Hever Castle GC

Less than an hour from the centre of London, nestled in the River Eden Valley, is Hever Golf Club

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Less than an hour from the centre of London, nestled in the River Eden Valley, is Hever Golf Club. Originally a short 9 hole course, Hever was extended in 1992 and now boasts 27 holes giving golfers a number of different permutations from which to make up their round.

The oldest course (the Princes) was opened in 1998 and here accuracy is much more important than length with water and trees waiting to catch wayward shots.

The two newer 9 hole loops, the Kings and Queens, are a nice contrast and feature a number of mammoth par fives - including the 644-yard 17th, where you'll be happy to get on in three.

A good idea is to make a day of it and fit in all 27 holes. Played the shorter course (the Princes) in the morning as a bit of a loosener, then after a spot of lunch headed out to play the main 18 where you can open your shoulders a bit more.

Best Hole: 13th 345 yards par 4. Affectionately referred to as 'the bastard 13th' by the locals, this dogleg left requires you to cross the water twice, avoiding the pond that runs the length of the fairway to the left.

Address: Hever, Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 7NP

Tel: 01732 700771

Green fees: Kings and Queens: Midweek £40, Weekend £60; Princes from £12

Restrictions: No visitors before 11am weekdays or before midday weekends

Mike Harris
Content Director

Mike has been a journalist all his working life, starting out as a football writer with Goal magazine in the 1990s before moving into men’s and women’s lifestyle magazines including Men's Health, In 2003 he joined Golf Monthly and in 2006 he became only the eighth editor in Golf Monthly’s 100-plus year history leading the brand until July 2023. He is now Content Director overseeing Golf Monthly and two other iconic sports brands, FourFourTwo and Rugby World.

His three main passions in golf are courses (he's played over 500 courses worldwide), equipment (he's always in search of something shinny to give him an edge) and shoes (he owns more pairs than he cares to mention!).  

Mike’s handicap index hovers at around 10 and he is a member of four golf clubs: Hartley Wintney, Royal Liverpool, Royal North Devon and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews.


Mike's current What's In The Bag? 

Driver: TaylorMade Stealth Plus+ 9° - Fujikura Ventus Blue 5S

Fairway woods: TaylorMade Sim Max 3/15° - Fujikura Ventus Blue 6S & TaylorMade Stealth 7/20° - Fujikura Ventus Red 6S

Utility Iron: TaylorMade Stealth UDI 3/21° - Aldila Ascent 90HY

Irons: TaylorMade P790 (5-PW)  - Nippon Tour NSPro 950S

Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 50°, 54° and 58° - KBS Tour Hi-Rev s2.0 hafts

Putter: Evnroll ER2B (Gravity Grip) 

Ball: TaylorMade Tour Response (Yellow)