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Bracken Ghyll sits in the Wharfe Valley on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales, where the village of Addingham marks the point where the dale begins to open toward Ilkley and the broader moorland beyond. The course takes its name from the ghylls — those steep, bracken-choked ravines that cut through the hillsides of this part of West Yorkshire — and the terrain is very much a product of the landscape: undulating, exposed in places, with the kind of rolling ground that makes every stance feel earned.
A par of 69 signals a course that rewards precision over power. Shorter layouts in moorland and fell country like this tend to demand tight shot-making, where the rough has genuine consequence and the wind off the hills can shift a mid-iron into something far more demanding. The membership club atmosphere typical of this corner of Yorkshire tends toward the understated and quietly serious about its golf.
Addingham itself is a handsome Dales village with a strong sense of community, and a round at Bracken Ghyll carries that same character — unhurried, rooted in place, and genuinely shaped by the land it occupies.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White · men | 5,635 | 67.6 | 119 | 69 |
| Yellow · men | 5,409 | 66.7 | 115 | 69 |
| Seniors Yellow · men | 5,369 | 66.5 | 111 | 68 |
| Women Red · women | 5,125 | 70.3 | 120 | 70 |
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