Gastronomic Golf Tour South West England


	Day 1	Hoteld du Vin, Bristol

		Hotel du Vin is the perfect base for exploring this ancient capital of the South West of England. Located in the ' Old City' but close to the rejuvenated waterfront. Wine is, of course, most important with each bedroom being sponsored by a celebrated wine house. The 40 warehouse 'loft style' bedrooms and suites feature superb custom-made beds, Egyptian cotton duvets, CD players, trouser presses, mini-bars and satellite television. The bathrooms boast double power showers, oversized free-standing baths, robes and fluffy towels. Private wine tastings can be organised with prior notice, and wine dinners are held at the hotel on a regular basis. The Bistro offers a menu rooted in classic European cuisine with a contemporary edge. Here you will find ‘simple classics’ that change seasonally, with head chef, Marcus Lang, adding his own selections daily, all supporting our philosophy of using the finest and freshest local produce, cooked simply, priced sensibly. The extensive and eclectic wine list is another feature of this hotel. In addition to the main list, which includes an impressive array by the glass.

	Day 2	Pennard Golf Club
		IPennard Golf Club is located 8 miles west of Swansea in the Gower Peninsula, an area of outstanding natural beauty. Golf has been played there since 1896, The holes are routed over classically undulating and tumbling linksland, full of hummocks, hillocks and hollows and pocked with dunes large and small. Yet this exceptional terrain is not beside the shore - It is two hundred feet above it. No wonder Pennard has been called "the links in the sky." There is not a weak or a prosaic hole on this gorse and heather framed course.

	Day 3	Royal Porthcawl Golf Club
		Despite being the highest ranked course in Wales, Royal Porthcawl remains relatively unknown.The course has a magnificent setting sloping down to the seashore. The absence of sand hills usually found on links courses enables the golfer to see the sea from every hole and to enjoy memorable views south to Somerset and Exmoor, and northwest across Swansea Bay to the Gower Peninsula. With holes facing into every point of the compass, the player is always tested by the wind and will probably need every club in the bag.

	Day 4	Burnham and Berrow Golf Club
		Burnham is a challenging layout with the tumbling fairways laid out in narrow valleys, protected by deep pot-bunkers and thick rough. Its' undulating, slick greens are amongst the very best in the British Isles. There are many notable and varied holes at Burnham, with a strong collection of par threes. Burnham has played host to many important amateur championships over the years and the course is regularly used for Open Championship qualification. A round at Burnham & Berrow is an absolute must for links purists.

	Transfer to	St Petroc’s Hotel Padstow Cornwall

		St Petroc’s is unquestionably the nicest place to stay in Padstow, the hotel - a smart white Georgian building dripping with wisteria – has additional public rooms such as the tranquil reading room with comfy sofa’s and cream wood panelled walls. The stylish lounge looks out to the small courtyard garden filled with bamboo and maples. This year five of the smaller rooms have been converted into three larger ones, using a palette of more neutral colours and introducing excellent bathrooms. What makes a delightful feature of your stay at St Petroc’s is that we have 3 of Rick Stein’s award winning restaurants for you to sample on each night – the stylish St Petroc’s Bistro serving classic French bistro food, the relaxed and informal Café which blends Asian and European food and The Seafood Restaurant, which has established a national reputation for imaginative cooking of the very freshest fish and shellfish. All in all, this is a fitting finale to thrill any food connoisseur.

	Day 5	St Enodoc Golf Club
		Cornwall is a place where the influence of the sea is everywhere, and the course at St Enodoc is no exception. It’s located at the royal sailing town of Rock, overlooking the Camel Estuary and the picturesque harbour of Padstow. The Church course at St Enodoc takes its name from the tiny 13th century place of worship that stands to the right of the 10th green. Set amidst towering sand dunes clad with tufts of wild sea grasses, the fairways undulate and ripple and the dunes are so pronounced that you cannot help but feel humbled.

	Day 6	Trevose Golf Club
		Founded in 1926, the great Harry Colt designed the Championship course at Trevose. Overlooking the spectacular Constantine Bay, it’s an exhilarating windswept links where little else other than dune grasses survives. Trevose is a stern test of golf, especially when the wind is up. The crumpled fairways are generous in width and the rough is kept short to keep the speed of play up and prevent too many lost balls! The course is technically challenging and will test the very best golfers.

		Camel Valley Vineyards and Winery, Cornwall
		Camel Valley are proud to be pushing the boundaries in English wine making. Their methods combine time-honoured vineyard practices to produce the best possible grapes with state-of-the-art equipment and a forward-thinking attitude. In 2005 their Cornwall Brut out-pointed 250 Champagnes and was the only sparkling wine from outside the Champagne region to win a gold medal at the International Wine Challenge, proving conclusively that English wines can compete with the best in the world – and win.

	Day 7	Depart