Golf courses in Lancashire
Lancashire has 64 courses in our directory: Open Championship links on the Fylde coast around Lytham and St Annes, another links course further north at Fleetwood, moorland on the hills from Rossendale to Burnley and Darwen, and parkland or municipal courses spread from Preston to Wigan. It has every kind of course we list, from links to moorland.
By Chris, Golf Metric · Updated 25 September 2026 · Facts checked 23 September 2026
64 Lancashire courses in our directory
Each links to the course page: the weather for your round, the club’s own booking page, and the facts with the date we checked them.
- Royal Lytham and St AnnesLytham St Annes · Links18 holes, par 70 · slope 147 from the red teesNCG England #4Open venueLive tee sheet
- St Annes Old LinksLytham St Annes · Links18 holes, par 72 · slope 129 from the yellow teesNCG England #72
- Accrington and DistrictOswaldtwistle · Parkland18 holes, par 70
- Ashton and LeaPreston · Parkland18 holes, par 71Practice range
- Ashton Golf CentreLancaster · Municipal9 holes · plus a 9-hole course
- BacupBacup · Parkland9 holes, par 70 · plus a 9-hole course
- BaxendenAccrington · Parkland9 holes, par 70 · plus a 9-hole courseLive tee sheet
- BlackburnBlackburn · Parkland18 holes, par 71Live tee sheet
- Blackpool North ShoreBlackpool · Parkland18 holes, par 71
- BurnleyBurnley · Moorland18 holes, par 69Practice range
- ChorleyChorley · Moorland18 holes, par 71
- ClitheroeClitheroe · Parkland18 holes, par 71 · slope 123 from the yellow tees
- ColneColne · Parkland9 holes, par 70 · plus a 9-hole course
- DarwenDarwen · Moorland18 holes, par 71Live tee sheet
- Dean WoodUpholland · Parkland18 holes, par 71 · slope 134 from the yellow teesPractice range
- Duxbury ParkChorley · Municipal18 holesPractice range
- FairhavenLytham St Annes · Links18 holes, par 72 · slope 123 from the yellow teesLive tee sheet
- FleetwoodFleetwood · Links18 holes, par 72 · slope 122 from the yellow tees
- GarstangGarstang · Municipal18 holes, par 68
- GathurstShevington · Parkland18 holes, par 70
- GhyllBarnoldswick · Parkland9 holes, par 71 · plus a 9-hole course
- Great HarwoodGreat Harwood · Parkland9 holes · plus a 9-hole course
- Green HaworthAccrington · Moorland9 holes · plus a 9-hole courseLive tee sheet
- Haigh HallWigan · Municipal18 holes, par 70 · plus a 9-hole courseLive tee sheetPractice range
- Haydock ParkNewton-le-Willows · Parkland18 holes
- Herons ReachBlackpool · Resort18 holesLive tee sheetPractice range
- HeyshamHeysham · Parkland18 holesPractice range
- HighfieldHigher Wheelton · Municipal9 holes, par 30 · plus a 9-hole course
- Hindley HallHindley · Parkland18 holes, par 69
- Hurlston HallScarisbrick · Parkland18 holes, par 72Practice range
- Knott EndKnott End-on-Sea · Parkland18 holesLive tee sheet
- LancasterLancaster · Parkland18 holes, par 71 · slope 127 from the yellow tees
- LansilLancaster · Parkland9 holes, par 69 · plus a 9-hole course
- LeylandLeyland · Parkland18 holes, par 70 · slope 122 from the yellow teesPractice range
- LobdenWhitworth · Moorland9 holes, par 70 · plus a 9-hole course
- LongridgeLongridge · Parkland18 holes, par 70
- Lytham Green DriveLytham St Annes · Parkland18 holes, par 70Live tee sheet
- MorecambeMorecambe · Parkland18 holes
- Mossock HallBickerstaffe · Parkland18 holes, par 71Live tee sheetPractice range
- MyerscoughBilsborrow · Parkland9 holes · plus a 9-hole coursePractice range
- Mytton FoldLangho · Parkland18 holes, par 70Live tee sheet
- NelsonBrierfield · Parkland18 holes
- Oak RoyalWithnell · Parkland9 holes · plus a 9-hole course
- OrmskirkOrmskirk · Parkland18 holes, par 70
- PenningtonLeigh · Municipal9 holes · plus a 9-hole courseLive tee sheet
- PenworthamPenwortham · Parkland18 holes, par 69Live tee sheetPractice range
- PleasingtonBlackburn · Parkland18 holes, par 72
- Porters WoodOrrell · Municipal9 holes · plus a 9-hole course
- Poulton le FyldePoulton le Fylde · Parkland9 holes, par 35 · plus a 9-hole course
- PrestonFulwood · Parkland18 holes, par 71 · slope 130 from the yellow teesLive tee sheetPractice range
- RishtonRishton · Parkland18 holes, par 70Live tee sheet
- RossendaleHaslingden · Moorland18 holes, par 72 · slope 125 from the yellow tees
- Shaw HillChorley · Resort18 holes, par 72 · slope 129 from the yellow teesLive tee sheet
- SilverdaleSilverdale · Parkland18 holes, par 70
- Southport Golf AcademyMere Brow · Parkland9 holes · plus a 9-hole coursePractice range
- Staining LodgeStaining · Parkland18 holes, par 72
- Stanley ParkBlackpool · Municipal18 holes
- TowneleyBurnley · Municipal18 holes, par 70
- TurtonBolton · Moorland18 holes
- WalmersleyBury · Moorland18 holes, par 71Practice range
- WhalleyWhalley · Parkland9 holes · plus a 9-hole course
- WiganHaigh · Parkland18 holes, par 70Practice range
- WilpshireBlackburn · Heathland18 holes, par 69
- Yarrow ValleyCharnock Richard · Parkland9 holes, par 28 · plus a 9-hole coursePractice range
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What the golf is like
Lancashire's golf splits into three. On the Fylde coast, around Lytham and St Annes, Royal Lytham and St Annes, St Annes Old Links and Fairhaven are all links courses, exposed to wind off the Irish Sea, with Fleetwood further up the coast the same. Inland, around Preston, Chorley, Blackburn, Leyland and Wigan, it's mostly sheltered parkland, with resort courses such as Shaw Hill and Herons Reach, and municipal courses such as Haigh Hall and Towneley. Out to the east and up on the hills, Rossendale, Burnley, Darwen and Lobden are moorland courses (upland golf on open, exposed ground), a different game again from the coast or the parkland belt.
