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France has always been a popular holiday destination for Northern Europeans and especially British travellers.
Brits are lucky enough to be able to cross the channel’s shortest stretch (21-miles) with the walking equivalent of five rounds of golf or roughly 375 shots if you are a handy five handicapper.
French culture, wine, gastronomy and a pleasantly warm climate have always attracted city breakers, campers and backpackers to explore its coast, cities and countryside.
Le Golf National in Paris hosted the The 2018 Ryder Cup – the greatest show in golf – which helped put French fairways on the map for travelers with a love for combining great golf courses with fine food and drink.
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1. Cheaper and easier than flying
Spain and Portugal may still be firm favourites with European golfers but flying to either country means a considerable airfare and ridiculous added charges for golf club carriage with almost every major airline and especially on low-cost carriers.
Yes, you can use a club-hire service, but nothing beats playing with your own clubs does it?
Taking a ferry from the UK to France (view routes) means you pack your clubs, drive to the port, onto the ferry and off again at the other side and straight onto your hotel or golf course.
For cheaper hassle free travel, a ferry beats flying.
2. Experience a Ryder Cup venue
Anyone taking a golf holiday to France can play the host course for the 2018 Ryder Cup, Le Albatros at Le Golf National.
Le Golf National is famous as the venue for the French Open on The DP World Tour but it shot to global fame when it staged The 2018 Ryder Cup.
3. World Class Golf Resorts
France is home to a number of world class golf resorts including Terre Blanche in the Provencal hills, high above Nice and the jet-set French Riviera. Here you can experience true luxury, Michelin starred gastronomy, seclusion and privacy.
4. Finest of fine Food and Drink
France is the spiritual home of classic cooking, gastronomy and gourmet. Food-lovers simply must immerse themselves in its culinary culture and passion for the finer things in life – from Champagne to robust Bordeaux reds and creamy Camembert.
What better way to refuel after a round of golf?
5. A climate made for golf
France, especially its Northern and Western regions, enjoys a climate that is perfect for golf. Cooler than Iberian countries yet comfortably warmer than the UK, Germany and Holland, the French climate is ideal for walking the fairways at any time of the day.
The coastal regions and golf courses enjoy fresh sea breezes but rarely does it become too hot to play, except in the furthest reaches of Southern France, which makes it an ideal place to play golf through the Spring and Summer months.