The Best Golf Courses in Kensington, Greater London, United Kingdom (2025)

Wow, what a lovely course and a great test of golf. On 1st August the whole course was in beautiful condition; tees, fairways and greens. Every hole offers a different challenge. Greens were the best I’ve played this year. As a 13 handicap I’d play it again tomorrow having felt I didn’t do it justice first time around. Visitor green fees with a member are very reasonable.

Attended for a Wake of a close relative. A lovely venue. However the entrance is a bit confusing as it's gated, it took a while to realise there's a line on the ground in front of the gates, and car needed to be near that to allow gates to open. Lovely views from the reception area across the 18th hole and out towards Sidcup/Welling. Nice clean facilities, friendly staff.

Nice course in really good condition. Shame the pro didn't tell us about the past Capts comp & from the 13th tee would be closed. Luckily there were some friendly members who helped

Very friendly staff, great food, and peaceful surroundings.

Great driving range, reasonably priced. Club hire is extra if you don’t have your own but at £1 per club you can’t really argue. American Golf on site which is well stocked with friendly helpful staff. this really is an all in one place with a driving range, par 3 course, adventure golf and an Italian restaurant all on the one site. Don’t forget to “check in” your car to get free parking!

It’s better to make a reservation or wait until a person finishes. This place is usually busy. It’s a very good spot for a weekend getaway with friends or just by yourself. Very affordable and well maintained.

Amazing fun , warm and friendly members and club staff and good value. There is a very woodland feel to this course and some tight holes making this an impressive place , greens are good. Just watch out for the odd ignorant dog owner .

What a gem. Lovely little clubhouse with all the original oak finishings, and a recent revamp has also opened the woods-facing front to attract a bit of coffee and beer trade to earn a bit to keep prices down but really enhances the overall aspect. Mostly its an uncrowded little place where you can grab a pint or a sandwich and keep a locker. It is run on a shoestring and an amazing bargain, yet has real charm, has real antiquity (third oldest in the country) yet is entirely unpretentious. Wimbledon common is an ancient course accessed from either the London Scottish or the WimbledonCommon Club (Their tee 1 is the LSGF 10th). The course is not just parkland but serious woodland. Hit out of bounds and the ball disappears in bracken and under leaves. It is strangely quiet and peaceful, given its proximity to the A3 and Wimbledon traffic. A true haven and an interesting and challenging course with ravines to cross and narrows to manoeuvre. It is a public common however, and modern population pressures means that there are lots of dog walkers and strollers, and one has to wear a fire engine red top to warn of your presence playing. Most of the public are respectful or at least cautious, although some seem to revel in taking their own sweet time or picnic in the middle of a fairway. My first experience was a walker whose very wet dog was rolling over the 17th green causing big ruts as I aproached. The dog then ran up to snatch up my ball as I was putting and ran off with it in its teeth. The owner tossed the ball back from some distance with no apology. At least I got the chewed ball back. That was happily exceptional, most people are considerate although some seem inclined to post nasty reviews, and I am glad that did not deter me from what is a truly lovely bargain priced course. The big advantage of the London Scottish? They are backed by a large parking lot down a quiet lane which also serves the old windmill museum and a very decent snack bar, almost never a problem parking. From the “other side” seriously congested single lanes even just getting to the club house, nowhere to park and endless argie bargie when drivers don’t wish to give way. I am sure they are also lovely people at the Wimbledon Common Club, but I prefer to just park and go, besides the additional charm and welcome from the down to earth Scotts. For the price, so close to central London, London Scottish is to me as good as it gets.

Staff and Venue: Super friendly and no doubt a great place. Friendly, bars great and food. Overall great friendly club. Golf: This place as you can imagine is on the shorter end. Low Par and mostly shorter holes. Still a good challenge overall, and can hit driver in most cases. Good variety and well maintained course. A bit interesting layout so be sure to know the map as you gotta go weird directions to get to the next hole sometimes. All an all enjoyed this place! Would recommend for those with shorter games.

Got invited for an anniversary party a couple of weekends ago. Great location in that there are lots of free parking available, a major plus! However, getting there could be a trek as all around the whole area, there's a 20 mph speed limit so it's a bit of a crawl to get there. There are two floors for functions, upstairs and downstairs, each can accommodate 40-50 people comfortably and a licenced bar with a selection (on tap or bottles) of ales or lagers. Prices not dissimilar to what you'll normally pay outside in run of the mills pubs. This place also do catering for private functions, of course only cold or finger snacks and sandwiches, pies and sausage rolls etc. The staff working there are friendly and helpful too. I would recommend this place if you were to plan any private functions yourself.

this is a very good course with quite a few challenges (i first played this course over 45 years ago but moved away). there were a few temporary greens in place due to the weather but perfectly playable. my only real complaint about the course is that the members seem to think that the course is there's and they broke the golden golf rule and would not let me play through even though i was behind them from the fifth hole, eventually i had to miss a hole to get in front as they were so slow and holding up play. the staff here were very pleasant and should be commended especially the lady in the clubhouse who explained everything about the course to me perfectly..

