Ramside Hall Golf Club
Durham
Ramside Hall Golf Club is one of the strongest stay-and-play golf destinations in North East England, offering 36 holes of championship golf within the countryside surrounding Ramside Hall near Durham. With two contrasting 18-hole courses, extensive practice facilities and accommodation directly on site, it is particularly well suited to societies and groups wanting several rounds without spending their golf break travelling between venues.
The Prince Bishops’ Course is a par-72 parkland layout measuring 6,851 yards. Rolling fairways, mature countryside and views towards Durham Cathedral give the course a strong sense of place, while its mixture of par threes, reachable par fives and shorter par fours provides plenty of scoring opportunities. Generous playing areas make it approachable for mixed-handicap groups, but golfers still need to position the ball carefully to create the best angles into the greens.
The Cathedral Course provides the sterner and more dramatic challenge. Its championship configuration stretches to 7,209 yards, travelling across hilltops, valleys and beck-lined fairways. Sixteen water hazards, significant elevation changes and driveable par fours introduce plenty of risk and reward, while elevated sections provide wide views across the surrounding County Durham landscape. It is a course that encourages golfers to decide when to attack and when a more conservative strategy will protect the scorecard.
Practice facilities are a real strength at Ramside. The club has a dedicated short-game area for pitching, chipping and bunker practice alongside PGA coaching, while The Pin features a 43-bay heated and floodlit Toptracer driving range where players can practise, analyse shots or compete with the rest of their group. Buggies, trolleys and rental clubs are also available.
With Ramside Hall Hotel, restaurants, spa and after-golf entertainment all on the same estate, Ramside Hall Golf Club is an excellent choice for a sociable Durham golf break, particularly for groups wanting two different championship courses in one convenient location.
Newcastle Airport
37km
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Temperature:
1°C - 22°C
Cost of a Beer:
£5.00
Cost of a 3-Course Meal:
£65
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About The Area
Washington is a practical North East base for a golf break, especially for golfers who want Newcastle, Sunderland and Durham within easy reach. It is not a traditional golf resort town, but it has one very useful stay-and-play option and enough local attractions to make a short break feel rounded.
The main golf base is George Washington Hotel, Golf & Spa, a four-star hotel with golf, spa facilities and on-site restaurants. The venue promotes itself as a golf getaway with restaurants, leisure facilities and a driving range, while Accor describes the hotel as around 15 minutes from Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland, with an 18-hole championship golf course, spa, indoor pool, hot tub and steam room.
For extra golf nearby, Wearside Golf Club is a useful addition. It sits between Sunderland and Washington with easy A19 access, making it practical for groups wanting another round close by.
Off the course, Washington has a surprisingly good local story. Washington Old Hall is a National Trust manor house linked with the family of George Washington, with gardens and a 13th-century manor-house setting. Golfers can also visit WWT Washington Wetland Centre for wildlife and riverside nature, or head to Penshaw Monument, a 70-foot hilltop monument with sweeping views.
For Hashtag Golf Travel customers, Washington works best as a North East stay-and-play break, a practical golf-and-spa stop, or a base for combining golf with Newcastle, Sunderland, Durham and local heritage.
