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Langland Bay Course

Langland Bay Golf Club

North Venice, Swansea, Wales
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18 holesPar 706,026 yds70.3/132

About this course

Langland Bay Golf Club is a testament to the enduring appeal of seaside golf, etched into the dramatic Gower Peninsula coastline west of Swansea. Established in 1904, the course bears the hallmarks of its era: strategic bunkering, subtly contoured greens, and holes that work in harmony with the natural undulations of the headland. It favors a thoughtful approach rather than brute force, often demanding creative shotmaking to navigate the prevailing winds and deceptively tight lies. While not a championship venue in the traditional sense, Langland Bay has fostered a fiercely loyal membership, drawn to the challenging layout and the unparalleled views of Swansea Bay. The par-3 6th, precariously perched on the cliff edge, is worth the price of admission alone, a postcard-perfect embodiment of links golf. The clubhouse, a charmingly unpretentious affair, is known for its robust Welsh rarebit, a comforting reward after a bracing round battling the elements. It's a place where stories are swapped and matches are settled, where the spirit of the game remains as vibrant as the coastal gorse that lines the fairways.

Quick facts

Location
North Venice, Swansea, Wales
Access
Public
Year built
1904
Designer
Henry Cotton
Holes
18
Par
70
Length
6,026 yards
Difficulty
70.3/132

Getting there

Langland Bay Golf Club sits on the Gower Peninsula, a journey that begins at Cardiff Airport (CWL), roughly forty-five minutes inland, before the route turns southwest toward the Welsh coast and the quiet seaside villages that frame Swansea Bay. The drive winds through the Gower's undulating moorland and past small stone-built settlements, the landscape gradually opening to reveal glimpses of the Bristol Channel as you descend toward the clifftop perch of Langland Bay itself. The final approach trades the A4118 for narrow lanes that thread between windswept gorse and coastal scrub, delivering you to a club whose whitewashed pavilion and manicured fairways command one of Britain's most dramatic and isolated seaside settings - a place where the Irish Sea's salt air and the Gower's raw beauty converge at the edge of Wales.

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Common questions about Langland Bay

Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.

Langland Bay was designed by Henry Cotton.

Yes. Langland Bay is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Langland Bay is 70.

Langland Bay plays 6,026 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Langland Bay is 132.

Langland Bay is a 18-hole course.

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