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St Mellion Estate

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Arguably the top golf break destination in the South West of England, St Mellion Estate boasts two golf courses, one of which has hosted the European Tour, making it one of the finest 36-hole venues in the UK. While you’ll definitely want to play The Kernow Course, The Nicklaus Course the main event, designed by the Bear, its one of England’s top layouts.

Located on the fringes of breathtaking Tamar Valley, less than 30 minutes from Plymouth, St Mellion has more than its outstanding golf resume attracting visitors. The 4* resort oozes luxury from the moment you arrive, step out of the lavish bedrooms and experience the famous Elemis Spa or award-winning An Boesti Restaurant.

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Golf Courses at St Mellion Estate

St Mellion is arguably the premier golfing destination in the South-West, boasting two championship courses, and has welcomed the European Tour's elite on no less than six occasions for the Benson and Hedges International.

Nicklaus Course

Opened in 1987, the Nicklaus Course at St Mellion was the Golden Bear's first project in the UK, and to this day Jack rates it as one of his best creations. The £2.5 million investment now complete was overseen by the Nicklaus design team.

From the championship tee markers the course measures 7,019 yards and is a thorough examination, but there are tees to suit golfers of all abilities. The Nicklaus is typical of its designer's architectural ethos, with a premium being placed on finding the correct position from the elevated tees in order to attack the flags. Inaccuracy will be punished severely by the strategically positioned bunkers and water hazards around this South-Western gem.

Did you know?  Jack Nicklaus speaks highly of his design, going as far as to say St Mellion is 'potentially the finest golf course in Europe'.

Course Information
Par 72
Designed by Jack Nicklaus
Opened for play 1988
Previously hosted PGA Cup Match (1988),

B & H International Open (1990-1995),

English Amateur Championship (1999),

Midas' English Seniors Open (2006, 2007),

PGA European Tour's English Open (2011)
Tees
Blue 7,008 yards SSS 74
White 6,612 yards SSS 72
Yellow 6,369 yards SSS 71
Red 5,509 yards SSS 73

Kernow Course

Formerly known as the Old Course, St Mellion's Kernow is often in the shadow of Jack Nicklaus' creation next door, but it is a fine championship layout in its own right. Though not particularly long by modern standards - the Kernow measures 5,782 yards - there is no shortage of challenge and intrigue.

A major face-lift has seen the addition of new lakes and bunkers, plus some totally rebuilt putting surfaces. Spectacular scenery surrounds the course, whose highlights include the short 12th, where the green is guarded closely by water, and the memorable par-4 closing hole which demands two excellent strikes.

Course Information
Par 70
Designed by J. Hamilton Stutt
Opened for play 1976
Previously hosted B&H International Open (1979),

Tournament Players Championship (1983, 1984)
Tees
White 5,606 yards SSS 74
Yellow 5,297 yards SSS 71
Red 4,871 yards SSS 73

Accommodation at St Mellion Estate

The St Mellion International Resort's 4* hotel is the star of the £20 million project, and is situated conveniently next to the clubhouse, and provides extremely comfortable hospitality for a golf break. The 80 spacious air-conditioned en-suite bedrooms are decorated in a fine contemporary manner, and are fitted with excellent modern amenities to ensure a comfortable stay.

For large groups and families, St Mellion also has the Fairway Lodges, which range from one to five bedrooms, and are surrounded by the resort's golf courses. The lodges are within easy reach of the clubhouse, and guests can eat at the Brasserie if the exertion of cooking is too much after a day on the course. Every house is spacious, and the expansive living area provides the warmth and style that are perfect for a sociable golf break.

Food & Drink

Overlooking the Nicklaus Course's 18th green, St Mellion's An Boesti Restaurant creates innovative cuisine using the best locally sourced West Country produce. The Bewdern Bar & Brasserie is a warm and informal choice for a meal, snack or drink throughout the day. The Nicklaus Golfer's Bar is the perfect 19th hole, featuring a wide-screen TV and a barbeque terrace.

Leisure Facilities

The Leisure Club includes a 25-metre swimming pool, leisure pool, sauna, steam room and spa pool, while racquet sport enthusiasts can also use the tennis and squash courts. St Mellion's health spa and beauty salon has fully trained staff to guarantee total relaxation, with signature treatments including facials, manicures, pedicures and massages.

St Mellion continues to be one of our customers highest rated UK golf resorts.

How to get to St Mellion Estate

St Mellion is located just a 20 minutes drive from the Cornish seaside towns of Polperro and Looe. Positioned just off the A388 on the Cornwall Devon Border, only 20 minutes from Plymouth, St Mellion Estate is easily accessible.

