French Golf Holiday

For March, I am suggesting either Golf Hotel Le Manoir on the two Le Touquet golf courses or the Hermitage in Montreuil-sur-Mer if you prefer being able to walk to a great choice of restaurants.  For August, Golf Hotel Le Manoir again ticks a lot of boxes but Hotel du Parc in Hardelot will provide more of a summer “beach vibe” for the warmer months.

For golf, Northern France is one of the premier golfing regions in Europe and the variety and quality on offer is very tempting.   Hardelot Les Pins and Hardelot Les Dunes are both cut through pine forests and lay on a sandy base, making for very scenic and verdant golf courses which are in good condition pretty much all year round.  Les Pins is the more difficult but very fair and very easy walking.   Les Dunes is shorter, tighter and a little hilly in parts and has several gorgeous holes.   Le Touquet La Mer is the championship course of the region and has made further improvements over last winter – it’s a long, wild links course.   Le Touquet La Foret is a mix of parkland and relatively tight parkland and is a pretty and pleasant test of golf.  Both Hardelot Les Pins and Le Touquet La Mer are rated among the best courses in Europe.  As well as these two prestigious clubs, I very much enjoy the links of Wimereux, and Belle Dune (pictured above) is a lesser-known European Top 100 course cut through the dunes about 40 minutes south of Le Touquet.   The value for money is still very good and favours comparably with similar-quality destinations in the UK and Europe.

Golf Hotel Le Manoir is looking quite contemporary these days with a refurbished bar and reception area to go alongside the comfortable bedrooms and excellent restaurant.  The hotel has renovated most of its 42 bedrooms over the last three years.   Officially a four-star hotel, Le Manoir offers an outdoor heated pool from May to September and putting green, and the ambience is among the most welcoming in Northern France.   The hotel is a three-minute drive from the main resort of Le Touquet and the two fine golf courses and impressive clubhouse are just a wedge away.   Practice balls are free at Le Touquet and Hardelot if a resident of Hotel Le Manoir.

The resort of Le Touquet has also been upgraded and is enjoying new renown with the “Parisian chic” thanks to President and Brigitte Macron having a weekend home there.

Pictured below is the hotel facade, restaurant and a Classic bedroom

Pictured below is Le Touquet La Mer, Hardelot Les Pins and Hardelot Les Dunes

Hotel Hermitage in Montreuil-sur-Mer is in a great location for the town market square, several restaurants and the ramparts of the medieval town. The Hermitage provides comfortable rooms and the staff are friendly.  The hotel has a bar and adjacent restaurant. The hotel car park is secure and costs €16 per vehicle per night. The hotel has electric charging points. I rate the Hermitage as a superior three-star.

Montreuil-sur-Mer is renowned for its restaurants with a couple of high-end affairs such as Chateau de Montreuil and nearby Auberge La Grenouilliere as well as brasseries like Anecdote, Le Coquempot, Froggies and Le Darnetal, plus typical bars. Laid-back beach resorts like Merlimont Plage are just 20 minutes from Montreuil-sur-Mer.

Pictured below is the Hotel Hermitage, one of its Comfort (superior) bedrooms and the hotel bar

Hotel du Parc in Hardelot has always been a comfortable three-star with decent bedrooms, generous breakfast and a popular restaurant and bar. It is a one-minute drive from the seaside resort where there are half-a-dozen restaurants and an amazing beach. Parking is free. I know there is a new General Manager and Chef at the restaurant – with the GM providing a more feminine touch after the previous GM who had been at the hotel for many years. As well as the hotel restaurant, Brasserie L’Ocean on the beach is good and the restaurant at Hardelot Dunes receives very high rankings.  Both Hardelot courses are also a one-minute drive.

Pictured below is Hotel du Parc, the fabulous Hardelot beaches and the hotel bar

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I hope the above is helpful. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries, require further suggestions or wish to book.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,
Morgan

Morgan Clarke
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