Bertie hits a hat-trick with a trio of course reviews for us this month…

Out of the courses we have played on the Northumbria coast Bamburgh Castle has the most impressive clubhouse by quite some distance, however dogs are not allowed.

It is also the expensive at £70 each. The Northumbria way goes through the course so it would be difficult to ban dogs from the course. It’s a very good course with excellent greens and has the real feel of a well established serious links course.

There are stunning views of Bamburgh castle as you would expect as well as lovely beaches on the other side of the course. On a clear day you can see Lindisfarne or Holy Island. This is an undulating course so there are a lot of shots from difficult lies on sloping fairways. One hole is a tricky blind shot onto a green you cannot see which for a first-time visitor was quite an experience. We lost one but found one (It was mine we couldn’t find!).

Bamburgh Castle a beautiful course that is really challenging and having Bertie with us was not a problem.

This is the top end of our golfing experience and we would not have a bad word said about it but its not a personal favourite just because there are other courses so similar for much less money. However, I do agree with the clubs policy of having a very reasonable annual memberships fee (half of what I pay in Lancashire) and charging the tourist as much as possible.