Overview

A great Wales golf package using only the best hotels in Wales and absolutely the top seven Welsh golf courses.  Stay at the gorgeous Bodysgallen Hall, Maes-Y-Neuadd, and even Celtic Manor, the top 5-star Spa Hotel in Wales.  Golf Royal Porthcawl, Royal St Davids in Harlech, Nefyn, Conway, Celtic Manor 2010 Ryder Cup Course, and Pennard, among others. 

A great luxury trip at about 2/3 the price of a similar vacation in Scotland or Ireland!

"Not only is Wales a fantastic value – about half the cost of its more famous neighbors, but the clubs are very welcoming and portray absolutely no stuffiness.  Visitors are welcomed with genuine warmth, and the courses are gorgeous and an absolute treasure!” – Bill Hogan – President of Wide World of Golf  (as featured on page 2 of the “Visit Wales” Tourist Board’s Wales Golf Guide)

What's Included:

•  9 nights in high quality 4 and 5 star hotels: 2 nights Bodysgallen Hall Hotel, 2 nights Maes-Y-Neuadd, 3 nights Morgans Swansea or The Great House Bridgend, and 2 nights at the Celtic Manor in Newport, all in queen or twin rooms (upgrades to deluxe rooms or suites available on request for extra cost)


• 9 breakfasts and 3 gourmet table d’hote dinners 


• 7 rounds of golf, one each at Conway, Nefyn & District, Royal St Davids, Pennard, Pyle & Kenfig, Royal Porthcawl, and 2010 Course at Celtic Manor


• 10 days automatic transmission rental van (based on 4 persons) from Manchester or Liverpool Airport and drop at Cardiff, Bristol, London Heathrow or Gatwick 


• local services of your WWG golf staff 


• Welcome package covering sightseeing and culture, restaurant recommendations, and local activities.


• All 17.5% VAT local taxes and service charges for items included in tour price


• Detailed itinerary and luggage tags 

Sample Itinerary

Day 1   Arrive Manchester, pick up rental vehicle, and drive 90 minutes to The Bodysgallen Hall Hotel, a little taste of old Wales!   Meet and greet by our local staff to go over your itinerary, discuss driving directions, restaurants, and sightseeing. Dinner included tonight in the hotel’s gourmet restaurant. (Bodysgallen Hall - D)

Day 2   Warm up round of golf today at the Conway GC, an easily walkable course nearby the hotel with tons of history and good links holes.  (Bodysgallen – B)

Day 3   Check out and golf today at the Nefyn & District GC, one of the top 5 scenic courses in the UK, set high on the cliffs overlooking the Irish Sea.  Make sure you stop for a drink at the Ty Coch Inn, down on the beach after the 12^th hole!   Check into the Welsh Rarebit hotel Maes-Y-Neuadd, with certain parts of the estate dating back to the 14^th century.   (Maes-Y-Neuadd - B)

Day 4   Golf nearby at Royal St Davids GC in Harlech.  Dinner included tonight in the Maes-Y-Neuadd hotel’s gourmet restaurant. (Maes-Y-Neuadd – BD)

Day 5   Leisurely morning today before a midday departure south to Bridgend on the south coast and The Great House Hotel. A small 15^th century dignified house, with history, gardens, and one of the best little restaurants you will find anywhere!  (Alternatively, for a more urban atmosphere we can substitute chic Morgan’s in central Swansea). (The Great House or Morgans – B)

Day 6   Today play at Pennard GC, perhaps the best 6200 yards in the world of golf.  Nowhere will you see such magnificent views and challenging holes as at this classic links!  A WWG favorite!  Dinner included tonight in the hotel’s gourmet restaurant. (The Great House or Morgans – BD)

Day 7   Super day of golf today playing on Wales most prestigious and best links course: The Royal Porthcawl GC.  Hopefully you’ll play better than Tiger Woods did here during the 1995 Walker Cup, and we know you will love these historic old links. (The Great House or Morgans – B)

Day 8   Check out of the hotel and golf at Pyle & Kenfig GC, a HS Colt design with high dunes and perhaps the best three finishing holes in Welsh golf. After golf, drive to Newport and the great 5-star Celtic Manor Resort. (Celtic Manor – B)

Day 9   Golf today on the 2010 Course, site of The Ryder Cup, a great match play venue with the best service and amenities in the entire country.  Afternoon free to relax in one of the two world class Spa’s, Clarins or The Forum.  For dinner we highly recommend the The Crown Restaurant, with Michelin Star chef James Sommerin. (Celtic Manor – B)

Day 10 Check out and return the rental vehicle to Cardiff, Bristol (Continental Airlines), Heathrow (2 hours) or Gatwick Airport (2.5 hours) and depart.  Extensions can be added to this package for extra cost, such as extra nights at The Celtic Manor and golf on their Montgomerie or Roman Road courses. 

