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Walmer & Kingsdown Golf Club

8.4
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Walmer and Kingsdown Golf Club is considered to be one of the most enjoyable in Kent. Blessed with a wonderful natural landscape of the Kent coast, panoramic views and tricky sea breezes Walmer & Kingsdown provides a stern test for golfers of all abilities.

Situated above the English Channel upon the White cliffs of Dover this James Braid designed gem is now over 100 years old having originally been opened by Braid and Harry Vardon in 1909.

Measuring over 6,400 yards off the white tees, the challenge of the course is in the elevation changes offered as well as the way in which 5-time Open Champion Braid was able to challenge each player so well off the tee and with testing approaches into well-protected greens. With panoramic views across the white cliffs of Dover and into the Garden of England that is Kent, a round of golf at Walmer and Kingsdown is sure to be a memorable one.

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Walmer & Kingsdown happens to be the closest course to Europe, with just a stretch of water separating it from the continent, it is also one of the few courses in the world where you can actually see another country while playing a round.

At 6,471 yards from the back tees it is no monster but the sloping landscape together with the wind will make you think about every shot. With a sharp ridge and steep valley leading into the adjoining countryside, every hole offers panoramic views that will leave you speechless.

But don't let the stunning scenery distract you from the game at hand. The course is a true test of skill, with challenges that will keep golfers of all abilities on their toes.

And when you're done with your round, the clubhouse facilities and catering will make sure you're well taken care of. From the superb condition of the course to the stunning location and views, every aspect of the Walmer & Kingsdown is designed to deliver a memorable experience that will have you coming back for more.

Course Information

Par 72
Designed by James Braid
Opened for play 1909

Tees

White 6,471 yards SSS 73
Yellow 6,303 yards SSS 72
Red 5,835 yards SSS 75

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What Our Golfers Say

8.4
Very Good
33 reviews
Condition overall 8.0
Condition of greens 8.4
Speed of round 66.6%
Value for money 8.4
Facilities 7.8
Difficulty 66.6%
These reviews are from verified Your Golf Travel customers.

Neil

1 Oct 2025

Excellent
10.0

Best £60 course around without doubt

Michel

15 Sep 2025

Excellent
10.0

A really nice golf course to play with spectacular views on some of the holes. The wind made some of the holes really challenging to play.

Simon

27 Aug 2025

Very Good
8.0

Fab cliff-top course with lots of changes in elevation, lots of wind and a number of blind tee shots… a real challenge. Great experience and good value.

Steve

17 Jun 2025

Excellent
10.0

What a great club and course, you could say quirky and different especially the back nine, makes you really think about your game. Thoroughly enjoyed it and the views and nothing less than spectacular

Stuart

16 May 2025

Average
4.0

Not a great course and the reception we received was off hand to say the least. I would not recommend

Ian

20 Oct 2024

Very Good
8.0

The greens had not long been hollow tinned, we should have been informed.

Keith

7 Sep 2024

Very Good
8.0

Good experience here, beautifull setting, course in excellent condition, very enjoyable

Steve

8 Aug 2024

Very Good
8.0

Always hard on a new course especially with many severely sloping fairways but enjoyable challenge and excellent views. When compared to the green fees of Princes Club, it represented good value.

Terry

10 Jun 2024

Excellent
10.0

Great views of coastal area,mixed bag of uphill and downhill holes with some unforgiving runs from your tee shots, very windy but worth playing definitely.

Stefan

26 Apr 2024

Very Good
8.0

Really cool design but greens could have been better.

