Liverpool is one of England’s best city bases for a golf break, giving golfers easy access to the famous links corridor of England’s Golf Coast while also offering proper city energy after the round. It works especially well for groups who want championship golf by day, then restaurants, bars, music, football and waterfront culture in the evening.

The headline course is Royal Liverpool Golf Club at Hoylake, one of the great names in links golf. It hosted The Open Championship in 2023 and has staged golf’s original championship 13 times, with past champions including Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Bobby Jones. The course may look fairly flat at first glance, but it is a proper test of shot selection, distance control and accuracy, especially when the wind gets up.

For a wider itinerary, Liverpool is brilliantly placed. Hillside Golf Club in Southport sits among sandhills and pinewoods and is part of England’s Golf Coast, while Formby Golf Club, founded in 1884, offers a true championship links with mature dunes, undulating fairways, protected greens and Irish Sea views. England’s Golf Coast as a whole brings serious depth, with 14 notable courses and several ranked among the best in the UK and Ireland.

Golf around Liverpool is best from April to October, with late spring and early autumn giving a strong mix of playable weather, good course condition and fewer peak-season crowds.

Off the course, Liverpool is a cracking city. The waterfront and Royal Albert Dock are home to museums, galleries, shops and places to eat, while the city’s music heritage is easy to explore at The Beatles Story on the dock. For golfers seeking elite links, lively nights out and a proper city-break feel, Liverpool is one of the UK’s strongest golf destinations.