Winderemere is in the Lake District of NW England, approx an hour and a half up the motorway from Manchester. It is a beautiful part of the world, probably the most scenic in England. The course is very short, and very hilly but certainly packs plenty of fun, variety, and challenge.
1st hole - did I mention it was quirky? 314 yards, par 4
2nd hole - OOB over the wall left. 231 yards, par 3
3rd hole - my least favourite hole, practice ground on left with internal OOB. Par 4 253 yards
4th hole - 384 yards, steeply uphill drive
leaving a blind approach
5th hole, 307 yards par 4 - driveable par 4 (one of many), but plenty of trouble for wayward shots
6th - 351 yards, pond left of the fairway
7th - 368 yards tight uphill drive swinging right
to a green protected by stone bunkers!
8th - 137 yards. Lovely hole over a valley with Langdale pikes in the background (partially obscured by cloud when I played)
View left from 8th tee
9th - 272 yards par 4
10th - 206 yards par 3 - some very difficult one shotters
11th - 266 yards par 4! Trouble everywhere
12th - best hole on the course, 360 yards. Drive steeply downhill
Green tucked round the trees on the left with a pond left of the green
13th - 316 yards bending left to a green in a dell.
14th - 147 yards
15th - 190 yards
16th - 484 yards par 5. Very tight drive
16th green over the ridge
17th 352 yards. Very tight drive. The trees on the left hide a 30 ft near verticle drop.
18th - 204 yards par 3 - very tough closing hole
Not a bunker on the course and at 5132 yards from the back tees it looks very easy on the card. It is very tight however and there is plenty of challenge. An excellent stop off point on the way from Liverpool to Glasgow.