England North West | 7 nights | 6 rounds

Formby Golf Club is one of the classic courses of the Lancashire coastline. Although somewhat protected from the elements by pine trees that line several of the holes, the course is a tough one, particularly when the wind does break through.

Formby has hosted many important national and regional amateur golf events, particularly three Amateur Championships. It was on this course that Jose-Maria Olazabal beat Colin Montgomerie to win the final of The Amateur Championship in 1984. The excellence of the course was underlined once again in 2004, when the Club had the honour to host the Curtis Cup - the world's greatest team event in Ladies Amateur Golf, a match between Great Britain and Ireland against the USA.

Formby is at the forefront of amateur championship golf in the U.K. and has again been invited to be one of the three final qualifying courses for The Open in 2006.

The lovely surroundings tempt many golfers to delay their departure, spending time in the clubhouse, where they are guaranteed a warm welcome.

Hillside Golf Club is situated in Southport, 'England's Golfing Capital'. The course forms part of England's finest stretch of coastal links being adjacent to Royal Birkdale and Southport & Ainsdale with Formby Golf Course a few miles down the road.

From the white tees the course at Hillside measures over 6,800 yards meandering through majestic sandhills and tranquil pinewoods. Many of the holes have elevated tees with fantastic views over the Irish Sea.

Royal Liverpool Golf Club can be, by turns, beautiful, uplifting, awe inspiring and, on occasion, soul-destroying. The course was created to be a demanding test of golf and remain so, and they lie at the very heart of the history and development of golf in Great Britain.

Built in 1869, on what was then the racecourse of the Liverpool Hunt Club, Royal Liverpool is the oldest of all the English seaside courses with the exception of Westward Ho in Devon, which was established just a few years earlier.

Much time has passed since then, but Royal Liverpool, despite a first glance of a flat and benign appearance, is still very much among the toughest and most demanding tests of golf. What’s more, in recent years, under the guidance of renowned course architect, Donald Steel, the course has been lengthened and upgraded to take on twenty-first century technology and increasingly athletic big hitters.

Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club was founded in 1861 and the present Course constructed in 1897. It is one of the premier links courses in the world, host to ten Open Championships, two Ryder Cups and numerous other major tournaments including Woman's and Seniors Open Championships.

The layout of Royal Lytham & St Annes has remained faithful to the original created by the clubs first professional, George Lowe, over a century ago. It is a Links course that is a long way from the sea yet close enough for the sea breeze to have an effect on one's game.

It is renowned as a course on which is it hard to scramble a good score, after all, there are 200 bunkers peppering the fairways and surrounding the greens. It may not be the longest of courses but it is one where careful thought and accurate shots are required.

Royal Birkdale, one of Britain’s finest golf clubs has been voted the No 1 course in Britain, and is among the best in the world. Having previously hosted two Ryder Cups, the Walker and Curtis Cups, the Women’s British Open and on eight occasions the Open Championship, Royal Birkdale is again to host The Open 2008 Championship.