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Visiting golf

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, by arrangement with the Secretary’s office. A round on the old park, then lunch in the Long Room.

The first tee at Averleigh in early sun, a bench and tee sign at the side, the fairway falling away between oaks and cedars toward the misty Weald

How a visitor day works

Visitors play three days a week, in the morning or the early afternoon, and every day ends at the long table in the Long Room.

  1. MondayMembers and their guests
  2. TuesdayVisitors, 10.20 to 14.00
  3. WednesdayVisitors, 10.20 to 14.00
  4. ThursdayVisitors, 10.20 to 14.00
  5. FridayMembers and their guests
  6. SaturdayMembers and their guests
  7. SundayFoursomes first, then members
Tee times
10.20 to 11.00, and 13.00 to 14.00
Handicap
A current handicap index of 24 or better for every player
Groups
Two to four players; two-balls go out first
Confirmation
By email from the Secretary’s office, within one working day
Lunch
Two courses in the Long Room, included in the green fee
Members’ guests
Play with their member on any day, at the guest rate

Request a tee time

Choose a day and a time and tell us who is playing. A member of the Secretary’s office replies by email within one working day.

Visitor day
Tee time

Players
The lead player
The other player

One player to a line, with their home club if it differs from yours.

Lunch in the Long Room

A birthday, a guest of a member, a train to meet at Wadhurst.

Nothing is charged now. Green fees are settled in the Secretary’s office on the day.

Green fees

Per player, for 2026. The summer rate runs from April to the end of October, the winter rate from November to the end of March.

RoundSummerApril to OctoberWinterNovember to March
Round with lunch in the Long Room£325£210
Day ticket, two rounds and lunch£430£290
Playing as a member’s guest£120£85

Caddies, trolleys and buggies

Green fees and extras are paid by card in the Secretary’s office before you play. A member’s guest is the member’s responsibility, and pays at the guest rate.

  • CaddieTwo club caddies, by arrangement with the Secretary’s office£60 a bag, plus gratuity
  • TrolleysPush and electric trolleys are welcome on the course all yearNo charge
  • BuggyFor medical reasons only, booked ahead with the office£45 a round
The green timber halfway hut beneath a spreading oak, its shutter open, a bench and a chalkboard outside and the mere and the park beyond
The halfway hut, under the oak by the 9th green

On the day

A morning round, from the gravel to the long table. Times are for a 10.40 start.

  1. 9.40

    Arrive an hour before

    Park on the gravel by the stable yard. The Secretary’s office is in the House, through the front door and first on the left, and green fees are settled there.

  2. 9.50

    The changing rooms

    Below the Long Room, with lockers, towels and showers. Shoes are changed here rather than in the car park.

  3. 10.40

    On the first tee

    Two-balls have priority, and a round takes a little over three hours. Telephones are on silent from the first tee to the eighteenth green.

  4. 12.20

    The halfway hut

    Under the oak beside the 9th green: coffee, a sausage roll, something cold on a warm day. Settle up in the hut as you go.

  5. 14.00

    Lunch in the Long Room

    Two courses at the long table, or the terrace when the weather allows. Afternoon groups lunch before they play, from 12 o’clock.

Dress and telephones

On the course
Tailored trousers, or tailored shorts with socks, and a collared shirt. Soft spikes only, and no denim on the course.
In the House
Smart and relaxed by day. Jackets for gentlemen in the Long Room after six; no denim there in the evening.
Telephones
Silent on the course, and not used at all in the Library.

Society and company days

For groups of up to 32 players, Tuesday to Thursday from April to October, with a shotgun or two-tee start, lunch or dinner in the Long Room and the prize-giving on the terrace. The Secretary will plan the day with you.

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