Maylands

Romford sits at the eastern edge of Greater London, where Essex begins to assert itself — and Maylands Golf Club belongs to this particular stretch of outer-metropolitan England, a landscape of mixed farmland and suburban fringe that has supported a surprisingly rich local golf culture for well over a century.

A par 71 over 18 holes suggests a layout where shorter, more strategic holes carry real weight in the scoring. Courses of this type in the Essex corridor tend to reward placement and course management over raw power — the kind of game that exposes you quietly rather than dramatically.

For visiting golfers, Maylands offers exactly the sort of experience that defines everyday English club golf: a proper members' course with its own rhythms and character, removed from the tournament circuit but no less worth your time. The approach into London from this direction, through Havering and out toward the Essex countryside, makes it a practical stop for anyone exploring the dense and often underrated golf belt that rings the capital to the east.