Reading Golf Breaks
Reading

Reading - City Information

Enjoy an excellent WOW Weekend in the intriguing Victorian town of Reading.

Littered with a melee of Victorian red brick housing, medieval churches and Gothic buildings, Reading Museum being a fine example, sitting happily alongside shiny high-tech glass office blocks.

The ruins of Reading Abbey, consecrated by Thomas Beckett in 1164 contain the burial place of the Abbey’s founder Henry the 1st. Beside the Abbey is Reading Prison, a place enshrined in literary history by the pen of Oscar Wilde and “The Ballad of Reading Goal”.

The retail heart of Reading is focused around Broad Street most of which is pedestrianised during working hours creating a relaxed environment to explore the numerous ‘big name’ and smaller specialized shops. The Oracle Shopping and Leisure Complex in the town centre is a vast emporium, food centre and recreation venue.

Recreation and entertainment activities are well catered for in and around the town, some of England’s most noted restaurants are on Reading’s doorstep.

There are numerous cinemas, nightclubs and bars and of course the town is globally renowned for the annual Reading Music Festival.

Reading Accommodation

Here at WOW Weekends we choose our accommodation very carefully to ensure our customers have the best weekend possible.

We use a selection of tried and tested 3 Star Hotels, the bedrooms are twins with en suite bathrooms and furnished to a high standard.

Cooked breakfast is supplied on both mornings and a late bar is also available to residents.

Golf Details

Rounds of golf are available at the following:

Club: Calcot Golf Course
Par: 72
Yards: 6283
Details: Set in beautiful parkland this very attractive course has numerous hazards bound to test your ability. Accuracy from the tee is essential on some very tricky holes. The greens are well protected here and your driving skills will be tested. A handicap certificate is required.

Club: Wokefield Park Golf Course
Par: 72
Yards: 6961
Details: Set in 250 acres of mature parkland with lakes and cleverly rolling greens this is a very challenging and demanding golf course. With nearly 7000 yards to navigate it’s an absolute joy to play on proving a real test for payers of all abilities.

Club: Bird Hills Golf Club
Par: 69
Yards: 6212
Details: This is a fairly flat course, very easy to navigate. Still in its infancy, the course presents some superb opportunities to score well. Overall it’s particularly well maintained with a few challenging holes. Don’t take thing too easy though, there are numerous water hazards and fairly tight greens that could prove potential banana skins.

Club: Goring & Streetly Golf Course
Par: 71
Yards: 6320
Details: Wide fairways and quick greens offer a huge challenge to players of all standards. The course is set on well maintained parkland and requires excellent course management. The first four hole are extremely demanding (even the more established players have difficulty here) and lead to the dizzy heights of the 5th but only after a 300ft climb, so be sure to pack your Lucozade. A handicap certificate is required.

Club: Newbury & Cookham Golf Course
Par: 69
Yards: 5940
Details: This course has been extremely well designed and at first would suggest a short iron game would get you round, but don’t be deceived! Its mostly running through woodland and lays downs a fantastic challenge ensuring a tight driving game and good course management is required.

Club: Burnham Beeches Golf Course
Par: 70
Yards: 6449
Details: Situated amongst the most stunning countryside, this course has wide fairways and very well maintained greens. Some tricky Par 3’s and long testing holes keep up a very demanding challenge throughout the round. Keep an eye out for well positioned bunkers.

Club: Castle Royal Golf Course
Par: 72
Yards: 6828
Details: This course is one of the finest in England. Set in the Berkshire countryside you can enjoy this very highly maintained Championship course the whole year round. Established in 1994 the course was designed to exact USGA standards by Neil Coles. Numerous tournaments have been fought out here most recent being the PGA European Seniors Tour. There are 2 fabulous loops of 9 combining the characteristics of a links and parkland course.

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