Finest Golf Courses

2010 Course Celtic Manor – Purpose built for The Ryder Cup, this original RT Jones Jr course is made for tournament match play, with risk-reward holes abound and remarkable spectator mounds, and wonderful views in the beautiful Usk Valley. This is a very good golf course, contrary to popular opinion that it is just another “American style course”, and it is not ordinary in any fashion.  7493 yards and par 71 certainly challenged Tiger, Sergio and the lads, with Europe winning the 2010 Ryder Cup on Graeme McDowell’s final putt.  WWG Grade: A

Nefyn & District GC (6548 yards – par 71) The Peninsula course at Nefyn (founded in 1907) is a spectacular cliff top setting like Old Head in Ireland. The work of James Braid and J H Taylor, Nefyn is as challenging as it is a joy to play.  Evidence?  The course record is just 67 by Ian Woosnam!  But what is truly special here are the views … and it is not uncommon to go through a roll of film on the Old back nine alone!  Don’t forget to stop at the Ty Coch Inn for a drink (a path to the right of the 12^th green down the hill to the cove), the walk is worth it!!!   WWG Grade: A-

Conway GC (6647 yards – par 72) A perfect warm up course for your trek through Wales, relatively open compared to most links and easily walkable.  Golf here started in 1869, and the club officially began about 15 years later.  Today, with all it’s important history, Conway is a wonderful stretch of linksland and the far North of Wales finest test.  WWG Grade: A-

Pyle & Kenfig GC (6588 yards – par 71) Established in 1922, the original course was laid out by that great architect HS Colt.  Glorious views and historic associations adorn this undulating course with its natural hazard of valleys and towering dunes. Whereas the front side is a good warmup, it really prepares you for the back side which is great links golf in perfect linksland; as good as can be found in the UK.  The back nine is as good as it gets!  Site of the 2002 British Amateur. WWG Grade: A-

Royal St Davids (“Harlech”) (6601 yards – par 69) Royal St. David's (located in and called often “Harlech”), was founded in 1894 and is generally considered, along with Porthcawl, the best of all Welsh golf courses. Massive Harlech Castle, constructed during the reign and at the behest of Edward I, looms over the course. The Duke of Windsor, a former captain of the club when he was Prince of Wales, bestowed Royal status on the club. Many compare the back nine to Royal County Down … it is that good!  WWG Grade: A-

Royal Porthcawl (7065 yards – par 72) Quite simply the best course in Wales, and former host of the Walker Cup (Tiger Woods played in 1995) and numerous R&A regional events.  The sea is visible from almost all holes, and like a true links, the bunkering (avoidance of) is the key to scoring.  Note here, like at St Andrews or Muirfield, how you don’t have to hit the ball directly at a bunker, as everything from 5 yards on either side will feed right into it!  The golf shop is the best stocked in Wales, and the lunch in the clubhouse, and men’s locker room are a classic.   WWG Grade: A

Pennard GC (as featured on page 22 of the “Visit Wales” Tourist Board’s Wales Golf Guide) – “Wales is a true treasure in the world of golf. It is not overcrowded like some of the more famous British Isles destinations, and each day you feel as if you have discovered something anew.  Pennard was the biggest surprise of the trip.  We thought this course would be an easy day but it might be the toughest 6260 yards in all of golf!  If St Andrews had an equivalent in Wales, Pennard would be it.  Old and unspoiled.  Charming and challenging.  Gritty and gorgeous.” (Bill Hogan, a leading American golf tour operator, falls in love with Wales – and Pennard) - WWG Grade: A

Featured Hotels

Bodysgallen Hall (Llandudno) - Standing in over 200 acres of its own parkland to the south of Llandudno with spectacular views of Snowdonia and Conwy Castle. Believed to have 13th century origins, Bodysgallen Hall provides all that is best in country house hospitality.  Unique old world rooms, a gourmet restaurant, beautiful gardens, and a cozy Spa make for a wonderful retreat in the Welsh countryside.  A perfect place to relax and experience a warm fire, a good book and legendary Welsh service. (WWG Grade: A)

Maes-Y-Neuadd (Harlech) – A cozy Welsh Rarebit small luxury hotel with the finest restaurant in the area. 15 rooms in the old 14^th century manor house and gardens and fields spreading out over 71 private acres.  Truly a bit of paradise in Mid Wales, close by the famed Royal St Davids GC.  (WWG Grade: A)

The Great House (Bridgend) - Now it is one of South Wales’s leading hotels and restaurants, The Great House dates from the 1550s. Many original and period features contribute to The Great House’s mature, dignified character – the flagstone floors, oak beams, inglenook fireplaces (one with the single largest unbroken span of stone in Wales), mullioned windows, stone archways and dovecote in the south wall. 12 luurious bedrooms, a great health facility, and the best little gourmet restaurant in the area compliment the experience. (WWG Grade: A)
 
Morgans (Swansea) – Formerly the Maritime Building and restored to great detail, now a luxurious boutique hotel.  Morgans Champagne Bar is the hippest wine bar / tapas restaurant in the town, and the 20 bedrooms upstairs and all designed with luxurious amenities, in a cool boutique fashion.  Morgans is a mix of the old and the new, and a great stop in seaside Swansea. (WWG Grade: A)
 
Celtic Manor (Town of Newport) – Host of the 2010 Ryder Cup, Celtic Manor is a 5 star resort with two spas, two large health clubs and three championship golf courses.  The Roman Road course has hosted the European PGA Tour Welsh Open several times, the Montgomerie Course features great elevation changes, and the 2010 Course is site of The Ryder Cup. The seven restaurants and three bars give plenty of options, from simple pub grub to the finest Michelin star experience at The Crown.  The highest level of service is offered throughout the resort, and you could not find a better place to end your great Welsh golf vacation.  (WWG Grade: A+) 

Estimated Price

$3680 per golfer double occupancy / $2685 non-golfer double occupancy.  Package rates shown are based on 4 persons sharing an automatic rental van.  Due to exchange rates, prices are subject to change. Upgrade to deluxe rooms and suites available on request.  A single room supplement privilege will apply (available on request).  Tour can be customized to fit your schedule and budget, or can be combined with other packages for a longer stay. A $1000 per person deposit is required for reservations and before any reservations are placed on your behalf.  For your comfort you can add a minibus or motorcoach and driver to any packaged tour for additional cost.