. That mix is why the Deauville break rebooks.
Mont Canisy, Deauville, Normandy Folkestone → Coquelles: 35 mins (LeShuttle) Coquelles/Calais → Deauville: ~3.5 hrs via A16/A29
Coquelles/Calais → Deauville: ~3.5 hrs direct via A16/A29
Getting There
Two simple ways to reach Deauville
Both routes start with LeShuttle from Folkestone to Coquelles. Most clients drive direct in one go.
Most clients choose this
Option A: Direct Drive (Recommended)
Leave Folkestone at 8am, on the first tee at 4pm. No overnight stop needed.
LeShuttle Folkestone → Coquelles — 35 min crossing
A straightforward channel crossing — drive on, drive off, no clubs handling.
Coquelles/Calais → Deauville — ~3.5 hrs, ~296km via A16/A29
The A16/A29 motorways are quiet and well-signposted — fuel stop around Abbeville if you want to stretch the day.
Arrival at Mont Canisy
You climb the hill out of Deauville town, the mansion appears, the racecourse and the bay open up below.
"Coquelles to Deauville is one of the easiest Normandy drives from the tunnel."
Total drive time: ~3.5 hours from Calais. Included in all packages: 5-Day LeShuttle ticket.
Option B: Honfleur Detour
Add a harbour stop in Honfleur before the final hop to Deauville.
LeShuttle Folkestone → Coquelles — 35 min crossing
Same crossing as Option A.
Calais → Honfleur — ~3.25 hrs, ~277km via A16/A29
Park up at the Vieux Bassin, lunch at one of the harbour-front restaurants, walk the cobbles.
Honfleur → Deauville — ~40-45 min
A short Normandy finish after the harbour stop, then up to Mont Canisy and the hotel.
Same LeShuttle ticket included: just budget extra time for a wander round Honfleur quay before the final 40-45 minute hop to Deauville.
From the top of Mont Canisy, with the bay opening up below and the original Tom Simpson lines still walking — the course that has watched both world wars and four French Opens come and go.
— Golf Planet Holidays
Beyond the Golf
Deauville puts you on one of Europe's prettiest coastlines.
Beach 10 minutes down the hill. Honfleur 25 minutes east. The D-Day landing beaches an easy half-day west. The race meeting in August. The American Film Festival in September. Deauville isn't just a golf hotel — it's a base for one of the most cinematic stretches of coast in France.
10 minto Deauville beach
25 minto Honfleur old harbour
1 hrto D-Day landing beaches
Where Normandy eats
Deauville and neighbouring Trouville have one of the highest concentrations of good restaurants on the Channel coast. The hotel's panoramic restaurant is the convenient call; the harbour at Trouville is the discovery.
On resort
The Panoramic Restaurant
Hôtel du Golf's in-house dining — French-modern menu, large terrace overlooking the racecourse and Deauville bay. Included in the Gold package as the three dinners.
On resort
The Clubhouse
Easy lunch between rounds — sandwiches, salads, beer. Right by the 18th of the Diane Barrière round.
5 min
Casino Barrière de Deauville
The grande dame of seafront casinos — gaming, cabaret, three restaurants inside. Even if you don't play, the building is worth a walk-through after dinner.
10 min
Trouville harbour-front
Cross the river and you're on the working-fishing-port side of the bay — Les Vapeurs, Le Central, Bistrot des Quatre Chats. Younger, livelier, more local than Deauville proper.
15 min
L'Essentiel · Deauville
Top-end Deauville dining — modern French, Michelin-recommended, intimate room. Book ahead.
25 min
Honfleur old town
The Vieux Bassin harbour at sunset, a glass of cider on the cobbles, then dinner at La Tortue or Sa.Qua.Na (2 Michelin stars). Worth the drive.
Half-days from Mont Canisy
A non-golf afternoon at Deauville has more options than most golf resorts manage in a week. Coast, history, cheese country, casinos.
10 min
Deauville beach + boardwalk
The famous boardwalk with the named bathing huts (one for every Hollywood star who's ever filmed at the festival). Beach club lunches, parasol-and-towel hire, the racecourse alongside.
25 min
Honfleur
Saint-Etienne quarter, the Église Sainte-Catherine (wooden church built by shipwrights), the Eugène Boudin museum. The town that birthed Impressionism — Monet painted here.
1 hr
Étretat cliffs
The white chalk arches that have been painted by every Impressionist. Walk the clifftops, lunch in Étretat town below. Two hours but stunning.
1 hr
D-Day Landing Beaches
Sword, Juno, Gold beaches — 1 hr west. Omaha and Utah another 30-40 min beyond. The Caen Memorial Museum is the one to plan around if you want context.
30 min
Pays d'Auge cheese country
Camembert, Pont-l'Évêque and Livarot are all named after villages in the area. Cidre, calvados, half-timbered farms. A drive through proper rural Normandy.
5 min
Deauville harbour & marina
Yacht-spotting and lunch on the marina at Trouville-Deauville. Easy, cinematic, no driving needed.
The Normandy circuit, if you want it
Deauville on its own gives you 27 holes on-site. If you want to extend, the wider Normandy circuit has three well-regarded courses within an hour.
