Silloth on Solway Course

Silloth On Solway Golf Club

Silloth, Cumbria, England
Public
18 holesPar 726,641 yds72.6/136
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About this course

Silloth on Solway occupies a remote stretch of Cumbria's Solway Coast, where the links land looks across the Solway Firth toward Scotland. Willie Park Jr. laid out the course in 1892, creating a traditional out-and-back routing over classic linksland characterized by rumpled fairways, natural undulations, and the firm turf typical of seaside courses in northwest England. The setting remains notably unspoiled, with views extending to the Scottish hills and the Lake District fells visible to the south on clear days. The course runs along relatively flat terrain compared to some British links, but the ground contains enough movement and the wind off the Firth provides sufficient challenge to test all levels of play. The layout features several holes that play directly along the coast, while others turn inland through gorse and rough grasses. The greens are typically firm and subtly contoured, rewarding ground approaches and requiring careful reading. Silloth has hosted regional amateur competitions and remains a fixture in the northwest England golf scene, though it operates well outside the major championship circuit. The club maintains a welcoming, unpretentious atmosphere that reflects its coastal village setting. For golfers seeking authentic links golf without the crowds or expense of more famous venues, Silloth offers a genuine test in a landscape that has changed little since Park's original design. The course represents a quieter chapter of British golf history, preserved by geography and a membership committed to traditional links character.

Quick facts

Location
Silloth, Cumbria, England
Access
Public
Year built
1892
Designer
Willie Park
Holes
18
Par
72
Length
6,641 yards
Difficulty
72.6/136

Getting there

The journey to Silloth On Solway Golf Club begins most commonly at either Newcastle International or Carlisle Lake District Airport, the latter a compact regional hub just forty miles to the southeast. From Carlisle, the drive northwest unfolds across the pastoral expanse of the Solway Plain, a landscape of hedgerows and working farms that gradually yields to the wide, luminous skies of the Cumbrian coast. As the road approaches Silloth, the Solway Firth reveals itself in shimmering bands of sand and tide, and the Victorian seaside town emerges quietly at land's end - a fitting threshold to one of England's most beautifully remote links.

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Common questions about Silloth on Solway

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

Silloth on Solway was designed by Willie Park.

Yes. Silloth on Solway is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Silloth on Solway is 72.

Silloth on Solway plays 6,641 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Silloth on Solway is 136.

Silloth on Solway is a 18-hole course.

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