Peter

9 Oct 2023

Very Good
8.0

The course staff were very accommodating, unfortunately the greens were in poor condition compared to North Foreland. We arrived a little early and took advantage of the putting green next to the 1st tee, we asked the pro shop if we could go out a little earlier as there had been nobody on the tee from 12 but was told no as it was members only before 1pm. We teed off on time and was closely followed by the club pro giving a playing lesson who we let play through ( this wasn't a problem ) however following on after that we were approached by a member of the course staff harassing up to play faster as there was a club competition following us playing greensomes and obviously quicker as they were only playing 2 balls and were constantly hitting balls before or as we were taking our 2nd shots, this was unacceptable, on the 16th hole we had a ball land around 3 feet away from one of my playing partners who was extremely unhappy with this a no shout was forthcoming an apology was received. A member of the playing team in the competition then approached my colleague and there was an altercation with was defused after a brief discussion. Unfortunately we won't be returning or recommending this course a very sad end to fantastic weekend.

Brent

5 Jun 2023

Excellent
10.0

A very nice course by the ocean.

David

29 May 2023

Very Good
8.0

Quite open and reasonably forgiving but slightly windy. Well looked after and very good value.

Les

22 May 2023

Very Good
8.0

Great views, but the golf is testing given exposure to the wind and sloping fairways on the back nine.

Thierry

9 May 2023

Good
6.0

The course is in good condition. The proshop is a little poor.(souvenir) A good stop at the turn (hole 11) with a good beer.

Ricky

25 Apr 2023

Very Good
8.0

Nice course to start the trip. Many hillside holes. Conditions of the course were great for April. Missed the views has it was a cloudy day.

Nicky

13 Sep 2022

Excellent
10.0

We were very lucky with the weather so views were amazing across to France and we had a lovely round

Mark

13 Sep 2022

Excellent
10.0

Fabulous views

Kevan

4 Sep 2022

Excellent
10.0

We had an exceptional day lovely course and fantastic views off the cliffs . The only problem was and it’s nobody’s fault 5 holes on the back are on massive slopes and because of the dry weather the ball just came back down every hill . But that’s the conditions at the moment but the course was superb and the clubhouse and pro shop first class . Wii return definitely

Dean

19 Jul 2022

Excellent
10.0

very good

Andrew

31 May 2022

Excellent
10.0

Wow I’ve never played such a picturesque course very hilly but a great challenge really enjoyed my golf experience here,the clubhouse was excellent and so was the staff

David

23 May 2022

Very Good
8.0

The ratings are based on out experience on the day and to be fair the Club Secretary advised us on arrival that they have had an equipment failure with the rough cutter and green keeper staffing issues. The green had also just been hollow tined and sanded so were not seen at there best. However the party enjoyed the course and we had a good day. The service in the bar was good had a nice breakfast and drinks afterwards.

Andy

18 May 2022

Very Good
8.0

Alan

13 Aug 2021

Excellent
10.0

Great location when you actually find it - next time I would take a buggy as it has four holes with quite steep fairways. The four all in front of us where playing holiday golf and had two hackers among them - lost two holes from the other players in front of them - due to the volume of players on the course a Marshall should have been on duty

Tony

11 Jul 2021

Good
6.0

David

1 Oct 2020

Good
6.0

The course is set in a fantastic location with views over the channel and surrounding hills. Quite a hilly course but with generous fairways and little rough it was a fair test of golf. 40mph gusting winds made it more difficult. The greens really let the course down. They had just been hollow cored and sanded and were extremely poor. Probably the worst greens I have played on in all the tours I have been on.

Mark

28 Oct 2019

Excellent
10.0

A great course, that is really good value for money. Great location on top off the cliff and really tricky holes to play. Would play this course again

Simon

16 Oct 2019

Good
6.0

Great seaviews on a fair course

Rolf

27 Aug 2019

Very Good
8.0

David

25 Aug 2019

Very Good
8.0

A nice round but not really a links course in my view.

Freddie

30 Jul 2019

Very Good
8.0

I think this could have been the easier of the courses we played, had it not been for the terrible weather conditions. We played in strong wind and rain for the whole round, which made it very tough. Set up on the cliffs, there are quite a few steep holes, which made it interesting playing into the wind.

Joannes

3 Jun 2019

Very Good
8.0

Nice course, love to play it again in the future.

Steve

11 May 2019

Very Good
8.0

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