20 min
Saint-Gatien Golf Club
A proper 27-hole resort course just south of Honfleur. Well-presented parkland, an easy second course if you want a 4-round trip.
30 min
Golf Barrière Saint-Julien
18-hole Pratt & Baker design near Pont-l'Évêque (1989), part of the Barrière golf network. Plays very differently from Mont Canisy — pairs well as your second course.
1 hr
Golf du Champ de Bataille
Robin Nelson design (1988) on the grounds of an old battlefield château. Considered one of the better inland courses in Normandy. Full-day expedition.
The journey that's barely a journey.
Calais to Deauville is genuinely one of the easiest drives in France. A29 motorway most of the way, gentle Normandy countryside, no Paris détour required.
1Folkestone · 35 min
LeShuttle from Folkestone
Drive on, 35 minutes under the Channel, drive off. No airport check-in, no baggage allowance, no club hire. Bundled into both packages as the 5-day ticket.
2A16 → A29 · 3 hrs
Calais → Deauville
The A29 is one of France's quieter motorways — well-paved, well-signposted, wide. Fuel/coffee at Aire de Baie de Somme. Toll roads, total cost ~€30.
3Mont Canisy · arriving in style
Arrival at the Hotel
Climb up out of Deauville town, round the racecourse, the mansion appears. Reception, key, time for a drink at the bar before dinner.
Want help mixing the golf with a Honfleur dinner, a D-Day day-trip, and a clutch of dates that fit your party? Our specialists know the Normandy coast cold.
The questions our self-drive guests ask before booking Deauville
The closest French golf trip from the UK — honest answers on the crossing, the course, the hotel and the wider Côte Fleurie. Checked against primary sources in May 2026.
Calais to Deauville — is it really only three hours?
Yes. It's around 293 km via the A16 / A29, a comfortable three hours' driving with one stop. Tolls run roughly €25–35 each way. Most of our couples are off the LeShuttle by lunchtime and on the first tee in the afternoon — no overnight stop needed.
Tell me about the golf — the 27-hole layout and its history.
The golf club opened in 1929 and the principal architect was Tom Simpson — that's confirmed in Groupe Barrière's own corporate history. The 9-hole loop was reworked by Henry Cotton in 1964.
Today there are 27 holes across 70 hectares: the championship Diane Barrière 18 (par 71, 5,919 m) and the shorter Lucien Barrière 9 (par 36, 2,777 m). Most of our three-night guests play the 18 twice and the 9 once.
What's the practice setup like — is there an academy?
Yes. The driving range has 20 covered and 40 open stations, plus putting green, bunker practice area and approach greens. It is the only TopTracer Range in Normandy — handy if you want to sharpen up before your first round.
Coaching is through the Barrière Golf Academy by Julien Xanthopoulos, on site. We can pre-book a lesson as part of your trip.
What is there for a non-golfing partner — and how close is the beach?
The hotel sits on Mont Canisy, about 2 km / 5–10 minutes by car from the seafront and the racecourse below. It's roughly a 20–25 minute walk down to the beach (uphill on the way back).
Deauville town has the Casino Barrière, the famous boardwalk and Les Planches, the racecourse, and a clutch of seafood restaurants. Honfleur is around 25 minutes east; the D-Day landing beaches are an easy half-day west.
What's at the hotel itself — pool, spa, things to do off the course?
The outdoor pool is heated to 27 °C and stays open until early October. The myBlend Spa includes a soft-heat sauna, an aromatic hammam and a rest lounge. There's a fitness centre open 7 am–9 pm daily, plus tennis and padel on site.
The hotel was recently refurbished by interior designer Chantal Peyrat and now has 170 rooms and suites in the original 1927 Anglo-Norman half-timbered manor.
We'd like to bring grandchildren — is there a kids' club?
Yes, the Diwi & Co Club for ages 4–12. Important detail to be aware of: it runs on weekends and during French school and summer holidays only — not every day. We'll check the dates of your trip against the club's calendar before you book.
What documents and equipment do we need for the drive?
Your UK photocard licence is enough — no International Driving Permit needed. Carry a warning triangle, a hi-vis vest stored inside the cabin (not the boot), and fit headlamp beam deflectors on your right-hand-drive car.
Your number plate must show the Union Flag and 'UK' identifier. If it doesn't, fit a white oval 'UK' sticker. Old 'GB' stickers are no longer valid.
Apply for the free GHIC card at nhsbsa.nhs.uk and travel with it alongside your travel insurance. A Crit'Air vignette is not required for the Calais–Deauville route, but ordering one for €3.70 at certificat-air.gouv.fr/en/ is a sensible insurance policy.
Can we hire a buggy, and is the course walkable?
Golf carts are available to hire on the day. The course was laid out by Tom Simpson in 1929 with the original ridges and cross-bunkers still in play, so it's hilly in places — most of our older guests take a buggy for at least one round.
What's the food like — any fine dining on site?
The main restaurant is Le Lassay, a bistronomic dining room with valet parking, step-free access and adapted toilets. Le Green is the clubhouse bar. The hotel's restaurants and rooms look down across the racecourse to the bay.
If you want a proper night out, the Casino Barrière and the Royal Deauville (same Groupe Barrière) are 5–10 minutes down the hill.
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