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Central England
About Sheringham Golf Club
Sheringham Golf Club is in a spectacular location on the Norfolk coast. This is links golf at its very best with pot bunkers scattered over the fairways and the wind coming off the sea at the bottom of the cliffs. The full 18 hole golf course was opened in 1898 and has been challenging players ever since. Visitors are very welcome and you'll enjoy good food and drink in the traditional clubhouse.
Wind off the North Sea is the whole examination at Sheringham, a clifftop links defended by pot bunkers rather than raw length.
Serious golfersPar 70 looks gentle on paper until the sea wind gets up, which it does most days. Pot bunkers punish anything loose, and the 2nd and 7th wreck plenty of cards before the round has properly started.
Higher handicapsTake two extra clubs into the wind and swallow your pride early. There is a fair bit of climbing along the clifftop too, around 125 metres over the round, so it is a walk that earns the lunch.
Buddy tripsProper clifftop links golf with the North Sea below and a traditional clubhouse for the post-round argument. Runs naturally alongside Royal Cromer and Hunstanton on a Norfolk coast itinerary.
Tell us who’s coming and how you like to play, and we’ll shape the right trip around you.
The walk. Moderate. 125 metres of climb over the round.
The wind. The wind is usually south-westerly, averaging 16 km/h, gusting to 49. It is the club selection that catches people out, not the yardage.
The water. 1 hazard in play. Bring a few more balls than you think you need.
The design. Tom Dunn.
The holes that will cost you. The 7th, the 2nd and the 3rd. The 2nd is the one you will be talking about afterwards.
Hole by hole — how we would play it
1
328 yards — plays like 340, uphill
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Crosswind — allow for drift
2
547 yards — plays like 529, downhill
three-shot hole — position over power
Crosswind — allow for drift
3
425 yards — plays like 437, uphill
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Downwind — take less
4
321 yards — flat
position hole — less than driver to your number, leave a full wedge
Downwind — take less
5
207 yards — plays like 199, downhill
position hole — less than driver to your number, leave a full wedge
Into the wind — club up, it plays longer
6
213 yards — plays like 201, downhill
one-shotter — club for the effective number, not the card
Into the wind — club up, it plays longer
7
553 yards — flat
three-shot hole — position over power
Crosswind — allow for drift
8
13 yards — flat
position hole — less than driver to your number, leave a full wedge
Into the wind — club up, it plays longer
9
408 yards — plays like 401, downhill
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Crosswind — allow for drift
10
437 yards — flat
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Crosswind — allow for drift
11
159 yards — flat
one-shotter — club for the effective number, not the card
Crosswind — allow for drift
12
427 yards — plays like 407, downhill
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Into the wind — club up, it plays longer
13
349 yards — plays like 358, uphill
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Into the wind — club up, it plays longer
14
381 yards — plays like 386, flat
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Into the wind — club up, it plays longer
16
343 yards — plays like 336, downhill
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Downwind — take less
17
406 yards — flat
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Crosswind — allow for drift
18
422 yards — flat
driver and a short-iron — take the trouble on only if the line is clean
Crosswind — allow for drift
Terrain and prevailing-weather data, read hole by hole. It is our own assessment of how the course plays, not an official course or slope rating.
The course at a glance
DesignerTom Dunn
Holes18
Par70
Length6,546 yds
TypeLinks,clifftop
DifficultyModerate · 125m of climb
Slope116
Opened1891
Prevailing windSouth-westerly
Signature holeHole 2 · Three-shot hole, position over power
WHERE TO STAY
Places to stay while you play Sheringham Golf Club
Base yourself near the course — every venue here includes Sheringham Golf Club in your golf holiday.
This course
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Venue details checked by the Golf Planet Holidays specialist team · Updated May 2026
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