People travel from all over the world to play on the UK's golf courses due to their heritage and the skill levels required. Property developers are working to cater for the golf fanatics living in the UK and beyond by providing homes on and around the top courses.
Founded in Scotland at the Old Course, St Andrews, golf remains one of key tourist attractions for the country and one of its most popular sports. There are many property developments catering for Scots who want to live next to their course, enthusiasts who want a holiday home and investors who know golf will always have tourists flocking to Scotland.
One of these developments is gWest by Ochil Developments (UK) Ltd. Right beside Gleneagles, the private gated resort has its own members golf course with unrivalled views of the landscape. The recently launched, first phase of residential plots are available and buyers can design their own homes with gWest. Once built, properties will enjoy views to the Ochil Hills, wild Scottish countryside and the gWest golf course, designed and created by renowned golf course designer, David McLay Kidd.
If you're too impatient to wait for your home to be built, or don't have a multi-million pound budget, Bett Homes' Kingswell development in Auchterarder is the perfect choice for buyers looking for a golfing home in a much sought-after location. Also nearby the Gleneagles golf resort, just 12 miles away, this development is in the best place to live in Scotland according to the Sunday Times. Prices at the development start from just £216,000 for the three-bedroom property ‘Newton'.
Not too far across the border, Redrow's The Villas at Lytham Quays, near Blackpool, is an exclusive gated development of just 10 properties. It is nearby the championship golf course Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club - where the 2012 Open was held. The development comprises three- and four-bedroom homes starting from £239,995.
At the other end of the country, the Espirit St Mellion Resort is located within the St Mellion International Resort with two golf courses along with a hotel, bars and restaurants, leisure facilities and a spa. The Cornwall development has a range of two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments and homes available and it is close to many popular Cornish villages. As an investment, there are enhanced packages for a certain amount of the properties built off plan and prices start at £205,000 for a two-bedroom apartment.
In the South E
ast, there is a wide selection of developments on or near golf courses. A unique offering is Banner Homes' Brackenwood development in Walton-on-Hill, Surrey. It's just minutes away from the Walton Heath golf course and each one of the 1- two-bedroom apartment in the gated come with their own powered garages for charging golf buggies. The development launches at the end of April and prices are to be confirmed.
In London, What House? Award winning six-bedroom Ava House by Q Developments is set on the Coombe Hill Estate. It has close proximity to five golf clubs in the sought after South West area of the city and was designed by architect Terry Pawson. The property is available for £5.995million.
In Wales, Wynndel Property Management's Severn Quay in Chepstow is nearby the Marriott St Pierre resort with its Championship Golf Course which has played host to a range of international tournaments. The course is designed around a lake and the town houses and apartments also offer waterside living beside the River Severn.