Address: Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 6SD

Features

  • Indoor Swimming Pool
  • Massage
  • Steam Room
  • Sauna
  • Beauty Salon
  • Gymnasium
  • Tennis
  • Squash
  • Jacuzzi
  • Snooker
  • Creche
  • Driving Range
  • Practice Area

What Our Golfers Say

9.0
Excellent
23 reviews
Bar / Restaurant 9.0
Facilities 9.4
Location 9.4
Room comfort 8.8
Staff 9.4
Value for money 9.0
These reviews are from verified Your Golf Travel customers.

Sharon

2 Dec 2019

Very Good
8.0

Disappointed with food in restaurant-staff terrific!

Kim

7 Oct 2019

Very Good
8.0

Stay at the hotel was first class.

Stuart

21 Sep 2019

Very Good
8.0

Clean, comfortable, food and service was excellent ,

Nigel

10 Sep 2019

Excellent
10.0

Hotel and facilities excellent

Caroline

7 Sep 2019

Excellent
10.0

An upgrade to a Superior room with view on the golf course is recommanded. Very Nice and helpful staf in hotel as in the golfshop.

Claire

9 Jul 2019

Excellent
10.0

We had a great time, the staff were very friendly and helpful. The food was excellent and room very nice

Steph

9 Jul 2019

Excellent
10.0

My sons loved their weekend for a 30th birthday gift, food was very good, accommodation excellent. They are planning to go back on a yearly brother get together!!

Steve

25 Jun 2019

Very Good
8.0

Tim

21 Jun 2019

Excellent
10.0

Just a fabulous place with great staff

Stewart

7 Jun 2019

Good
6.0

We returned to St Mellion after previous tour 4 yrs ago. The golf and pro shop staff were very obliging and helpful. The courses were both in pretty good condition and as tough as ever! The actual hotel unfortunately was in our opinion below par and not a 4 star establishment. Uncomfortable beds that make premier Inns positively ultra deluxe. A la crate restaurant with shortages of wine on both nights and a disappointing menu taboot. We discussed with the management and a price adjustment was agreed. We will not be placing review on trip advisor as that is not our style. Like so many of my school reports read, Tries hard but so much potential left wanting Mr Stewart Barnett

William

4 Jun 2019

Very Good
8.0

Good resort hotel and able to take a booking where all the group wanted single rooms. Food excellent on both evenings served by attentive staff. Hotel needs better signage as it is so easy to get confused/lost around the complex.

Mike

28 May 2019

Excellent
10.0

Hotel was perfectly situated within very short walk from the car park and to the 1st Tees at the Nicklaus and Kernow courses. Staff were very welcoming and attentive. Hotel room was very clean and tidy. Food in the restaurant and bar was excellent.

Philip

22 May 2019

Very Good
8.0

Staff were great, we stayed in a twin room, the single bed was very small and rock hard mattress, apart from that great resort.

Dawn

15 May 2019

Excellent
10.0

Could not have asked for a better place to go. The hotel was immaculate, the staff friendly and helpful, the food delicious and the room (top floor overlooking the golf course) great. What more could you want. Just wish I had taken the swimsuit to enjoy the spa.

Paul

30 Apr 2019

Very Good
8.0

All the staff were friendly and helpful. Food was good and service was swift. Only slight change would be that the 3 of us found the beds too hard.

Thomas

3 Apr 2019

Excellent
10.0

just exceptional all round.

Iain

21 Mar 2019

Very Good
8.0

Wonderful views. reception staff were welcoming and helpful. The food was superb. Great pool area to wind down in after our round. The only criticism was the hotel felt a little bit tired with creaky floors in the accommodation part of the hotel.

Steven

3 Oct 2018

Excellent
10.0

Best value for money golf trip I've ever been on hotel and rooms spotless staff could not do enough for you

Lorna

24 Dec 2014

Excellent
10.0

We recently returned from our second visit to the St Mellion resort. This complex is a great place to visit whether you play golf or not, as there is plenty to do and see. The Kernow course is a lovely parkland course set in rolling countryside with great views. The quality of the fairways and greens is excellent and the course marshals ensure that the pace of play is never too slow. 

The Hotel is of a very high standard too, and prices are very reasonable compared to other resorts that I have stayed in. The service was excellent with friendly and speedy members of staff who never kept you waiting for food or drinks. The quality of food and variety meant that there was a choice for everyone, including veggie options. Unlike a few other resorts that we have visited there was not a separate menu for guests visiting on a golf holiday and very few supplements to pay.

I would certainly recommend a golf break at St Mellion and will be going back for a third visit hopefully later in the year.  10/10

Rob

24 Dec 2014

Excellent
10.0

I would like to thank everyone at yourgolftravel.com for helping me organize our trip to St Mellion.

