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Saffron Walden Golf Club sits on the edge of one of Essex's most handsome market towns, a place whose medieval core and famous crinkle-crinkle walls speak to centuries of quiet prosperity. The surrounding countryside is quintessentially English — gently rolling arable farmland, wide skies, and hedgerow-lined boundaries that give the course a natural, unforced structure. It's the kind of setting where the golf feels rooted in its surroundings rather than imposed upon them.
The club has the character of a traditional English members' club: unhurried, community-minded, and serious about its golf without taking itself too seriously. Layouts of this type in the Essex/Hertfordshire border country tend to reward course management and a reliable short game over raw power, with the land's subtle undulations creating more decision-making than the terrain initially suggests.
For visitors, Saffron Walden offers a genuine slice of everyday English golf — not a resort spectacle, but the real thing. The town itself is well worth the trip, and the combination of good golf and a genuinely characterful market town makes it an easy day out from London or Cambridge.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White · men | 6,608 | 73 | 139 | 72 |
| Yellow · men | 6,345 | 71.7 | 135 | 72 |
| Alternate Yellow · men | 6,089 | 69.8 | 135 | 72 |
| Red - Men · men | 5,734 | 68.4 | 127 | 69 |
| Red - Women · women | 5,734 | 74.8 | 136 | 72 |
| Blue/Red - Men · men | 4,586 | 63.8 | 111 | 64 |
| Blue/Red · women | 4,586 | 67.4 | 120 | 67 |
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