Cricket St Thomas

Cricket St Thomas is a name most visitors recognize first from the estate itself — a handsome Georgian manor in the rolling hills of south Somerset, perhaps best known as the filming location for the BBC's "To the Manor Born." The golf course shares this parkland setting, playing through mature grounds that carry the unhurried character of a classic English country estate.

With a par of 68, this is a layout built for enjoyment rather than examination — shorter and more forgiving than a championship test, but the undulating Somerset terrain ensures it is never entirely straightforward. The grounds offer natural elevation changes and established trees that frame holes and demand thoughtful shot-making even when distance is not the primary challenge.

The area around Chard sits close to the Dorset border, where Somerset's dairy farmland begins to fold into the more dramatic contours of the west country. For visiting golfers, Cricket St Thomas offers something genuinely rare: a round played within a setting that has its own distinct history entirely separate from the game itself.