Castletown Golf Club

Castletown Golf Club is named for the historic town on the southern coast of the Isle of Man, formerly the island's capital and still dominated by Castle Rushen, one of the best-preserved medieval castles anywhere in the British Isles. The town grew up where the Silver Burn reaches the sea, and its harbour and narrow streets reflect centuries as the seat of Manx government before Douglas took over that role in the nineteenth century. The Isle of Man sits in the middle of the Irish Sea, roughly equidistant from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, and is reached by ferry from Liverpool or Heysham or by direct flights into Ronaldsway Airport, itself close to Castletown. As a self-governing Crown dependency with its own parliament, the Tynwald, the island has a distinct identity from the rest of the British Isles despite sharing the same golfing culture and traditions. Golfers visiting Castletown Golf Club are typically drawn by the wider appeal of a short island break, combining a round of golf with the town's castle, harbour and coastal walks rather than treating the course purely as a stopover. The compact scale of the island means most of its attractions, including its handful of golf clubs, sit within a short drive of one another, making Castletown a workable base for exploring more than one course during a stay.