Cams Hall Estate Golf Club

Cams Hall Estate Golf Club occupies a country estate on Fareham Creek in Hampshire, on the edge of Portsmouth Harbour where the Solent's tidal inlets cut into the coastline. The postcode district here, PO16, centres on Fareham, a town that grew up as a market centre and later as a naval-supply hub owing to its position between Portsmouth and Southampton. The estate's grounds run along the tidal creek itself, giving the course a low-lying, waterside setting distinct from the chalk downland found further inland in Hampshire. Fareham's position on the Solent has shaped its history for centuries, from naval stores and gunpowder works to the mix of commuter town and light industry it is today. The estate house at the centre of Cams Hall predates the golf course by a considerable margin, and the surrounding grounds retain the layout of a historic country property rather than land purpose-built for golf. Portsmouth and its harbour lie a short distance to the south-east.