Brancepeth Golf Club

At a glance

Brancepeth Golf Club is a golf course in Durham. Although we do not yet list its holes or par, the map will help you plan a visit. The club dates back to 1924.

We hold the address, a map pin, the club website and a phone number. We do not yet hold its number of holes, par, length and green fees. The club is the best source for those.

About Brancepeth Golf Club

Brancepeth Castle Golf Club was laid out in 1924 by Harry Colt, one of the most influential golf course architects of his generation, on land that had formerly served as the deer park of Brancepeth Castle in County Durham. The castle's stables and coach house were converted to form the clubhouse, giving the club a set of historic buildings unusual among golf courses of its era and linking the site directly to the estate's earlier use. Colt's design made use of the varied, wooded parkland that had been maintained for deer rather than agriculture, producing a course shaped by mature planting and the rolling contours typical of a historic designed landscape. The club, based in the village of Brancepeth just outside Durham city, remains open to both members and visiting golfers and offers food alongside its golfing facilities. Brancepeth itself is dominated by the castle, a much-altered medieval and later structure that continues to overlook the course from its position within the former deer park. The pairing of a nineteen-twenties Colt design with a deer park setting and castle outbuildings converted for clubhouse use gives Brancepeth a distinctive character among County Durham's golf clubs, rooted firmly in the history of the estate on which it was built.

Where to find it

The address is Brancepeth Village, Durham, DH7 8EA. It is about 17 miles from Newcastle. It is about 20 miles from Middlesbrough. Those are straight-line distances. The sidebar links to the club website and lists its phone number. The map below shows the exact spot, because that helps with satnav.

Check the club website for tee times, because visitor rules differ by club. Ask for the current green fee, since we do not list one. Pack a waterproof layer, because UK weather changes fast.