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Settle and Giggleswick sits in one of the most dramatically framed valleys in the Yorkshire Dales — the Ribble Valley, where the limestone scars of Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent rise sharply above the floodplain. This is fell country, and a golf course here doesn't so much occupy the landscape as contend with it. The terrain is classic upland northern England: uneven lies, prevailing winds that shift unpredictably through the valley, and turf that plays firm and fast in dry summers but demands respect after wet spells.
The club sits between the market town of Settle and its twin village Giggleswick — a pairing well known locally for Giggleswick School, one of the older independent schools in the north. It's the kind of community club that has been the backbone of English golf for well over a century, where membership spans generations and the course is maintained with genuine local pride rather than resort polish.
A par 70 suggests a layout that rewards accuracy and course management over raw length. In a valley hemmed in by limestone hills, that figure likely reflects the terrain itself — the land dictating the design rather than the other way around.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White · men | 6,020 | 69.4 | 129 | 70 |
| Yellow · men | 5,899 | 68.7 | 129 | 70 |
| Red · women | 5,309 | 71.3 | 133 | 72 |
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