Getting there
The M6 runs the length of the county from south to north. The M55 branches off it near Preston for Blackpool and the Fylde coast; the M61 heads south towards Manchester past Leyland and Chorley, and the M65 runs east from Preston through Blackburn towards Burnley, passing close to Pleasington. The A59 is the older road east from Liverpool through Preston to Clitheroe, and the A56 runs from Manchester through Blackburn and Clitheroe towards Skipton, passing near Rossendale.
By train, Preston is the hub, with direct lines out to the coast and inland. On the Fylde coast, Lytham, Ansdell and Fairhaven, and St Annes-on-the-Sea stations, all on the Blackpool South line, each sit within about 2 miles of their nearest course. Inland, Blackburn, Leyland, Clitheroe, Lancaster and Wigan Wallgate stations are all within 3 miles of a course, verified against National Rail.
Blackpool Airport is genuinely close to the Fylde coast courses, under 3 miles from all three, but its own website describes it as a base for corporate and private aviation, flight training and charter work, not scheduled passenger flights. For a scheduled flight, Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester airports are both some way off: 29 to 42 miles from the Fylde coast, and 20 to 51 miles from Lancashire's other courses depending where you start.
When to go
The coast and moorland courses are the exposed ones here: wind is part of the round at Royal Lytham, St Annes Old Links, Fairhaven, Fleetwood and Rossendale, whatever the forecast says at breakfast. The inland parkland courses, sheltered by trees, are a calmer round on a windy day, though clay-based ground can turn heavy underfoot after a wet spell.
A few of the courses
Royal Lytham and St Annes is ranked 4th in the NCG Top 100s for England and is an Open Championship venue, playing to a par of 70. Preston, a parkland course at Fulwood with a meandering stream running through it, has a practice ground on site. Shaw Hill, a resort course at Chorley, has lakes and streams on most holes, including a stream crossing to a green beside a pond at the 8th. Haigh Hall, the council-run course at Wigan, pairs its 18-hole Balcarres course with a 9-hole par-3 course, the Crawford, and its own practice ground.
Further out, Clitheroe and Lancaster are both parkland courses, a mile or two from their own stations, and Fleetwood, at the northern tip of the Fylde coast, is a links course whose own visitor booking needs a login on the club's site rather than an open page, so it's worth calling ahead. Rounding out the inland cluster, Leyland, Dean Wood and Pleasington are all parkland too, with a practice ground at both Leyland and Dean Wood.
For beginners
Sheltered parkland, without the coast's wind, tends to be the calmer place to start. Preston, Leyland, Dean Wood and Haigh Hall all have a practice ground on site, our directory's marker for somewhere to warm up or work on your swing before you play, and Haigh Hall's council-run course needs no membership to book.
Questions people ask
Has a Lancashire golf course hosted The Open?
Royal Lytham and St Annes, on the Fylde coast, is an Open Championship venue; its own website is the source we link from our directory. St Annes Old Links, next door, is ranked 72nd in the NCG Top 100s for England but hasn't hosted The Open itself.
What's the nearest airport to the Fylde coast golf courses?
Blackpool Airport is under 3 miles from all three Fylde coast courses, but its own website describes it as a base for corporate and private aviation, flight training and charter, not scheduled passenger flights. For a scheduled flight, Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester airports are both around 29 to 42 miles away.
Is there council or municipal golf in Lancashire?
Yes. Haigh Hall, in Wigan, is council-run: an 18-hole course, the Balcarres, plus a 9-hole par-3 course called the Crawford, and it has a practice ground on site.
How do you get to Lancashire's inland golf courses by train?
Preston is the county's main rail hub. Blackburn, Leyland, Clitheroe, Lancaster and Wigan Wallgate all have their own stations, each within 3 miles of a course, verified against National Rail.
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Sources
- National Rail, Preston station, checked 23 September 2026
- National Rail, Lytham station, checked 23 September 2026
- National Rail, Ansdell and Fairhaven station, checked 23 September 2026
- National Rail, St Annes-on-the-Sea station, checked 23 September 2026
- National Rail, Blackburn station, checked 23 September 2026
- National Rail, Lancaster station, checked 23 September 2026
- National Rail, Clitheroe station, checked 23 September 2026
- National Rail, Leyland station, checked 23 September 2026
- National Rail, Wigan Wallgate station, checked 23 September 2026
- Blackpool Airport, checked 23 September 2026
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport, checked 23 September 2026
- Manchester Airport, checked 23 September 2026
- Postcodes.io, UK postcode geocoding, checked 23 September 2026
- Royal Lytham and St Annes Golf Club, checked 22 September 2026
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