Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club
- Founded
- 1888
Course details last verified 1 August 2026 from the club’s own website.
Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club, founded in 1888, is ranked by Golf World as one of the top 100 clubs in the British Isles. It has two 18 hole courses - the Old and the West. The Old Course is used by the R&A; as an Open Championship Regional Qualifying venue and also hosted the full international match between England and Spain in May 2007. The club welcomes visitors and societies and offers golfers the opportunity of playing its two courses, each with its own distinctive challenge, on the same day.
The club dates back to 1888, giving it roughly 138 years of history in Tunbridge Wells.
You will find Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Club at Chapel Lane, East Grinstead, Tunbridge Wells, RH18 5LR. It also shows up in our guides for Brighton, London, and Portsmouth, since those cover the wider area. The club runs its own site, linked in the sidebar, with booking and membership details. A map further down the page marks the exact spot for satnav and directions.
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