Golf du Haut-Poitou

If you're in the area, well worth a visit. We travelled 50 miles to play and weren't disappointed. English pro and very helpful staff made the experience even more enjoyable. Fabulous views over the lake at the top, but you will be descending to the lakeside for much of the course, so in the main it's quite flat. Fairways a little burnt in summer, but the greens and tees in quality condition. Not over difficult (off 18) but some very tricky greens to catch you out. The par 3's are excellent and, due to the hard fairways and run on the ball, the 5's weren't too difficult. What goes down has to come up and the climb to the clubhouse after the 18th is a bit of a killer, but there's always a cold drink and some comfortable chairs at the end of it. Also worth a look is their 9 hole course. Not quite the standard of the main course but some great holes to play. Once again, in very good condition despite the dry summer and there's still that hill to climb at the end.

What a great course to discover abolutely! You can play every kind of shot, low, high, roll. It's a great challenge, it is rated 141 from the middle tee 6700 yards par 73. The site is splendid, the club house which dominates the lake is very cordial and the sight is superb. Don't miss this course if you travel in the area.