Very nice golf ! Good layout and green

Great location, delicious food, friendly staff. All good!

We have held our golf day at this same venue for 39 years. It is always in good condition and the catering and bar staff are super friendly. Ideal course for a golf day especially if not everybody plays regularly as is not long but always a fair challenge.

Very nice golf club. Tricky course with some very interesting holes! Greens were lovely, fast and very well kept. The course was very well kept. Enjoyed the challenge. Staff throughout were very friendly. Bar has a good selection and sandwiches we had were really good. Definitely recommend a visit here.

A golf course with a royal status. Wasn't the longest or the most challenging course that I played so far, but it very well maintained. Has a classic club house that server fantastic food. Probably give higher recommend to the restaurant than the course.😅 It's a been there done that course, as it's not easily accessible. (Private course)

We chose to have our wedding reception at Royal Blackheath in April. What an amazing venue we chose! Staff were fantastic throughout the whole process and on the day, the food was superb and we couldn't have asked for more. I can't recommend it highly enough. Thank you RBGC!

Very interesting and challenging course. A stone’s throw from Eltham Palace. Pro shop manager was very friendly and accommodating. Clubhouse was beautiful, and had a fascinating history. I even got a private tour by the facilities director, which included an incredible golf memorabilia museum! I ate in the bar area and enjoyed delicious food and friendly service. Pick up the book on the history of the club, one of the oldest in England.

A great way to enjoy golf in London regardless of the weather. Bar and kitchen are available while you play and staff around to serve so you can stay focused. Would love similar opportunities outside of central London.

Came for a lads night out this weekend. Was a great venue all round. The virtual golf booths were perfect, loads of fun games to play its not just a golf course. Overall we had a great night and will definately be going back.

Booked this for my boyfriend (who is golf obsessed) for his birthday and he absolutely loved it! Amazing service from the minute we walked in & was both given a free birthday shot which was a nice touch. The golf simulators were great & had the lunch- chicken wrap and beef sliders- was amazing! Good choice of beers/ciders, thanks again!

Good experience, very friendly staff offering top notch service. The golf games themselves are just okay, putting here isn’t worth the effort. Excellent bar and comfortable leather sofas.

Had a lovely scramble with a good friend on this 18 hole course after hitting the driving range. I’m a complete beginner so I was happy to hit a few straight shots! Driving range is decent and has targets etc Cafe is reasonably priced and lots of seating area Recommend sun cream for hot days! The refill station at hole 9 was welcome, and the price of stuff in vending machines is cheap for chocolates etc

We played at Duke’s course. Enjoyable course with rental clubs available. Tips: Better bring own clubs. And a lot ~~~s of balls ~~ 😬

I had a lovely morning playing The Prince’s course this morning at Richmond Park Golf Course. The staff was very friendly and I was able to hire some clubs. The clubs were a bit old and beat up but I guess that’s to be expected with a public course. They still played fine. The course itself is beautiful with lots of birds and foxes on the course. I landed my ball on the green with a nice pitch shot and this fox darted out of the bushes and tried to steal my ball haha. It was quite comical and a unique experience. Keep an eye out for those sly foxes. Also, bring extra balls because you will lose a bunch unless you have great aim. The rough is extremely thick and dense. While I lost lots a few balls I also found a few so it evened out. Overall a fun course close to London. I’d definitely go back.

Excited about playing a course that I’ve not played in 15 years. The course layout is good, very flat and straight, however bunkers are very well placed and the fairways are mostly undulating so shot selection is key. Course is okish, could be better, however greens are true can be attacked very well. The rough needs work as when a ball lands in it it’s very tough to find them. Staff are very friendly and there is a good beer selection!

Better than I thought! Fairways need a cut, greens rolling but overall condition was great. Lots of holes that you don’t need a driver Can’t wait to play here on a drier day!

Course gradient is all over the place, very hilly fairways. Well kept, bit on the pricey side for what it is, buggies and trolleys available to rent. Decent enough driving range with top tracer. Edit: Thanks for replying, we paid £32 each and £25 for a buggy a few weeks back. I've upgraded you to a 4 as I did lose a club which someone handed in and you gave me a call!

We say this each time.... We love playing here, as it's so different and usually so quiet for whatever reasons, so we can take our time, play a few shots again etc. But you really do need to get on top of people not replacing divots or start a divoting regime, before it gets much worse, also same thing with the pitch marks, although there wasn't many people who had played ahead of us.....the amount of pitchmarks we repaired or tried to was ridiculous, again people need educating on this, they shouldn't be allowed to leave such destruction for others, equally the bunkers too.....some really lazy sods out there unfortunately. If I was a greenkeeper here, I'd seriously be watching people and giving them a bollocking, it's disgraceful, laziness unfortunately is becoming more common of the courses...