
Bush Hill Park Course
Bush Hill Park Golf Club
About this course
Bush Hill Park Golf Club occupies a compact parkland site in Enfield, north London, designed by six-time Open Champion Harry Vardon in the early twentieth century. Vardon, who spent much of his later career as the professional at South Herts Golf Club nearby, laid out this course during the period when many champion golfers turned their competitive experience toward design work. The routing makes efficient use of relatively flat terrain, characteristic of courses built on former agricultural land in the London suburbs during the Edwardian era and interwar years. The course measures modest by modern standards, reflecting both its urban location and the design priorities of its era, when strategic shot-making and accuracy mattered more than length. The layout features tree-lined fairways and small, subtly contoured greens that reward precise approach play. Several holes require careful club selection and placement rather than power, consistent with Vardon's own playing style and the design philosophy of his generation. Bush Hill Park serves a local membership and operates as a members' club within the greater London golf community. The course provides accessible golf in an area where land pressure has limited the survival of older layouts, and it represents one of the few remaining Vardon designs still in play. The club maintains the course's traditional character while accommodating contemporary standards of conditioning and playability.
Quick facts
- Location
- London, Greater London, England
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1913
- Designer
- Harry Vardon
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 70
- Length
- 5,767 yards
- Difficulty
- 73/130
Getting there
The journey to Bush Hill Park Golf Club begins at London Heathrow or London City Airport, depending on your point of origin, followed by a straightforward drive north through the capital's suburban sprawl into the leafy borough of Enfield. The club sits tucked within the residential fabric of North London, roughly forty minutes from central London by car, though traffic can extend that considerably during peak hours. As the urban density gradually softens, tree-lined streets give way to the quiet, almost village-like character of the Bush Hill Park neighborhood, where the club's unassuming entrance reveals itself as a welcome pocket of green tranquility amid the surrounding cityscape.
FAQ
Common questions about Bush Hill Park
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Bush Hill Park was designed by Harry Vardon.
Yes. Bush Hill Park is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Bush Hill Park is 70.
Bush Hill Park plays 5,767 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Bush Hill Park is 130.
Bush Hill Park is a 18-hole course.