The Hotel was stunning and all the staff were very helpful indeed. The pro in the golf shop even gave us a tour of the place and gave us good advice on how you tackle the golf courses.

All twelve of us thoroughly enjoyed the trip and would love to return back one day to take on the Nicklaus course once more.

We would certainly recommend St Mellion to other golfers and would do so for all different size groups & societies.

Stephen

24 Dec 2014

Excellent
10.0

Julie and I really enjoyed our stay at St Mellion, where all the staff in the hotel and golf course were helpful and very friendly. The food was excellent too, with plenty of choice from the menu. The room was clean and comfortable and the leisure facilities were excellent.

The golf courses were also in excellent condition, especially the greens. The Nicklaus Course is superb and some of the holes are truly stunning. It is a stern test of golf and I would play it totally differently when I go back. It is more of plotting your way round type of course and at times frustrated me, but that was from not knowing the course. It is a tough walk, but I did not see the benefit of a buggy as they have to stick to the cart paths on the Nicklaus course.   

We were lucky to have fantastic weather but I would love to go back as the whole experience was superb.

Pete

24 Dec 2014

Excellent
10.0

St Mellion is a resort which we have wanted to try out for a few years. Now having now spent a weekend there, playing both courses during our stay, we were not disappointed. What a great venue!

It's well sign posted, so easy to find, the rooms are very clean and extremely comfortable, the staff at the venue are very friendly and helpful and the golf courses themselves are very well maintained and a good challenge to all levels of golfer. I would recommend buggies though as it is a very hilly course.

Food and drink is of a very good standard and at a reasonable price too.

Yourgolftravel sorted out the weekend for us and did a great job. We will be back. 10/10

Andy

24 Dec 2014

Very Good
8.0

I organised for 2 societies to go to St Mellion (32 people altogether) to play against each other on both the Kernow and Nicklaus courses. Overall the courses were in good condition although the tees on the Nicklaus were looking a bit tired.

The rooms were good and the food was good too and I didn't have any complaints from the lads. Unfortunately the cost of drinks in the bar was a bit steep, but after a few tend not to worry about it!

Members of staff in hotel and pro shop were friendly and helpful and all things considered, it's an ideal place for a weekend golf break.

Thanks to Your Golf Travel who managed to quickly get it all booked up. Overall everything ran smoothly and would recommend you to mates.

9.4
Excellent
35 reviews
Condition overall 9.4
Condition of greens 9.4
Speed of round 66.6%
Value for money 9.2
Facilities 9.2
Difficulty 100%
These reviews are from verified Your Golf Travel customers.

Sharon

2 Dec 2019

Excellent
10.0

What a course - a ‘must’ play for serious golfers. Course testing but as a lady golfer never felt out of my depth, finished with a par on 18th - smile still on my face! Cannot wait to play in warmer weather- fabulous two days of golf!

Sharon

2 Dec 2019

Excellent
10.0

Considering the rain we had the course was in good condition- loved it, will be back! Pro’s very helpful and friendly.

Kim

7 Oct 2019

Excellent
10.0

This golf course will test any standard of player. Shoot your handicap and your doing well

Stuart

21 Sep 2019

Excellent
10.0

Outstanding course, the views were terrific and the fairways are narrow, plenty of water to contend with. Play within yourself and you will score I was told- never a truer word spoken. Only criticism I have is there are no water taps on the way round and the 1/2 way house is a vending machine. It should be staffed as it's a testing course physically too.

Stuart

21 Sep 2019

Very Good
8.0

Excellent course, we played it twice sandwiched by the Nicklaus course. The Kenrow is a fantastic playable course and you can score well being conservative off the tee.

Nigel

10 Sep 2019

Very Good
8.0

A relief from the Nicklaus but still an enjoyable experience. Having taken over the booking from Nigel, the offers were somewhat confusing. We had 50% off buggies which we did not use, and free range balls, not always available on the range. Under the impression there was money towards drinks. Ken Ampleford kdample83@gmail.com

Nigel

10 Sep 2019

Excellent
10.0

We wanted to play the Nicklaus course twice, ad as a group glad we did. Difficult course but a gem

Caroline

7 Sep 2019

Excellent
10.0

This was a challenge for us,however very Nice to play.

Caroline

7 Sep 2019

Excellent
10.0

Realy great. Beautiful lay out and the course was Good in shape

Claire

9 Jul 2019

Excellent
10.0

My husband and son played both courses and were very pleased with both

Claire

9 Jul 2019

Excellent
10.0

Did not play the courses but husband and son were very pleased with both.

