Forest Hills

Coleford sits at the heart of the Royal Forest of Dean, one of England's oldest and most atmospheric woodland landscapes — a place of ancient oak and beech, dramatic ridgelines, and a mining heritage that shaped the land long before golf arrived. Playing Forest Hills means playing inside that forest, not just beside it, and the trees are very much part of the challenge and the character.

A parkland course of 18 holes threading through mature woodland, Forest Hills offers the kind of golf where course management matters as much as ball-striking. Tight, tree-lined corridors demand accuracy off the tee, and the undulating Gloucestershire terrain ensures that flat lies are earned rather than given. At par 72, there is room for scoring, but the forest has a way of collecting stray shots with quiet efficiency.

The Forest of Dean itself draws walkers, mountain bikers, and cyclists from across the Midlands and South Wales — golf here is part of a broader outdoor culture, and the course carries that relaxed, away-from-it-all atmosphere that only genuinely rural settings provide.