1 Night, 2 Rounds
Queens Park sits just outside central Bournemouth and, for a municipal track, it's got serious pedigree. Founded in 1905, it opened with an exhibition match featuring J H Taylor, Harry Vardon, James Braid and Alex Herd, four of the finest players Britain has ever produced. Later, it welcomed a few properly big names, including Seve Ballesteros, Sir Henry Cotton and Tony Jacklin, not bad company for a municipal course.
Today it's a classic parkland layout that works brilliantly for mixed-ability groups. The fairways move gently through mature trees and the course skirts woodland edges that give it that "proper English golf" feel. When the heather and gorse are up, the corridors can look tight and play tighter, so it rewards a bit of thought rather than a full send on every tee. In summer when the heather's out and the gorse is showing off, it's a cracking-looking place.
It's not a modern yardage monster, but that's the point. Score well by picking conservative targets, keeping it in play and leaving yourself sensible angles into greens that are generally well defended. The routing asks you to think about where you want to leave your approach, and that's exactly the sort of golf that rewards course management over raw power. It's walkable without being flat, so expect a few uphill approaches that play a club longer than the yardage suggests, especially if there's any breeze.
If you're organising a Bournemouth golf break, Queens Park is an easy add-on round: good value, straightforward to reach and close enough to Bournemouth's hotels and nightlife that you're not spending half the day in the car.
Who is this for? Golfers who like heritage courses and traditional parkland golf, without the private-club price tag.
Who is it best for? Mixed-ability groups and societies who want an easy-to-reach round close to Bournemouth's hotels and nightlife.
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Queens Park may no longer host the big professional championships, but that says more about modern equipment than it does about the quality of the test. This is a thinking golfer's course, where position off the tee matters and your approach play gets properly examined.
Tree-lined fairways and a gently undulating parkland routing keep you honest, and the heather and gorse add both colour and consequence when you drift offline. You'll want to take a moment on the tee and decide what the hole is asking, because simply reaching for driver can bring trouble into play quickly. The best rounds here come from sensible club selection, committing to your line and trusting a repeatable swing. If you're a right-hander who fades it, you'll feel at home on the tree-lined doglegs, but miss the fairway on the wrong side and your next shot becomes a chip-out rather than a green-in-regulation chance.
The greens are well protected and reward accurate distance control, while the undulating terrain means a flat lie is never guaranteed. When the heather's out, it's a cracking-looking place, and the routing through the woodland edges keeps the round varied without ever feeling disjointed. You'll find tight tee shots that ask you to shape the ball away from trouble, approaches framed by heather that punish anything short or offline, and enough elevation change to keep club selection interesting throughout the round. On a breezy day it plays a club longer in places than the scorecard suggests, so take the extra stick and stay below the hole.
Condition-wise, it's typically a tidy, well-kept municipal course, and that's exactly the point. You get a course with genuine history, a scenic setting and a satisfying challenge, without the formality that can come with private members' clubs. For societies or mixed groups staying in Bournemouth, it's a smart choice for a first-day warm-up round or a relaxed final-day game before heading home.
Include Queens Park on your next Bournemouth golf break and we'll help you build a weekend that mixes value, variety and a few decent post-round options in town.
Matthew
✓2 Mar 2026
Council course. Very little maintenance. Bobbly greens tees from mats (wet,winter). Club house closed early leaving many people just showing up which slowed down play as we started with no one in front for 3 holes then all of a sudden waiting for remainder of round. 18th hole closed for weather. Deep valleys and high greens leaving difficult play in weather conditions. Lots of dog walkers using fairways and not sticking to paths.
John
✓10 Oct 2025
Dan
✓8 Sep 2025
Awful course. Public park which had dog walkers and people walking just accross middle of the fairways while you was trying to hit your shot. (if you could call them that) pace of play was so slow that waiting on nearly every shot made us want to walk off the course. Really terrible round and wasn’t a very enjoyable morning
Andrew
✓29 Jul 2025
Public paths were a distraction
Gordon
✓1 Jun 2025
Tim
✓30 Apr 2025
Golf course doubles as a park full of families and dog walkers on every hole that don’t look before walking out Absolute nightmare round
Tim
✓6 Apr 2025
Only thing we didn’t like was that it’s a public park lots of dogs and people free roaming around, course itself was good value for money and the condition was good for a public course.
Rune
✓31 Jul 2024
A public course and on the Day we played, there were a lot of pedestrians due to really nice weather.
Simon
✓2 Oct 2023
A typical, well used municipal course. Decent condition but nothing great. Inconsistent quality of greens. Biggest challenge were the walkers. As a municipal course, they have right of access so you need to be careful and tolerant. Would not play there again. The sister municipal course (Meyrick) was in better condition and had less walkers. Would play that course again.
Paul
✓28 Apr 2023
Excellent course anc well kept, only downside is it’s located in a public park to pedestrians and dog walkers everywhere!
Bernard
✓22 Jun 2022
This is a poorly maintained course. The grass had not been cut on the fairway, making it difficult to tell where it was. The bunkers had very little sand in them and it makes for a very slow round when you have to keep stopping to allow dog-walkers to pass through the course, as well as having to avoid the dog faeces that. They leave behind! There is no bar or facilities on this course. Would not recommend.
IAN
✓17 Oct 2021
A challenging course with several distinct holes to provide variation in a wonderful parkland setting. Please note that it is set in a public park with a lot of dogs and walkers, so be careful. Really enjoyed the course though
Phil
✓16 Sep 2021
For a pay and play course I enjoyed it greens were very good shame about the bunkers greet layout,friendly staff good value for money .
Dennis
✓14 Sep 2021
A very nice track with very attractive holes. The overall experience is brought down by the sheer numbers of dog walkers on the course and unfortunately the subsequent dog mess which they fail to pick up.
Vince
✓30 Jun 2021
The course is good and the greens were in very good condition. However, playing on a Sunday presented challenges with numerous people walking dogs across fairways, around greens and appearing out of trees. A few strange holes with blind shots into ‘hidden valleys’ where a public footpath crossed. The course was a challenge, Greens were good, fairways were ok but bunkers were in poor condition.
Bob
✓22 Jun 2019
We enjoyed the course and there are some interesting feature holes. The course has public access for dog walkers (of which there were quite a few). This was frustrating on occasion as we had to wait on the tee or fairway whilst the dogs & owners were clear.
Neil
✓11 Jun 2019
Nice laid out municipal course. Friendly Staff and course in fair condition for pay and play course. THE PUBLIC - jeeeesus! We had to wait almost every shot as there were dog walkers, kids with their parents in bikes, joggers etc just doing what they wanted with no awareness of it being a golf course. DANGEROUS, seriously make sure you are insured properly before playing here. This is an accident waiting to happen
Janice
✓27 Sep 2018
Too many walkers & dogs
