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ENTERTAINMENT, HEALTH & LEISURE
Twentywell Lane, Dore, Sheffield, S17 4QA
0114 2360763
Abbeydale Golf club
Founded in 1895, Abbeydale Golf Club boasts
an enviable position on the South West side of
Sheffield. Bordering the Peak District National
Park and the village of Dore, the parkland course is
renowned for its beautifully manicured appearance,
undulating greens and magnificent surroundings
within the Beauchief Estate. The course was
designed by famous architect Herbert Fowler,
who is also renowned for other designs including
Walton Heath and The Berkshire. Fowler’s design
ethos of strategy and reward are apparent in the
layout of the Abbeydale. The golf club welcomes
members, visitors, societies and corporate
groups. Abbeydale’s Golf Manager and Hospitality
Manager will ensure that whatever your visit is for,
you’ll receive a personal and rewarding service.
The club’s origins can be traced back to a meeting
of like-minded local business and professional men
held in the Devonshire Arms pub at Dore in July
1895. This led to the formation of a new golf club
in the area. A move to a new site at the dawn of
the 20th century saw the club’s name changed
to Abbeydale and the adoption of an illustration
of the Abbey as its motif which is still used today.
Initially, the course was just nine holes varying in
length from 130 to 520 yards long. Golfers used the
nearby Abbeydale Hotel (now the Beauchief Hotel)
for a clubhouse facility and a railway shed made a
useful locker room. In 1906 a wooden clubhouse
was erected in the grounds of where the Beauchief
Hotel is now a base for Abbeydale members. Today,
the superb quality of Abbeydale’s greens is praised
by all who play it. Look out your clubs and come see
for yourself. The parkland golf course is the perfect
setting in which to enjoy an unhurried round.
ABBEYDALE GOLF CLUB
