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| Club Name | Burnham & Berrow Golf Club |
| Designer | Charles Gibson (original 1890 layout), extended by Herbert Fowler (1910), with a major redesign by Harry Colt from 1913, completed in 1923. Hugh Alison and Alister MacKenzie also contributed design input during this period. |
| Par | 71 |
| Type | Links |
| Length | 7,023 |
| Club Address | Burnham & Berrow Golf Club St Christopher's Way Burnham-on-Sea Somerset TA8 2PE England, United Kingdom |
Burnham & Berrow Golf Club is located at Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset, England, on the Bristol Channel coast. Founded in 1890, the club began as a 9-hole course laid out by Charles Gibson, professional at Royal North Devon. Herbert Fowler, a club member, extended the course to over 6,000 yards in 1910, and Harry Colt produced a significant redesign from 1913, completed in 1923, removing the course’s original blind holes and establishing much of the layout still played today. Alister MacKenzie and Hugh Alison also contributed design input during this period. It is a traditional links course, set among the dunes of Berrow Warren. Other notable courses to include on your Devon itinerary include Royal North Devon, and Saunton Golf Club’s East Course.
The Championship Course has hosted the British Ladies Amateur Championship, the English Amateur, the Brabazon Trophy, the British Boys Amateur and the PGA Senior Championship, and is the annual host of the West of England Open Amateur Championship. In 2024 it staged The Open Championship Final Qualifying Series for the first time. Burnham & Berrow is regularly listed among England’s top courses, ranked 23rd in England and 50th in Britain and Ireland by Golf World in 2025.
Burnham & Berrow’s Championship Course is a traditional out-and-back links, laid out in two nines running the length of Berrow Warren. The front nine skirts the dunes and coastline heading north from Burnham, before turning inland and following the coast road back through Berrow and into Burnham. Harry Colt’s 1913 blueprint, completed in 1923, established most of the current routing, removing the course’s original blind holes and shaping the dramatic dune country that defines the round today.
The terrain is genuine linksland, with towering sand hills lining many holes and fairways running below the tee line before shooting across the direction of play. The course softens slightly around the turn, where five holes move away from the estuary onto flatter ground, before the closing stretch returns to full dune country. Bunkers are not especially numerous but are notably deep, and thick rough atop the dunes punishes wayward drives.
The clubhouse, built in 1910, houses a spacious lounge and bar overlooking the course, with doors opening onto a covered terrace. Full catering is available from 8am daily, covering breakfast, lunch and evening meals, alongside a bar menu for snacks throughout the day. The dining room displays historic golf clubs and honours boards dating back to 1890, including records of the club’s many amateur championships.
The pro shop was substantially renovated in 2016–17 and offers equipment, tuition and course advice. A driving range and practice facilities are available to golfers with a reserved tee time, with range balls dispensed via a token system from the pro shop.
Changing rooms are provided for members and visitors. Buggies, GPS electric trolleys and standard pull trolleys can all be hired through the pro shop by advance arrangement, though personal ride-on buggies are not permitted and course access can be restricted in poor weather.
On-site accommodation is available in the Dormy House, located immediately next to the 1st tee. It sleeps up to 12 guests across six twin rooms, most en-suite, and guests have full use of the clubhouse facilities plus complimentary access to the snooker room. Stay and play packages are available combining accommodation with rounds on the Championship Course.
The club also operates the 9-hole Channel Course, designed by Fred Hawtree and opened in 1977, giving visitors the option of a second round or a more relaxed introduction to links golf during their visit.
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