Steph

9 Jul 2019

Excellent
10.0

Loved the more relaxed course, great end to their weekend.

Steph

9 Jul 2019

Excellent
10.0

They loved the challenge, took them 4 hrs!!

Steve

25 Jun 2019

Excellent
10.0

Fantastic course , probably better than the 2010 at Celtic manor , loved it

Steve

25 Jun 2019

Excellent
10.0

Great round , exceeded our expectations , thoroughly enjoyed it despite the rain on the 3rd day

Tim

21 Jun 2019

Excellent
10.0

Just a fantastic experience

Tim

21 Jun 2019

Excellent
10.0

It was slow going following a number of 4 balls which didn’t help get any rhythm. Course was great considering the wet weather. Brakes on the buggy were a challenge on some of the very steep gradients

Stewart

7 Jun 2019

Good
6.0

Sensible challenge for the mid handicapper

Stewart

7 Jun 2019

Very Good
8.0

Very enjoyable

William

4 Jun 2019

Very Good
8.0

The Nicklaus calls for long straight hitting on every shot. I still feel that the yellow tees on the 5th hole should be at the very front of the tee box as it is an intimidating long carry over water.

William

4 Jun 2019

Very Good
8.0

The condition of the Kernow has improved in the last 2 years and all of us enjoyed the scenery and the challenge. Par 3s are really good and testing.

Mike

28 May 2019

Excellent
10.0

My wife and I played the Nicklaus Course once. The course is very pretty and picturesque with many changes in elevations and water on a number of holes. The fairways are quite narrow and the rough is fairly long requiring a very straight tee shot to be in with a chance of a par. This made it very challenging and a never to be forgotten experience. We plan to try again next year.

Mike

28 May 2019

Very Good
8.0

My wife and I played the Kernow Course twice. The course is undulating with water on a few holes, fairways are reasonably wide and the rough not too long, so made it an enjoyable experience that was not too challenging.

Philip

22 May 2019

Excellent
10.0

Fantastic golf course, stunning views, we walked which is ok but between greens and the next Tee area is very hilly.

Philip

22 May 2019

Excellent
10.0

Great golf course, not to long lots of blind Tee shots, Greens were fantastic.

Dawn

15 May 2019

Excellent
10.0

The fairways are tight and the greens are small! Accuracy is the key and avoid the bunkers at all costs! Again, can't wait to go back and improve the score.

Dawn

15 May 2019

Excellent
10.0

The fairways are wide and the greens are huge, but don't be fooled - this is a challenge. The rough is punishing and the fairways slope. The greens are fast and undulating with interesting pin positions. Want to go back to improve my score.

Paul

30 Apr 2019

Excellent
10.0

Same comments as the other course. Would like to add that the staff in the golf shop were friendly knowledgeable and very helpful

Paul

30 Apr 2019

Excellent
10.0

Loved the course very fair test. Greens were all the same speed and in nice shape. Course is in good shape. Could do with a little more signage to the next tee from the greens

Thomas

3 Apr 2019

Excellent
10.0

Great course and some beautiful holes 11,12 and 13 is a special little stretch. Really great fun and would recommend to all.

Thomas

3 Apr 2019

Very Good
8.0

Iain

21 Mar 2019

Excellent
10.0

Wow, what a stunning course. One of the best I have ever played. Being an avid follower of Mark Crossfield and 'The Muppets' I had been looking forward to playing it for ages. Really enjoyed playing the course despite playing during 'Storm Gareth' which made it even more challenging. Loved it. We will definitely be back.

Iain

21 Mar 2019

Very Good
8.0

A great course with a good variety of holes. The first time we played there were no flags in the holes on some of the greens which we understand from the Windy conditions but it would have good to have been told as we did not know where we were going some of the time. Just a printed course planner would have been helpful. We followed behind a competition on the Saturday which was frustratingly slow.

Steven

3 Oct 2018

Excellent
10.0

A lot of members was playing the course so was a bit slow but it did not bother me. a lot of fantastic holes on the course especially the 10th

Steven

3 Oct 2018

Excellent
10.0

The course is probably the hardest I've played on in Britain

St Mellion International Resort Frequently Asked Questions

What are the check-in and check-out times?

Check-in from 3pm | Check-out from 11am

What time is breakfast?

6:30-10:30am

What is the dress code for dinner?

Smart Casual

What restaurant do I need to book for dinner?

18 Brasserie or An Boesti

Is there a range on site?

Yes

Are there buggies available to hire?

Yes

How much is the fee for the caddies?

No caddies available

Are there any weekend golfing restrictions?

None

How many bars are there?

There are 2 bars on site

Is there a charge for car parking on site?

There is complimentary car parking

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