Just a few short miles south of Colchester you will find a small but challenging little course hidden behind the doors of Birch Grove Golf Club. It is laid out on some truly splendid parkland turf that is springy, verdant and surrounded by some aesthetically wonderful but potentially punishing wooded areas. The key to scoring well here? Accuracy, good course management, wise club selection and keeping your temper.

All of these will put in a good position to take home an impressive looking scorecard. Although it is only a nine-hole course, it has eighteen tees allowing for a full-round for those who prefer their golf to be played like that.