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8 Reasons to Take a Golf Break in France



F


rance is still the                                                
world’s most popular            Let’s be honest, France used to   
tourist destination –           be ridiculously cheap. It’s no    
Paris, charming countryside inns,     longer that but it still offers   
campsites in Brittany, the            brilliant value-for-money. You    
chateaux of the Loire…There are       can play 36 holes with a buggy at 
many reasons. Yet, despite this       the Jack Nicklaus gem of Paris    
success, the fairways of the 510+     International (just two hours     
courses in France are often           from Calais) for about £60 and    
empty. But once a golfer takes a      you can play at Deauville for     
French Golf Holidays, they’re         just £19. Compared to courses of  
smitten – here’s eight reasons        the same quality, France offers   
why:                                  far superior value. Where else    
                                      can you play one of the world’s   
Easy Access                           great courses all day             
                                      (Fontainebleau) and have a        
Just 100 miles from London you’ve     three-course lunch and free use   
got three of France’s great           of a trolley and the practice     
courses: Le Touquet La Mer,           range for less than the price of  
Hardelot Les Pins and Belle           a round at an average course in   
Dunes. Drive for another hour and     England? For accommodation,       
you’ve got another batch of           France has updated its offering   
world-beaters…And it goes on.         and working in a hotel has always 
Whether driving, taking the train     been a respected profession.      
or taking a very short flight,        Generally speaking, you get       
you can arrive and play on the        four-star quality for a           
same day. As we say “So close,        three-star price.                 
yet so different!”                                                      
                                      The Food                          
The Value                                                               



Need I say more? The French live      Designed by the likes of Tom      
for food…Children study food as       Simpson, Harry Colt, Robert von   
part of the national curriculum       Hagge, Henry Cotton, Trent Jones, 
from the age of seven and nearly      Pete Dye, Jack Nicklaus. 517      
everyone is a connoisseur. The        courses. Very few members.        
produce is fresh, expertly            Chateau clubhouses.               
prepared and served with style.                                         
Every region has its influence –      It’s Better for the Planet        
the seaside, the rivers, the                                            
fields. You could tour non-stop       Air fares are climbing – charges  
and try a different dish every        for clubs, luggage, four types of 
day for years.                        tax etc. You can get to Northern  
It’s no coincidence that France       France, Normandy, Champagne,      
has the greatest restaurants in       Brittany, Paris and even the      
the world and thousands of            south-west of France within one   
wonderful brasseries serving          to three hours of getting off     
delicious dishes all day long. I      Eurotunnel or your ferry, and no  
often wonder how the menus are        need to add to your carbon        
offered at such a low price (it’s     footprint in the process!         
probably got more to do with the                                        
UK over-charging!) Whilst we          The Weather                       
Brits concentrate on money, the                                         
French talk most about their          As a general rule, the weather is 
food.                                 warmer and more consistent that   
                                      the UK. The South virtually       
The Golf                              guarantees sunshine –             
                                      particularly the Languedoc        
FACTS: 22 courses in Europe’s Top     Rousillon region. I find that the 
100. Links, parkland, target          Loire River is the cut off point  
golf, woodland layouts.               from being a few degrees warmer   



than “Old Blighty” to offering        very productive day!              
truly lovely weather.                                                   
                                      The Culture                       
The Fine Wine                                                           
                                      Culture plays a hugely important  
Despite all the advances of New       role in French society. From      
World wines, France is still          fashion to paintings, from        
considered to offer the best          architecture to history, you only 
wines in the world. For red           need look at the attention and    
wines, Medoc; for white wines,        public grief at the recent        
Burgundy. Then there’s Champagne,     passing of Yves Saint Laurent to  
the lovely light whites of the        realise what culture means to the 
Loire, the fruity rose of             French. There are museums         
Provence. Surprise, surprise, all     everywhere and they make a great  
those regions also offer stunning     holiday for culture-vultures.     
golf courses. There’s nothing                                           
nicer than playing a round of         I could go on, but I’d be         
golf in the morning, lunch at the     repeating the main points again   
clubhouse or a nearby brasserie       and again: for great courses,     
and stopping off at a chateau for     fine dining, high culture and     
a tasting and opportunity to buy      terrific weather, you can’t beat  
great wines at very low prices. A     a luxury golf holiday in France.  




About the Author
Morgan Clarke is the Chairman of Your Golf Holidays, a company that has been providing bespoke golf holidays for over 25 years. They are experts in the world’s best places to play, includinggolf breaks in France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Dubai, Morocco and over 20 other countries.

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