Golf de Wimereux is a proper seaside test on France's north coast, shaped by the same ingredients UK golfers love at home: firm turf, natural movement in the ground and a Channel wind that never quite sits still. It was first laid out more than a century ago, back when the British gentry treated this coastline as their playground, and it has been refined over the years into the course you play today.
Set between Calais to the north and Le Touquet to the south, it's a very easy win for anyone planning a Northern France golf break. Plenty of groups slot it in on the way to or from a Le Touquet weekend (this is a popular option), but it's also well worth making time for as a headline round. The Channel crossing is quick (Dover to Calais is 90 minutes by ferry or 35 minutes via Eurotunnel), and the drive from Calais is straightforward, around 30 minutes south along the coast. If you like your golf a bit raw and wind-influenced, you'll feel right at home here.
Wimereux often ranks among France's top courses, and it's a layout worth building a trip around in its own right. The golf feels authentically links in character, with bouncy fairways, low-running approaches and wind that can change the course hole by hole. On clear days you'll see the white cliffs of Dover across the water, a reminder of just how close you are to home, yet the golf has its own distinct French charm in the way the course is presented and the welcome you get in the clubhouse.
Who is this for? UK golfers looking for an easy Channel-coast round to add to a Calais or Le Touquet break, plus groups who want a proper links day without committing to a full UK links tour.
Who is it best for? Golfers who enjoy wind, bouncy fairways and strategic bunkering, particularly mid-handicappers and better who like plotting their way round rather than flying it to every flag.
