9 New Holes Planned for Cumberwell Park Golf Course
Cumberwell Park, the superb golf and hospitality venue just outside Bath is unusually celebrating thirteen years in business by becoming the first 36 hole golf club in Wiltshire. 
A new nine hole course, which is due to open in July of this year, has been designed by local golf course architect Adrian Stiff, and has not only maintained that renowned quality that has always been associated with Cumberwell but has quite literally pushed out the boundaries. It will become known as the Orange course so as to complement the existing Red, Yellow and Blue. The courses, unlike so many established golf clubs, are set in a vast and quite stunning tract of parkland.
The new nine holes are no exception to this philosophy, however there will be some fundamental differences that will give golfers a new perspective on the game. They have always had large fairways at Cumberwell but these are some of the widest in the country. Over eighty yards wide in some places but don't let that deceive you into thinking it will be some sort of a push over!
The new course will provide a perfect haven, not only for the keen golfer but also for all sorts of wildlife. The bird boxes, including barn owl boxes have already been installed on the new course in anticipation of increasing the number of sightings, which are already becoming increasingly common. Some forty additional acres of managed long grassland will be established including a few acres sown with a wild flower seed so as to establish a meadow area. These additional habitats are ideal for many small mammals and reptiles, which will later become lunch for the buzzards and owls.
So if you are looking for a great golfing experience with a difference that is never too demanding on the bank balance, then give the new Orange course a go and combine it with any of the other nines.
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